[Captions by TRINT] Hey guys I'm Tom the The Tech Chap and I love my TV it's a 55 inch Samsung QLED TV.
it's great for watching movies and of course playing games I've got my ps4 pro
and Xbox one X hoped up to it but even though it's a good size I can't help
think there's a wasted opportunity given the size of the wall behind it so I
wanted to find out if a projector could be a good replacement for my TV and give
me an even better gaming experience but also without breaking the bank so I've
got the BenQ w 1210 ST it's not the newest it's a little over a year old but
it costs 900 pounds or about thousand dollars projects a 1080p 60 picture and
crucially for gaming has a super low input lag it's also what's called a
short throw projector which means you can set it up near the wall ideal if
like me you don't have a whole lot of space
now I rent my house I don't own it so drilling holes and mounting it on the
ceiling probably wouldn't make my landlord too happy although as you'll
find out in a minute well you might have to so the first thing I realize is I
need to bring the games console or whatever your media sources to the
projector which is slightly annoying as I quite like having all set up and tidy
in my TV stand connecting it all up is really simple
you just need the power and an HDMI cable now I don't have a proper
projector screen but I think my white wall should be good enough for starters
the BenQ you isn't the smallest projector but it's still reasonably
portable if you want to move it between rooms as this is more of a casual
projector than their super high-end mounted one for the cinema room in your
mansion setting up is easy thanks to the built-in buttons or you can use the
bundled remote control and you've also got these zoom and focus rings so you
can adjust the zoom and the focus so it's all setup and we should be good to
go let's see what you can do
well it works I think perhaps short throw projector's need to be a
tad closer to the wall on this so I've moved it a couple of feet closer again
using my fancy array of boxes as a makeshift stand but once again we're
still too far away I really should pay attention it says
short throw but here's my issue you can get some super short throw projector
from the likes of Sony and LG they are definitely a lot more expensive but they
would allow me to put it on my TV stand this Bank U is well it's short throw ish
optimal placement seems to be smack bang in the middle of my living room which
would be fine if I mounted it on the ceiling and routed five meter long power
and HDMI cables through my ceiling down the wall and into the back of my TV
cabinet but I haven't and I do have my damage deposit back for my landlord when
I leave but logistics aside this is pretty cool I've gone from 55 inches to
a hundred inches it's not a fancy 4k or HDR projector which you can get but you
will pay two to three times more full HD at 60 Hertz will do me for now and while
this would definitely look better on a proper projector screen I'm impressed
with just how good looks on my wall but the best part is it's properly good for
gaming put the picture in fast game mode and you'll get around 21 milliseconds of
input lag that's on par with the best TVs out there including my samsung QLED
and way better than most projectors the DLP projector is bright it's colourful
and it has a range of picture modes depending on what you're watching and
because it's not well a TV with same edge-lit LEDs viewing angles are
fantastic you could hook it up to a blu-ray player plug in a USB stick with
your movies on it maybe connect it up to your PC and use it as a huge monitor
with two HDMI 1.4 there's enough ports for what I need but it is showing its
age a bit with VGA ports for the PC and no USB C it does also come with built-in
speakers which is one lesson of cabling and peripherals to worry about for now
but they don't sound very good it's fine for messing around like I am but if you
want to properly enjoy movies or games on the big screen you'll need to get
some external speakers
using it for a while I did start to notice the room getting quite a lot
warmer with my laser thermometer reading nearly 57 degrees coming from it so
you'll probably want to open a window or two if you're gonna use it for a long
period of time but that's a fairly typical issue with most projectors like
this now I will confess to being more of a consumer rather than an expert when it
comes to projectors but I do like the idea of them it never fails to put a
smile on my face when I can fill an entire wall with my games it would be so
much fun to have some people round to show this off too and maybe get some
couch gaming going on the bank you also has a pretty neat drunk simulator mode
it supports side-by-side 3d content but it's way more fun if you use it for non
3d stuff like Forza 7, it feels like driving driving - someone should
definitely have taken the controller off me before I got into my Lamborghini Countach.
I can forgive its lack of 4k and HDR support considering the price
you can get those and fancy laser projection systems but they're way more
expensive the main problem for me is I just don't know where to put it it's
short throw but not short enough so the optimum placement seems to be right in
the middle of the room as far from power outlets and my games consoles as
possible if you can mount it on the ceiling you should and you can adjust
the picture settings based on your setup so you do have that flexibility but I
don't think this setup is gonna work for me long-term I may have to have a bit of
a rethink but I am suitably impressed by the picture quality the low input lag
for gaming and just to share fun of it and for a little under 900 pounds it's
not the end of the world expensive I've put links in the description if you want
to find out more about the bank you but let me know what you think of projectors
would you consider buying one or do you already have one let me know in the
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[This video was transcribed by TRINT]