Using Projectors for Sim Racing: Is it Good Enough?

Published 2023-07-03
Here I am sharing my quick review and opinion on using gaming projector Benq TK700STi for Sim Racing.

This projector can run at 4ms input lag in 1080p@240Hz or 8ms in 1080p@120Hz or 16ms in 4K@60Hz.

I believe these are pretty good numbers for projector which can give you much bigger picture size than any monitor. I use 3 projector for better immersion.

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Seat: Playseat Formula Intelligence black www.playseatstore.com/product...

Wheel base: Fanatec Podium Wheel base DD2 fanatec.com/eu-en/racing-whee...
Wheel: Precision Sim Engineering GPX www.precisionsimengineering.c/...
Pedals: Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Ultimate heusinkveld.com/shop/sim-peda...
Screens: SimPit Centurion PRO 270 simpit.co.nz/product/centurio...
Projectors: BenQ TK700STi x3 www.benq.com/en-us/projector/...

PC specs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX3090 (24 GB GDDR6X dedicated)
HyperX® 64 GB DDR4-3200 XMP SDRAM (4 x 16 GB)
Windows 11
Intel® Core™ i9-10900K W/Liquid Cooling(3.7 GHz up to 5.3 GHz, 20 MB L3 cache, 10 cores)

Game: rFactor 2

All Comments (21)
  • @Rshex
    Look at that setup 🤯👌🏼
  • @pgeppl
    Amazing setup mate 👏👌👍
  • @vincer9960
    4, 8, 16 ms is not the input lag. Every device has different input lag. You need equipment to test it. Just using the refresh rate for calculations does not give you input lag, if that was the case then every single monitor ever made would have the same input lag at the same refresh rate as every other monitor ever made. That being said, you have a great setup. Would be better if it was 3D projectors but still fantastic. Enjoy!
  • light from projector on the hands kills the vibes for me. hard work nice setup.
  • @ITGuyinaction
    🤘👍👍👍🎥💥 Interesting! Btw, you have a really good start as for such a small channel! I keep my fingers crossed for further development!
  • @anaskanawati7777
    Your projector calibration needs a lot of work! Get a projector mapping software so the images are properly aligned
  • @colorblindbee
    Wow I didn’t know this was possible at home! I might have to change my setup, Great video ❤️ Couple questions: Does the projector setup work well with other games like Automobilista 2, iRacing and ACC? How’s the cockpit view in other vehicles? Is it as immersive? Thanks again love your channel
  • @sim-ping-akki314
    Literally what I've had in mind for my setup when I have the money! Stole my idea lol!
  • @GOGULETTE
    This wide field of vision simply cuts me out of immersion. Nothing seems natural to me in what I see, even the colors are very bad. I love seeing videos of people experimenting like this, it always makes me realize how much I love my Sim/rig and that I am well installed.
  • @bananaZn
    Damn that's actually pretty sick, it's basically a like a triple screen setup, just without any bezels at all, very nice By the way, what sim/game are you using in the video?
  • @fjinatic9615
    Conspit Halo triple-projector set up is by far the best solution i ve seen, but costs a real honda lol
  • @superjarri
    Your footage looks very similar to what F1 teams use in their sims, very impresive. Did you notice any improvement in your lap times when switching from 60Hz to 240Hz?
  • @Simlife101
    Why does your 4k footage look like a completely different camera is being used? What Gopro are you using the picture looks terrible.
  • yeah that setup is crazy . how much do u pay for the projectors and the screen . how do u instal the screens , i mean how is it builded?? would be nice if u can show us a setup tour .
  • @user-cj3mo6xn1u
    Could you pls tell me how to get cockpit pov by only displaying the front wheel and the suspemsion like yours?
  • @JamesTumilty
    Looks spot on to me, I'm pretty sure the F1 teams use projectors in their simulators. The only thing that puts me off is the cost of the projectors! Epic setup though, well done. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
  • @JP-fe2mv
    Wow looks as good as the phone i am watching it on. . .think about what i said .....
  • @logo8009
    The quality is just not there compared to monitors out in the market right now and the in put lag is very slow. If you stop the video @ any point all the wording overlaps a lot even in slow speed comers.I would get a headache seeing that all the time. It's a cool setup, but I have much less in triple 32's @ 144HZ with 1 MS response @ 2k that are 3 years old.I'm not sure what the FOV is,but you look far away from the screen and from outside of the projection. It takes away from the immersion if that's what your going for. In the end it's what makes you happy. Nice video! I do appreciate the effort you put in to it. I'm not bashing so don't take it that way. Gave you a thumbs up.
  • @omersari5052
    How would it look for drifting setup I wonder 🤔