BenQ AH500ST 1080p Golf Simulator Projector

Name: BenQ AH500ST 1080p Golf Simulator Projector
Brand: BenQ
SKU: PIG-BENQ-AH500ST
Price: 2098.95 USD
Availability: InStock

$2,098.95

PIG-BENQ-AH500ST

BenQ’s AH500ST 1080p Golf Simulator Projector, supplied through Carl’s Place. A fixed 0.5 throw at 1080p: it mounts close to the screen and above the top of the image, like the LK830ST, at a lower resolution. Three years, parts and labor (BenQ US).

Ships from the manufacturer. Supplied through Carl’s Place and shipped separately from any Carl’s Place enclosure or mat on the same order, with its own tracking. A flat $25 shipping charge applies at checkout.

Mounting hardware. Not included. Carl’s Place’s projector mounts are listed separately.

Returns. 30 days from delivery through Carl’s Place; an opened box in like-new condition carries a 15% restocking fee. Return shipping is the buyer’s. Contact Precision before shipping anything back.

Warranty. Three years, parts and labor (BenQ US).

Specification

Throw ratio: 0.499 fixed
Offset / shift: 112%
Brightness: 4,000 lumens
Weight: 11.2 lb

Placement

Where it hangs

The throw is fixed at 0.499 — the distance from the screen is set by the image width, with no zoom to adjust it. BenQ publishes a 112% projection offset: ceiling-mounted, the lens sits above the top of the image by that margin of the image height, so the projector rides high and out of the swing without lens shift. Precision sizes the image to the screen’s height on Carl’s Place openings, and the Space Calculator reports the resulting distance from the screen and the drop below your ceiling for the opening that fits your room.

Throw ratio. 0.499 fixed · zoom Fixed.
Projection offset. 112%.
Lens shift. not published.
Keystone. 2D, vertical and horizontal ±30°.
Brightness. 4,000 lumens.
Resolution. 1080p (1920 × 1080).
Light source. Laser — 20,000 h normal, 38,000 h eco.
Input lag. 16.7 ms at 1080p 120 Hz; 33.4 ms at 1080p 60 Hz.
Body. 320.0 × 130.6 × 255 mm (12.60 × 5.14 × 10.04 in); 11.2 lb (5.1 kg).

Every figure is BenQ’s, from its product and specification pages. A figure BenQ does not publish is marked as such rather than filled in.

What matters in a golf room

Three specifications that decide the picture

Brightness sells projectors. In an enclosure it is the geometry — throw, offset and lag — that decides whether the picture is where the golfer needs it.

The throw

The throw is fixed at 0.499 — the distance from the screen is set by the image width, with no zoom to adjust it. BenQ publishes a 112% projection offset: ceiling-mounted, the lens sits above the top of the image by that margin of the image height, so the projector rides high and out of the swing without lens shift.

The light source

Laser — 20,000 h normal, 38,000 h eco. 4,000 lumens at 1080p (1920 × 1080).

The lag

BenQ publishes input lag of 16.7 ms at 1080p 120 Hz; 33.4 ms at 1080p 60 Hz. Which mode applies depends on the PC and the simulation software driving it.

Whose numbers these are

Precision does not manufacture this projector and does not test it. Every figure on this page is BenQ’s. Dynamic contrast figures are deliberately left off; they do not describe a lit golf room.