BenQ HT1075 review
BenQ HT1075: DLP Projector with Full HD Resolution and 3D Capability
The BenQ HT1075 is a nice home entertainment projector to install in a living room as a part of your home theater system. It's equipped with a bunch of BenQ's exclusive features for picture improvement, including the Colorific technology, usually used in much pricier models. Regardless of the projected content, it helps make color reproduction more natural, balanced, and clear.
Setup
In order to connect the projector to my laptop, I used an HDMI input. Then, I plugged in the power cable. After turning the unit on, I saw the Power LED light up green. As covered in the BenQ HT1075 manual, the projector requires some time to warm up, so I waited for a few minutes until the setup wizard appeared.
Features
This model is, actually, similar to Epson LCD Home Cinema 2030 projector that creates great competition for the HT1075 on the market. These models belong to the same range, have Full HD resolution, a similar set of connectors, 3D compatible, etc.
The brightness of 2200 lumens is enough to provide a decent image in a well-lit space (if you won't increase the image by more than 130 inches).
Testing the 2D performance, I've noticed that the projector works well in capturing details in dark scenes, and the picture is generally crisp and bright. However, unfortunately, it shows judder pretty easily which means that it has poor motion handling capability. Like most single-chip DLP projectors, this one also has troubles with rainbow artifacts.
As for the projector's 3D performance, it's almost at the same level as the 2D performance but, in fact, shows a bit less judder. Bear in mind that the HT1075 comes without 3D glasses, and you will need to get the 144Hz glasses (not 120Hz or less) separately.
Apart from 3D mode, the BenQ HT1075 1080p 3D DLP home theater projector also features 3 other picture modes that differ by the level of brightness. The Cinema mode has the lowest brightness level, the Bright mode has the highest, and the Standard mode is slightly less bright than the previous one. However, if you don't feel like switching between modes, just enable the SmartEco feature, and the brightness level will be adjusted automatically (basing on what you are watching).
Since this projector does have some noticeable problems with image quality, I rate it at 7/10.
Design
The BenQ projector HT1075 has a square light-silver housing with rounded corners. It’s just 4.1 inches high and 12.2 inches wide.
There are 10 buttons on its top as well (4 arrow keys, source, menu buttons, etc.). Apart from the green Power LED, there are the temperature indicator light that glows red when the projector's temperature is too high, and the LED lamp that indicates its status.
As for connectors, you will get 2 HDMIs (one of them is MHL-enabled), VGA, composite/component video ports, and 3 RCA ports. The USB Type-A connector doesn't have the ability to read files and serves solely as power output, so you can only use it to charge your devices.
The design is solid and simple, so I estimate it at 10/10.
Conclusion
Ending this BenQ HT1075 review, I can say that it has pretty good features, like the Colorific technology support, 3D capability, Full HD resolution, and decent brightness level. At the same time, it has problems with motion handling and is prone to show judder.
