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Affordable Laser Projector For Golf Simulation Rooms Rivals 4K TVs

BenQ Debuts New LH820ST Laser Projector Built For Small to Medium Golf Simulation Rooms

Designed to Bring BenQ’s Critically Acclaimed Premium Golf Sim Quality to Small Sim Spaces for 2,500$ cad, the LH820ST Shines in Color Accuracy, Brightness, and Ease of Installation

COSTA MESA, Calif. Aug, 2023 BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, continues its commitment to delivering the most realistic, user-friendly golfing experience for the growing at-home and commercial golf simulation market with the new LH820ST laser projector. Available for $1,899 usd/ $2,525 cad MSRP, the full-HD, 3,600-lumen LH820ST short-throw laser projector features 90% Rec. 709 color coverage for realistic golf course images, 0.5 throw ratio, convenient HDMI connectivity, 20,000 hours of maintenance-free use, and robust features for easy, flexible installation. It’s ideal for golf sim in garages, basements, and other shared spaces.

“Golf sim has become mainstream, creating demand for laser projectors that are not only affordable but also work for small sim spaces and have great picture quality,” said Bob Wudeck, senior director of business development at BenQ Education.

“BenQ has been at the forefront of the golf simulation market since we introduced our 4K UHD LK953ST and WUXGA LU935ST short-throw laser projectors two years ago. The LH820ST checks every box for golfers wanting to put in a golf sim but are tight on space or wanting to update their existing projector for the best quality. It’s the first golf sim laser projector under $2,000 usd offering incredible value.”

“This is like looking through a window. The details are absolutely perfect. It absolutely nails the colors on True North. In comparison between my 4K monitor and this projector, they’re identical.” — Eaglesnbirdies’ YouTube Review of the BenQ LH820ST

The LH820ST uses native 1080p full-HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, providing sharp and detailed images without downscaling or compression, which is perfect for golf simulation, full-HD movies, and gaming. BenQ golf simulator projectors perfectly reproduce the lush greens and vivid blues of golf courses. The company teamed up with color experts to develop an exclusive Golf Mode that optimizes color accuracy. This allows golfers to immerse themselves in pleasantly natural reproductions of the most popular golf courses around the world. With 3,600 lumens, the LH820ST provides bright projection, allowing users to clearly see the image on the golf simulator screen even in bright environments.

“This is the best-looking projector I’ve ever had in [my golf sim room] — without a doubt. I can’t get over how clear and crisp these courses are. I may have to switch out my old projector. There’s no way anybody can get this projector and complain about it.” — Roxor Golf’s YouTube Review of the BenQ LH820ST

The BenQ LH820ST is also the perfect projector for golf sim rooms that need to double as media rooms. The projector’s powerful laser projection utilizes a dual color wheel system that covers an unparalleled 90% of Rec. 709, the industrywide standard for color reproduction in HD video and movies. Users enjoy golf, movies, and games in perfect color, knowing that what’s on-screen is exactly what the director intended. In addition, the increased color ratios and pure laser-generated RGBY hues dramatically enhance color saturation and guarantee superior projected image quality compared to lamp projectors.

“My garage is below the recommended dimensions for a home golf simulator room. … I can’t tell you how happy I am with this projected image. I didn’t even think it was possible to get an image this good. … I don’t even need my TV screen monitor now. I can just look at the projector screen and play proper sim golf now.” — Handicap Golf’s YouTube Review of the BenQ LH820ST

Cool set up in a tiny garage! Fore!

For most golf simulation setups, a short-throw projector is key because it allows for projector placement where it is needed to fill the screen while being mounted safely outside the hitting area and without casting a shadow. This is even more important for small- to medium-sized golf sim rooms. With a 0.5 throw ratio, the LH820ST can project a 177″ image (7.7′ by 13′ screen size or 86″ by 154″ actual viewable size) when placed within just 7 feet from the screen, as an example. It delivers a large picture without the expense of optional lenses. Also, the LH820ST is great for golf simulators that may require a floor-mounted projector due to space restrictions. The LH820ST also features an HDMI input for directly connecting the devices running golf sim software to the projector and ensuring no lag or signal degradation.

“The fact that this is a laser projector for $1,900 usd is great. You get a sharp, bright image with BenQ’s gorgeous color and dynamic range, and the short throw distance is perfect for mounting the projector up close to the screen to help avoid unwanted shadows on your image. This is a projector designed with golf simulation experiences in mind.” — Carl’s Place YouTube Review of the BenQ LH820ST

BenQ provides setup tools to make installation fast, simple, and perfectly aligned. With digital shrink and shift tools, users can adjust the projected image by reducing and moving it by 0.5%. To counteract the trapezoid effect that can occur when a projector is installed or placed off-center, the LH820ST offers a 2D keystone correction range of up to plus or minus 30 degrees on both the horizontal and vertical axes. Corner fit control adjusts each corner for perfectly aligned image geometry. The projector also features screen fill, which allows the projector to easily switch from native resolution to best match the desired aspect ratio with maximized pixel counts while avoiding image distortion, all with just a few clicks in the on-screen menu. Users don’t need to go into graphics card or Windows display settings, which saves time and hassle.

