Travel Essentials: How to Use BenQ Portable Projectors on the Go

Portable entertainment is the key to taking your travel to the next level, enhancing both outdoor and indoor activities. The BenQ GV50 is the best portable projector for on-the-go entertainment, with a flexible base design that offers you the freedom to project from any angle. From camping to road trips to hotel stays, you can easily take this mini projector anywhere you go.

Let’s review how you can use a BenQ portable projector while traveling.

A portable projector offers portable entertainment, allowing you to take your entire movie library or gaming console on the go. Immerse everyone in a larger-than-life movie night or unwind after a busy day of travel with some fun gaming. Every trip can be enjoyed to the fullest while easily transporting a mini projector with indoor and outdoor capabilities. With the GV50,  you can ensure every trip you go on is enhanced with movies, gaming, or music by hooking up the projector to your device or streaming content directly with Bluetooth capabilities.

Road Trips

The open road is an adventure that awaits, full of interesting stops, places to stay, and sights to see. Stop and enjoy a nice picnic in a park or scenic viewpoint with your favorite music thanks to the GV50 Bluetooth Speaker Mode capabilities. Enjoy immersive sound with a built-in 2.1 channel 18W speaker system that boosts your audio and helps you reset for the next leg of your road trip.

Camping

Disconnect from the busy day-to-day of city life and experience the great outdoors with a nice camping trip. In addition to enhancing your camp space as a Bluetooth speaker, the GV50 is ready to projector your favorite movie onto a pop-up screen or the side of your camper. With a flexible setup and wide projection angles, you can focus on the sound of dedicated bass for cinematic audio and crisp detail for lifelike visuals.

Hotel Stays

Hotel TVs are often small, have limited channels, and return us to the days of commercial breaks. But, you can quickly upgrade your hotel stay experience with the ability to project onto the ceiling! Effortlessly rotate the GV50 with 135° vertical adjustment and 360° horizontal rotation, seamlessly transitioning from wall projection to ceiling display so you can lay back in bed and enjoy your movie in comfort.

As an adaptable, portable projector, the GV50 has an adjustable base with 135° vertical adjustment and 360° horizontal rotation to project from tables at different angles. Effortlessly rotate the GV50 to seamlessly transition from wall projection to ceiling display and turn any wall or ceiling into a cinematic escape. Resize or adjust the image quickly and sit or lay back to enjoy the film. Titled, angled, or off to the side, there are no worries about getting the perfect view with this mini projector, allowing you to watch from anywhere in the room.

Boasting 500 ANSI lumens, experience vibrant, lifelike visuals with the GV50’s laser light source and BenQ's exclusive CinematicColor technology optimized for HDR10 and HLG content. Discover seamless control and charging capabilities with GV50, providing unmatched convenience and versatility for your entertainment, whether you're indoors or outdoors. Set yourself up for full relaxation with the sleep timer, allowing you to drift off peacefully and worry-free. With a large projection range, strong brightness, and ultimate portability, the GV50 is the best portable projector for travel.

Are you ready to create the best date night, whether it’s during an adventure or a peaceful getaway? Pack up the GV50 in its convenient carrying case and take your date night adventure to the next level with the ability to set up movie night, ambiance, or nice music anywhere you go. The GV50 comes with the SmartRemote App for BenQ projectors, allowing you to control your projector directly from your phone, making it easy to change the mood from fun to romantic. Immerse yourself in breathtaking landscapes, calming ambiance, or the vastness of space, all accompanied by soothing sounds and high-quality audio.

Can the projector be installed on a tripod?

• Yes, the projector supports installation on a tripod or floor stand. Please make sure the max. loading weight of the tripod or floor stand is heavier than the projector and the tripod or floor stand uses a universal screw (size: M1/4”).

What kind of power bank does the GV50 projector support? Does it support a power supply (PD-In) via a USB-C cable?

• The portable projector can be charged with a power bank or USB-C Power Delivery (PD) adapter via USB-C that supports power delivery of 20 V / 2.25 A to 5 A from 45 W to 100 W. The power bank is recommended to have a capacity of 30,000 mAh.

If I use battery mode, will it impact the image brightness of GV50 ?

• Yes, using battery mode may impact image brightness. The GV50 features three brightness modes: Auto, Eco, and Custom.

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