BenQ TH530 Full HD 1080p Home Entertainment Projector, 3200 Lumens

This review is for the TH534 projector.I am really impressed with this projector. I have only had it a short time but with the projector set to eco-mode, it has still been bright enough to watch during the day. The image is crystal clear with what I would consider good colour, and nice contrast levels.Regarding the fan noise, it is fine. It is audible when I am browsing for something to watch, but it is not intrusive, being easy to ignore. When I am actually watching something I cease to notice it at all.The only negative thing I have to say about it is very minor indeed and regards the remote control. It functions just fine and with regards to the signal, it has been working fine regardless of the fact that I am always pointing it away from the projector. My issues are related to the small size of the remote, the small buttons which mean I have to examine it carefully to see what the buttons actually do (though this aspect will no doubt matter less once I get familiar with the control), and the lack of lighting for the remote. I have already accidentally turned the projector off while watching something at night thanks to the difficulty to figure out which button was which. Like I said, its minor and wouldnt affect my purchase decision at all.I did a lot of research before making this purchase, and was torn between the Optoma HD143X, the Viewsonic PJD7828HDL and this one. In the end the lower price and newer release date won out over the Viewsonic, and the price plus higher brightness levels won out over the Optoma. Having watched numerous movies and HD TV episodes on it now, I feel that I made the correct decision.This is a great value projector in my opinion, which produces a great picture and is an absolute steal at this price (£387 at the time of purchase).

This is my second projector, the first one suffering a mishap with a hammer (long story), and since it was a few years old, I decided to upgrade.The TH534 is ideal for my home cinema. Set back from the screen by 4.8 metres, it delivers a bright, crisp image some 3.5m wide. Remote control works well, pointing anywhere in the room - sounds like a small point, but it's not until you have a device which requires laser-like accuracy, you realise how important that is.Dual HDMI inputs are useful, although I only use one most of the time, so it's great you can tell the device not to scan all it's inputs - so rather than wait for it to cycle through them all, plug in, turn on, and away you go.No comments on the inbuilt speaker - I don't use it. Downsides are the fan can be a little noisy, but it's an audible low pitched hum, rather than a screech, when the temperature gets too much. You can set it to use the fan all the time in an 'altitude' siting (eg: hanging from the ceiling), but I haven't done that.Overall, a nice bit of kit. Five stars all round.

This is a brilliant projector in every respect but the remote control is dreadful . Its thin cheap plastic , very small and impossible to see what each button is for without turning the lights on in the room.I have the older BenQ W700 and although the 534 is a better projector the remote is basically rubbish.The old one for the W700 lights up as soon as you touch it the new one for the 534 is on the right.Benq should be ashamed for penny pinching .

Likes:- Very bright picture, (uses halogen bulb). I use in ECO mode, and is still bright. Don't bother with cheap LED lamp projectors, they can't produce enough brightness.- Stunning picture quality, especially for bright scenes. I use it in cinema mode for watching films.- Very good value for a resolution of 1280x768. You will need to pay much more for true HD, and I don't think the extra cost is worth it.- Fan noise not noticeable when watching in ECO mode.- Good range of throw distances, and an optical zoom (up to x1.2) and focus. I have 100inch diag screen (2m wide) and the throw distance is 3.7m- I have it ceiling mounted, using a Vogels universal bracket with 3 mounting holes.Niggles:- For dark scenes with patches of brightness, I can notice the rainbow effect, but it isn't bad. For bright scenes, I have never noticed the rainbows.- Dark scenes appear to lack contrast. Could be my picture settings - only had this for a week!- No lens coverOverall, you can't beat this performance at this price point.

This is my first projector but I think it is astonishing. So bright we could use it during the day too, fantastic picture quality and stylish design.

It had been fine, sound a bit rubbish but manageable. Hadn't been moved since I bought it and a small explosion happened and now its totally broke. terrible product

After trying a few different projectors, this one was selected as our favourite. It is very bright and great in a bright room with no need to draw the curtains. Great picture quality and very easy to use. We use this in a pub and the extra bright football mode is fantastic for when showing live sports.

I didn't mean to buy this product for a test but this turned out to be an experience for choosing a projector. I first bought the 720p (WXGA) at about £300 then I noticed that the 1080p price has dropped from like £400 to £320 so it was quite tempting. I bought this and put side by side with the 720p. To my surprise, the brightness of the 1080p was less than that of 720p even though they both had the same 3300 ANSI lumen. Also, I'd recommend that if you go for the higher resolution you definitely need to go for higher contrast too otherwise the pixels won't be visible from distance and you won't have sharp edges as you might expect between black and white. especially in texts. I returned both and will go for one with a higher resolution + higher lumen and higher contrast ratio. That is costly but I think will be worth after all.