BenQ TK700 4K HDR Gaming Projector with HDMI 2.0*2, 16ms Response Time at 4K with Enhanced Dark Visual Details, 3200 Lumens, Game Modes, 5W Chamber Speaker, for PS5 & Xbox Series

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BenQ TK700 4K HDR Gaming Projector with HDMI 2.0*2, 16ms Response Time at 4K with Enhanced Dark Visual Details, 3200 Lumens, Game Modes, 5W Chamber Speaker, for PS5 & Xbox Series

BenQ TK700 4K HDR Gaming Projector with HDMI 2.0*2, 16ms Response Time at 4K with Enhanced Dark Visual Details, 3200 Lumens, Game Modes, 5W Chamber Speaker, for PS5 & Xbox Series

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The TK700 utilizes a lamp based light source and Texas Instruments 0.47-inch DLP chip. Any single chip DLP projector has the potential for showing rainbow effects, but fortunately, during my time with the projector, I did not experience any in any content that I viewed. Of course, 4K projectors that use the 0.47-inch DLP DMD are not true native 4K. They actually utilize 4-way XPR (Expanded Pixel Resolution) pixel shift at 240Hz to take the DMD's native 1920x1080 resolution up to 8.3 million pixels on screen. The projector does accept a 3840x2160 resolution signal and it's actually quite sharp, to the point where only those with the keenest eyes would likely be able to see it is not native 4K. Rivals have the W1800 beaten when it comes to HDR, brightness and contrast, then, but you’ll struggle to find another 4K projector at this price that delivers a more natural, cinematic image. Initial impressions of the out of the box (OOTB) performance pre-calibration were that Bright and User would be very suitable for Bright Room viewing with a fair amount of ambient light. If you wanted a little more accuracy in that setting, the Living Room picture mode would be the ideal go-to. Dark room viewing would be best to utilize Cinema picture mode. With any of these picture modes using either Native or Normal color temperatures would come down to preference. The HDR modes are a little simpler due to both modes performing roughly the same. None of the picture modes were dead on accurate OOTB however, and that was very visible in all of the colors. Users who are looking for an affordable, well-performing projector capable of taking advantage of the newest current-generation gaming consoles but have always been on the fence about projection gaming will be glad to know that this is a very suitable solution—assuming you can work around or live with some of the TK700's limitations.

The BenQ W1800 can do up to 15,000 hours in its lamp save mode, but only 8,000 in the most balanced Smart Eco mode and just 4,000 when it’s set to normal. After that, you’re looking at a pricey lamp replacement. For home entertainment, and for gamers who want to move up to a big-screen 4K HDR image and the shortest input lags available, the BenQ TK700 can be a solid entry-level projector. If rainbow artifacts are an issue for you, however, be sure to consider the Optoma UHD35 instead, which offers slightly higher brightness along with essentially the same input lag times, and did a better job of avoiding showing the red-green-blue flashes in our tests.User picture mode uncalibrated is 99.6% as bright as Bright picture mode and HDR10 picture mode is 99.2% as bright. Designed for the fastest gaming response, the BenQ TK700 brings cinematic gaming, without compromise. The BenQ TK700 is a very competitively priced, high-lumen gaming projector with excellent input lag suitable for today’s fast-paced gaming. Its performance will allow users to game on the big screen without breaking the bank. Brightness Uniformity. The TK700 projecting a 100-inch diagonal image resulted in measured brightness uniformity of 75% while in wide angle zoom, and 80% in telephoto zoom. The brightest portion of the screen was the middle bottom sector, and the dimmest the top left. The difference in brightness on a full white screen was not noticeable, nor was it noticeable in viewing of normal content.

