BenQ TH585 Home Entertainment Projector

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Item weight	9.3 Pounds
Minimum throw distance	1.47 Feet
Voltage	100240
Maximum throw distance	1.13 Feet

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BenQ TK850 Home Entertainment Projector

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BenQ

Manufacturer

BenQ

Model number

TK850

Model Year

2020

Part Number

TK850

Mounting Hardware

Projector

Number Of Items

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Voltage

100240

Batteries Included

Batteries Required

Refresh Rate

120

Contains Liquid Contents

Product Dimensions

38 x 26.29 x 12.7 cm; 4.22 Kilograms

Item Weight

4.22 kg

Manufacturer

BenQ

ASIN

B07Y2N2MBL

Item Model Number

TK850

Date First Available

30 October 2019

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techwithTy

I'm disappointed

Reviewed in Canada on 18 September 2020

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I am looking for the best 4k projector for under 2k to watch movies and TV shows. I narrowed down my options to the HT3350 and this TK850. I purchased the HT3550. Although it was an excellent projector , it generated so much heat and made a whole lot of noise so I decided to give the TK850 a shot. Right out of the box it was pretty much identical to the ht3550 and the same user interface and menu options. However, my frustrations began with my Fire stick. On first boot, it displays a pitch white display with barely dependable images of my fire stick content. I assumed it was just a glitch. 3 days after and multiple uses after it does that everytime on first boot and I have to go and power cycle my fire stick. I am certain it is nothing to do with my firestick as I just took down the ht3550 and installed the tk850 right after and I never had any of that issue in my 2kws. This messes with my Logitech Harmony activities as I have go and fiddle with the fire stick taking away from my automated experience. To make matters worse, external speakers doesn't work on this which worked perfectly fine on the HT3550. I tried using optical and ARC but no luck getting it to work.

I am trying to use it in my basement where I can control the light and ambient light. I find the quality lacking compared to the HT3550.

I will definitely be returning this and most likely going for the ht3550 and just suck up the heat and noise if I don't find any better alternative or just maybe I got a bad unit.

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Amazon Customer

Worst purchase, and worst experience with Amazon.

Reviewed in Canada on 23 January 2021

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First of all, picture "out of the box" is awful, and don't bother wasting time tuning up the picture, it will reset on next power on or just after you finished setting it up the screen will flicker and picture will get back to being awful.
This is not true 4k, this is 4 steps pixel shifting (I knew that when I bought it) but it is very unstable technology, the screen flickers too often, sometimes one half of the screen gets darker then another and you need to reset the projector.
Another noticable defect: one corner of the screen is noticably darker than opposit corner.
The warst issue, I could not focus the picture properly, if right bottom corner is focuses and sharp, the opposite corner is fuzzy and vice versa. It is not my first projector, me previous one was BenQ w1070 and it was way better quality than the new one.
No support from BenQ service, they tald me to return it to the sellee ans order a new one.
No support from Amazon either, I had to pay for shipping the item back.

Colin

BenQ TK850: A good, not great, collection of compromises

Reviewed in the United States on 5 July 2020

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This review is about the BenQ TK850. It's worth noting that here on Amazon, reviews for the TK850 and similar BenQ HT3550 are intermixed. The TK850 is significantly brighter, while the HT3550 is a lower-lumen, more color-accurate projector.

I purchased the TK850 to replace a BenQ HT2150st, a short-throw 1080p projector. I also have a BenQ W1070P. These are mounted on the ceilings of urban lofts with relatively high exposure to outdoor light. They do a great job of reducing the space required for TV and sound while providing a great viewing experience.

Having been happy with the first two projectors, going with BenQ for the third seemed like a no-brainer. The reviews for the TK850 were great. However, now that I know more about what I purchased, I will be more cautious in the future. With a price as high as the TK850's, I am surprised at the number of compromises and limitations. This isn't to say that the project cannot create a great picture - it can - but at this price, I question the value.

This projector does a lot of "faking it." More concerning is the fact that many half-implemented features are branded and offered as selling points. I'll point these out throughout the review.

