I’ve published a Homey app for BenQ network projectors and wanted to share it here, both to help fellow BenQ owners and to gather some feedback.
It controls the projector entirely over your local network — no cloud, no extra hardware, no IR blaster. Just enable LAN Control on the projector and Homey discovers it automatically.
Features
- Power on/off with proper warm-up and cool-down state tracking
- Input source switching (HDMI 1/2, Computer 1/2, Video, S-Video, USB Reader, Network Display)
- Volume control + mute
- ECO Blank — blanks the screen and dims the lamp to save bulb life during pauses
- Picture mode switching (Dynamic, Presentation, sRGB, Cinema, 3D, User 1/2)
- Lamp hours monitoring with Insights logging + a configurable replacement warning
- Power state sensor (On / Warming Up / Cooling Down / Standby)
- Auto-discovery on the local network, with a manual IP fallback
Flow support
Full Flow card set so you can build proper movie-night automations:
- WHEN — input source changed, power state changed, picture mode changed, lamp warning reached
- AND — input source is, power state is, picture mode is
- THEN — set input source, set picture mode, turn ECO Blank on/off, plus the standard power/volume/mute actions
Example: When my Apple TV turns on → set BenQ to HDMI 1 → set Picture Mode to Cinema → dim the lights.
Looking for feedback
It’s confirmed working on my BenQ SH915, and it should work on most BenQ network projectors from roughly 2012–2019 that have LAN Control. That’s where I could use your help:
- Which BenQ model do you have, and does it work? A quick “
works on my [model]” or “
no luck on [model]” would be hugely valuable. - If something doesn’t work, let me know what you see and I’ll do my best to add support.
