BenQ - X3100i
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Last updated: Dec 16, 2025 Scoring
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"It’s is SO MUCH more quiet than the s7 it ramped up the suction power from 4000 to 19000 yet I can let it clean my office room while being in a call now."
"Extremely quiet compared to our last one to the point where we can have it running while my partner is in work meetings (besides emptying water and dust bin, but that is 10 seconds of loud x 2)."
"pads that lift on carpet so you can run it while the baby naps"
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"Love my Tea Pros, favorite set for gaming ... Tea Pros are unbelievable value for gaming. ... I mostly play Hunt: Showdown and they do almost feel like cheating in some compounds. ... The sense of space is immaculate, both distance and directionality is about as good as it gets for gaming. ... The Tea Pros do a better job of establishing space around you so I will continue to use the Tea Pros for gaming."
"I could pinpoint footsteps with such ease, which I couldn't even do with my headset!"
"For gaming the Tea Pros so far are a 10/10, I play mostly Hunt: Showdown and the additional separation, staging, and tighter but punchy bass were all noticeably better for my ears."
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"Night time it's great. ... For sure, the darker the room the better the blacks. It's not pitch black, but I think paired with the alr grey screen it looks awesome. Anything black looks good enough for me, not oled tv spec, but still great."
"One more thing to consider is that the X3100i comes equipped with BenQ’s HDR-Pro tone mapping. That’s more than a simple branding excercise— I’ve found the HDR-Pro models to have a pretty significant advantage in HDR image quality and this seems to be backed up in the video."
"looks good in the pitch black (not just dark)"
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"Movies look awesome too. ... Obviously not as black but the brightness and colors are phenomenal."
"One more thing to consider is that the X3100i comes equipped with BenQ’s HDR-Pro tone mapping. That’s more than a simple branding excercise— I’ve found the HDR-Pro models to have a pretty significant advantage in HDR image quality and this seems to be backed up in the video."
"Hard to go back from full immersive experience."
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"The optical lens shift is really awesome for dialing in screen positioning too."
"Sure!"
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"The fan that circulates the air is so ridiculous it sounds like an airplane is idling inside my house, and it literally changes the air pressure in my kitchen and hurts my ears"
"The biggest issue is the noise it makes, I move a lot from side to back and vice versa during the night. The noise sounds like balloons rubbing against each other. I've tried wrapping it in a blanket, which helps a bit but still makes a lot of noice."
"Very very loud"
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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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"While, even the BenQ 4550i looked like mud in space scenes and any dark scene."
"I had a 4k pixel shift. BenQ 4550i and while it was a little sharper, I sent it back, and I kept the 5050ub because the contrast was much much better. Contrast is king."
"I ended up keeping the epson 5050ub because the contrast ratio of the epson was light years better then the other 2 projectors. ... Yes, the 4550i had better color and was a little sharper but overall the epson had a much more engaging picture because of the contrast."
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"The benq isn’t really bright enough to do that and looks really washed out with the lights on."
"Contrast is not good compared to a TV if any lights are on. ... it’s quite washed out but if I need to see something I’m doing I just deal with it. ... If she has the eyes to comment on contrast I don’t think anyone would look at a projector setup with lights on and not see obvious washing out."
"The Epson is a lot less bright than a full sized projector, and won't compete with ambient light very well at all."
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"LCDs can have Image retentions (Burn in) like TVs."
Literally my journey. Cheap Amazon projector as an emergency display while on the road. Lasted us a year and change at home. When the filter burned through upgraded to a BenQ 4K setup. No way my wife would have been interested in the cost for the system without testing a cheap version first.
r/projectors • PSA for anyone thinking of buying a $100 Chinese projector off Amazon… ->If this is a permanent installation, look at home theater projectors, or lifestyle models designed to be easily ceiling mounted. A proper 5.1 audio installation with an AV receiver is a must, especially in a dedicated space with a home you actually own. Run wiring in the walls before you paint, and you will have a life long proper surround system. Avoid equipment at the front of the room if possible. Run HDMI to the projector and make it so you can swap out that HDMI cable. Wireless/screen mirroring is generally quite a lousy way to do anything. Use a wired device like an Apple TV or a Chromecast. If you're just streaming, consider a Roku or similar. The lifestyle models, as seen in the video, and as recommended with the X1 are decent solutions for sure, but are trickier to ceiling mount if they don't have a 3-point or 4-point mounting structure as is common with traditional projectors. Plus, they rarely have zoom and lens shift is almost unheard of. These are more common features on traditional projectors. But, the Hisense C2 Pro is a model with good zoom but terrible mounting. The Nexigo Trivision Ultra is well reviewed and has 4-point mounting which is nice for a ceiling setup. No zoom, no lens shift, so positioning must be very accurate for best results, as is common. Super easy to setup are models like the Epson 3800, but they are lamp-based and pretty much past their prime. A shame we haven't seen a laser version of those models yet. The BenQ X500i or X3100i are considerations as is the TK710 (or TK710STi) which are decent traditional models. High end starts around $5000 with Epson, Sony, and JVC models, all worthy in a good theater. Not sure what you're really hoping to spend here. A fixed frame screen from Silver Ticket is a excellent way to go.
r/projectors • Please help me choose a projector ->Native contrast of the 3100i has a lot left to be desired. MKii and Vision master pro are big advancements for the mid end consumer grade community. My only concern is with the reliability of these brands. In my time I've seen a lot of projectors go south rather quickly. Benq has a pretty good track record in my opinion. You can't have the best of both worlds with these DLP projectors. Personally I'd rather live with a little input lag over borderline acceptable picture quality
r/projectors • Hi, what's the best Projector for movies and games? ->For the price the 3100i is really good for gaming.
r/projectors • Hi, what's the best Projector for movies and games? ->Love my x3100i. Its mounted about 11' from 120" screen and looks amazing!! 👍👍
r/projectors • Gaming projector pros, please end my suffering ->my votes for the x3100i
r/projectors • Help picking projector for Recording Studio Home theater conversion. ->I think the led and laser models are best for ease of use and longevity. Benq has some of the cheaper ones: the ht2060 is 1080p but seems pretty solid and the cheapest option id go for. The x3100i (i have an older model of this one, lots of hours no issues yet) and the x500 are the two that are a step up. There is a laser one too I think that is between those but I don’t remember the model off the top of my head. Whatever you do make sure it fits your intended space, these models have limited image adjustment and keystone takes away a lot of the positives of these models. I also recommend a quality seller NOT amazon just in case you do need to deal with replacement/warranty stuff. A dedicated projector site will help you compare models easier too.
r/projectors • Best Projector for Long Term Use ->Looks great. Got a mate with benq 4K projector and The feeling playing at 130 inch screen is amazing. This nebula projector looks even better. Enjoy!
r/Switch • Switch 2 looks amazing in 4K ->We don’t know about the valerian reliability yet. Just no way to know, too new. There is no way to beat the sun as it will put 300,000 lumens on a 10x10 screen. Projectors are 3,000 just just can’t compete. The valerian is likely pretty good, benq 3100 is a good choice as is the Epson 3800.
r/projectors • Best projector under $2000! ->Benq 710 is a very good choice. Tho we don’t know longevity yet the valerian are very good. Benq 3100 is awesome. I’m running an Epson ls11000 at the moment…. All start at double your budget. There are good choices between your budget and $2k just those are my current top choices
r/projectors • best 4k projector ->Yes the 3100, that‘s what I actually meant to write in op.. but I guess especially when it comes to gaming that will be the best one.
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