hello my friends in today's video we're going to be reviewing this fantastic benq hd 3550i
4k home feeder projector with android tv and hdr
so let's start our review by basically talking about what comes in the box with the projector
well obviously we have the projector itself which by the way has very nice slick futuristic design
it's a little bit on a heavier side but you can expect this from the very high quality product
projector itself comes with the two remotes one remote for the projector itself and the second
remote you have specifically for the android tv so you can control the android tv separately from
your projector another thing you can find inside the box is a power cord a little bit of manual and
calibration report basically showing you that this projector passed calibration test and it's showing
you that it can support dci p3 95 and 100 rec 709 which i think is a very cool features especially
now that a lot of content being made basically aiming at dci p3 color space so the fact that this
projector supports it makes it even more cinematic experience especially when you're watching modern
movies so i think this is a very cool addition to the whole package build quality of this projector
is extremely durable the plastic is a very high quality all the corners are very nice and smooth
and it's a little bit on the heavier side it's not too crazy heavy but as a quality product you
pretty much can expect this projector to be a little bit on a heavier side so if you're
wondering how really loud this projector well i actually tested on my iphone with the decibel app
and the projector is surprisingly extremely quiet you can still hear a fan a little bit
but it's nothing of a big deal and it's very very silent and to be honest i actually expected
this projector to be much louder than originally anticipated one thing that i kind of made mistake
a little bit when i first unboxed the item i didn't pay attention to the little menu that stick
on top of the projector and it's basically showing you how to install android tv i didn't know first
and by default of course i don't read the manual so i tried to put android tv in the back of the
projector into hdmi port however there is a proper way installing this android tv dongle inside the
projector all you have to do just unscrew a couple screws on the side slide the panel out
and put this dongle inside and connect connected to usb for power until i realized that there's a
little menu over here i didn't even notice that i was trying to put it in the back and i was
wondering why my android tv is not working however there is a proper way so you have to put it
inside the projector so besides google certified android tv app this projector also supports hdr 10
and hlg which is a fantastic feature especially if you're planning on watching hdr content like i do
and it will allow you to really enjoy cinematic experience to the fullest hdr content on this
projector look absolutely fantastic especially if you're going to dial the user mode which allows
you to actually use white gamut which is dc ip3 95 what the manufacturer claim i cannot really
tell you the exact number however comparing to my professional color grading uh monitor asus
pro art i can tell you that they're basically side by side identical colors so i'm not sure
which is the number of this projector but visually i can tell you that they look absolutely identical
let's take a look and see what's in the back of the projector in the back of the projector well
obviously we have the power plug power cord you also have 12 volt trigger you have rs
232 port you have service mini usb you have usb 3 media reader which is fantastic especially if
you're one of those people that's sharing movies across your neighbors or family and you can simply
put a stick in the back of the projector and technically you don't need any internet connection
to actually play the movie i was using this little gimmick device that i have as a 64 gigabyte sd
card and i just put it in the little usb adapter i put it on the back of the projector and i actually
can play movies without any problems so this is very fantastic feature if you're kind of like old
school like me also we find two hdmi uh ports in the back meaning that you can put for example if
you don't want to use android tv you want to use roku or firestick or something like that
without any problems you can connect it to the back of the projector and use your own
or you can connect a computer monitor or any other source and just play straight back i think this is
very fantastic feature the image quality of this projector is absolutely unbelievable if you're
like me who enjoy a real feeder environment you really like those rich cinematic colors
this projector delivers it all i was completely blown away playing mad max in hdr and actually
the image quality was absolutely stunning it was one of the very first movies that i watched on
this projector kind of to test it around and i was completely blown away how amazing the
image quality looks this projector supports 1080p obviously the standard and 4k and the fact is that
we have hdr it also just puts the cherry on top of this whole thing the image quality is absolutely
mind-blowing the dynamic iris of this projector is a really fantastic feature paired with the hdr
basically what it does it automatically analyzes the scene and it's increasing brightness in
contrast in the bright areas of the scene making it compatible with hdr altogether giving you
absolutely fantastic image quality i tested this feature on multiple movies and cartoons and i was
completely blown away by the quality of this hdr content it looks absolutely incredible however one
thing that i have to warn you if you're planning on doing video gaming with the projector you may
not be able to get a full satisfaction because this projector does not support high refresh rate
so for example if you like to play competitive gaming like a call of duty or other shooters
you may not be able to enjoy a full experience however playing games like microsoft flight
simulator is absolutely mind-blowing and again the hdr capability of this thing
is absolutely stunning setting up this projector is actually extremely easy i was thinking there's
going to be maybe some kind of like a workflow try to figure out however it was very easy and
straightforward the only problem that may exist is where you actually put or mount this projector
besides that the actual installation is very straightforward you plug in the power cable
and just simply follow the instructions on the screen it will give you a nice test pattern and
over here you can actually on top of the projector adjust focus and basically zoom of the lens so
it's very simple and very straightforward and it doesn't require any kind of extra knowledge about
electronics all you have to do simply just follow the instructions and within 2-3 minutes you're
going to be able to watch any movies now as far as the dialing advanced settings all i can recommend
just play around with the settings yourself and see which configuration you like better
for example to me i really kind of go between digital cinema picture and user mode those are two
favorite settings and again with the dynamic iris it makes really huge difference however for the
personal preference i really recommend just play around with those settings and see which one you
like better for example some people may like more saturated more vivid images some people like me
really enjoy the natural colors how the movie was intended to be shown so depending on what
you like you can configure everything very easily with remote and like i said it only took me maybe
three to five minutes to dial everything and i was able to get really nice fantastic image straight
out of the projector the little plastic legs of this projector making it extremely simple to set
up all you have to do just unscrew or screw those little legs to change the angle and basically you
can set up the proper horizon level and it's very simple and straightforward to do making this thing
very easy to install which i think is a very fantastic feature you no longer have to put
magazine or some kind of newspaper under one angle to kind of tilt the picture a little bit so
installation of this thing is very straightforward and very simple i hope you guys enjoyed this video
if you have any questions or comments please leave them below i'm gonna put all the links
in the description for this projector and i'm gonna see you guys in the next video take care
you