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Home cinema projectors They are all over the map in terms of price and performance. Often times you get what you pay for. High-end projectors that mimic what you see at your local movie theater can cost upwards of $6,000. On the lower end, you can easily pay less than $1,000 for a home projector, but you may sacrifice brightness, contrast, and color quality. Many of us have Favorite projectors sit Somewhere in the middle in terms of price and quality. This certainly applies to the BenQ TK705STi short-throw projector.
The main cost-effective reason to consider purchasing this 4K projector appeals to gamers, who will appreciate its low-latency performance and larger screen size. Once you see James Bond on a 12.5ft screen while gaming 007 first light On Xbox, you’ll wonder why you didn’t upgrade sooner. Being a short-throw projector, it’s also nice to be able to operate the TK705STi in almost any room in your home. You can place it a few feet from a wall or across the room, allowing for great flexibility.
However, the TK705STi is not for everyone. Movies and TV shows didn’t look as impressive with this projector—certainly not compared to a top-rated projector Leica Cinema Play 1which costs about twice the price. I’ve also dealt with some bugs with auto-tuning keys; Once I figured out how to adjust the screen manually, it worked fine but was still a pain.
Mainly, though, I’d recommend the TK705STi for gamers who don’t need high-end home cinema picture quality, since this projector’s overall performance is only average.
Living the short throw dream
The BenQ TK705STi is a short-throw projector designed to be placed close to a wall. The TK705STi has a short throw ratio of 0.8:1, which means you divide the wall size by the short throw ratio. To get an image 10 feet wide, for example, you have to place the projector about 8 feet away, which is exactly what I did in my windowless testing area. (Later, in a brightly lit family room with large windows, I increased the screen size to 12 feet by placing the projector 10 feet from the wall.)
After I put the projector in place, I noticed that its legs were a little shaky. It’s not wobbly, but it lacks the stability I prefer for a mid-range projector like this. If you bump it into the table, the projector will jog around quite easily and will start automatically setting the keys again – a feature I found fiddly at best, often incorrectly mapped to the wall or screen. (Though for what it’s worth, BenQ reps said this isn’t normal and could be related to my display.)
