BenQ 1080ST Exploded

Hapatingjaky

Hapatingjaky

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Well after about a year and half with this awesome BenQ W1080ST for my home theatre I had a very nice scare this morning.

Was watching the news this morning about 11:00am, was just sitting there on the couch when POOF! A fireball burst forth from my projector right infront of me. I made a special stand/table at work that my projector sits on. After the fireball the screen flickered turned weird colours and and then I was presented with a nice red light on the top of my projector followed by the most acrid smell you could imagine.

Good thing I got a 4 year warranty on it from MemXpress.

I have it set to Smart ECO and had a timer set for my lamp but it wasn't up yet, shouldn't have been up till April 2016. I am thinking its just the lamp but the fireball that came forth from it has me doubting???? Dunno.
 
Probably just the lamp.. if it was I bet your color wheel took dmg in the explosion.

Total bummer btw..

Why im glad I can stream my Xbox One to my pc, takes some abuse away from the lamp turning on/off for short gaming periods.. This is where most of the potential wear and tear on the lamp comes from.
 
I've got a budget setup and the image quality is fantastic at 126" screen size.

Its hard to take video/pictures of it and do it any justice.. just don't get a feel of how big and clear the screen is.

This was shot from and angle at about 6-7ft away so it would fit on my phones screen.

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I've spent a ton of time fine tuning my projector to get it where I wanted it. I have the entire room blacked out so I've been running smartEco mode since I got it, setup the lamp timer and everything.

But its covered under a 4yr IPR so I am not worried.

Just had to use my Samsung 28" 4K display to watch TV instead of the 200" screen I am used to last night....
 
MasterGoa said:
Yeah the bulb burst.

Just watch for glass on the floor...
Vacuum carefully if the bulb is broken.
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No glass came flying out anywhere, so its all good. My concern is what does the inside look like? But its at the store now, should have a new one by Wednesday or Thursday.
 
Got my projector back today. Was told it was either dust build up or a critter got inside. I find both explanations hard to believe. I usually clean my home theatre every weekend so dust is never an issue. Critter though?... That's a long stretch.

But spent about an hour once I got it home, increased the screen size a little smaller from 200" to 240".

Been playing movies on it since about 2:00pm, haven't experienced any issues thus far.
 
Hapatingjaky said:
Got my projector back today. Was told it was either dust build up or a critter got inside. I find both explanations hard to believe. I usually clean my home theatre every weekend so dust is never an issue. Critter though?... That's a long stretch.

But spent about an hour once I got it home, increased the screen size a little smaller from 200" to 240".

Been playing movies on it since about 2:00pm, haven't experienced any issues thus far.
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what are you projecting on again?
 
Gotcha.. Uneven walls is not ideal.

Luckily I built my walls in the basement, nice and flat :)
 
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