First, a key selling point. At 3000 lumens, the TK850 is indeed brighter than the 2200 and 2000 lumen BenQ projectors. Is it ready for full sunlight? Definitely not. But it is viable in more lighting scenarios than the others.

"True 4k" - Technically, the projector produces the 3840x2160 resolution it claims. However, it does so by rapidly shifting a 1080p (1920x1080) image slightly, rending four offset 1080p images that approximate a 4k display. The resulting visual is better than 1080p, but not as good as a native 4k projector. Real, native 4k projectors cost significantly more, so this compromise seems like a sensible one. The "True 4k" marketing is misleading. Moreover, a setting exists called "silence", which reduces the noise produced by the projector; it does so by stopping the pixel shifting process, rendering the project a 1080p device.

"HDR-Pro" - HDR, or High Dynamic Range, is a technology that claims to offer brighter brights and deeper darks, enable colors to "pop" and providing a richer visual experience. It does by providing greater color depth, 10-bit rather than the traditional 8-bit. For it to be enabled, the content must support it. The TK850's "HDR-Pro" half-implements HDR. Toward the content source, a Roku Stick, for example, it is able to accept and process HDR. But by the time the light is projected, it has been down-factored to 8-bit. The TK850's HDR support renders better, brighter images, but they aren't true. Occassionally, content will appear oversaturated, noticably flattening a bright object and reducing its detail across its surface. Not a show-stopper, but once you've seen it, you'll see it every time.

When content changes from non-HDR to HDR, expect a 5-second transition time in which the screen is black. Tolerable, since sound begins and the screen does eventually appear. Not desirable.

Weak darks - HDR suggests that the TK850 can do dark darks. It can't This is a relatively high-lumen projector, and the darks suffer. The project has many features to attempt to improve dynamic range. Dynamic Iris. HDR "levels". Fancy color calibration.

Purple fringing - At the borders of solid whites, usually used in on-screen titles and descriptions, a purple fringe can be seen from several feet away. This is a common optics issue, and easily missed with moving pictures. It does impact one's perception of image quality.

The speakers - just forget these. If they were twice as good, they would still be unacceptable.

At the end of the day it usually pretty good! But it doesn't take it over the line to native 4k, real HDR, and full P3 color gamut.

Two unexpected limitations are particularly problematic:
HDMI ARC is stereo only. HDMI ARC is a feature in which the projector sends its audio signal back to a receiver via HDMI. The feature can simplify wiring significantly. It was not provided on either the HT2150 or the much older W1070. Unfortunately, no matter what signal is provided by the content source, that content will be down-rendered into stereo. No surround sound. No Dobly Digital, DTS, ATMOS, etc. The limitation ensures that having surround sound will be significantly more complicated, if not impossible. Pairing the TK850 with a Sonos Beam or Sonos Arc, there is no realistic wiring scenario to support surround sound. The problem comes from the fact that HDMI ARC relies on a different set of the cable's pins, and most sound equipment supporting HDMI ARC will not take audio directly from the content. BenQ should look seriously at supporting surround sound in its future projectors.

No HDMI CEC - CEC, or Consumer Electronics Control , enables one HDMI-connected device to control another. Most notably, it enables a content source - Roku, etc - to turn the projector on and off. The content source might detect that no one is watching, gracefully shutting off the projector to save power and projector bulb hours. Both of the older projectors supported it, this TK850 does not.

At the end of the day, the TK850 was a slight visual improvement (one step forward), that complicated how I control the AV system and prevented me from upgrading my stereo (two steps back). I canceled an $800 Amazon purchase, the Sonos Arc soundbar, because this projector couldn't do what a TV does with HDMI Arc. And I now have to think much more about turning the projector on and off. I'm still keeping the projector, but I might not buy it again, and I would spend more time looking at competing products.

I emailed BenQ about some of these issues. The loss of CEC, in particular, was a concern for me. They never responded. If you expect technical support for your future projector, look for reviews discussing how well each manufacturer did.

