BenQ HT3550 - True 4K UHD Home Theater Projector for Movie Lovers with DCI-P3 in Dark Room

The BenQ HT3550 projector with true 4K 8.3 million pixels enables DCI-P3 wide color gamut (WCG) and is for avid film buffs that appreciate what a difference superior color performance makes in conveying a director’s exact vision. The first true 4K home theater projector for movie lovers for under $2000, the HT3550 features the same color standard for home viewing that was used to create the 4K film itself, accurately preserving the movie’s original image.

CinematicColor DCI-P3

CinematicColor™ technology utilizes optimal colors to bring out accurate and enhanced images. CinematicColor’s super wide DCI-P3 color space (covering far greater visible spectrum than Rec. 709), high native ANSI contrast ratio and ISFccc certified calibration ensure incredible image performances and deliver detailed, sharp and crisp visuals to accompany your pro cinema enjoyment.

Super-Wide DCI-P3 Color Rivaling Digital Cinemas

Enhancing optimal colors for precise picture quality, BenQ CinematicColor™ technology reach American film industry’s 95% super wide DCI-P3 color space, covering far greater visible spectrum than Rec. 709. With DCI-P3, HT3550 perfectly reproduces authentic cinematic quality with wide and precise color accuracy as how the directors have originally envisioned.

Enhanced Color Mapping for Reproduction of Natural Hues

Unlike other projectors with biased color temperature and oversaturated greens and reds, BenQ Enhanced Color Mapping technology performs precision color rendition to unleash breathtaking visuals with perfectly lifelike colors automatically tuned to reflect nature when viewing DCI-P3 4K Blu-ray movies.

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HDR-PRO^TM: Hyper-Realistic Video

BenQ exclusive HDR-PRO technology enhances the 4K HDR viewing experience. Improved balance of brightness and color means better HDR performance than HDR 10. The enhanced tone mapping of HDR-PRO offers greater contrast range and more vivid detail from 4K Blu-rays and streaming content for unparalleled enjoyment.

Enhanced Tone Mapping Preserves Dark Details

A common complaint of HDR projectors is loss of detail and incorrect greyscales in dark content. BenQ Enhanced Cinema-Optimized Tone Mapping fixes this in two ways. Dynamic Iris controls the amount of light throughout the optical system for ideal contrast. Dynamic Black™ analyzes individual scenes, then customizes brightness levels for optimal light output and contrast. The result is clear, subtle detail in shadows without washing out bright scenes.

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HDR Brightness Projection Optimized

HDR brightness optimization keeps ideal high contrast while projecting different image sizes and various screen gains most commonly used in home theater, ensuring greater contrast range and superior image quality when HDR mode is activated.

Supercharged by HDR10 & HLG

BenQ’s HDR-PRO technology is supercharged by HDR10 & HLG(Hybrid Log-Gamma) support, offering incredible visuals whether you’re blasting through a Blu-ray movie or streaming content, sports match on popular platforms.

Incorporated Cinematic Aesthetics and Philosophy

To achieve a fully personalized cinematic atmosphere, HT3550’s provides optimized movie modes tailored for home theater and film-like motion as the directors intended. Sit back and enjoy Apple TV 4K and Netflix 4K in your home theater.

Big-Screen Movie Experiences for Living Rooms - Authentic Cinema Reproduction for Dark Rooms

D.Cinema Mode

Reveals wide-ranging colors and subtle details in movies utilizing up to 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, to showcase the finest 4K SDR content in a comfortable AV room environment.

HDR Mode (Wide Color Gamut Enabled)

Provides the highest dynamic contrast and true color reproduction based on HDR-PRO technology and up to 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, ideal for 4K HDR Blu-rays and streaming HLG content in comfortable AV room settings.

Big-Screen Movie Experiences for Living Rooms

Cinema Mode

Heightened brightness to reproduce 100% Rec. 709 color accuracy for enjoying SDR movies in higher ambient brightness.

HDR Mode

Designed for watching 4K HDR Blu-rays and streaming HLG content based on 100% Rec. 709 and HDR-PRO technology in higher brightness environments.

Film-Like Motion for Cinematic Rhythm

To enjoy the authentic movie shot exactly as the director intended, HT3550 supports 24 frames per second (fps) playback which can accept high definition sources without judder in HDR mode to preserve the purity of the original image, so your 4K movies can be displayed at the correct cadence, without the need for pulldowns which distort playback of the source video.

4K UHD True 8.3 Million Pixel Perfection

Producing 4K UHD 3840x2160 resolution with 8.3 million distinct pixels for each frame, HT3550 utilizes the new generation 0.47” single-DMD DLP technology to minimize the projector’s sleek, compact profile for modern lifestyles. With four times the resolution of Full HD 1080p, 4K UHD reduces pixel blur for awe-inspiring clarity and crisply defined fine details.