Finally, like all BenQ projectors in its laser family, the LH820ST eliminates the hassle and cost of installing replacement lamps while providing long-lasting 20,000-hour light source life and beautiful colors. Every BenQ laser projector has an IP5X-rated, dustproof, sealed laser engine that eliminates the need for filters, perfect for dust-prone environments such as a garage or basement. The result is a long-lasting projector that keeps users from worrying about filters or lamps — only hooks and slices.

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Highlights

Full HD (1920×1080) resolution

The LH820ST uses native 1080p full HD (1920×1080) resolution, providing sharp and detailed images without downscaling or compression, which is perfect for golf simulation, full HD movies, and gaming.

Exclusive Golf Mode for vivid greens and blues

BenQ golf simulator projectors perfectly reproduce the lush greens and vivid blues of golf courses.  BenQ teamed up with color experts to develop an exclusive Golf Mode that optimizes the blue sky and the green grass color. This allows golfers to immerse themselves in pleasantly natural reproductions of blue sky and green grass.

A bright image with 3600 lumens

With 3600 lumens, the LH820ST provides bright projection, allowing users to clearly see the image on the golf simulator screen even with room lights turned on.

Cinema-level color gamut with 90% REC709 coverage

The LH820ST’s powerful laser projection utilizes a dual color wheel system that covers an unparalleled 90% of Rec.709, the industry-wide standard for color reproduction in HD video and movies. Enjoy golf, movies, and games in perfect color, knowing that what you’re seeing on screen is exactly what the director intended. In addition, the increased color ratios and pure laser-generated RGBY hues dramatically enhance color saturation and guarantee superior projected image quality compared to lamp projectors.

Placement outside hit zone plus no shadows with 0.5 throw ratio

For most golf simulation setups, a short throw projector helps you put the projector where it is needed to fill the screen while being mounted safely outside the hitting area and without casting a shadow.  With 0.5 throw ratios, the LH820ST can project a 177” image (7.7x13ft (screen size); 86x154in (actual viewable size)) image when placed within just 7 feet from the screen, as an example, delivering a large picture without the expense of optional lenses.  Also, the LH820ST is great for golf simulators that may require a floor mounted projector due to space restrictions.

Digital Shrink and Shift for Accurate Image Adjustment

After the projector is installed, the LH820ST allows you to adjust the projected image by reducing and moving it by 0.5% to where you want it.

Ideal projection alignment with 2D keystone and corner fit

To counteract the trapezoid effect that can occur when a projector is installed or placed off-center, the LH820ST offers a 2D keystone correction range of up to ±30° on both the horizontal and vertical axes. Corner Fit control adjusts each corner for perfectly aligned image geometry.

Easy switch of aspect ratios with the screen fill function

The LH820ST features Screen Fill, which allows the projector to easily switch from native resolution to best match your desired aspect ratio with maximized pixel counts while avoiding image distortion, all with just a few clicks in the on-screen menu. You don’t need to go into graphics card or Windows display settings, which saves time and hassle. 

Learn More: Switching Aspect Ratios with BenQ’s Screen Fill Feature

HDMI connectivity

The LH820ST supports a perfect digital signal via HDMI input directly from the devices running your golf sim software to the projector with no signal degradation.

Maintenance free performance with laser technology

BenQ laser projectors eliminate the hassle and cost of installing replacement lamps while providing long lasting 20,000-hour light source life and beautiful colors. You can also start projecting right away without waiting for a lamp to warm up. Every BenQ laser projector has an IP5X-rated, dustproof sealed laser engine that eliminates the need for filters, perfect for environments such as a garage or basement. This also saves you money in the long run.

Six Landmark Films from the Columbia Pictures Library Debut on 4K

Debut on 4K Ultra HD For the First Time October 25th 

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

TO SIR, WITH LOVE ~ THE LAST PICTURE SHOW ANNIE

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Exclusively Available on 4K Disc in this Limited Edition Set,

Includes an 80-Page Hardbound Book on the History & Impact of the Films

and Over 35 Hours of New and Archival Special Features


TORONTO, ONT. (October, 2022) – 
Continuing the fan-favourite and award-winning series, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is proud to debut six more acclaimed and iconic films from its library on 4K Ultra HD disc for the first time ever, exclusively within the COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION VOLUME 3, available October 25. This must-own set includes films that have resonated and endured, with stars and stories that have reverberated through cinema history: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, TO SIR, WITH LOVE, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, ANNIE and AS GOOD AS IT GETSEach film is presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range, and four of the films have all-new Dolby Atmos mixes.

