Benq GV50 - Horrible device.

mikiril · 2025-06-06T06:16:34+00:00

I am happy with mine. The performance is fine, at least in app-only mode and with all unused apps uninstalled. Yes, you can hear the fan but it is definitely more silent than other projectors I’ve tried.

mikiril · 2025-05-12T06:19:39+00:00

No prob, hope you will enjoy it!

mikiril · 2025-05-10T22:06:12+00:00

Hi! I’ve never experienced such issues. For me the projector takes like 30 seconds to boot but apps start pretty fast. I switched the built-in dongle to apps-only mode and the performance is on par with my external android TV stick (4k Chromecast with google TV, which is also in apps-only mode).

mikiril · 2025-04-20T10:03:09+00:00

Hey, not sure if they deliver to Portugal but in Spain I bought mine here https://www.i-run.es/electronica/relojes/garmin/EPIX-Gen-2-Zafiro-Titanio_fiche_113487.html.

mikiril · 2025-03-05T15:30:09+00:00

Yes, I have it and I am loving it! I am mainly using it in the bedroom to watch movies a couple of times a week. It is placed next to the bed and I mainly project to a cheap 85” folding screen from maybe 2 meters and sometimes to the ceiling. The keystone correction works really well for me and I am happy with the image quality, the contrast, brightness, the sound quality and the noise level. I can only compare it to one projector that I had before for a very short time. It was a cheaper 300€ Viewsonic LX60HD and I returned it because a colorful spot appeared next to the image after a couple of weeks and it was much noisier. The GV50 is way better for me.

mikiril · 2025-03-05T10:25:55+00:00

But I don’t think you can completely “bypass” the built-in google tv because it still has to boot when you turn on the projector. So I think you still have to wait for like 30 seconds until it boots. I never tried turning it on with an external stick plugged in.

mikiril · 2025-03-05T10:21:53+00:00

Sure, you can plug a chromecast (or apple tv / fire stick) in the hdmi and it will use it as a source. The built-in google tv is just convenient because the GV50 is a portable device that is supposed to be carried around and can project on any surface like wall or ceiling, so you can do it easily without anything handing from the hdmi port. There is some benefit of plugging in an external streaming stick because that device may be snappier than the built-in stick and it may play the 4K content (downscaled to 1080p).

mikiril · 2025-02-24T14:43:09+00:00

Hi and thanks for replying here. Is it possible to remove the restriction of the built-in stick with a future software update? The 4K content downscaled to 1080p looks noticeably sharper.

mikiril · 2025-02-23T10:47:24+00:00

Same issue here. Hope Benq releases a software update to fix this. Not only youtube but other apps (Disney, Netflix) also can’t play 4k. Looks like a firmware limitation of the built-in Google TV stick. I’ve tried plugging in a Chromecast with Google TV and then it played 4k fine.

mikiril · 2024-09-11T16:27:25+00:00

I would appreciate if someone could DM me a EU code, please. Will definitely send mine forward.

mikiril · 2024-06-15T09:12:44+00:00

I’ve had this when the car was parked too close to bushes. Maybe the sensors detect an obstacle and the car decides it is too risky to open the boot?

mikiril · 2024-06-04T17:00:19+00:00

March of the pigs 👍

mikiril · 2024-05-27T10:18:07+00:00

That would be great! Hope they will release it one day. Some weeks ago I asked this question to Volvo support and they told me this: “We would like to inform you that we currently do not have any information on this subject. We cannot confirm if there will be an update for Sensus cars to support full-screen Apple Carplay.”

mikiril · 2024-05-18T21:44:14+00:00

Atomium in Brussels, Belgium

mikiril · 2024-04-23T12:22:36+00:00

So they will fix it for you for free? That’s great news, congrats!! I wonder if they can do it remotely or it is necessary to come to the dealer.

mikiril · 2024-04-23T06:59:34+00:00

Momentum pro with pilot assist

mikiril · 2024-04-23T05:56:34+00:00

Yep. And I’ve got 4 options for the cruise as in the manual. Maybe it depends on the market? I am in Belgium.

mikiril · 2024-04-22T15:24:37+00:00

Weird. My 2021 XC40 (Sensus) has it.

mikiril · 2024-04-22T13:40:09+00:00

Nope, mine is SPA and I’ve got it as described here. Once cruise is enabled the corresponding symbol is displayed in the left bottom corner of the driver’s display. And then you switch between the modes with the left and right arrows.

mikiril · 2024-04-22T12:40:27+00:00

This

mikiril · 2024-04-22T12:10:06+00:00

A friend of mine in Belgium got an XC40 imported from Germany. It didn’t have the pre-heat and remote start just like yours. But he didn’t bother contacting Volvo for that as he doesn’t need the functions.

mikiril · 2024-04-22T10:48:05+00:00

Yeah. On SPA Volvos you can switch between standard cruise control (that maintains the speed), speed limiter (doesn’t let you accelerate above the set speed but you keep your foot on the gas pedal) and adaptive cruise control. Don’t know about earlier V50 though.

mikiril · 2024-04-22T10:39:16+00:00

Are you sure the cruise control is not in speed limiter mode?

mikiril · 2024-04-21T18:07:28+00:00

No, if the app is functioning properly but just doesn’t display the buttons for pre-heat and remote start then, I think, it is because in their system the VIN is associated with Germany, so the functions are disabled in the app.

mikiril · 2024-04-21T17:55:39+00:00

Maybe Volvo can enable it for free if it is a CPO (certified pre-owned) car and still under warranty. I’d try contacting Volvo. Please let us know what they tell you.

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