BenQ TH685 1080p Gaming Projector with HDR and HLG, 8.3ms 1080p@120Hz Low Input Lag for Gaming, 3500 Lumens High Brightness, Enhanced Game Mode

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The detail on the discs is stunning and the TH685i is able to show off the ripples in the Bruinen river outside Riverdell as Arwen flees the Nazgûl with Frodo. When it comes to other less game-specific features, the TH685 carries an auto vertical keystone adjustment for straightening the image’s edges, and a digital lens shift. Extreme brightness can cause colours to wash out on displays that don’t support a wide enough colour range, but there’s nothing bleached about the TH685’s palette.

Cinema mode's more accurate color, combined with good contrast, made it the clear winner for watching most film and video. It will also play 3D sources if you've still got any, but a lack of compatible glasses meant we weren't able to try the 3D playback out for this review. And if you’re looking for a projector capable of functioning well in properly dark room conditions, the TH685 isn’t it. This model's main problem – especially when using it to play movies – is that its strong brightness performance comes at the expense of black level and contrast.There's been a big to-do over the past few months about the release of new consoles from Microsoft and Sony—the Xbox Series X/S and PS5, respectively—and next generation gaming at 4K with 120Hz refresh rate. In most cases, opening a simple access panel protected by a screw allows you to carry out the replacement of the lamp. The reflected sun 'spotlights' used by the War Boys when we first see their desert base in Mad Max: Fury Road (4K BD), for instance, bleach out to pure white rather than containing the subtle blue and orange tones they're supposed to.

zoom and digital image shift also help make setup easier by adding flexibility for positioning, and I found it much easier to control the manual focus than with TH685 to get a sharp image across the entire screen. Under lab testing in a soundproof room using the industry-standard multi-point averaged methodology, BenQ measured and rated the fan noise at 35 dBA in Normal lamp mode and 29 dBA in Economic.Last but not least, BenQ says the TH685's lamp life is rated for around 4,000 hours in normal mode and leaps to around 10,000 in eco mode. By extension of that last point, the BenQ TH685 is also not the best at contrast or color performance. LIVING ROOM : APPLE 4K TV, PANASONIC UB9000, LG 65C9, WIIM PRO, DSPEAKER ANTIMODE, GUSTARD DAC X26 PRO, AUDIOLAB 8300MB, Q ACOUSTICS CONCEPT 500.