BenQ HT2150ST review
Jun 30, 2020
If you’re not aiming at 4K but wish to have a high-quality picture with high contrast for your movie watching or gaming, check the BenQ HT2150ST review. This model supports short throw and will...
Read MoreHigh-Quality Full HD Picture: BenQ HT2150ST vs BenQ HT2050
Both models feature the DLP matrix standing for good contrast and focus while yielding in term of brightness and color density to other projectors in the class. The key difference to choose BenQ HT2050 vs BenQ HT2150ST is in resolution handling, throw ratio. It’s also worth to compare the throw distance and speaker specs.
Properties
The projectors feature the same brightness and contrast specs, with the good amount of black; still, some white spots might be seen on particularly light-colored pictures. The BenQ HT2150ST vs HT2050 has shorter throw with the considerable throw ratio, making it a good choice for gaming. It also integrates quite decent 20W stereo speaker to support immersive gaming interface with the quality sound. In comparison, the BenQ HT2050 has longer projection distance and bigger input lag. Still, its large resolution (over 8 mln pixels) makes it a great device for movie-watching.
Design & build quality
By inspecting BenQ HT2150ST vs BenQ HT2050 design, I can say that they look and weigh much the same, having the stylish compact box with rounded angles, and somewhat small and flat navigation buttons on the top. The BenQ HT2150ST versus the HT2050 is more versatile, as it can be mounted in the rear position. The BenQ HT2050 can throw the picture from the ceiling mount, front or tabletop as well. It can be adjusted vertically up to 40 degrees, enabling more options for its easy installation.
BenQ HT2150ST pros & cons
Pros
- Rich color and accurate blending provide a lifelike dynamic picture.
- Functional handy remote with good buttons onset.
- The projector features both audio input & output enabling the connection of the external speaker.
Cons
- Blacks are a bit washed out in the light environment.
- The projector is demanding for upgraded HDMI cables (otherwise no signal is transmitted).
BenQ HT2050 pros & cons
Pros
- Long focal distance enables the crisp highly detailed picture and efficient zooming without image quality loss.
- Integrated Day/Night calibration lets tweaking the settings immediately for the different amount of environment light.
- The HDTV works well providing high picture quality and no lip-sync issues.
Cons
- HDMI ports are somewhat wobbling and tend to shake off the connection.
- The fan becomes noisy upon a considerable load.
