BenQ GP500 4K digital projectorThe BenQ GP500 smart projector is your one-stop shop for building an awesome home theatre. It can be really intimidating to build your own home theatre setup from scratch—you have to find the right TV, the right audio system, and even the right streaming service package for your unique space. But with this projector, everything is taken care of for you! Read on to find out what makes it a great choice and enter for a chance to win it.

Your all-in-one home theatre solution

I know there are plenty of people, including myself, who want that snazzy home theatre space with a comfortable couch that they can enjoy with their friends and family. But if building your own setup feels too overwhelming or like too much of an investment, the BenQ GP500 projector is your answer. It’s everything you need for an amazing home theatre experience!

One of the great things about this BenQ projector (and there are many) is how versatile it is. In addition to the strong built-in speakers, it has audio ports both for headphone listening and for connecting to your own audio system as well as inputs for your own streaming stick. Also, its lightweight and relatively small build mean you can take it with you to a friend’s or set it up outdoors. This basically means that your home theatre experience isn’t limited to your home and you can listen to 360 degree audio any where you want!

No matter where you set up the GP500, BenQ has got you covered. All you have to do is position the projector where you’d like and the camera at its front will help to auto focus and adjust the image position automatically. It’s designed to cause minimum hassle so you can get to enjoying your media almost immediately—perfect for a work-shy consumer like me.

Noteworthy tech takes it up a notch or three

The BenQ GP500 projector projects a 4K high resolution image between 40 to 200 inches, so even if you have a smaller projection surface available, you can still watch your media, or play casual games, in high-def. While 4K projectors are becoming more common these days, what really makes this projector shine are three cool features.

1. 2D auto keystone

2D auto keystone means this projector can automatically correct distortion in the image along its X and Y axes. Basically, this is how the projector ensures that your image is not skewed and is able to zoom in/out to the display size that you want without losing clarity. The best part is that you can even set up the projector at the side of the room and it will still project as if it was placed straight in front of the screen.

2. 360-degree soundscape

In the English review of the BenQ GP500, Jason, our resident audio expert, raved about the audio capabilities of this projector. Even if you place it in a non-central location, with a few adjustments the projector is able to centralize the audio so that sound envelopes you and perfectly syncs to visuals to give you the most immersive media experience possible.

3. 3D support

Do you have 3D media on Blu-ray that you can’t really enjoy on your TV? Well, here again, the GP500 has got you covered. It is able to process 3D files and if you have compatible 3D glasses, you can watch three dimensional content from your home! Perhaps you don’t have much use for this feature today, but as 3D becomes more accessible through technology like this, there will be more 3D media to enjoy and your BenQ projector will be future-proofed for it!

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three different ways.

1. In a comment below, tell us where you would set up the BenQ GP500 AND what you will watch or play on it.

2. In comment below the review of the BenQ GP500 projector, tell us which of its many features mentioned is your favourite.

3. For up to two (2) additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel (one entry per channel!) sharing with your friends and followers that you are entering a Best Buy Blog contest for a chance to win a BenQ projector; include the hashtag #BestBuyBenQGP500Contest, so we can find your post, and include one of the pictures showing on this article. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.

What you can win

At the end of this contest we will randomly draw one winner from all eligible entries. The winner will receive the BenQ GP500 projector that was used for reviews on the blog.

This contest runs from March 30th to April 13th.

Remember you can enter this contest in three different ways to give you the best chance of winning this amazing projector. Share this contest with someone you know would love to upgrade their home theatre experience so that they can have a chance to make their dream come true.

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Good luck!

Mahima Bhagwat
Mahima Bhagwat
Mahima is an editor at Best Buy Canada. She likes to watch sci-fi, supernatural, horror, and comedy TV shows and movies, and plays video games in her free time. When not avidly consuming content, she pursues her passion for storytelling by editing books and short stories, specializing in speculative fiction.

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1029 COMMENTS

  1. I live in a condo, so I can’t really accommodate a projector. My friend just bought a house and I would love to give it to him as a house warming. We play a lot of Flight Simulator on Xbox and this would be next level for that!

  5. The Resolution – 3840×2160 is a bonus as well as the fact that there are both built in speakers as well as an optical audio port. I’d be envy of my block if I could host movies nights outside in the summer!

  6. I would set this up in my basement, we have a full wall ready to project. Looking forward to 360 degree soundscape. I havetried several projectors and nothing compares!

  8. I would set this up in my basement to replace my aging tv, to watch movies as well as play on the PS5.

  11. I would set up this in my backyard for summer movie nights!! I’m most excited about the 360 soundscape feature

  16. Two places one downstairs aka two steps and a ramp down so my special needs kids and their friends who are also special needs can watch any movie they want, flip, flutter, pace and whirl without the worries of making other people uncomfortable/not nice. One in particular has sight issues so they are always a lot closer to tvs, screens but with a projector the screen will be bigger, easier for them. It was hard to go to movies before covid only safe time was early morning maintees but covid most theaters have less showings, so more people around. So it’s curtailed almost all movies and it’s small enough looks easy enough I can also take it to hospitals, VA center and area rest homes for movie days. When I am volunteering. I wish I had owned one when my youngest were going thru operations every month for year n half, the worst was dual leg casts covering toes clear above the top of their legs. So going to movies was nixed. I would do almost anything just for them to crack a smile or stop counting the days till next hospital day. To this day they check calendars, my day planners, worried. We have tv at home but are limited on space living room are 22 in and so are their old laptops 22. Hope my comment wasn’t too long. Thanks for having this contest, bless you.

  19. I have a new home with a huge bedroom and would install the projector there. The first thing I’d be watching is Avatar , every time I watch that film I see more details I missed.

  20. I would like to donate the projector to the local long-term care facility in my neighbourhood for the residents to watch their favourite movies and for their families to join them.

  23. This would transform our guest room / office / hangout spot… and I would love to continue the Mandalorian on it.

  25. Two uses….1. Project images on the garage door for Halloween 2. Enjoy movies projected on our wall as we finally enjoy our retirement years.

  26. My patio in the summertime is where I would set up this projector. I’d invite my friends over on a nice summer evening and we’d enjoy margaritas, chips and salsa and watch something funny like Bridesmaids. We’d love this.

  32. I would set it up in the living room. Have a nice wall there to project on to get an awesome picture!

  34. I have a great spot in the basement to set it up for family and friends. As a collector of 3D movies where it is hard to find 3D support anymore, this is a great feature.

  35. I would set up my BenQ GP500 in my living room and and I would watch movies on it. Great for a family movie night!

  36. We would use it indoors and out depending on the season, the best feature. We would watch what the majority want to see.

  43. WHEN (not if) I win this beauty, I will stream graphics behind me as I do Live or Livestream DJ Events.
    Wireless streaming to the device through it’s built-in Roku Stick is where it’s at! That has got to be a main selling point to me, alongside those graphic stats!

  44. I’d love to have this in my living room. One of the best projector features has to be 2D auto keystone.

  45. I reside outside of the city, so setting this up in my backyard to watch movies would be simply awesome!!

  47. I would set it up outside and invite the neighbours to enjoy movies at night in the summer!!

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