BenQ - HT2050A
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"The Fun60 Ultra TMR truly impressed me with its latency and gaming performance. ... the single keypress detection was around remarkable 0.6ms in wired mode and an equally impressive 1.1ms in wireless mode ... In gameplay, the Fun60 Ultra TMR felt incredibly responsive; I was pulling off complex maneuvers in trick maps with ease, feeling an immediate connection with every jump and hop. ... made it one of the best keyboards I’ve gamed on. ... the latency of the Fun60 TMR is quite impressive, topping that of the Wooting 60HE, with just an additional 0.5ms in wireless mode. This level of performance is remarkable for a keyboard at this price, making it a true competitor in the market."
"performance/latency? 200% better than my old apex pro tkl 2023"
"Tried Delta Force and Call of Duty Mobile with Game Mode turned on — no noticeable latency at all. Audio syncs perfectly with the action. For budget wireless earbuds, this is a win if you’re into mobile gaming. ... When gaming mode is turned on, the latency drops significantly. For casual PUBG Mobile gaming, the delay becomes barely noticeable and is much closer to the wired headphone experience. Serious competitive players might still spot a slight difference, but for casual play, it's absolutely fine."
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"My ht2050 just died and it was 10 years old. ... I’m watching it as my main TV in mostly dark room but it does have ambient light. It’s my main “tv”."
"I am still connected right now (Gbit fiber) using the ASUS RT-AC68U I got on sale more than a decade ago."
"All 3 of us have the same AC-1900 router, which makes management super easy for me. In-fact, besides powering off and on occasionally, they've been very reliable for the non-tech-saavy. Just looking for something to continue that tradition."
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"saucony peregrines i like alot ... usually can find good prices ... got a pair on amazon for 50 bucks that was the 13s which r their best year haha"
"Mine has already been making this summer way more bearable than the last. ... It's very worth it for the amount of comfort it affords. I appreciate being able to think about things besides how overheated I am on a warm day. ... Yeah the high summer temps are savage. I cannot operate like that. I'd happily pay hundreds a month to keep my apartment cool when it's 30+ out, at a cost of tens it's not even a question."
"This is exactly what we do too. No point blasting the hvac in the entire house when the only room we want really cold is the bedroom. Has saved us a lot on the energy bill!"
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"I m impressed by the color mapping, brightness ,contrast and sharpness, its super sharp even if its currently keystoned to hell while i m waiting for some brackets."
"My ps5 pro,pc,4k and br player look amazing. ... Dv and HDR seem as good as my tv (tcl 625 miniled which had a good implementation of it). No issue either with streaming app on google tv."
"I’m using it in a room that is not light controlled and my setup is far from optimal but it looks fantastic."
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"I play apple arcade, watch movies, GeForce now, switch, steam link with it. It's amazing what a good projector and good smart tv box can achieve."
"We also put some soothing relaxing music before sleeping with underwater imagery. The feeling is something else. The colors washed over the room. YouTube kids is a good choice for this because it's free of ads."
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"Every year I disassemble it to clean the vacuum filters and vacuum fan intake. It's a terrible design"
"Only thing I hate is that in order to tear down and clean these things, it's not very intuitive and could be much better. ... I wish they would put projectors in dedicated enclosures like a PC so you can do maintenance easily."
"One of them does have an incredible amount of dust inside.. not visible on the screen but it's going to be a projector take a part in clean..maybe double check vents etc before buying used first. ... The pic is amazing but still worried about all the dust in the 2050."
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"the DLP high frequency flicker gave me a headache after a while. ... the combined effect of each step can be perceived, even if not consciously and causes eye fatigue or headaches for some people. Unfortunately myself included."
"The first projector I ever bought was a Benq ht2050a and it was also the first time I learned I was sensitive to the rainbow effect with DLP. ... Once you see it with DLP it will drive you crazy. ... A dark scene with a flash of white anywhere on the screen and I could see a rainbow inside the white briefly due to the spinning color wheel inside the projector. ... After I looked it up and realized what I was seeing, I would be distracted with anything I watched looking out for it."
"Any of these not have RBE? I have the Valerion and the RBE is very pronounced. ... I seem to be very sensitive to RBE so for me it's bad, like unwatchable bad on some media."
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"The first projector I ever bought was a Benq ht2050a and it was also the first time I learned I was sensitive to the rainbow effect with DLP. ... Once you see it with DLP it will drive you crazy. ... A dark scene with a flash of white anywhere on the screen and I could see a rainbow inside the white briefly due to the spinning color wheel inside the projector. ... After I looked it up and realized what I was seeing, I would be distracted with anything I watched looking out for it."
"The LS12000 has over 2x the native contrast of the Valerion. ... The native is not meaningless, that's silly. Native CR is the foundation of the entire image capability. Dynamic CR doesn’t always work or help and it can also cause artifacts and issues like clipping and brightness jumps. Some scenes it improves greatly, some only a small amount, and some not at all. It all depends on the composition of the particular scene. Native still always limits simultaneous on screen contrast for an given image. ... There are scenes that look better on the LS12000 due to the noticeably higher native CR."
"There’s a massive difference in picture quality/contrast/shadow detail between my Benq HT2050 and my Panasonic Plasma and LG C1. ... I love my theater and for the most part the image is great from the Benq, but it can’t compete with displays that can do true blacks. ... Maybe black levels/contrast ratio aren’t your thing and you don’t care about a washed out image."
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"Recently I tried playing Cyberpunk with GFN on the projector and I "think" it's because the lack of HDR on my projector, it looks.. not great. I am ok with 60hz, but the colors are just not showing well."
