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SMART PROJECTOR  (2014)

 

An infrastructural and UX planning for the smart home theater projector of BenQ. We're at the beginning of a major historical shift from watching TV to watching video on the internet or mobile devices. It is time for BenQ, the manufaturer of no.1 home theater projector in North Ameriaca, to re-think how a new generation projector can be. Since a projector is mainly be used as a content player, one of the challenges here is to help users to easily search and get the desired content to play: not only from their own devices(USB/SD/camera… etc.) but also from the cloud/VOD services. It is part of the ecosystem of BenQ products.

 

 

POST-TV ERA

 

Fewer people are watching TV; even fewer households actually have TV. Trends have shown that the primetime TV network reatings are declining; meanwhile, the global mobile video traffice will continue to surge. How to extend this behavior to the living room can be a good opportunity for BENQ's next generation projector.

 

 

FLEXIBLE HOME STRUCTURE

 

The home screen is composed by modules. For example, the input sources and video content are well-grouped into channels to reduce blind search behavior. This flexible structure can be customized easily according to the specs of different models. 

 

 

CONTENT AT HAND

 

Instead of being a passive audience, the audience today is extremely active and is demanding a more personal content. Since the content can be on the web (e.g. Youtube, VOD services, personal cloud...) or in your devices (e.g. phone, pad, USB, PC...), there is magic in the gap between devices - How to connect and how to search.

 

 

A WELCOMING EXPERIENCE

 

For setting up the projector for the very first time, simply follow the step-by-step visual instructions provided on the friendly user interface of the setup wizard. User will be done with the setup process before s/he know it. (This is so important when 90% users rarely adjust the settings after the first configuration.)

 

 

SMARTER PROJECTOR

 

  • Auto Source Detection: Detects the input source and highlights it with the color green.

  • Plug-and-Play: Switch to newly connected source automatically makes shareing the enjoyment with family and friends easiler. 

  • SmartEco Mode: To save up to 70% of lamp power consumption just by one tap on the eco button on the keypad or remote control,

 

 

SIMPLY WORKS

 

  • Apps designed to extend the second-screen experience and make wireless connections easily for enjoying content on big screen. 

  • Typing on a d-pad is painful, hense, we apply voice command to simply the input process.

  • Advanced Menu for professional user.

 

 

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UX planning_ Cynthia Lin, Emma Fa

UI flow_ Cynthia Lin, Emma Fa

GUI_ Christina Chiou

Client_ BENQ Corp.

Website_ http://www.benq.us/product/projector/HT1085ST

 

 

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