the TH685i needs 8 feet 3 inches to projector a 100-inch image (check out the ProjectorCentral BenQ TH685i Projection Calculator to see if it would fit in your space and screen size).

More surprisingly, the TH685 can also handle high dynamic range video – something that again has become almost universally supported on the latest PS5/ Xbox Series X video games. On the front left face of the projector you’ll find the fan that operates at a fairly quiet 50db – which is a bit more than a whisper, but not much. The claimed peak brightness of 3,500 Lumens, though, is anything but standard, and should be enough to deliver either explosively potent images in a dark room, or still enjoyable images in a fairly bright room. Note, however, that the fan does output a fair amount of heat, especially if you’re unfortunate enough to be sitting right next to it.As a pleasant surprise, it also delivers far more robust audio than you would expect from its onboard 5-watt mono speaker, thanks to the chamber design. PayPal Credit and PayPal Pay in 3 are trading names of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. Switch on your TH685 projector to carry yourself or your team to victory in various video game settings. If that length of time is too high, it could lead to frustration completing jumping puzzles or getting consistently defeated by enemies and other players. I'm so new to projectors and I think I have some longstanding preconceptions about their limitations which could be out of date.

However, I've tried hooking up my high-end gaming PC to play some controller based games and it leaves A LOT to be desired. Inevitably there's a little more jaggedness to diagonal lines and more visible general image structure than you would see with a 4K projector, and details are a little less dense, too. Resolution - Again, I'm not 100% convinced it's actually native 1080p, but text is very blocky and the aliasing is pretty obvious during play. The 5W chambered speaker upgraded with a wider frequency range for deep bass and soaring highs, BenQ audio-enhancing technology also provides exclusive EQ algorithms for pure clarity and sensual sound quality. Moving the focus ring just a little changes the focus a lot, making it hard to adjust without overshooting the right setting.In fact, with so much brightness feeding into them, its colours actually look engagingly vibrant and rich. To put the projector through its paces, we played some games, watched some films and binged on two shows – the color-rich Central Park on Apple TV Plus and the heart-warming Ted Lasso. SmartEco mode decreases lamp power in darker scenes "while optimizing display quality," as BenQ describes.

Turning down Brilliant Color improves color accuracy, but affects the color temperature a little (making it warmer in this case), and decreasing brightness. Though this does, before anyone gets too carried away, reflect the fact that this is a full HD projector, at a time when the majority of home entertainment projectors are starting to offer real or at least pseudo 4K playback. And having other cookies switched off can seriously affect the way you’ll be able to enjoy our services. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year.Note, though, that these digital features are no replacement for physical, optical adjustments, since they essentially distort the picture away from the pixel for pixel accuracy you ideally want.