John Archer fires up his collection of consoles to make the most of BenQ's game-friendly projector – but can it also deliver the goods with Blu-ray?
WHILE MOST PROJECTORS we review in HCC are focused on cinematic playback first and video gaming second, BenQ’s W1210ST switches things around – and does so with startlingly effective results.
The first signs of its gaming-centric nature appear as soon as you set it up. Simple zoom and focus wheels behind a top-mounted flap mean you can get it working in moments, and its short-throw lens means you can get, for instance, a 100 in image with the projector just 1.5m from your screen. This is obviously ideal for bedrooms or games dens, or placement upon a coffee table in a cosy living room. There’s a decent amount (1.2x) of optical zoom, too, affording some flexibility.
Advertising the W1210ST’s gaming focus is the presence of a Game picture preset that's designed to minimise the projector’s input lag (the time it takes to render received image data). Choosing this in conjunction with an additional Fast Mode delivers a brilliantly game-friendly input lag measurement of under 15ms. This is the lowest figure I’ve seen on a projector.
This story is from the May 2017 edition of Home Cinema Choice.
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