The 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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I would gift this to my son and his wife, they need one and they are also expecting a baby, my first grand child. I can’t wait, I would love to give this to them. thank you
I would set up the BenQ GP500 in my living room and watch all the John Wick movies.
I have a home theater room with wiring, mounting surface and sound system from BestBuy sitting ready for a projector for the last twenty years.
This would be a great birthday present for a friend couple who love streaming TV series in their bedroom. But who knows, maybe I’d keep it for myself, for movie nights in the living room!
I would set it up in our small Baptist church for watching the music powerpoints on…our system is getting quite old, so a new projector would be a real treat!!
I would set up the BenQ GP500 in my bedroom and I would watch Hunger Games!
I’d set it up in our basement and watch Black Panther
I would set it up on in the den room to watch the lord of the rings trilogy with it.
I would set it up in my living room to watch sports.
We would use the BenQ GP500 for watching movies outside in the backyard.
Would love to set this up in my living room, just in time to watch some playoff hockey!
I would set up my BenQ-GP500 in my living room to watch movies on it, and I would watch all the Hunger Games films.
I would set up in my living room for horror movies. I love the sleek look!
The feature I’m most excited about is the 360 soundscape! Projectors generally don’t have the best sound so i’m really looking forward to trying this out!
I would set it up in my basement, the first movie would definitely be Weird Al’s ‘UHF’!
In the family room! Watch Disney movies with kids 🙂
Set up in the basement for the boys’ gaming and F1 races on Sundays!
i would set it up in the bedroom and watch james bonnd!
We would set it up in the Rec room and watch lots of Marvel movies or play videos games
I would set it up in our newly renovated den and watch one of my favourite movies in 4K on it: Arrival.
I would set it up in my living room
In the basement when it’s finished – watching hockey.
I would set it up in the basement to watch sports and movies.
We have the perfect spot in our basement rec room – and I’d like to watch every 26 of the James Bond movies !
I would set up the BenQ GP500 in my living room and watch movies on it.
I would set it up to project outside for summer movies under the stars. I would like to watch Top Gun: Maverick
I have a movie screen, permanently up, in my carport so having this projector to make it possible to watch movies on this screen would be absolutely awesome. Since it would be in the carport, the 360 sound is my favorite of what I have read about. Thank you for this opportunity.
In my basement, I’d watch Dune
I would set this up in my classroom to use for educational videos to help my students.
In the rec room for some immersive hockey playoff action!
I’d set it up in the rec room to watch hockey games!
I would set this in my living room to watch my favorite shows on Netflix
I would have this set up in my living room and watch some old classic movies
I would set it up in my living room to watch NHL hockey
I would set it up in the family room and use it to watch sporting events and movies.
I would set it up outside, watch movies and hockey games outside around the fire table with my kids and neighbours.
Sci-Fi in the man cave would be the best.
I would set this up in the living room and watch Stranger things on it
I would look forward to the 3D support.
I would set up in living room and watch Marvel movies and shows.
I’d love to set this up in our living room with the kids! We would watch our favourite movie UP!
Oh this will be set up down stairs where we watch our movies and have the Xbox set up!
I would set this in my living room to watch my favorite Jackie Chan’s movies !
I would set it up in my living room watch movies and binge on tv series like The Last of Us.
I would set this up in our living room, to watch tv shows or play video games. My fave feature is the 360-degree soundscape, since I’m hearing impaired this will hopefully clarify voices!
I would set it up in my living room and watch movies
I will set this up in my media room and watch Star Trek Picard.
Love the resolution, would be great for movies, best wishes
I would set it up to show movies on the side of our barn all summer long.
I would convert my garage into a movie theater and set up my BENQ GP500 and get some big recliner seats and watch all the star wars movies on my new smart movie projector. The 360-degree soundscape would go great with my Bose sound system.
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