BenQ Launches True 4K HDR-PRO Home Cinema DLP Projectors with Super Wide DCI-P3 Colour Gamut

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 13 MARCH,2019 – BenQ, the global No.1 DLP projector brand, unveiled today CinePrime W5700 and W2700 DLP projectors, providing connoisseur-grade image quality, world-class colour performance and personalised customisability for home cinema enthusiasts. The world’s first 4K home theatre DLP projector featuring DCI-P3 colour, BenQ CinePrime W5700 and W2700 guarantee long-lasting CinematicColour with projector-optimised HDR-PRO™ support and individual factory colour calibration.

“W5700 and W2700 introduce budding movie fanatics to real enthusiast-level cinema performance,” said Martin Moelle, Managing Director of BenQ Australia. “Astounding 4K visuals with precise HDR colour combined with powerful image adjustability and installation flexibility to perfectly suit small audio-visual screening rooms and living rooms.”

Spectacular UHD Premium 4K Resolution with DCI-P3 Colour Gamut
Both CinePrime models deliver true 4K performance with 3840x2160 resolution and 8.3 million distinct pixels for each frame. Utilising a pristine 4K-optimised optical system with six structured groups of all-glass lens elements for brilliant light transmission and ultimate image quality, W5700 and W2700 produce spectacular clarity and sharpness across the entire screen.

Setting themselves apart from the competition, W5700 and W2700 blend real 4K resolution with the digital cinema industry’s lofty DCI-P3 colour standard, framing the ideal setting to view the latest 4K Blu-rays in glorious authentic colours as envisioned by filmmakers. Leveraging BenQ-exclusive CinematicColour technology, W5700 provides 100% coverage of the super wide DCI-P3 colour space and 100% of Rec. 709 while W2700 covers 95% of DCI-P3 and 100% of Rec. 709, backed by individual factory colour calibration reports ensuring Delta E≤3 colour accuracy.

W5700 and W2700 breathe lifelike quality into 4K performances with proprietary HDR-PRO technology specifically optimised for projection. Supporting both HDR10 and HLG formats, HDR-PRO incorporates auto colour and tone mapping techniques to offer superior brightness and contrast ranges as well as ideal image optimisation, bringing out stunning 4K clarity and depth for vividly natural and realistic video quality.

Advanced Adjustability and Installation Flexibility for Pro Personalisation
For film buffs and home theatre pros seeking a sophisticated and customised cinema experience, BenQ proprietary CinemaMaster Video+ technology brings commercial quality digital cinema experiences into AV screening rooms and living rooms with motion-adaptive 4K pixel enhancement, gorgeous colour enhancement, and natural flesh tone rendition.

Tastefully designed with a modern, compact profile and light weight, BenQ CinePrime projectors facilitate tailored AV personalisation with versatile short throw, big zoom, and lens shift for a wide range of home cinema possibilities. Ideal for dedicated AV rooms, W5700 provides a generous 1.6X zoom and 2D H/V lens shift. Smartly equipped for living rooms, W2700 features 1.3X zoom, vertical lens shift, as well as CinemaMaster Audio+ 2 for powerful and convenient integrated audio.

Powered by ultimately durable Digital Light Processing, the 2015 Academy Award of Merit Oscar® winning technology used in 90% of the world’s digital cinemas, W5700 and W2700 deliver long-lasting picture quality with precise colours and razor-sharp clarity without maintenance or degradation.

BenQ CinePrime W2700 is available now ($2499 SRP), and W5700 ($3999 SRP) begins shipping April 2019. To find out more about BenQ projectors, please visit BenQ.com.