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REVIEWS / PROJECTORS / BENQ INDIA PVT LTD

BenQ MP611c DLP Projector

20 Jan, 2007, 3:12 pm IST | by Gagan Gupta | Projectors

There are quite a few features that I really liked about the projector. It had a pretty good start-up time at under 30 seconds and an equally impressive shutdown time which was close to 40 seconds. The performance was very silent, with no fan noise even in a completely quiet environment.

Having a easily navigable menu system was another plus point for the MP611c. All the options were easily accessible, which made the initial setup a breeze. The zoom and focus functionality was found on the same ring that encapsulates the projection lens, which was, once again, convenient to use. The thing is that the MP611c was extremely easy to set up thanks to its easy accessibility.

I selected VGA input to play movies on the MP611c, primarily because compared to composite and S-Video (my other alternatives), the VGA input would give me the purest quality, and sure enough, the image was, to an extent, impressive. The black levels were considerably deep but though colors stood out pretty well they lacked a certain vibrance in parts that required it. Don't get me wrong, the image quality wasn't dull, but when you're pampered with the kind of lively colors from flat panel TVs these days, these drawbacks do stand out a bit more.

The parts that were supposed to be vibrant in fact gave a burned out, high contrast kind of an effect, which was especially visible in animated movies and videogames.

Besides these gripes, there wasn't much worth complaining about in the MP611c. It's suitable for just about any environment, thanks to its bright 2100 ANSI Lumens bulb, 2000:1 contrast ratio, and the (relatively) quick startup and shutdown times. Of course, at its price of Rs. 53,000 (plus taxes), you can probably hook up with an HDTV, but if size matters more than the resolution then this one's a great option.

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