- #BENQ CAST MIRROR HOW TO#
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- #BENQ CAST MIRROR MANUAL#
- #BENQ CAST MIRROR PORTABLE#
Clever!Īpp) to adjust the focus manually. We just turned on the projector and one of the first things it did was flash up a blue test pattern to adjust its own focus. We discovered also that we could switch off auto focus and use the remote (or remote
#BENQ CAST MIRROR MANUAL#
If like us you do try the auto keystone then turn it off, go into the manual keystone adjustment afterwards and adjust it back to zero, as any auto keystone adjustment remains in place even after ‘auto’ was switched off.
#BENQ CAST MIRROR 720P#
We have an abiding hatred of keystone correction anyway, especially on a 720p display where you don’t want to waste any pixels, so we just switched that off and made sure the projector was properly aligned. Clever! The projector also has auto keystone, though to our eye this left the uprights slightly splayed out towards the top. So we just turned on the projector and one of the first things it did was flash up a blue test pattern to adjust its own focus.
#BENQ CAST MIRROR HOW TO#
We initially puzzled over how to adjust the focus - no knobs, no buttons labelled ‘Focus’. It comes with a slim aluminium remote, but can also be controlled using the BenQ Smart Control app (shown below) on Android or iOS. But it can also act as a Wi-Fi hotspot, so you connect your phoneĭirectly to the projector and mirror content, even when away from your home network. It can connect to your network, which is obviously the way that you’ll use it at home. You can cast from your smart devices, including Apple devices using AirPlay. It runs on Android, with several apps running on it. Given Wi-Fi, the BenQ GS2 is a smart projector. To fill such a screen the projector would need to be 2.88 metres away. BenQ clearly considers 100-inch screens about the maximum size - that’s the largest it shows in the table in the manual. There is no optical zoom, so you just move the unit to align the image with your projection surface. So that’s the same resolution as the GS1, but the brightness has been bumped up from 300 lumens to 500 lumens, presumably because of a change in the lamp model. The digital micromirror device is a small 0.3-inch model offering 1280 pixels across by 720 vertically, while the projection engine supports incoming signals of up to 1080p. The projection engine uses DLP technology. You can support the site directly via Paypal donations ☕. There’s an external power pack, but also a built-in battery rated for three hours of operation.ħReview earns Amazon affiliate commissions from qualifying purchases. The projector also supports Bluetooth for connecting speakers and headphones. The dongle supports dual-band Wi-Fi standards up to 802.11ac. You plug the included Wi-Fi dongle into that, so that it disappears completely from sight. But the GS2 does have two speakers built in, each driven by a 2W amplifier.Īlso in that section is a deep bay with a USB socket inside. On top are soft control buttons and a harder panel that pulls out to expose the HDMI input, a USB-A slot and USB Type-C socket, plus a 3.5mm analogue audio output for plugging in a speaker. A threaded hole is compatible with camera tripods. The GS2 can tilt back on its base to guide the direction of the picture, and there’s auto keystone correction to fix the resulting wonky shape. It comes with a nicely retro canvas carry bag. And it’s IPX2 rated - that’s splash-proof, but don’t leave it out in a storm. Impact protection is built in: the box proclaims that the unit can cope with a half-metre drop (we didn’t try). Where the GS1 was (kind-of) a traditional projector in miniature, the GS2 is very different, a near-cube, coloured a gentle tan. What could be cooler? Well, the new BenQ GS2, it turns out.
#BENQ CAST MIRROR PORTABLE#
A couple of years ago we spent some time with BenQ’s GS1, a nifty little Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled portable unit with built-in battery, great for a few hours of group entertainment anywhere - projecting onto the side of a tent while camping, perhaps.
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