BenQ W1000+ Pro Reviews

The rainbow effect was barely evident, either. It's only some noticeable more motion judder that lets the side down. Overall, though, the W1000+ gets my vote.

Benq’s W1000+ is a great choice if you want the flexibility to use a projector in a lit room, but you can get better image quality for this price.

As a first, tentative step in to the world of home cinema projectors, we think the BenQ W1000+ is a fine introduction.

The BenQ W1000+ is a value-priced product that delivers a great picture. It is bright enough to be used in the living room, high enough in contrast to be used in the theater, and vibrant enough in color to display anything you desire. The user interface is not what it could be, with several confusing options and defaults that don't fit the intended application. But if what you want is a bright picture at a bargain price, the W1000 is a great place to start. The W1000+ boasts several improvements over the W1000 that make it a stronger performer than its predecessor. The color wheel improvement alone will make it usable by many people who previously were not able to consider it; rainbow artifacts are a deal breaker for plenty of folks. Due to these improvements, we have raised our rating relative to the W1000 and urge anyone looking for a first projector to give the W1000+ a good, hard look.

If you’re after genuine big-screen thrills without the big wallet spills, then the W1000+ is simply the most ridiculously great-value entry-level projector we’ve seen to date. Sure, spending more can get you a much-enhanced performance. But the bottom line with the W1000+ is that it performs well enough to rival projectors costing hundreds of pounds more, making us wonder if a lovely new round of industry-wide projector price slashing might be just around the corner...