BenQ Unveils W1200 Full HD Projector for Home Entertainment

Top-of-the-Line Home Entertainment with Big-Screen Enjoyment

EUROPE, April 4, 2011 - BenQ, the world’s number 1 DLP® projector brand*, today announced the expansion of its home projector lineup for Europe by introducing the W1200 home entertainment projector. This Full HD 1080p home theater projector is designed for home entertainment enthusiasts and true AV fanatics ready to move from day-to-day television fun to big-screen excitement. Engineered with Texas Instruments’ DLP technology BenQ’s W1200 delivers high brightness, remarkable colors and details, and high contrast ratios with virtually no color decay. Furthermore the W1200 has been equipped with a collection of high-end professional features – ranging from Frame Interpolation Technology, Full HD optimized optical system, widened color gamut from the typical 72% to 85%, and ISFccc certification to full 10-bit processing, adjustable color management, and 20W SRS WOW HD™ surround sound.

Ultra-smooth fast-motion Full HD 1080p picture quality
The W1200 utilizes Frame Interpolation and the latest projector technologies to give you the highest standard of home cinema viewing with ultra-smooth fast-motion picture quality. Offering Texas Instruments’ DLP engine design, a Full HD 1080p resolution, Full 10-bit processing, 5000:1 ultra-high contrast ratio, 1800 ANSI lumen enhanced brightness, and a Full HD optimized optical system, this home projector renders pristinely pure colors in every detail – and stays virtually free of color decay.
More than meets the eye, the W1200 comes packed with image optimizing features otherwise seen in premium AV projectors. Aside from the Frame Interpolation technology, which eliminates the appearance of motion blur and judder to smoothen the motion changes in fast moving scenes in sport games and action movies, there is advanced color wheel coating technology that boosts color saturation with 85% NTSC color gamut display to give you breathtaking colors.

20W Speaker Power and SRS WOW HD
Enjoy an improved dynamic audio performance with deepened bass response, widened horizontal sound field and raised vertical sound image – without spending a penny more on extra audio systems. The W1200 completes your audiovisual experience with the SRS WOW HD technology and dual 10W built-in speakers built with sound boxes. All you need to do is plug ‘n play to transform your living room into a home theatre!

Professional calibration - ISFccc
The ISFccc certification qualifies the W1200 to receive the highly reputed ISFccc professional calibration servicing assistance from the Imaging Science Foundation to deliver optimized performance customized to your home environment. If you prefer to make the color adjustments yourself, the W1200’s own color management system allows you to fine tune the hues according to your preferred contrast, brightness, color temperature, gamma, and white balance levels without compromise.

Ultimately designed for top-of-the-line home entertainment performance, the W1200 is an ideal choice for AV fanatics looking to build their very first home theater.

BenQ’s W1200 will be available in Europe from April 2011. For more information, product specifications and related downloads, please visit the W1200 product page on BenQ.eu.

*Source: FutureSource 2010