LG PH550 vs BenQ MS524 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

LG PH550 vs BenQ MS524 comparison chart

Overall
7.6
6
8
6

LG PH550 vs BenQ MS524 review

LG PH550
vs
BenQ MS524

If you have already decided that you want to buy a new projector, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the LG PH550 vs BenQ MS524 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. Based on our rating, PH550 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 6 for MS524.

Advantages LG PH550 over BenQ MS524

  • Lower power consumption, 60 W vs 270 W
  • Wireless connection enabled
  • Longer lamp life (normal mode): 30000 vs 4500 hours
  • Stereo sound vs mono from integrated speakers

Advantages BenQ MS524 over LG PH550

  • Bigger projection screen size: 30-300 inch vs 25-100 inch
  • Better brightness: 3200 vs 550 lumens

Common features and specifications

  • 3D support
  • Equal HDMI connectors quantity: 1
  • Integrated speakers
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Common

Product

LG PH550
BenQ MS524

Model

PH550
MS524

Brand

LG
BenQ

Reviews

128
239

Resolution

Native resolution

1280 x 720
800 x 600

Max resolution (resized)

1920 x 1080
1600 x 1200

Resolution abbreviation

HD
SVGA

Properties

Projection screen size, inch

25-100
30-300

Projection distance, m/ft

0.7 - 3.1/1.8 - 9.8
1.2 - 12.4/3.2 - 39.3

Aspect ratio

16:9
4:3

Brightness, lumens

550
3200

Contrast ratio

100000:1
13000:1

Throw ratio range

1.39:1
1.86:1 - 2.0:14

Color reproduction

1.07 billion
1.07 billion

Projection system

DLP
DLP

Noise level, dBA

33

Power consumption, W

60
270

Features

Remote control

HDR

3D

Security

kensington lock, password protection
kensington lock, password protection

Projection method

front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop
front, rear, ceiling mount, tabletop

Wireless connection

Additional features

TV tuner, Bluetooth sound out
has not

Lamp

Lamp type, W

190

Lamp life (normal mode), hours

30000
4500

Lamp life (eco mode), hours

30000
10000

Connectivity

HDMI

1
1

VGA input

1
1

Composite video input (RCA)

1
1

Audio input (RCA)

0
1

Audio input (3.5mm)

0
1

Audio output (3.5mm)

1
0

SPDIF (optical)

0
0

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

MHL

RS-232

0
1

12V trigger

0
0

USB

1
0

USB (service)

0
1

Audio

Integrated speakers

Speaker power, W

1
2

Sound type

stereo
mono

Lens

F-number

2.56 - 2.8

Focal length, mm

21 - 23.1

Lens shift, %

vertical +/- 30

Zoom ratio

1.1x

Settings

Keystone adjustment vertical, +- degrees

30

Keystone adjustment horizontal, +- degrees

Operating temperature

Min, C/F

0/32
0/32

Max, C/F

40/104
35/95

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, сm/inches

15.2 x 2.5 x 10.1/ 6.9 x 1.7 x 4.3
28.3 x 9.5 x 22.2/11.4 x 3.7 x 8.7

Weight, kg/pounds

0.4/1.4
1.9/4.19

Other

Release year

2016
2014
LG PH550
BenQ MS524
LG PH550
BenQ MS524

Projectors SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 6
  • 7.6LG PH550
  • 6BenQ MS524

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