The six films in the COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION VOLUME 3 are only available on 4K Ultra HD disc within this special limited edition collector’s set. Included with the collection is a gorgeous hardbound 80-page book, featuring in-depth sections about the making of each film within the set via six all-new incisive essays from renowned writers—including a special exclusive essay from award-winning writer/director James L. Brooks on his 1997 classic, AS GOOD AS IT GETS!

The set also includes a variety of rare related features and TV episodes, expanding the worlds of several of the included films—some of which haven’t been available in decades! From a 1932 cinematic incarnation of Annie to a nearly five-hour 1979 TV miniseries adaptation of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY—and much more!—these supplemental additions round out this must-own gift set, perfectly timed for holiday gift-giving.

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

Synopsis:

Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert team up for laughs as mismatched lovers in this 1934 screwball comedy classic. Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert) escapes from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly), who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman, Peter Warne (Gable). When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love. Directed by Frank Capra, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was the first movie to be honoured with all five major Oscars®: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Disc Breakdown

·       4K Ultra HD Includes:

·       Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision

·       Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Feature:

o  NEW: YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM IT – 1956 remake of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. Newly remastered in HD!

§  Blu-ray Includes:

·       Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master

·       Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Features:

o  Audio Commentary featuring Frank Capra, Jr.

o  Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers It Happened One Night Featurette

o  Screwball Comedy? Featurette

o  Original Live Radio Broadcast

o  Advertising Materials

o  Theatrical Trailer


IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 
has a run time of approximately 105 minutes and is rated PG.

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

Synopsis:

In this landmark film, passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near. Private Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) is a soldier and former boxer being manipulated by his superior and peers. His friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra) tries to help him but has his own troubles. Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) tread on dangerous ground as lovers in an illicit affair. Each of their lives will be changed when their stories culminate in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Winner of eight Oscars®, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting awards for Sinatra in a career-defining role and for Donna Reed as a not-so-wholesome club hostess.

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Disc Breakdown

·       4K Ultra HD Includes:

·       Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision

·       Dolby Atmos English audio

·       5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Features:

o   NEW: Strength and Sacrifice: The Making of From Here to Eternity

o   NEW: Eternal History Revisited Featurettes

o   NEW: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY 1980 TV Pilot – the TV pilot starring William Devane and Barbara Hershey, presented in SD!*

o   Theatrical Trailers

·       Feature Blu-ray Includes:

·       Feature presented in high definition

·       5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Dolby Digital Mono

·       Special Features:

o   Eternal History: Graphics-in-Picture Track

o   Audio Commentary featuring Tim Zinnemann and Alvin Sargent

o   Making of From Here to Eternity

o   Excerpt from “Fred Zinnemann – As I See It” 

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY has a run time of approximately 118 minutes and is rated PG.

TO SIR, WITH LOVE

Synopsis:

A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of teens in the 60s. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray, an out-of-work engineer who turns to teaching in London’s tough East End. The graduating class, led by Denham (Christian Roberts), Pamela (Judy Geeson) and Barbara (Lulu, who also sings the hit title song), sets out to destroy Thackeray as they did his predecessor by breaking his spirit. But Thackeray, no stranger to hostility, meets the challenge by treating the students as young adults who will soon enter a work force where they must stand or fall on their own. Celebrating its 55th anniversary.

TO SIR, WITH LOVE Disc Breakdown

·       4K Ultra HD Includes:

·       Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative

·       Dolby Atmos English audio

·       5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Features:

o   NEW: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier

o   NEW: TO SIR, WITH LOVE 1974 TV Pilot – Hari Rhodes stars in this rare TV adaptation of the 1967 classic film, presented in HD!

·       Blu-ray Includes:

·       Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master

·       5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Features:

o   Audio Commentary featuring Actor Judy Geeson and Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman

o   Audio Commentary featuring Novelist E.R. Braithwaite and Author / Teacher Salome Thomas-El

o   NEW: TO SIR, WITH LOVE II – the 1992 TV-movie sequel to the 1967 classic, starring Sidney Poitier and directed by Peter Bogdanovich, presented in HD!

o   NEW: To Potter, With Love Featurette

o   NEW: Beginnings of an Acting Career Featurette

o   Those Schoolboy Days Featurette

o   Look and Learn Featurette

o   E.R. Braithwaite: In His Own Words Featurette

o   Lulu and the B-Side Featurette

o   Miniskirts, Blue Jeans and Pop Music! Featurette

o   To Sidney, With Love Featurette

o   Principal El: He Chose to Stay Featurette

o   Theatrical Trailer

TO SIR, WITH LOVE has a run time of approximately 105 minutes and is rated PG.

