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BenQ W1110 3D DLP
Hi people,
I have the chance to pick up an unused BenQ W1110 (BenQ HT2050 in the U.S). I don't have any interest in 4k nor 3d, I only need it for 1080p blu ray. It's listed at 200 EUR. Do you think it's a fair price for what I need? Bulb life is only 2,500 hours, but replacements are 100 EUR or so, so not so steep. Anyone out there recommend I hold off? Know of other options? I'd be happy to spend around 600-700 EUR for the right unit. The only primary considerations are that it can produce 1080p, and is quiet (important).
I have the same projector. It's not super quiet, but it's not too bad — the fan noise isn't a problem for me, but the color wheel on mine can be a little noisy. It's noticeably louder when running at 24hz because it spins the color wheel faster to reduce the rainbow effect you get from DLP projectors. If those artifacts don't bother you, you could set your Blu-ray player to only output at 60hz to make it a bit quieter. I personally prefer to run it at 24hz — the noise gets drowned out pretty easily and it looks significantly better in some scenes. If noise is a big concern for you, you could look at LCD based projectors, but at that price range I think you'd get worse contrast, so it's a bit of a tradeoff.
There are cheaper 3rd party bulbs available online. I bought my projector used, and I'm pretty sure the guy who had it before me used one of those bootleg bulbs. People say the 3rd party ones look worse, but honestly it looks fine to me so I just left it. Maybe the quality of those varies though, so it might be a bit of a roll of the dice.
Looks like the lamp warranty is only 500 hours.
I think if it meets your needs it is not a bad deal. Technology is always improving so it makes sense to spend half of your budget (200+100) and replace later
Every DLP lamp is basically like this. Lamps are consumables. They are usually very easy to replace.
That was my thinking too. Appreciate you giving me the confidence to go ahead.
For a moment there I thought this was an attempt to bring /r/VXJunkies to Tildes.