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Precision 10-Element 8-Group All Glass 4K-optimized Lens Array

Super-high resolution 10-element lens array is structured into eight groups with metal barrel and cell framework, far outshining 1080p projector technology with greater light penetration for long-lasting 4K intensity with heart-stopping color performance, clarity, and sharpness across the entire screen.

Accurate Color and Image Integrity

With the single DMD DLP technology to avoid inherent alignment issues of multiple panels, HT3550 ensures immaculate image integrity and color accuracy. HT3550 generates razor-sharp images and accurate colors devoid of artifacts such as blur, shadowing, and interference patterns for immaculate clarity.

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Flawless Optics for Superb Image Quality

The BenQ 4K optical system uses only the highest grade glass for superior light penetration and realistic image quality. The proprietary low-dispersion lens coatings minimize chromatic aberration, so you can enjoy your favorite 4K UHD content in brilliant clarity.

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CinemaMaster Video+ for Majestic Scenes

CinemaMaster™ Video+ turns any room into a world-class home theater with video-enhancing technologies sure to please even the most critical movie enthusiasts.

4K Pixel Enhancer

4K Pixel Enhancer is a motion-adaptive, edge enhancement feature that detects changes in color between an object and its background to produce sharp edges and precise surface textures.

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Ｍotion Enhancer

Inserting 36 interpolated frames between sequences to produce seamless, vivid 60 frames-per-second videos, Motion Enhancer eliminates laggy images, jittery playback, and blurry shadows.

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Color Enhancer

Color Enhancer modulates complex color algorithms to flawlessly render saturated colors, fine gradients, intermediate hues and subtle pigments.

Flesh Tone

The Flesh Tone feature prevents discoloration of skin tones from the light of the projection beam, portraying every skin tone in its most beautiful shade.

CinemaMaster Audio+ 2 for Massive Sound

Upgraded with dramatically wider frequency range from stereo 10-watt audio housed in a resonant sound chamber for deep bass and soaring highs, BenQ CinemaMaster Audio+ 2 audio-enhancing technology also provides exclusive EQ algorithms for pure clarity and sensual sound quality as used by Hollywood studios.

Perfect Sound Modes to Fit Any Occasion

Custom-tuned sound modes adjust audio characteristics to deliver ideal audiovisual experiences for any type of entertainment, as if you were there live.

Cinema Mode

Immersive bass and high-frequency performance for authentic real-world cinema presence.

Game Mode

Powerful bass and crisp highs to feel heart-pounding excitement of intense gameplay.

Music Mode

Smoothly balanced performance for immersive live reproduction of music and concerts.

Sports Mode

Enhanced mid-frequency and vocals to jump into sports action without missing any detail from announcers.

User Mode

EQ algorithms can be individually customized to maximize rich bass and crisp highs to immerse you in total entertainment.

Flexible Adjustment for Screen Alignment

HT3550’s lightweight design and sleek, compact profile accentuates beautiful aesthetics as well as intuitive functionality. HT3550 delivers cinematic wonder in any space with powerful short throw, 1.3X big zoom, with vertical lens shift and for hassle-free installation.

Hassle-free Integrated Zoom Adjustment

Focusing automatically regardless of screen size variations, HT3550’s zoom system adjusts to follow focus adjustments, optimizing the zoom ratio to deliver visually perfect focus without blemish for high-precision clarity at every corner of the image simultaneously.

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Easy 4K Upgrade of BenQ 1080p Projectors

HT3550 offers vertical lens shift +10% to fit perfectly into any room with a dynamic range of projection distances and heights. And the 1.3X big zoom offers a wide range of throw distances to significantly increase installation flexibility for diverse mounting and placement options. It facilitates especially the same ceiling mount, screen with similar throw ratio and hassle-free upgrade to the 4K HT3550 without screen size and throw distance calculations required.

Auto Vertical Keystone for Easy Setup with Perfect Alignment

Countering the trapezoid effect when the projector must be placed off-center, such as simple placement on top of a table, the vertical keystone function adjusts the image for a professionally squared image. Keystone correction makes it simple to project ideally aligned images from a variety of locations.

Universal Connectivity

USB Type-A 3.0 Port

USB Type-A 3.0 that can transfer data at up to 5 Gbit/s, which is about 10 times faster than the USB 2.0 standard.

USB Media Reader for Sharing without Cables

HT3550’s lets users easily project content from removable disk directly without any hassle cable with high speed transmission. Supporting a wide range of files including video, audio, picture.

Effortless Maintenance of Firmware Upgrades

HT3550’s USB upgrade capability keeps it operating at peak efficiency with the latest firmware, providing both simple operation and effortless maintenance.