Cracking Projector
Did a fair bit of research before buying one of these, and I haven't been disappointed.
Home projectors have come on leaps and bounds in the past 10-15 years, and there are other very good 1080p projectors in this general price range, like the Viewsonics and the Optomas. But where the W1070+ scores for me is:
* Relatively low fan noise
* Minimal "rainbow effect". The W1070+ has a 6-segment, 6x-speed colour wheel to minimise rainbowing - and as someone who's experienced this fairly strongly in the past, I've hardly noticed it on the W1070+, even watching high contrast black-&-white content, which would often set me off in the past
* Excellent all-round picture quality. Even though some other manufacturers claim significantly higher contrast figures on paper, in real-world performance the W1070+ really cuts it
The only significant issue I have heard of with them is that a minority of W1070 / W1070+ owners report problems with their machines going into auto shutdown over-frequently, with a lamp/overheating warning. That's why I chose to buy a used one on eBay, so I could check with the original owner that this particular unit wasn't affected by the problem. ( I don't think any of the sellers I contacted had experienced the issue, so it may not be too widespread...)
For those wondering the difference between the W1070 and the W1070+, the plus model has 2200 lumens as opposed to 2000, but also a couple of decibels less fan noise. Also the plus provides more interfacing opportunities to display images from phones. Some earlier models of the W1070 don't have a backlit remote - which can be annoying in a darkened room. And last but not least, the plus is said to have a comparable but slightly better picture quality - although I can't vouch for this personally, as I've never viewed a W1070.
Overall this is a great projector, which has been at the top to the tree in its price range for several years now - so other than making sure to ask whether the machine has had any auto-shutdown problems ( and of course asking the usual projector stuff - any dust-blotches on the projected image, how much time is left on the lamp etc ) I would say buy 2nd-hand with confidence.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned