BenQ Corporation Projectors

How to read BenQ projector model names: first letter for class M, S, T, L, W, X, G, V, second letter for resolution S, X, W, H, U, K, series number, short throw ST and UST, the i suffix with Android TV, the two naming systems W and HT, and the light source lamp, BlueCore laser or 4LED, explained on the TK700STi.

How to read model names

TK700STi

First letter · class of unit

M lamp-based business (MS536, MX611, MW727, MH741) · S lamp-based installation (SH753, SH940) · T home entertainment (TH685, TK850i) · W home cinema (W1070, W2700) · L lamp-free (LU930, LK935) · X gaming (X1300i, X3000i) · GP, GS, GV portable · V ultra-short-throw Laser TV (V7050i). Every one of them uses a single-chip DLP.

Second letter · resolution

S — SVGA 800×600 · X — XGA 1024×768 · W — WXGA 1280×800 · H — Full HD 1920×1080 · U — WUXGA 1920×1200 · K — 4K UHD 3840×2160. The scheme holds across the whole range: MS536, MX611, MW727, MH741, LU930, LK935.

The number · rank in the series, not lumens

The key difference from NEC and Panasonic: with BenQ the number does not encode brightness. It marks rank within a series — a higher number means better optics, wider zoom and a higher price. The W2700 puts out 2000 lm, while the senior W5700 gives 1800 lm: you pay for the lens and the shift, not for light. Take brightness from the spec sheet only.

Throw type · ST and UST

ST — short throw: the same image size from a noticeably shorter distance than a standard model (W1210ST, TH671ST, MW632ST, LK936ST). UST — ultra short throw: the unit sits right below the screen (MW855UST, LH856UST). No such letters — standard optics.

Lower-case i at the end · Android TV

i means a factory BenQ certified Android TV dongle is included (QS01 or QS02): Google Play apps and streaming straight from the projector, with no PC and no separate box. That is how TK700STi, TK850i, W1800i, W2710i, X3000i and TH685i are marked. The same model without i ships without the dongle; the rest of the hardware is identical.

Two naming systems · W and HT

BenQ sells its home cinema line under two names: W for Europe and Asia, HT for the USA. It is the same machine: W2700 = HT3550, W5700 = HT5550. So search for reviews and lamps for a US HT model under the European W index as well. The mirroring is partial — some models exist in one system only.

Light source · the main trap

Most M, S, TH, TK and W models are lamp-based. An L at the front only means no lamp, not necessarily a laser: LU930, LK935 and LH650 are BlueCore laser rated at 20,000 hours with IP5X dust protection, while the LH730 is 4LED rated up to 30,000 hours in eco mode. The portable GP, GV and GS units are LED too. Check the source model by model.

TK700STi = BenQ · home entertainment series · 4K UHD · short throw · Android TV included

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