BenQ launches W7000, bold and beautiful 3D Full HD Home Cinema Projector

With Independent 3D control mode & full-HD 3D experience, W7000 is a professional cinematic projection device

New Delhi, April 23, 2012 – BenQ, a leading market player in technology innovation and design proficiency today announced the launch of BenQ W 7000 Full- HD 3D Home Cinema Projector, Providing consumers with the ultimate in 3D home entertainment,  W7000 is the first projector in the world to be accredited with Full HD 3D Certification by TUV Rheinland.

W7000 features many industry leading technologies like optimized optical system, Frame Interpolation in 2D & 3D , 3D Direct Play back from BluRay & PS3 players,  PIP, High Zoom of 1.5:1, Wide range lens shift, Panamorph lens compatibility etc. providing viewers with the highest level of clarity and sharpness in every image.

Designed to offer the best 3D cinema experience at home, the projector is powered by DLP Link™ to delivers ultra-smooth images. The W7000 is compatible with the latest HDMI standard – Ver. 1.4a, which means it is able to play 3D movies from a Blu-ray DVD player, live sports via cable or satellite and 3D video games on PS3 directly without additional setup. The combined expertise of BenQ’s projector know-how, Texas Instrument’s DynamicBlack™ and Philip’s VIDI™ lamp technology delivers an astounding 50,000:1 contrast ratio for superbly rendered image definition, even in the darkest scenes, and a brilliant 2,000AL to counter any ambient room lighting.

Featuring BenQ's unique color management system - including independent 3D color control, preset mode, and user mode adjustment - the W7000 gives viewers the freedom to fine-tune hues, contrast, brightness, color temperature, gamma, and white balance levels to match their individual 2D and 3D viewing preferences. For optimal color precision, the W7000 is built to match one of the highest high-definition video standards seen in professional-grade home projectors today: native Rec. 709 color gamut. This enables the projector to deliver colors so real that it reflects what the human eye perceives in natural world.

The projector comes equipped with Frame Interpolation technology this special mode minimizes the appearance of motion blur and judder to give you an ultra-smooth view of all the actions in both 3D and 2D mode particularly for the fast moving scenes of sports games and movies. The Frame Interpolation Technology estimates the motion changes from frame to frame and inserts an interpolated frame between existing frames which results in smoother motion quality.

Panamorph lens compatibility allow you to show 2.35:1 aspect format video play back such as major studio movies - in their original widescreen format at maximum resolution with no image distortion or letterboxing, hence the users can experience the cinema class projection at home. The projector also comes equipped with PIP function which enables a user to experience 2 signals in a single go for example a movie and cricket match can be watched together on a single screen.

BenQ W7000 comes with a special cooling technology to prevent the lamp from overheating thus significantly lowering the cost for lamp replacement. The system is ISFccc-certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), which enables viewers to enjoy a perfectly calibrated picture along with two optimized modes - ISF Day and ISF Night - for an unparalleled viewing experience.

The BenQ W7000 Home Projector is available at a price of Rs 2,46,976 across India. For more information, please visit www.BenQ.co.in

§  About BenQ Corporation

BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life,” including digital projector, LCD monitors, laptop PCs, Netbooks, All-in-One PCs, LCD TVs, digital cameras, storage devices, eBook reader, mobile phones, storage media and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards. 

§  About BenQ Group

The BenQ Group is currently comprised of 16 companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, Daxon Technology Inc., Daxin Materials Corp., Forhouse Corp., Light House Tech, SiPix Imaging, Lextar Electronics Corp. BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Raydium Semiconductor Corporation, Cando Corporation and Wellypower Co., Ltd.