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"You need near total darkness for the cheaper ones to look decent"
"There’s a massive difference in picture quality/contrast/shadow detail between my Benq HT2050 and my Panasonic Plasma and LG C1. ... I love my theater and for the most part the image is great from the Benq, but it can’t compete with displays that can do true blacks. ... Maybe black levels/contrast ratio aren’t your thing and you don’t care about a washed out image."
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
r/projectors • Experience with WiMiUS K9 projector ->Benq ht2050, just projecting onto white wall atm
r/projectors • Replace tv with projector since son keeps breaking TVs :) ->If you want a solid, reliable projector that’s not overly complicated, I’d lean more toward something like the BenQ HT2050A, it’s got great image clarity and pretty good brightness, especially for casual movies and gaming. The Epson Home Cinema 2150 is also a strong pick if you want a bit more flexibility and a brighter, more evenly lit image. The Anker Capsule is super portable but limited in lumens, so it’s best for very low-light setups. As for Dangbei, I’d recommend checking out their compact laser/LED models, they offer great value for picture quality, build, and long-term performance, especially if you're okay investing a little more for quality.
r/projectors • The Best Projector Right Now? Recommendations ->There is no difference between a 4:3 projector and a 16:9 projector when they are digital. The pixels are put up filling up the available space, and can maintain the proper aspect ratio. So, if you feed a 16:9 projector a 4:3 image, it will appear as 4:3. A projector like the BenQ W1070, or similar with the proper inputs on it are the way to go. DLP with decent input lag times is a plus. BenQ maintained analog inputs on their projector up to the HT2050a. Their newest HT2060 ditched composite video and is HDMI only. Retro gaming is always a passion more than anything else as those games were definitely designed to be used with analog displays, so the same impact you get using a LCD monitor or TV, will be what happens when using a digital projector.
r/projectors • Projector for Retro consoles ( 4:3) ->You aren't getting a 4K projector for $500, simple as that. At that price you hit the absolute bottom end of what name brand models start to work at for full sized models, or you get some pretty reasonable portable models that are using DLP tech in them. Watch this video for some idea of what is out there... [https://youtu.be/jmmGQOSAReI?si=aUW1kYOJ7jLEBPPS](https://youtu.be/jmmGQOSAReI?si=aUW1kYOJ7jLEBPPS) This video is also worth a viewing... [https://youtu.be/vHmy8sobWEc?si=kb33PQKUbT4LySPk](https://youtu.be/vHmy8sobWEc?si=kb33PQKUbT4LySPk) There are some really great 1080p models from name brands on the used market which are absolutely worth consideration. A refurb/used BenQ HT2050a is going to absolutely blow away anything else that is likely to come up near that price point.
r/projectors • Best Projector (Budget: $500) ->If clear picture, good brightness, reliable performance for movies and gaming are a priority and also at a reasonable price, can't go wrong with the BenQ HT2050A or the Epson Home Cinema. Personally I have seen Epson at almost everyone's home(basement) who I have visited and it checks all the boxes except looking borderline bulky!
r/projectors • The Best Projector Right Now? Recommendations ->Damn that is expensive! Check out some of these models. If any are available in your area and are affordable pick them up! You said you like the HT2050. Might be worth looking for one. If none of these are available for a decent price the FH02 isn't a bad call but is my last option in my opinion. 1070 (Worst of Bunch but a great option) HT2050 MH750 (Brightest) 575 (Best for movies and Great for gaming) 681 (Good) 680 (Good) 685 (Great for Movies and Best for Gaming) 671 (Good) Also when buying these used if that's what is available near you make sure they have low lamp hours. Less than half used is probably fine. Anything above factor in buying a new lamp.
r/budgetprojectors • Best projector for dim rooms within a given budget ->Bought dlp benq 2050 returned it, tried epson 3lcd didnt like motion handling. Went back to dlp benq and now i'm enjoying it. Seems like my brain/eyes are now used to it and i don't see it anymore.
r/projectors • Bought an expensive and a cheap projector. Time to see which one I keep ->Nebula and Xgimi mogo2 are objectively worse than HT2050A. Horizon ultra gets much brighter, but the contrast is bad and black are really lifted. If horizon ultra is in your budget then I'd choose the refurbished hisense c1 over that. The improvement of HT2050A over the nebula or mogo2 is going to be much more dramatic than the improvement of c1 over HT2050A though.
r/projectors • A complete projector beginner, what should I get? ->The 2060 is very similar to the 2050 but doesn’t need bumbs and has hdr and will accept 4k input (I believe). Both are very good. The 3550 has 4k pixels. It’s not as bright so only good to 120” in a dim room. All three are solid options
r/projectors • Another person asking for projector recommendations ->I had the ht2050a for 10 years and recently upgraded but it had great color and blacks for the price and is frequently regarded in reviews as the best projector you can buy under $1k for movies. Benq is also a trusted brand with great customer service if you do experience any issues - there are a lot of untrustworthy new brands you find on Amazon where you would be SOL if there were ever a problem.
r/projectors • Projector for movie nights, overwhelmed by options ->BenQ HT2050 or the updated 2060. Not sure how much or how competitive you play games but I've had fun with some casual halo, star wars Squadrons, Morrowind and Skyrim on mine. They aren't 4k but they look great. Also keep an eye on the factory refurbished site for BenQ and Epson you can score some decent deals.
r/projectors • A good projector under 700$ for gaming/movies ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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