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Sony VPLVW50 HD Projector

  • Native Resolution : 1920 x 1080
  • Lumens Brightness : 900 ANSI Lumens
  • Contrast Ratio : 15000:1
  • Aspect Ratio : 16:9 True Wide Screen Mode
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (12 reviews)
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    Professional review from

    cnet.com

    • Product Rating: 3.6 star(s) Sony SXRD VPL-VW50 - SXRD projector
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Relatively inexpensive for a 1080p projector; solid color decoding; reasonably bright; resolves every detail of 1080 resolution sources; highly adjustable picture; plenty of connectivity.
    • Cons: Less than perfect gamma, poor primary and secondary color accuracy.
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    cnet.com

    • Product Rating: 3.75 star(s) Sony VPL-VW50
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Relatively inexpensive for a 1080p projector; solid color decoding; reasonably bright; resolves every detail of 1080 resolution sources; highly adjustable picture; plenty of connectivity.
    • Cons: Less than perfect gamma, poor primary and secondary color accuracy.
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    cnet.com.au

    • Product Rating: 3.75 star(s) Sony VPL-VW50 Review - LCD Projectors
      by Kevin Miller
    • Pros: Relatively inexpensive for a 1080p projector, Solid colour decoding, Reasonably bright, Resolves every detail of 1080 resolution sources, Highly adjustable picture, Plenty of connectivity
    • Cons: Less than perfect gamma, Poor primary and secondary colour accuracy
    • Comments:
      Although the Sony VPL-VW50's picture quality falls short in a number of areas, it's easily one of the best values in 1080p front projection. ...
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    asia.cnet.com

    • Preview: Sony VPL-VW50
      by Philip Wong
    • Pros: Relatively inexpensive for a 1080p projector; solid color decoding; reasonably bright; resolves every detail of 1080 resolution sources; highly adjustable picture; plenty of connectivity.
    • Cons: Less than perfect gamma, poor primary and secondary color accuracy.
    • Comments:
      It used to be Ruby, now there is a Pearl. If you have your sights set on an SXRD 1080p projector and are on a shoestring budget, this could just be your only alternative out there. ...
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    Professional review from

    homecinemachoice.com

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Sony VPL-VW50
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Good contrast ratio, Sharp images
    • Cons: Doesn't take advantage of the really clever stuff
    • Comments:
      Two technologies have dominated the projector market in recent years: LCD and DLP, but there's a further pretender to the throne - Sony's SXRD technology. Thus far, the market hasn't been too affected due to the high-end nature of Sony's alternative. ...
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    Professional review from

    whathomecinemamag.com

    • Product Rating: 5 star(s) Sony VPL-VW50
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Low long-term costs, Contrast ratio
    • Cons: Occasional dot crawl from bright images
    • Comments:
      We've long admired Sony's SXRD projection technology, first on the company's Qualia 004, and then on the 'Ruby' VPL-VW100. Now the Pearl has come along, delivering the technology at a price point that doesn't make our eyes water...
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    Professional review from

    avguide.com

    • Sony VPL-VW50 SXRD Front Projector
      by Robert Harley
    • Comments:
      The star of this year's CEDIA Expo was undoubtedly the VPL-VW50, the third generation of 1920x1080 SXRD front projectors from Sony. Listing for just half the price of the previous-generation VPL-VW100 (which garnered TPV's Product of the Year award for 20...
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    Professional review from

    projectorcentral.com

    • Product Rating: 3.75 star(s) Sony VPL-VW50 Home Theater Projector Review
      by Evan Powell
    • Comments:
      Sony made a big splash at the CEDIA trade show in September with the announcement of the Sony VPL-VW50. This is Sony's newest 1080p resolution projector featuring their proprietary SXRD technology. The biggest draw was the price tag--a mere $4,999, which...
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    Professional review from

    ultimateavmag.com

    • Sony VPL-VW50 "Pearl" Projector SXRD Projector
      by Shane C. Buettner
    • Pros: Standard setting blacks and contrast, Smooth, naturally detailed three-chip image, Excellent feature set and usability, Standard setting value in front projection price/performance ratio
    • Cons: Slightly softer image than the single-chip 1080p DLPs we've seen
    • Comments:
      Well, the VPL-VW50 goes even farther. It's a sleek, gorgeous looking projector that retails for $5K. You read that right. Sony' SXRD front pro line started at $30K, dropped to $10K in the second generation Ruby (which remains available) and is now just $5...
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    Professional review from

    hometheatermag.com

    • Sony VPL-VW50 Front Projector: On the Bench
      by Shane Buettner
    • Comments:
      Sony pretty much owned CEDIA 2006 as of day one when this projector was officially announced. Although the $5K price of this projector is a full 50% lower than Sony's previous SXRD PJ, the Ruby, it's a hot looking projector with an outstanding feature set...
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