BenQ 8700 contrast ratio (1 Viewer)

[John Menoni]

I see that BenQ is coming out with a new line of projectors in March. I was planning on buying the 8700 after reading all the great reviews. The new BenQ model that is replacing the 8700 has twice the contrast ratio of the 8700. I am not a videophile. This is my first projector and I don't really know how important the contrast ratio is. Is this going to make a huge difference in picture quality? Or should I get the 8700 for a discount price?

 

[DonRC]

At this point, nobody knows whether the contrast ratio on the new line is significantly greater than the 8700 or not. Published contrast ratios are notoriously unreliable in anything but a laboratory test environment.

As a side note, I think BenQ has now pushed back the release date for the new projectors into April or May.

 

[Michael TLV]

greetings ...

the 8700+ is 2500:1
the 8700 is 2000:1

from their lit ...

real life ones are much lower than these

regards

 

[John Menoni]

Thank you for the info. I think I am just going to go with the 8700 when the price comes down.