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW

Synopsis:

Released in 1971 to critical acclaim and public controversy, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW garnered eight Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, and was hailed as the most important work by a young American director since Citizen Kane. A surprisingly frank, bittersweet drama of social and sexual mores in small-town Texas, the film features a talent-laden cast led by Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and Timothy Bottoms. Cloris Leachman and Ben Johnson each won Oscars® for their work in supporting roles. Featuring both director Peter Bogdanovich’s preferred 1999 Definitive Director’s Cut and the 1971 Theatrical version on 4K Ultra HD.

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW Disc Breakdown

·       Director’s Cut 4K Ultra HD Includes:

·       Director’s Cut presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative

·       Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Theatrical Version 4K Ultra HD Includes:

·       1971 Theatrical version presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative

·       Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Feature Blu-ray Includes:

·       Director’s Cut presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master

·       Mono DTS-HD Master Audio

  • Special Features:

o   Audio Commentary featuring Director Peter Bogdanovich

o   NEW: A Tribute to Peter Bogdanovich

o   The Last Picture Show: A Look Back Documentary 

o   A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich

o   Location Footage

o   Promotional Featurette 

o   Theatrical Trailers

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW has a run time of approximately 118 minutes and is rated 18A. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW: DIRECTOR’S CUT has a run time of approximately 126 minutes and is rated 18A for sexuality, nudity and language.

ANNIE

Synopsis:

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, ANNIE is the story of everyone’s favourite plucky, red-haired orphan! One day Annie (Aileen Quinn) is chosen to stay for a week with the famous billionaire “Daddy” Warbucks (Albert Finney). One week turns into many, and the only person standing in the way of Annie’s fun is Miss Hannigan, the tyrannical ruler of the orphanage (played to hilarious perfection by Carol Burnett). Will Miss Hannigan’s zany attempts to kidnap the irrepressible Annie succeed? Sing along with the unforgettable songs and experience this beloved musical!

ANNIE Disc Breakdown

·       4K Ultra HD Includes:

·       Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative

·       Dolby Atmos English audio

·       5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Original 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Feature:

  • NEW: LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE – 1932 feature starring Mitzi Green as Annie, newly restored and presented in HD!

·       Feature Blu-ray Includes:

·       Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master

·       5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Original 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Features:

  • NEW: Cast Audio Commentary – featuring all-new reflections from stars Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry and Roseanne Sorrentino
  • NEW: Aileen Quinn: A Conversation
  • NEW: Behind the Music with Charles Strouse
  • NEW: Looking Back: Behind the Scenes
  • Annie’s Journey to the Screen
  • “Easy Street”
  • “I Don’t Need Anything But You”
  • Making a Finale (no audio)
  • Sing-Along with Annie!
  • My Hollywood Adventure with Aileen Quinn
  • Musical Performance by Play: “It’s the Hard-Knock Life”
  • Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots

ANNIE has a run time of approximately 127 minutes and is rated G.

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Synopsis:

Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding, Jr., star in James L. Brooks’ hit comedy, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. Nicholson gives a show-stopping Academy Award®-winning performance as Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan’s meanest mouth. But when his neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon’s dog. And that unexpected act of kindness, along with waitress Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt, in an Academy Award®-winning performance), helps put Melvin back in the human race. Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture (1997).

AS GOOD AS IT GETS Disc Breakdown

·       4K Ultra HD Includes:

·       Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative

·       Dolby Atmos English audio

·       Original 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Feature Blu-ray Includes:

·       Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master

·       Original 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio

·       Special Features:

o   Audio Commentary featuring Director James L. Brooks, Stars Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear, Editor Richard Marks, Producer Laurence Mark and Composer Hans Zimmer

o   NEW: Deleted Scenes

  • Melvin Stalls Victor with Intro from James L. Brooks
  • “Kiss Her, Man!” Original Ending

o   NEW: Behind the Scenes Footage

o   NEW: The Making of As Good As It Gets Featurette

o   NEW: Archival Theatrical EPK Soundbites

o   Theatrical Trailer

AS GOOD AS IT GETS has a run time of approximately 139 minutes and is rated PG for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating. 

EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC INCLUDES:

·       FROM HERE TO ETERNITY – the nearly 5-hour 1979 TV miniseries starring Natalie Wood, William Devane and Peter Boyle, presented in high definition*

* Select instances of music have been removed for this presentation.

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