WWW.T3INDIA.COM MARCH 2019 T3 Tomorrow’s Technology Today 79Te s te d
enQisoneofthefewcompaniesthathasbeen
growing its 4K projectors lineup consistently.
The company’s latest addition is the CinePrime
W5700, which we put through some ‘rigorous’
movie watching tests to see if it’s worth the mettle.
Clad in black, the W5700 is not as colourful as BenQ’s
TK800 but shows how the projector means performance
with its rich set of features and well thought-out design. The
frontisdominatedbyahugelenswithtwoventsthat
extend towards the sides for better heat dissipation. The top
part of the projector has two knobs for horizontal and
vertical lens shift whereas the back of the projector boasts
playback controls and host a myriad of input and output
interfaces. For customers who want to place the projector
on the table, the projector comes with height-adjustable
legsbutgiventhesizeandweight;W5700isbetteroff
mounted on the ceiling. BenQ also bundles a remote control
along with the projector.
While one can use the projector conventionally by
connecting it to an HDMI source, the W5700 has made it
veryeasytoenjoymultimediacontent,thankstothe
built-in USB media reader. The projector is equipped with
both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports and plug-in a flash drive to
playcontentdirectlyofftheUSBdevice.Weplayedafew
videos, photos from a flash drive and it worked flawlessly.
Interestingly, the projector can also read office files, which
comes in handy, if you want to go through a presentation
without having to connect to a computer or a mobile device.
The W5700 can playback videos to up to 4K (3840x2160)
resolution and is equipped with HDR-PRO technology that
supports both HDR10 and HLG format. Moreover, colour
accuracy is handled by BenQ’s CinematicColor tech that
covers 100 per cent of the DCI-P3 colour space along with
Rec. 709. Topping it all is the individual colour calibration
that BenQ does before rolling it out from the factory.
Picture quality is an important factor when considering a
projector and W5700 easily delivers on that front. The colour
reproduction is excellent and also comes with additional
picture enhancements features like HDR, 4K pixel
enhancer, flesh tone enhancer along with instant media
playback and zoom support, making it a good choice for
home theater projection users.
BenQ ups the 4K projection game with improved colour accuracy
BenQ CinePrime W570 0
CINEMATIC PROJECTION
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PRICE`2,99,000URLbenq.co.inDIMENSIONS
349x168x 492mm (WxHxD)WEIGHT6.5kg
RESOLUTION4K UHD (3840x2160)BRIGHTNESS 1800
ANSI LumensCONTRAST RATIO100,000:1 (w/ Dynamic
Iris)PROJECTION SYSTEM DLP THROW RATIO
1.36~2.18(100”@3m)ZOOM RATIO1.6X REC.709
COVERAGE10 0% DCI-P3COVERAGE10 0%PICTURE
MODEBright/Vivid/Cinema (Rec. 709)/D. Cinema/
Silence/3D/User 1/HDR/HLG/ISF (only when enabled)
INTERFACE2xHDMI,1xUSBType-Aport,1xUSB2.0
Type-Aport,1xUSB3.0Type-Aport,1xUSBMini-Bport,
3.5mmAudioout,1xRJ-45LAN,1xRS232In(D-sub
9pin, male)LAMP LIFENormal 4,000 hours, Economic
10,000 hours, SmartEco 8,000 hoursVERDICT
WE’RE IMPRESSED Colour accuracy,
Built-in media player
WE’D IMPROVE Built-in speakers would have
completed the package
THE LAST WORD W5700 scores on colour
accuracy and ease of use with its built-in
media playerWORDS KUNAL GANGAR