The BenQ HT2060 is a 1080p HDR10-enabled projector primarily meant for home theater use. It projects a 100-inch image at a distance of around 9.6 feet, 120 inches at a distance of around 11.5 feet, and a very large 150 inches at a distance of about 14.4 feet. The projector comes with auto vertical and manual horizontal keystone adjustments to eliminate trapezoid effects when setting up the projector. It has two HDMI 2.0 ports both capable of 1080p @ 120Hz gaming with low advertised input lag, and has an integrated 10W speaker system. It doesn't have an integrated smart OS, but it has a Filmmaker Mode to help the projector respect the content creator's intent.
Our Verdict
The BenQ HT2060 is a good choice to watch movies. It's not a very bright projector, but it's bright enough for dim rooms. In a completely dark room, however, its contrast shines through, as it has deep blacks, no matter how dark or bright the scene is. It does so without sacrificing any of its image accuracy in the process, making it a solid pick for purists. Unfortunately it's not very colorful, as its color gamut is only decent, but it's enough for most people.
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Blacks are deep no matter how bright or dark the scene.
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Very accurate prior to being calibrated.
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Has a Filmmaker Mode that respects the content creator's intent.
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Not very bright.
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No included wireless or smart features.
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- Updated Mar 25, 2025: Review published.
- Updated Mar 10, 2025: Early access published.
- Updated Mar 06, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
- Updated Mar 03, 2025: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.
- Updated Feb 21, 2025: We've purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.
- Updated Feb 07, 2025: The product has won our suggestion poll, so we'll buy and test it soon.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the BenQ HT2060. It's part of the BenQ Home Cinema Series, alongside other products such as the BenQ HT2050A, the BenQ HT3550, the BenQ HT3560, and the BenQ HT4550i. The HT2060 replaces the HT2050A and has a higher-rated contrast ratio, a longer-lasting LED light source, a Filmmaker Mode, and HDR10 support.
Our unit was manufactured in June 2024; you can check out our unit's label for more information.
Compared To Other Projectors
The BenQ HT2060 is one of the best projectors at its price point, as it's significantly cheaper than the slightly better BenQ X500i, although the latter is the better option for gamers due to its 1080p @ 240Hz and 4k @ 60Hz support. Still, HT2060 is a definite improvement over the BenQ HT2050A, as it has better contrast, a wider color gamut, is much more accurate, supports HDR10, and has a Filmmaker Mode. It's also a better option than the similar Optoma UHD35, even if the Optoma is brighter, as it offers better image quality overall.
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Test Results
This projector isn't meant to be portable. It's a medium-sized unit without an integrated battery, so you need to plug it in. It has auto vertical keystone correction, but BenQ recommends disabling it when gaming if you want the lowest latency possible. It has one front retractable foot and two in the back, so you can adjust the protector's height and angle. You can also adjust the image vertically using the projector's vertical lens shift feature. Finally, it has a 10W speaker system.
This DLP projector uses an LED light source, which is rated to last up to 30,000 hours, so you'll likely never have to replace it. Although it accepts 4k signals from external sources, the actual projected image is only 1080p, and 4k content is downscaled to match this resolution.
It projects a 100-inch image at a distance of around 9.6 feet, 120 inches at a distance of around 11.5 feet, and a very large 150 inches at a distance of about 14.4 feet.
This projector has mediocre brightness overall. The corners and sides are noticeably dimmer than the center, and it's rather dim overall, although it's bright enough for a room with a light or two.
The BenQ HT2060 has excellent native contrast, as it performs well no matter if it's projecting a dark or bright scene.
This projector has excellent color accuracy out-of-the-box. Its white balance is very accurate, even if reds are underrepresented in darker grays, and overrepresented in mid and bright grays. Inversely, there isn't enough blue in darker and brighter grays. Ultimately, this does make the projector's color temperature warmer than it should be, but not by much. Its colors are also very accurate, with the most noticeable accuracy issues found in saturated blues.
This projector has 2-point white balance and full color calibration, after which the projector's image accuracy is fantastic. Color accuracy isn't really improved, but its white balance is now nearly perfect, putting its color temperature almost right on the 6,500K target. Its gamma is however slightly below target, as bright scenes are a bit brighter than they should be.
The BenQ HT2060 has a decent color gamut. It does an excellent job with the Rec. 709 color space, almost capable of displaying all of it, although blues are off the mark. In the wider Rec. 2020 color space, which is used in HDR content, the projector is decidedly sub-par; it's only capable of displaying about 60% of it at best, and greens and cyans are particularly undersaturated here.
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would like to know the frequency response and fan noise, especially compared to 2050a. other things to add would also be input lag and focus clarity.
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