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the artist formerly known as Movie, freak

ok here's my recommendation

Reviewed in the United States on 19 May 2020

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O.k initial thoughts on this projector:
1. Out of the box performance : Good - I still made some manual adjustment and got a better picture - so that is possible. Look for some calibration hints in the comments and questions section.
2. Kind of noisy - Noisier than my BENQ 2050A but I didn't notice this after the film started - you might.
3. 4k performance - excellent for this price level of product. I got this for the same price as the BENQ 3550 so slight savings against regular price.
4. Sure, black levels could be better/blacker but after some manipulation of the settings I was able to achieve a nice balance and the dynamic iris on this model worked very well. The only problem the iris had was when a super-bright light source was presented right next to a dark area in the same frame - which rarely happened.
5. Haven't tried the 3d function yet - but NOTHING compares to my 2016 passive 3D LG OLED tv!
Now for my thoughts on this or any other 4k projector:
If you must have one I'm sure you can find one in this or lesser price range that will satisfy your need - but my recommendation is to not buy one (at least not buy one yet). Reason? Because 4k media is not yet to the quality level or level of availability to really justify this expense. My reason for saying this is that I watched 2 movies immediately after my initial setup. (For reference I have a 1:1 gain 100" projector screen)
The first was "Pacific Rim". The color and picture was just impeccable! I wasn't going to watch the full movie but I got pulled in so I sat back and marveled at my cinema level (almost) experience. I then decided to try another disc and I pulled out my new 4k "X-MEN" (first movie in the series). This time not so great. I had seen part of this disc on my 4k LG 55 inch OLED and it looked pretty good so I assumed I was in for the same experience as with "Pacific Rim". No such luck. The picture quality left much to be desired and so I was a bit disappointed through-out this presentation. But it did give me a reference point - opposite "Pacific Rim" - and helped solidify my feelings on buying a 4k projector.
If you MUST have a 4k projector then by all means go for it, this BENQ TK850 is a very nice one - but my feeling is don't go crazy and buy a super-expensive projector unless you are a "collector". 4k discs at this point in time are too "hit or miss" in picture and sound quality. I have about an equal amount of great and poor quality 4k discs. For sure there are some great looking discs out there - but some of them are unwatchable due to the fact they are just lousy movies. Who collects 4k movies JUST because they look good?? There are some strange people out there that do this but I have no idea what motivates them.
Final thought:
Find yourself a nice less expensive 1080p projector - there are some very nice ones available and they are VERY affordable. I also own the BENQ 2050A which I use for gaming due to its low input lag. Unfortunately, BENQ seems to have stopped making this model and it looks at though the places you can get it used and new have recognized its value as a great gaming projector (and movies as well) and raised the price from its original cost of $749. But, there are others out there that are great quality and low expense compared to some of the these 4k projectors. Blu-Rays are a WAY better value than 4k discs and you can still experience great home theater quality with blu rays and a 1080p projector. Save your money for some other worthwhile expense.

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A B.

Needs ALR screen !

Reviewed in the United States on 26 August 2020

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Unless you plan to buy a ALR screen or have a light controlled room you may find the term "bright room projector" a little misleading . Having blinds open or any amount of light will result in grey or slightly washed out blacks. At night in a completely dark room I found the color orange to be off ...no amount of adjustment got rid of the "sunburnt" look on anything with orange . Sharpness was good, getting it focused and sized was a breeze . I ultimately returned the projector because I needed a motorized screen and the cost of an Motorized ALR screen was out of the question. So option 2 was only use the projector in complete darkness (which looked great) but the overall color accuracy wasn't acceptable so I returned it for a dark room projector with better color reproduction and bought a large lcd tv for casual daytime watching (for significantly than the cost of a motorized ALR screen) If you have the option of using a "fixed mount " screen then you may want to consider this projector because the cost of a fixed mount ALR screen or DIY kit is considerably less than a motorized one. I think using an ALR screen will allow you to get better veiwing in less than desirable room conditions.

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