BenQ - W4100i

I would go with the w4100i as a good option for home theater and a little bit of gaming. For more toward the gaming side, go for the TK710. If your space allows it, I would actually choose the LS9000 over any of these and it's at a reasonable price. If you can reach it, the ls12000 is absolutely phenomenal. Best for $1000 - eBay refurbished Benq Ht3550 Best for $1500 - ebay refurbished Benq HT4550i Best for $2000 Gaming - Benq tk710. If you are more toward movies but have a 2000 budget, go for the Benq  W2720i Best for $2500 - refurbished Epson 5050ub Best for $3000 - Benq W4100i Best for $4000 - Epson ls9000 Best for $4500 - Epson LS11000. It would be a tough call between this and the ls9000 because 11000 has more lumens but 9000 has better contrast. Best for $5000 - You can probably find a Native 4K Sony XW5000es Best for $6000 - Epson LS12000, Benq W5800, or Sony XW5000es if you can't find it for $5000 I am like you too and want Laser. But Benqs LED is amazing and I would choose it over 90 percent of laser projectors. Unless you choose the Benq HT3550, I wouldn't consider lamp in 2025.

Oh sorry, I didn't specify but the prices I put are in USD. I overlooked your budget, but let me give you some advice. If you want to go strictly under $2500, nothing can beat a 5050ub refurbished at that price point. What I would do is get a LS11000 refurbished at $3,100 USD which comes with a 2 year warranty because it's Epson refurbished, and that is the best bang for your buck. If you feel more comfortable, go with the Benq w4100i for $3000 which has a LED light source which I love. It won't be as good as the LS11000, but it will be more compact and better for short ceilings. It does have more lumens, but for a 110 inch screen, you won't need those lumens unless the lights are fully on. What I would do in my honest opinion, is just get a 100 or 98 inch tv. I was about to do that to my home theater, but I had space to upgrade to 120. If you can get 115+ then go projector. 

BenQ W4100i is a pretty great projector. I'd definately put that on the list and the price is considerably lower than $4k. Also, I've had great customer service experiences with them. I came from a similar 1080p Epson and the difference is astonishing. It is easily more projector than I could ever need.

I have a BenQ W4100i and an SI Slate 1.2 and am more than happy with a 140" picture. Would I like to do something fancier, maybe a Bragi CinemaScope or a bunch of lasers? Sure, but whatever. I don't let my 16 year old drive the Ferrari either, but it would be lost on him anyways. Everyone in the house uses this setup. It plays TV and movies and YouTube. It is great.

None of those projectors have native 4k resolution The cheapest projector which is a very good option that is native 4k is the Sony VPL-HW 5000ES. I would not recommend it right now due to panel degradation and manual controls at that expensive price point. For a $3,000 price point, don't buy projectors like the Hisense or short throws that have no lens shift. Keystone is BAD IF and only IF your ceilings are at a good height where this projector won't hang too low, then go for the XGIMI Horizon 20 MAX. Also if you plan to place it on a table/not mount it this is a good option. If you don't want that, the number 1 projector I am recommending due to the deal right now is the Epson LS11000. I can't justify why the LS12000 (Slightly upgraded model), is so expensive. Nevertheless, the LS11000 is a great projector with lots of flexibility and at a decently decreased price point NEVER utter the words Optoma lol The newer version of the HT4550i is the W4100i. I like Benq for Home theater, but the fan noise is quite high. I would NOT spend $3000 on the W4100i, instead a GREAT option would be to buy the $1,300 refurb HT4550i from Ebay. This is the best bang-for-your-buck option and is amazing Again, projector lens shift is SO useful, so the only Valerion I would consider would be the MAX 99.99999999% of home theater projectors can project 120 inches +, that is not a good question. The other percent is a cardboard toy. Even the cheapest projectors can probably do 150 if all lights are off I don't like ultra short throw, my opinion is that you will regret if you buy it. Many things need to be perfect for it to work out well. $1,300 refurb HT4550i from Ebay would be the best option as it has 3d support and is very affordable so you can put budget elsewhere If your space permits, then you could go for the XGIMI, but I wouldn't because for half the price I can get a projector that's as good or better refurbished. Consider the Benq W2720i also but I wouldn't go with it

Benq w4100i is on sale for $2699. Just grabbed one myself!

