So here is the story I am waiting for a replacement from Amazon because I believe it was manhandled during shipping and screwed up the fan(s). happens.
Now about this excellent projector. First thing first the black levels are very good on this projector for a projector. You need to run it in smart eco mode and you get great contrast and it's quiet. I know because I had the epson 5050UB and I ran gravity on both in 4k and 3D and they looked almost the same. Maybe the 5050 had slightly better blacks but the 4550i still has great blacks and better highlights and color. I have an oled E6 so i know black levels and 3D. It is also very good at intermittent black detail. Motion is super smooth on this projector and 3D is very good. Sharpness is a standout and it is noticeably sharper then the epson 5050Ub. It is a bright projector and in bright cinema mode it still looks great with some lights on. Now I must say the epson 5050UB is a great projector but unlike the benq, which uses led rated at 20,000 hours, the epson used a bulb rated at 3000 hours and must be changed. This is a very modern projector and you can see it in design,lighting system, and menu system. It is relatively compact and will Def fit into my blacked out cinema room.
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| hardware interface | 3 5 mm audio, usb2.0 a, hdmi | hdmi | 3 5 mm audio | usb | hdmi, vga, usb | bluetooth |
| display resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 | 2160 | 3820 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
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| max throw distance | 25.1 feet | 10 feet | 300 inches | 9.76 meters | 62 feet | 13.12 feet |
| min throw distance | 3.3 feet | 8 feet | 40 inches | 0.75 meters | 5 feet | 5.9 feet |
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Excellent and does everything well including black levels with setting adjustment below.
So here is the story I am waiting for a replacement from Amazon because I believe it was manhandled during shipping and screwed up the fan(s). happens.Now about this excellent projector. First thing first the black levels are very good on this projector for a projector. You need to run it in smart eco mode and you get great contrast and it's quiet. I know because I had the epson 5050UB and I ran gravity on both in 4k and 3D and they looked almost the same. Maybe the 5050 had slightly better blacks but the 4550i still has great blacks and better highlights and color. I have an oled E6 so i know black levels and 3D. It is also very good at intermittent black detail. Motion is super smooth on this projector and 3D is very good. Sharpness is a standout and it is noticeably sharper then the epson 5050Ub. It is a bright projector and in bright cinema mode it still looks great with some lights on. Now I must say the epson 5050UB is a great projector but unlike the benq, which uses led rated at 20,000 hours, the epson used a bulb rated at 3000 hours and must be changed. This is a very modern projector and you can see it in design,lighting system, and menu system. It is relatively compact and will Def fit into my blacked out cinema room.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
Now about this excellent projector. First thing first the black levels are very good on this projector for a projector. You need to run it in smart eco mode and you get great contrast and it's quiet. I know because I had the epson 5050UB and I ran gravity on both in 4k and 3D and they looked almost the same. Maybe the 5050 had slightly better blacks but the 4550i still has great blacks and better highlights and color. I have an oled E6 so i know black levels and 3D. It is also very good at intermittent black detail. Motion is super smooth on this projector and 3D is very good. Sharpness is a standout and it is noticeably sharper then the epson 5050Ub. It is a bright projector and in bright cinema mode it still looks great with some lights on. Now I must say the epson 5050UB is a great projector but unlike the benq, which uses led rated at 20,000 hours, the epson used a bulb rated at 3000 hours and must be changed. This is a very modern projector and you can see it in design,lighting system, and menu system. It is relatively compact and will Def fit into my blacked out cinema room.
Style: LED 100% DCI-P3Verified Purchase
Excellent and does everything well including black levels with setting adjustment below.
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
So here is the story I am waiting for a replacement from Amazon because I believe it was manhandled during shipping and screwed up the fan(s). happens.Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
Now about this excellent projector. First thing first the black levels are very good on this projector for a projector. You need to run it in smart eco mode and you get great contrast and it's quiet. I know because I had the epson 5050UB and I ran gravity on both in 4k and 3D and they looked almost the same. Maybe the 5050 had slightly better blacks but the 4550i still has great blacks and better highlights and color. I have an oled E6 so i know black levels and 3D. It is also very good at intermittent black detail. Motion is super smooth on this projector and 3D is very good. Sharpness is a standout and it is noticeably sharper then the epson 5050Ub. It is a bright projector and in bright cinema mode it still looks great with some lights on. Now I must say the epson 5050UB is a great projector but unlike the benq, which uses led rated at 20,000 hours, the epson used a bulb rated at 3000 hours and must be changed. This is a very modern projector and you can see it in design,lighting system, and menu system. It is relatively compact and will Def fit into my blacked out cinema room.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2019
Things i don't like:
1) Optical output is only outputting stereo sound. Not sure WTF BenQ was thinking here. I ended up buying a new receiver due to this. This was major let down for me and almost wanted to return this projector. But my old receiver was in need of update anyways so decided to fork the extra money for a new receiver.
