BenQ LH860ST Short throw projector 5000 ANSI lumens DLP 1080p (1920x1080) 3D Black

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The BenQ LH860ST is the kind of short-throw, high-lumen projector you buy when you need a bright, reliable “showroom or training room” display and you can’t (or won’t) faff around with ceiling mounts far from the screen. In day-to-day use, that brightness is the real selling point: it helps keep presentations readable in mixed lighting, and the short-throw layout makes installation far less disruptive than standard long-throw models. If you’re a UK reseller installing in classrooms, training suites, meeting rooms, or environments where the room shape doesn’t give you much distance, it’s a sensible fit.

That said, £2145.56 ex-VAT puts it in “serious budget” territory, so I wouldn’t buy it just for a single small room if your lighting is controllable. Also, it’s DLP—great for contrast and sharpness, but you’ll want to be sure the room acoustics and maintenance expectations are aligned with a long-running business install. I’d only recommend it if short-throw placement is genuinely required, you care about keeping image quality under daylight/office lighting, and you’re confident your users will benefit from a bright, fixed setup rather than needing flexible re-positioning. If you can run a longer throw or you don’t need that level of brightness, there are often better value options for the same money.