BenQ HT4050 Pro Reviews

The BenQ HT4050 is a mixed bag. It has an elegant, smooth picture that will appeal to videophiles. The more sophisticated home theater aficionado will appreciate the incremental picture quality and gladly pay the extra price. The HT4050 also has some desirable performance features that do not exist on the lower priced BenQ models, most notably very nice implementations of frame interpolation and 2D to 3D conversion. Our sample came with a factory default Cinema mode that requires no calibration to enjoy right out the box. And its brighter and richer Vivid mode also has a refined quality that a lot of users will find extremely appealing. In our view, the 1.6x zoom that lets you position the projector farther from the screen is also a noteworthy and attractive asset.

The BenQ HT4050 shows more rainbow artifacts and 3D artifacts than many home entertainment projectors, but for those who don't see these artifacts easily, it delivers high-quality 2D image quality and welcome features like lens shift.

There's no denying that the BenQ HT4050 skews more towards the home theater crowd. Most of what makes the projector great involves making video content look amazing. However, for business use where you're likely to be using the projector mostly for presentations and product pitches, many of those image enhancements that you're paying for may be wasted. That being said, if you're looking for a great all-around projector, you can't go wrong with the HT4050. Yes, there are cheaper options out there if you don't need all of the bells and whistles, but going with the HT4050 will ensure that all of of your content looks great.