BenQ
BenQ GS50 1080p Wireless Outdoor Projector
Best for: big-screen movie nights away from the TV — dim the lights, and pair a battery model with a plain wall or screen.
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Official video
See it in action
From the official BenQ North America channel — the maker's own walkthrough.
Video: Best backyard projector with powerful speakers – BenQ GS50 — official BenQ North America channel on YouTube. We embed, they host.
Score breakdown
Where the 3.5 comes from
Each bar is this model's min-max normalized position across the 10 portable projectors we track. Missing specs are excluded and the remaining weights rescaled — never treated as zero.
Official spec sheet
Every number, cited
| Brand | BenQ |
|---|---|
| Brightness | 500 lumens |
| Brightness standard | ANSI |
| Native resolution | 1080p |
| Battery capacity | — |
| Battery runtime | 2.5 h |
| Weight | 5.07 lbs |
| Throw ratio | 1.21:1 |
| Auto focus & keystone | yes |
| Speaker output | 20 W |
| Operating system | Android TV |
| Light source | LED |
| Spec source | View spec source ↗ |
Strengths in the data
- Top-4 brightness in the category
- Top-4 battery runtime in the category
- Top-4 speaker output in the category
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- Bottom-4 weight in the category
- Bottom-4 throw ratio in the category
Both lists are derived mechanically: a metric makes the list when this model finishes in the top or bottom four of the 10 portable projectors we track.
Who shouldn't get it: Skip it if you mostly watch in daylight — projectors in this class are built for dim or dark rooms.
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