I just upgraded to a Benq w4100i with a grey 0.8 gain screen. I have never seen a better large picture in private ever. I work as a cinematographer and I’m very sensitive to colors because of that if that tells you anything.

I feel the same about old premium projectors as I do old luxury cars. The price of entry will be cheap but the price of upkeep is NOT. Lamps for a JVC run $500. Old Sony SXRD panels degrade to the point they may have lower contrast than brand new budget models. Plus old home theater projectors tend to be much dimmer. I recently reviewed the $3000 BenQ W4100i, a $3000 4K 4LED DLP. In another time that projector would have been considered a light canon. By today’s standards it’s lumen output is roughly average with what we’re seeing on the market at that price.

For what you paid this is a fantastic deal. At its retail price of $3300 I would not recommend. The motorized lens is amazing and this still has some of the best contrast at its price point. The problem is: it’s 6 years old. In tech that’s a lifetime. It’s still using lamps, it’s not true 4K, it’s HDR tone mapping is several generations behind at this point. Hell— it doesn’t even switch to HDR automatically. At this point for $3000+ you can do a better. The BenQ W4100i is $3000 and has 2 way lens shift. It’s a manual lens not motorized but the BenQ has a solid state 4LED light source, HDMI 2.1 with ALLM, true 4K resolution, dynamic tone mapping for HDR and even features Android TV built in. I’m using one now and despite the lack of iris (blacks can’t get as black) it still has the better image owing to that HDR tone mapping. Then there’s the new Xgimi Horizon Max. Also available for $3000. Reviews are limited right now to a handful of influencers but the buzz is super positive. This model has motorized 2 way lens shift and a fairly insane lumen rating of 5700 from a tri-laser light engine (doubt that’s usable lumens but it’s still going to be a light canon in it’s usable modes). It’s basically a full fat home theater projector masquerading as a lifestyle projector complete with built in sound system and google Tv.

I hope its replacement has the same medium throw--the whole reason I bought it is my room is only 11½ feet (3½ m) deep! Beautiful picture when it's doing its thing, but it doesn't always do its thing without pulsing brightness and hanging.

The W4100i's been [released in Europe](https://www.benq.eu/en-eu/projector/cinema/w4100i.html). I'm thrilled that it's the same throw ratio, also with H+V lens shift, making it a drop-in replacement for the slowly-failing HT4550i in my tiny room. I'm *not* thrilled about having to buy the same expensive sh#$ twice.

Pretty sweet setup. I personally like DLP for it's excellent response time for gaming and it's superior 3D. Downside is black levels. I'd wait and see if the [Benq 4100i](https://www.benq.com/en-us/projector/cinema/w4100i.html) is decent. I've got the HT4550I which is fantastic but had too many bugs at first. If the 4100i fixes that issue, it's the best price/performance for gaming and 3D, normal throw if you don't need the deepest blacks. It's honestly got far better black levels than any theater I've been to, and its colors from the LEDs are perfect and beautiful. My real concentration would be the sound though. Massive subwoofers would be first and then getting a nice LCR setup. You have a basement setup, which means LFE won't effect much outside. 4 subs that dig to 10Hz in each corner with Dirac Bass Control on a new Denon + BassEQ..... sorry, you asked. Heh.

??? There are LED Projectors up to 3300 ANSI Lumen! (BenQ X3100, BenQ W4100, BenQ TK705, BenQ W2720)

Your 4550i should still be under warranty, so you can ask for a repair and they can update the firmware to support 4k120hz/hdmi 2.1 they're talking about it on the av forum owners thread - https://www.avsforum.com/threads/benq-ht4550i-w4000i-4k-hdr-led-3200lm-100-dci-p3-home-theater-projector-review-owners-thread.3277561/

I think it's in the last 5 pages? It was the topic of discussion when I visited the thread a month or two ago and I only went back a few pages Yeah I have the 4550i, but I haven't bothered upgrading the firmware. They require it to be sent in for firmware upgrade, no idea why.