Guerilla attack!

Under the garb of a joyful gaming projector, the Benq X3000i packs some serious home-theatre chops as well. Could this be the new class leader at this price point?

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₹4,00,000 / benq.com/en-in

If there’s a new projector technology being developed, you can rest assured that Benq is either exploring it, backing it or in this case, pioneering it. The X3000i is an odd-looking unit in the shape of a futuristic cube that could well be holding our cryogenically frozen DNA samples. But instead, it houses a 4-LED light system that promises more light output (brightness) and longer life without generating any more heat than conventional 3-LED projectors.

It does a one-up on 3-LED projectors by adding a fourth “blue-pump” LED that allows Benq engineers to increase overall light output by 12% without sacrificing thermal efficiency or the need for a larger chassis. Benq has demarcated its projector line up with X and W prefixes, the former indicating a solid-state light source and the latter denoting a traditional lamp. So the X3000i is a LED projector optimised for gaming, but is no slouch when it comes to HDR home-theatre performance too.

On-point HDR

To cement its HT credentials, the X3000i offers HDR-10 support, albeit with a Benq twist to it in the form of HDR-PRO, which combines tone mapping, dynamic Iris and HDR brightness control. This makes for a more “projector-friendly” HDR image without the usual greenish cast.

Brighter gaming

It also boasts of a respectable 3000 ANSI lumens brightness spec, along with full coverage of the DCI-P3 colour space. Three picture modes; RPG, FPS and SPG are also thoughtfully included. But perhaps, its ability to display 1080p @ 240Hz will be of utmost interest to gamers.

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