I'M NOT a front projector authority by any means, but let me share to you my thoughts. This BenQ has no distinctive merits going for it except that its a unit thats bound to astound a FIRST TIME user. For first timers this is already a good model, but never exceptional. Why not add P15,000 more for your budget threshold and grab the INFOCUS IN76. This much-touted, highly-praised 720p unit is a DLP classic, shaped like a "black flying saucer" and factory-calibrated - is being availed for P65,000 by AVSHOP here. I believed this price is still negotiable. I could vouch for the IN76 because it is among the Infocus IN-- line-up which includes three units, each featuring the three Darkchip models: IN72 with DC1, IN76 with DC2 and IN78 with DC3. The best of these 720p units is undoubtly the IN78 because it has the highest native Contrast of around 3,800 CR and sports the black-level superiority of the Darkchip 3. The CR rate of 3,800 may looked low but remember that when you ascribed a CR like that to a DLP, thats already impressive. And the proof of the resolution pudding is in the watching. Whether you take IN76 or IN78 (around P125,000 at the moment), you're bound to be gratified of the giant picture, much much better than BenQ could qualifiably give. Or, take the Panasonic PTX200 which sells between P44,000 to P55,000. Its a high-lumened, 720p bestseller, with razor-sharp picture a notch higher than DLP and very suitable for non-purist budding videophile who're just starting out.