2) Fan noise (when I had it on a table this was a bit loud but ever since mounting it on a wall, I've noticed that it's quieter than before).
3) Mounting - For some stupid reason, BenQ decided to not have a flat surface for the mount side so one of the screws is right next to the raised body. You can probably see it in the pics. In the end it still worked fine but for a company who's in this business for a while would have given some thought about this and made sure that the mounting side is completely flat. I used the Mount-It mount as it allowed for extension to drop the projector height.
Things I LOVE:
1) Picture quality - Hands down just amazing out of the box and I've only just watched 1080p content so far! Planning to connect 4k firestick this weekend to get an idea of how great this projector really is.
2) Has USB power port (2.5A at that) so that I can just power the firestick off that port. Works perfectly!
I really haven't played around with the different settings on the projector and frankly i'm afraid to just because it's puts out damn good image right now. Make sure to measure the distance from the lens to the wall and also the height of the projector. I think BenQ has a good calculator for this but again difficult to use. However, the best way is to just use a ladder and put the projector on it to see how the image would look. I just zoomed out the image completely and made sure that I was satisfied with the minimum image size it projected. After that I just found a good mounting spot for the projector mount between 1 to 2 feet after that spot so that I can then zoom in to get image size I wanted on the wall. I'd say go for it if you're debating to whether to get this as your first projector or not. I don't think I'd ever consider buying large TVs if a projector in that setting could also work.
Style: Dark RoomVerified Purchase
Amazing picture quality....My first projector!
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2019
This is my first projector and after looking at all of the different options, I figured this was the one to go with. It's been said that this projector resolved lot of the first generation projector problems so not having to deal with some of those quirks is always a positive. In any case, this projector was MUCH better than I had expected. I'm just projecting on a wall and it looked so good that I'm debating to whether to even a buy screen for it or not! Eventually i'll get the screen but it's not by any means an urgent need for me. I honestly can't tell whether i'm watching a TV or projector. Of course the room does need to be dark (some light is still acceptable) but if you have good amount of ambient light then the picture will look washed out.Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2019
Things i don't like:
1) Optical output is only outputting stereo sound. Not sure WTF BenQ was thinking here. I ended up buying a new receiver due to this. This was major let down for me and almost wanted to return this projector. But my old receiver was in need of update anyways so decided to fork the extra money for a new receiver.
2) Fan noise (when I had it on a table this was a bit loud but ever since mounting it on a wall, I've noticed that it's quieter than before).
3) Mounting - For some stupid reason, BenQ decided to not have a flat surface for the mount side so one of the screws is right next to the raised body. You can probably see it in the pics. In the end it still worked fine but for a company who's in this business for a while would have given some thought about this and made sure that the mounting side is completely flat. I used the Mount-It mount as it allowed for extension to drop the projector height.
Things I LOVE:
1) Picture quality - Hands down just amazing out of the box and I've only just watched 1080p content so far! Planning to connect 4k firestick this weekend to get an idea of how great this projector really is.
2) Has USB power port (2.5A at that) so that I can just power the firestick off that port. Works perfectly!
I really haven't played around with the different settings on the projector and frankly i'm afraid to just because it's puts out damn good image right now. Make sure to measure the distance from the lens to the wall and also the height of the projector. I think BenQ has a good calculator for this but again difficult to use. However, the best way is to just use a ladder and put the projector on it to see how the image would look. I just zoomed out the image completely and made sure that I was satisfied with the minimum image size it projected. After that I just found a good mounting spot for the projector mount between 1 to 2 feet after that spot so that I can then zoom in to get image size I wanted on the wall. I'd say go for it if you're debating to whether to get this as your first projector or not. I don't think I'd ever consider buying large TVs if a projector in that setting could also work.
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