Sony VPL-VW50 Review | ZDNet: Reviews

Reviews of the Sony VPL-VW50

7.2

CNET Review

February 26, 2007

The Good: Relatively inexpensive for a 1080p projector; solid color decoding; reasonably bright; resolves every detail of 1080 resolution sources; highly adjustable picture; plenty of connectivity.

The Bad: Less than perfect gamma, poor primary and secondary color accuracy.

The Bottom Line: 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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9.1

alaTest.com

By alaTest | October 7, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 84/100 and users 91/100. Comparing these reviews to 10469 other Projectors reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 91/100 = Excellent.

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8.0

homecinemachoice.com

Review Summary: The Pearl certainly has some sparkle but £3,500 may be a bit much to shell out

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10

whathomecinemamag.com

Review Summary: Impressive HD features and performance at a highly competitive price point

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No Rating

asia.cnet.com

By Philip Wong | February 19, 2007

Review Summary: 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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No Rating

soundandvisionmag.com

By Al Griffin | January 1, 2007

Review Summary: The Sony's measured color decoder error on both its HDMI and component-video inputs was 0%. Red and blue color points showed mild oversaturation with either Wide or Normal color space selected, while the green color point displayed heavier saturation.

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Manufacturer: Sony

Part number: VPLVW50

General

Device Type SXRD projector - High Definition 1080p
Width 15.6 in
Depth 18.5 in
Height 6.9 in
Weight 24.3 lbs
Enclosure Color White

Projector / Panel

Image Brightness 900 ANSI lumens
Image Contrast Ratio 15000:1
Image Size 3.3 ft - 25 ft
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Native Aspect Ratio Widescreen
Display Format 6,220,800 pixels
Max Sync Rate (V x H) 92 Hz x 72 KHz
Lamp Type UHP 200 Watt
Lamp Life Cycle 3000 hour(s)
Controls / Adjustments Input select, Keystone correction, H/V flipping
Features Integrated de-interlacer (progressive scan)

Projector Lens System

Lens Aperture F/2.54-3.53
Zoom Type Powered
Zoom Factor 1.18x
Keystone Correction Direction Vertical

Video Input

Analog video format PAL, NTSC, SECAM
Analog video signal Composite video, RGB, S-Video, Component video
Digital video standard High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Digital Television Video Formats 1080/50i, 1080/60i, 1080/24p, 480p, 720/50p, 576i, 1080/60p, 576p, 480i, 720/60p

Video Input Device

Type None

Input Device

Type Remote control - External - Wireless

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces HDMI, 1 x Network - RJ-45, 1 x S-video input - 4 pin mini-DIN, 1 x Serial RS-232C - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), 1 x Composite video input - RCA, 1 x VGA input - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Component video input, 1 x Component video / RGB input - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 2 x HDMI, 1 x Remote control - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)