LATEST ADDITIONS

For the last dozen years, CEDIA has been a fixed point on my calendar;a reset button for the custom‑install world and a reality check for what’s actually shipping versus what’s still a render. This year, I’m skipping it.

Southern hip-hop superstar Gunna is on top. The proof can be found throughout the Atlanta rapper’s latest and sixth full-lengther, The Last Wun, which is chock full of the beats, traps, and themes that got him there. Read Mike Mettler’s review to find out if the Dolby Atmos mixes of two key Last Wun cuts, “WGFT” and “Him All Along,” heighten the 360-degreee trajectory of Gunna’s ever-evolving, wellness-oriented mind, body, soul, and flow credo. . .

Sound designer Richard King won the first of his Academy Awards for his magnificent sound effects editing work on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, director Peter Weir’s thrilling period adventure set on the high seas. He’s now taken home a total of five of the shiny statues, most recently for Dune: Part Two, as well as becoming Christopher Nolan’s go-to guy (The Dark Knight, Dunkirk, Oppenheimer, etc.) and snagging a boatload of Grammys along the way, too.

AT A GLANCE
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• Input lag lower than a snake's tummy
• Three-point, easily accessible leveling feet
• Larger 0.65-inch (2716x1528 pixel) Texas Instruments Single DMD
• Preset modes tailored to FPS and RPG gaming
• 3-year/20,000-hour warranty

• No Color (Saturation) or Tint (Hue) main controls
• No HDMI 2.1 features such as ALLM or VRR
• Anemic onboard 5W Mono audio
• Compressed color gamuts dull cinematic nuances
• Some might feel the asking price outweighs the provided amenities

THE VERDICT
BenQ's résumé for its TK710 intimates it seesaws back and forth between being defined as a gaming or entertainment projector. From the gaming perspective, it provides an excellent, class-leading big screen platform for bright, fluid images with ultra-low input latency. Its long-lasting, zero-maintenance laser illumination has ample oomph to adequately overcome moderately elevated ambient light environments.