Generation Next Gadgets

The stylish MP515 ST short throw projector is built for personal and business pleasure. With manual zoom lens, a brightness of 2500 ANSI, and two 5W speakers, both you and your family can be satisfied with crispy image bright and clean. You can not only enjoy a fun match of tennis video game with your friends, but also be able to play fair and square with sharper, more vivid images in full-screen view.

The BenQ logo is embossed on this strip and it looks quite classy. There is 3 x 3 matrix of round buttons too, with one loner power button positioned next to it, topside. The side panels are vented as usual, bearing the same metallic finish. Back panel has a horizontal strip of i/o, comprising an HDMI in, composite, VGA and S-Video in, plus an RS-232 control in. The bottom panel has the two regular screws at the back for height adjustment, along with a central stand that drops down by a mechanical push button, located on the front panel.

This is a short throw model, thus one can place it much nearer to the screen and still get a large image, perfect for small rooms and halls. The ratings dictate 55 inches at 1 meter distance. The max size rated is 300 inches. The brightness is 2500 ANSI lumen, with a healthy contrast ratio of 2600:1. The native res is 800 x 600, with a manual zoom of 1.20:1 ratio. The max res it supports is 1600×1200, and it also supports 16:9 ratio. And last but not least, it’s aDLP projector, with the usual Brilliant Color algorithm by which one can adjust individual channels of the 6 segment color wheel, namely red, blue, green, cyan, magenta and yellow.