BenQ's GV50 is a compact, battery-powered portable projector marketed for ceiling projection, giving Wired's reviewer the ability to watch content from virtually any angle in the house, including lying in bed. Its main appeal is portability and ease of use rather than outright picture or sound quality, positioning it as a lower-cost alternative to rivals such as the Soundcore Nebula P1, albeit with compromises that buyers need to accept.

The GV50 weighs 4.6 pounds, stands 8 inches tall, and uses a tilting base that lets it point at walls, screens or ceilings, with auto-keystoning that worked well in testing. It runs Google TV for streaming apps but is limited to 1080p resolution, lacks HDMI eARC and Ethernet, relies on the older Wi-Fi 5 standard (which caused some connectivity issues with a mesh network), and offers only basic ARC 5.1 Dolby Audio sound rather than Dolby Atmos. It costs $599 at the reviewed price (down from a $749–$750 list price), with an optional $59 carrying case, and BenQ gave it an overall Wired rating of 7 out of 10.