{"id":137088,"date":"2021-10-02T05:50:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T04:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=137088"},"modified":"2021-10-02T05:51:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T04:51:04","slug":"benq-gs50-rugged-water-resistant-projector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/projector\/benq-gs50-rugged-water-resistant-projector\/","title":{"rendered":"BenQ GS50: Rugged water resistant projector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To make portable projectors more functional, manufacturers often give them the capabilities of Bluetooth speakers &#8211; they get a more powerful audio system and they can be used in two ways.\u00a0BenQ\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benq.com\/en-us\/projector\/portable\/gs50.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has taken<\/a>\u00a0this a step further with BenQ GS50, a rugged projector that, like Bluetooth speakers, resists moisture and small shocks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-800x655.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-843x690.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-366x300.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The portable BenQ GS50 can be called very conditionally: the dimensions are 186x154x146 mm, and the weight is 2.3 kg. But unlike its younger brother, it is equipped with a large lens with a projection ratio of 1.21, a chip with a Full HD resolution, and its luminous flux is 500 ANSI-lumens.<\/p>\n<p>BenQ GS50 audio system is also more powerful. It has a 2.1 configuration with stereo speakers and a 2&#215;5 W amplifier, as well as a 10 W subwoofer.\u00a0All this is controlled by a platform based on an Amlogic S905 Y2 chip with four Cortex A53 cores and 2 GB of RAM.<\/p>\n<p>The projector is connected not only via Bluetooth, but also via Wi-Fi, and runs on Android TV 9.0 OS.\u00a0Accordingly, it can play video and audio files not only from a flash drive, but also from online cinemas like Netflix, as well as from any external player when connected via HDMI.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1233\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-1.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-1-800x568.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-1-1080x766.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-1-843x598.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-1-366x260.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The main thing is that BenQ GS50 has IPX2 protection, that is, it is not afraid of high humidity and splashes and can withstand drops from a height of 70 cm. That is, you can safely take it outdoors.\u00a0True, the design of the novelty does not imply a vertical installation for projection onto the ceiling, despite its seemingly suitable almost cubic shape.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"943\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-2.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-2-800x615.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-2-843x648.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pasted-2-366x281.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The projector is not cheap &#8211; in the US they will ask for $ 800 for it.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make portable projectors more functional, manufacturers often give them the capabilities of Bluetooth speakers &#8211; they get a more powerful audio system and they can be used in two ways.\u00a0BenQ\u00a0has taken\u00a0this a step further with BenQ GS50, a rugged projector that, like Bluetooth speakers, resists moisture and small shocks. The portable BenQ GS50 can [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/projector\/benq-gs50-rugged-water-resistant-projector\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":137089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[827],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-137088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-projector","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}