BenQ - HT2050

I have the Benq 2050 and love it. I think it is an amazing projector for the price. However, if I were to buy it now I would spend a little more and get the 2060 because it is LED and you won’t have a fan noise or picture degradation due to an older bulb. Plus you’ll never have the replace the bulb which isn’t fun. Just my two cents. Under $1000 the Benq.

Mine lasted 9months before it started making fan noises and started over heating. Before it only focused well in the middle, edges were grainy, not clear. got a used benq ht2050, much better brighter image, same your money and get a brand name new or used unit

Benq ht2050, just projecting onto white wall atm

I have the BenQ 2050A in my bedroom on a 120” screen and 3 years later I’m still loving it. Life changing.

I’d say get a BenQ 2060 if it fits your space. {The 2050A is the previous version, bulb based, and is now on the user market for about half. It was easily the best projector for the money.) Use the Projector Central find a projector tool to figure that out.

The TH575 is ancient. Someone recommended the x3100i, and the 2050/2060 are also excellent.

Budget? I'm in a similar situation as you with my BenqHT2050 for the last eight years. I'm going to get an Epson LS12000 as soon as budget allows.

Projectors last a long time, so spend the money on a good one now. I picked up a $750 1080p Benq, expecting to replace it within three years. It's been eight. I'm now willing to drop $5000 on an Epson LS12000 because I now know it will last me a decade. Silver Ticket screens are solid. Sure the Steward is better, but there's diminishing returns after a certain price. You can always upgrade your screen at a later date, but I doubt you'll feel the need.

So ht2060 is worth it? My ht2050 just died and it was 10 years old. Have a cheap Elephas wk1 for now

Well you need to give us some information about the space. I would go ahead and drop the BenQ GV1. 1. BenQ W1070: The Budget-Conscious Home Theater Enthusiast. 2. BenQ HT1075 (or W1075) :The Casual Living Room Viewer who needs flexibility. 3. XGIMI Halo+ : The Modern, Highly Mobile Media Consumer. 4. XGIMI Elfin (non flip): The Minimalist Smart Home User. 5. BenQ W1110 (or HT2050): The Affordable, Dedicated Home Cinema Setup. 6. BenQ MH684: The High-Brightness Presentation or Sports Viewer.

I’d recommend the BenQ W1110 https://preview.redd.it/vca7q431rk4g1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3918f468587772d3dd9b543a57e930fc00b06d7

It has nothing to do with pricing. More so performance. Since tv and movies watching is the priority this model would be able to handle that.

Some day, visit an audiophile forum and do a search on "Bose". Selling $0.25 speakers for $100 didn't start with Beats (by Dre?). Bose started that crap in the 70s-00s. And they'll *never* be forgiven. People who care far more about audio than I do despise Bose with unfathomable fury. I'm not a subscriber here, I'm content for the moment with the 10 year old BenQ 2050 hanging from my ceiling. If I were to upgrade, there's a 90% chance it would be to a large OLED TV, 10% chance it would be to a nice tri-laser setup ($5k+ just for the projector). I haven't looked into inexpensive projectors since 2017, so I'm not the one to ask.

I have a room that's a bit smaller than yours and I made a 110" projector work with a benq HT2050 at first and then a benq HT4550i. My room really revolves around the projector/screen/multimedia. Your room looks like a nice living/sitting room, so I don't know if you'd want to do the same as me. Objectively, I see no issue with mounting a screen above the fireplace area to drop down and a projector on the ceiling. You could do a benq ht2060, which is 1080P but great quality and short (not ultra short) throw. A bit higher priced would be the benq 700/710. I mostly mention benq because they have shorter throws and i'm familiar with them. I'm also familiar with epson but they throw pretty long https://imgur.com/oUZo8V5 my room was around 132" x 120"

Try to look locally and find a used epson 880/660/1080/1060 or benq ht2050. They're old enough that they're probably around that price used and they have well documented response times. I sold my HT2050 for 250$ on fb marketplace last year. If you can go up to 500$ you can find an epson official refurbished hc1080 https://epson.com/Certified-ReNew/c/cc?q=%3Aprice-asc%3AdiscontinuedFlag%3Afalse%3AinStockFlag%3Atrue%3AproductType%3APROJECTOR

Epson 880, 1080, 1060, 980 Benq ht2050 or 2060 Might have to look used or refurbished to get some of those in your price range

the benq will have better color generally and I think the response time is pretty good. The epson 1080 is a light cannon but color/contrast not as good, not sure about response time.

yes I mean two hundred dollars. It's cheap but not one of the mega cheap ones. It compares favorably to the mega cheap ones but is crappier than my $700 Benq 2050 and much crappier than the epson 5050UB in the living room. You need near total darkness for the cheaper ones to look decent, some of them just don't focus at all, etc. I do video synthesis nonsense and weird installations and stuff so I am always looking for whatever the cheapest thing that's bright enough to show up in a lit space and focuses reasonably well.