BenQ W5000

**Rodny Alvarez** · **04-01-09, 10:08 AM**

With the HCFR you need to remove the diffuser to take the measurements!

**mechman** · **04-01-09, 03:07 PM**

I actually knew that Rodny. I just forgot to in this case.

The confusing thing to come out of that was that the diffuser causes that much of a shift in the measurements?

New readings will be coming today with HCFR.

**Blaser** · **04-01-09, 05:28 PM**

I have a lot of trouble getting correct Gamma readings...

Even set at 2.2 in best mode I obtain 1.8 when measuring. That's a pity, there must be something wrong. I am also only getting about 6.5 FL from the sensor pointed to the screen with 100 IRE. It doesn't look so dark to me though.

Mech, do you measure directly from the projector? What about brightness, how do you measure it?

**Rodny Alvarez** · **04-01-09, 05:46 PM**

Hey Blaser did you calibrate the sensor??

How many hours on the bulb??

**Blaser** · **04-01-09, 05:50 PM**

Rodney! How are you? The bulb is a replacement bulb with only 333 Hrs now on it.

I use HCFR and I press the measure, calibrate sensor tab, I put the eye one sensor on something very dark and that's it. The calibration is very fast though, just when I press the button, it is instantly done. I am not very sure this is correct...

**mechman** · **04-01-09, 05:53 PM**

Everything so far has been projector only. After dinner tonight I plan on doing another run of HCFR pointed at the projector. And then I'm going to do a calibration with the screen. If I am correct in my thinking, very little if any will need to be adjusted since Black Widow is D65.

If your gamma is too low, then your image may be too dim with your blacks being too bright. I fixed my gamma by adjusting my W5000 up to a gamma of 2.4. I did a reading of it yesterday and it was 2.2 across the board. I believe your gamma will be fine once you get everything else set right. Work on your black and white levels Ahmed, after that check your grayscale, and when you get that all set do your primaries and secondaries. Hopefully lcaillo will chime in if I'm cuckoo!

As for the 6.5fL, have you tried moving the sensor around? Ideally you should be somewhere around 12fL. I measure my brightness using a spot meter. My HC3000 with a new bulb was ~12fL. I haven't checked the W5000 yet but I'll do it tonight and let you know. I use a 100IRE window for that.

**Blaser** · **04-01-09, 06:01 PM**

Thanks Mech, and apologies I don't mean to highjack your thread.
I have done all this, can't get the blue excactly right, and I have manually adjusted the Gamma to be about 2.1, but that's the highest setting I could obtain...Anyway I feel there's either something wrong with the sensor calibration or with the sensor itself.

**mechman** · **04-04-09, 09:29 PM**

I'm finally getting around to posting the CalMAN/HCFR comparison

These were readings from my screen - Black Widow

Here's the HCFR readings of the primaries

HCFR CIE Plot

CalMAN measures

**Rodny Alvarez** · **04-12-09, 05:46 PM**

Hey Mech!

can you explain the Panamorph set up on that projector??
What it is
How it works....etc

Thanks!!

**mechman** · **04-12-09, 08:11 PM**

Rodny,

To be honest, I have yet to use it. I completely forgot about the feature until you mentioned it now. I'll give it a try this next week and report back!

**Rodny Alvarez** · **04-12-09, 08:31 PM**

Quote:

mechman wrote:

Rodny,

To be honest, I have yet to use it. I completely forgot about the feature until you mentioned it now. I'll give it a try this next week and report back!

Thanks!!

**mechman** · **04-13-09, 08:05 AM**

I looked into this last night. It's only 'panamorph compatible'. It requires a panamorph lens.

**Rodny Alvarez** · **04-13-09, 10:50 AM**

thanks!!

**mnfish** · **07-19-09, 06:45 PM**

Hi! So I have a new BenQ W5000 and will be setting it up this fall. I'm not a calibrator at all. Do you have any suggestions on how to get it tweaked a little better than out of the box? How can I get into the service menu to adjust the settings?

And overall how do you like the projector? What screen and size do you have? I was looking at a DIY 110" 2:35:1 and adding a DIY anamorphic lens on a sled. Any suggestions on screen color? It will be in a room that is not totally dark during the day but close and certainly dark at night.

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

**mechman** · **07-19-09, 09:03 PM**

Hi Ken! I love the BenQ W5000. It was quite the leap from a HC3000U. You'll definitely want to stick to 'User Mode1' with 'warm' selected for color temp. That was the closest to calibrated 'out of the box' I saw. Standard mode was fairly close as well. If you watch hockey as I do, you may like the 'Dynamic' mode for that. I like the blue push when watching hockey for some reason.

I have a 100" Black Widow right now. But I'm switching to a 106" Elite Silver Frame CineGrey soon. I would recommend either C&S or Scorpion N8.5 for a diy paint. And the Elite CineGrey for a commercial option.

**mnfish** · **07-19-09, 09:39 PM**

Do you prefer the grey over the white for screen color and why?

**mechman** · **07-19-09, 09:45 PM**

If it's not totally dark you need a gray to help with blacks.

**mnfish** · **07-19-09, 10:03 PM**

It isn't so much (light) during the day but is totally dark at night. I will be using black out curtains, too. My fiance likes to watch college hockey and needs to see all the details. She's a BIG St Cloud State fan.

**mechman** · **07-20-09, 07:52 AM**

Well then you may like a white screen. The beauty of painting is that if you don't like it, you paint over it. I like very dark blacks. That's why I like gray screens.

What I would do is paint whatever it is you're going to use as a screen with Kilz primer and then try it out. If you like it, paint it with Valspar Ultra Premium Flat Enamel White. If you want darker blacks, go with one of the grays.

**mnfish** · **07-20-09, 08:00 AM**

That would be fine if I have flat walls but the walls are textured.

**Rick** · **07-26-09, 10:53 AM**

Hey mechman, how do you like your BenQ W5000? I was thinking about getting the BenQ to replace my Mitsubishi HC1500. Is the 1080p picture that much better than the 720p? I really like the picture on my Mitsubishi with my blu-ray player. Would I have any problems in mounting this on my ceiling.I had to sit my Mitsubishi near the floor so I wouldn't have to use the keystone.The height of the ceiling where I would be mounting the projector is 6' 6". The rest of the ceiling is 7'6' but where I have to mounted the projector to get the right distance from the screen (which is a 110"screen)there is a drop in the ceiling to 6'6". With the projector mounted on the ceiling it would put it about 10" to 12" down from the top of the screen. The room is 12x 21. Thanks, Rick

**mechman** · **07-26-09, 12:29 PM**

Rick,

Take a look here. Select "Home Projector", "W5000", "16:9", and "Ceiling mount". If you mount it 15' back at 6'6", you should have enough room between the bottom of your screen and the floor. The further you go back, the less room you will have. There is a vertical image shift as well. You'll want to mount it pretty close to the ceiling.

As for 1080p vs. 720p, it all depends upon where you're sitting. We sit close enough to be able tell the difference - 13.5' for a 100" screen. The nice thing in going to this projector from my Mitsubishi HC3000 was the option of actually adjusting some of the settings for a decent amateur calibration.

The HC3000 offered very little in that regard. But it is a very nice projector.

**Rick** · **07-26-09, 04:48 PM**

Thanks for the information. I guess I will have to decide if it is worth the money to go to 1080p or just be happy with what I got. Thanks again. Rick

**mechman** · **07-27-09, 08:55 AM**

Keep an eye on their site for the refurbished deals.

**Rick** · **07-27-09, 10:53 AM**

Last time I checked they didn't have any.

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