Brightness. The TK700 is rated for 3,200 ANSI lumens. The brightest picture mode in both SDR and HDR was Bright while in Normal lamp mode. In SDR, this picture mode measured 2,818 ANSI lumens, which is 12% lower than its rated specification. HDR10 mode in HDR measured 2,796 ANSI lumens, which is 13% under the rated spec. Among the other notable features of the TK700 is 3D, which is actually very bright when triggered, though the projector does not offer any control to increase or decrease the 3D effect. Also, the TK700 includes BenQ's LumiExpert, which is useful for automatically adjusting perceived brightness by tweaking the gamma based on the ambient light in the room. This feature may prove useful if you place this projector in a multi-purpose room such as a living room that has a fair amount of ambient light that changes throughout the day or you like to watch with different levels of room lighting at different times. HDR calibration for grayscale had similar results. Where HDR calibration will suffer though is in the CMS due to being limited to Rec.709 color space.For audio, the onboard 5-watt chamber speaker delivered sufficiently high quality to be usable at high enough volume to fill a small to medium size room. For better quality, you can connect an external audio system using the 3.5mm audio out port or the one HDMI port that offers audio return. The devices I used for reviewing content post-calibration were Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Gaming PC with Nvidia GeForce RTX3090 graphics, Oppo UDP-203, and Fire TV 4K. Similar to its predecessor, the TK700 has a specification of covering 96% of the Rec.709 color gamut; we verified it with a very close measurement of 94.6%. So, while there are definitely some similarities between the two models, the most obvious difference is in throw ratio, where the TK700's 1.3X zoom is spec'd at 1.13 to 1.46:1. The TK700 also has only one special genre-based game mode where its predecessor had three (more on that below). Outside of the obvious difference in the lens (which has a shroud on the TK700STi to prevent light spill) and a few various markings, such as the LumiExpert and 4K badges, the design of the TK700 and TK700STi look identical. This short-throw projector requires at least two metres between the projector and the wall to reach the 100-inch mark, and while the TK700STi advertises a 100-inch maximum, we found that it could retain a perfectly viewable picture at 120-inches on the wall. In concert with its 3,000 lumens brightness – which is about as bright as you’ll want to get in a home environment – the 4K display is remarkably crisp and vibrant, thanks to its HDR10 support. The second is that the high brightness levels make the TK700 usable in daytime. Sure, you lose some contrast, making it hard to make much out in the murkier dungeons of Elden Ring, but otherwise all is fine. What’s more, the projector is still usable in the Smart Eco setting, which doubles the Normal lamp life of 4,000 hours without reducing the brightness levels to a daft extent.

It can’t be stressed enough, though, that these response times on a projector are very novel indeed, and given this is a projector with native 4K you’re not going to find better than this performance at the moment. All but a small number of inveterate competitive gamers (or dyed in the wool pedants) are going to notice any input lag. Basically, you’re probably not going to get better performance than this. Two other things surprised me. One is that the TK700 has onboard sound and that it’s actually sound worth using. There’s no stereo separation, which is going to be an issue in many action games, but there’s plenty of volume and what’s there sounds decent, with a strong low end and respectable detail. I happily played Destiny 2 and Elden Ring without plugging in headphones or a soundbar and had disgruntled family members demanding that I turn the volume down. For viewing 1080p SDR movies and video, Game mode delivered nicely saturated color and acceptable color accuracy. When viewing in a dark room, it delivered good contrast and a sense of three-dimensionality in both dark scenes and more brightly lit scenes, along with almost all of the detail I know to look for in the shadows. It also maintained the dramatic visual impact that the dark scenes were designed to deliver. Additionally, the TK700 includes one 5W chamber speaker that utilizes treVolo and Bongiovi DPS technology, which optimizes the audio signal in an attempt to add depth and immersion to the sound. This is available in the included Cinema, Music, Game, Sports, and User presets. I found the speaker suitable for some content such as watching YouTube or something of the like, however it was not really suitable for movies and an external audio solution is highly recommended such as a soundbar or AVR and speakers.The brightness limitation means the BenQ isn’t the best projector for use in brighter rooms. It is usable with some ambient light but it’s undoubtedly at its best in a darkened room. But there’s more to picture quality than brightness, as I’ll get to in a minute. Featuring 4K resolution, the TK700 maximises the graphic content from the latest games. Unlike other projectors, the signal is native, not upsampled. This means you get to see the colours, texture and depth of the game – just as the game creator intended. HDR takes the picture to the next level, with crystal-clear detail – even within the darkest areas of the screen. Regardless of your preferred mode for movies and video, Game mode is the obvious choice for gaming, both for the better shadow detail—the faster you can see what's happening in the shadows, the faster you can react to it—and for its state-of-the-art short lag times for projectors. My Bodnar meter timed the input lag for 4K 60Hz input at 17.0 milliseconds (ms). For 1080p, the lag was 16.9ms at 60Hz, 8.5ms at 120Hz, and 4.3ms at 240Hz.

As well as minimising input lag, the Game and HDR Game modes are designed to bring out shadow detail in darker areas without reducing contrast, and this actually seems to work. Whether venturing underground in Elden Ring or investigating the deepest, scariest spaces of The Witch Queen, I was able to see my way forward and approach enemies with ease.

The BenQ TK700 is a great all-rounder that shines for big-screen gaming

For HDR, the TK700 supports both HDR10 and HLG. When using the HDR10 discs in our 4K viewing tests, it offered two color mode choices: HDR10 and HDR Game. For my tests, I chose HDR10 for its obviously better contrast. Colors were acceptably accurate, and shadow detail held nicely. I didn't notice any obvious improvement in picture quality compared with viewing the same scenes in their SDR versions, but the image quality was at least as good with HDR, which isn't true for all projectors. As with most models that have HDR support, the TK700 offers a setting—labeled HDR Brightness in this case— which you'll need to adjust for your room brightness, and possibly from one video source to the next, to find the best setting.



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