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Free yourself from puny TVs with life-sized Full HD 1080p projected images. Invite your friends for epic gaming with low input lag, stunning Game Mode graphics, and 3800lm ultra brightness. Take Gaming to the Next Level As with most projectors, there are several picture modes to work through depending on whether you like your colours cooler or warmer, but, providing you avoid the “Bright” mode (which introduces a questionable green tint and lots of digital noise) you’ll soon find a setting that suits your room. The DLP technology used within the TH575 does mean that some of us may see the “Rainbow Effect” (flashes of colour), but it’s not overly disrupting and is certainly not unexpected at this price point. No question that we wish for 'more' these days, but this is priced similarly to the HT2050a in the USA, and seems to underperform it in almost every single aspect except peak brightness (which is unusable). It doesn't add to the HT2050a, but actually seems to take away from it, at about the same price, with zero modern features to update it at all.
As with the BenQ HT2150ST, the TH585 offers only one 3D picture mode and works with DLP-link glasses only. I saw no crosstalk in my tests and only minor 3D-related motion artifacts. I set up the projector for a 90-inch image at 10.5 feet from the screen. Image quality with default settings is excellent for the price and more than acceptable by most folks' standards. Image detail is appropriate for the 1080p resolution, and colors are well within the range for realistic color in most picture modes. The DLP display of the BenQ TH575 produces a full HD image with a relatively high contrast ratio. For colors, it can produce about 1.07 billion hues, which gives it coverage for roughly 88% of the Rec.709 spectrum. In layman’s terms, it’s probably best to describe the TH575’s picture quality as good enough, if not exceptional. The Bright mode is the exception. As with most projectors, this mode exhibits a noticeable green bias. That said, the bias on the TH585 is less obvious than on many projectors, and most people will consider it usable on an occasional basis, if needed, on a particularly bright day. On-projector settings available to fine-tune the image range from brightness, contrast, and gamma to a color-management system for adjusting hue, saturation, and gain separately for each primary and secondary color. Note, too, that there's a Brilliant Color setting, which is common on DLP projectors. This version has 10 steps; each step down the scale lowers brightness but increases color accuracy. Assessing the BrightnessThis projector looks like it has a RGBWRGBW color wheel and the white was added to pump up the advertised lumens.
On the other hand, Game mode offers the best contrast and sense of three-dimensionality in dark scenes, with Living Room mode in second place again and Cinema a close third. So while Game mode is the obvious choice for games, the choice for watching movies and TV depends on whether you need the extra brightness of Living Room mode, and whether you care more about Cinema mode's better color accuracy or Game mode's better contrast, detail in dark or shaded areas, and three-dimensionality. For a visually immersive experience in any lighting environment, the TH575 is equipped with 3800 ANSI ultra-bright lumens and high-quality color performance. The lamp will last up to 15,000 hours in LampSave mode, which adjusts the power automatically based on the brightness of the content to elongate the lamp's life. Screw holes | There are three M5-sized screw holes on the bottom, so you can attach it to the ceiling- or wall mount which is exactly the solution we needed. The screws aren’t delivered alongside the projector, but if you buy a ceiling mount, it should come with different-sized screws to be compatible with various types of beamers. Both beamers I tested had the option to be mounted upside down. One important note: the BenQ TH575’s weight balance does not match its visual center. Depending on your ceiling mount solution, you may have to play around with where you connect it. I used a Vogel’s ceiling mount and had to disconnect it ~5 times to readjust the centre, so it wouldn’t tilt the screen because of its weight not being evenly divided.Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of its throw distance. It has a standard throw lens, meaning you’ll need around 10-12 feet to fill a 100-inch screen. The options for aligning and adjusting that image are also fairly limited, with a narrow 1.1x zoom and a vertical lens shift as its only options. That may not be an issue in a typical space, but if your room is small or has an odd layout, you may find it frustrating to install this projector. On the plus side, the vertical keystone correction is self-adjusting, taking some of the hassle out of getting the projector up and running. Picture Quality With exclusive modes for gamers, stunning visuals and an array of connectivity options, the TH575 is elevating the entire entertainment experience. Post this More disappointing is the built-in sound system. Although the onboard, mono 10-watt speaker delivers decent-enough quality, the peak volume is underwhelming. It's suitable for a small family room, but if you want a truly immersive game-playing experience, plan on connecting an external sound system. For my formal tests, I used Cinema mode, with Brilliant Color set to 0, to give the best color accuracy while still being easily bright enough to fill a 90-inch screen in a dark room. In informal tests in a family room with lots of windows, Cinema mode was still bright enough to light up an 80-inch 1.0 gain white screen for nighttime viewing with lights on. Living Room mode was a little brighter, and my preferred choice for daytime viewing. Cinema mode offers the best color accuracy and does the best job holding the subtle gradations that give closeups of rounded objects a sense of three-dimensionality. But the slightly brighter Living Room mode is not far behind, and Game mode is close behind that, albeit with slightly less saturated color.
I’m still not convinced how practical the white is on any projector used for TV and movies or even games. Business projectors I can make a case for white segments a little better. Take that space used by the white segments and enlarge the RGBs would make for a better projector IMO but then they could only list it at 2000 lumens.The white segment, meanwhile, lets the TH585 deliver a brighter image than you would get from an otherwise identical projector without one, contributing a lot to the projector's rating of 3,500 ANSI lumens. However, note that this inclusion affects color accuracy, which is why color wheels in projectors meant for traditional home theater in a dark room—take the BenQ HT2150ST, for example—don't include white panels. As TV innovations relentlessly march onwards, it’s fair to say that projectors live somewhat in their shadow. Though fantastic for achieving a huge image for relatively little outlay, they can be compromised when it comes to some other specs, in comparison to TVs. There’s nothing quite like that big-screen experience you get from a projector, however, so it’s great to see an updated model come out. I keep the devices for at least a few weeks (sometimes more) to see what they are worth in real conditions. some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online) Low input lag | The BenQ TH575 is designed specifically for gaming and thus has a very low input lag compared to most projectors. The TH575 brings 16ms response time (when playing in 180P/60Hz) for smooth gameplay. I even tested some rhythm games on it like Hi-Fi Rush and Rhythm Sprout and couldn’t notice any delay. The Chesto beamer had some noticeably lag and also used an annoying motion smoothing.
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