August 23, 2007

Sony VPL-VW60 EISA Award Winning High Definition 1080p Home Theater Projector

“The Sony VPL-VW60’s features are impressive; its price is unmissable.” are words used by EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) to describe Sony’s home theater projector which has received its 2007/2008 European Video Projector award.


Sony VPL-VW60 projector

Sony’s VPL-VW60 is a full 1080p (1920 x 1080) HD resolution projector powered by a three SXRD panel projection engine for the three primary colors The projector has an extraordinarily high contrast ratio of up to 35.000:1 which can be manually set with the Advanced Iris 2. With a brightness of 900 ANSI lumens the projector does need a low ambient light home theater setting to operate in.

Sony have made set-up easier with a power zoom lens and motorized lens shift (Vertical: 65% up or down, Horizontal: 25% left or right). There is keystone correction as well. An illuminated remote control helps with changing settings in a darkened home theater environment. The projector is ceiling mountable with an optional PSS-H10 ceiling bracket.

To quote EISA, the Sony VPL-VW60 has a “multiplicity of interfaces – permitting connection of nearly every video source”. The projector has a wide range of connections including twin HDMI which are CEC enabled Sony’s Bravia Theatre Sync to operate your projector and entire home cinema system with the push of a single button.

Sony’s SXRD Microdisplay Technology

Sony’s SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) could be considered as an evolutionary development of LCoS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon) technology. LCoS is a combination of both the reflective approach of DLP (millions of actuated micro-mirrors on a chip reflect light required for the display) and the transmissive approach of LCD (millions of liquid crystals act as valves passing through light required for the display).

Sony’s SXRD technology differs from LCoS competitors in that the liquid crystal cell gap measures less than 2um which is far thinner than conventional high temperature Poly-Silicon liquid crystal or LCOS(Liquid Crystal On Silicon) microdisplay panels. Additionally, the TN (Twisted Nematic) liquid crystal, commonly used in projection devices, is replaced by Sony’s unique “Vertically Aligned Liquid Crystal” material where liquid crystals molecules are aligned vertically to the cell substrate. This is a significant technology development overcoming a long-standing challenge improving alignment layer durability and ensuring longevity of the high resolution.

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Sony VPL-VW60 High Definition 1080p Home Theater Projector Specification

Microdisplay Panels SXRD
Brightness (ANSI lumen) 900
Contrast 35,000:1
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Microdisplay Panel Resolution 1920×1080
Microdisplay Panel Size (inch) 0.61
Projection Lens All Range Crisp Focus (1.8x Zoom)
Projection System 3 x SXRD
Lamp (W) 200
Lamp Type UHP
Screen Coverage
(Diagonal) (inch)
40 – 300
Dimensions(mm) 471D x 174H x 395W
Fan Noise (dB) 22
Ceiling Mountable YES
Power Consumption (W) 300 – 8 (Standby)
Weight (kg) 11
Lamp Timer YES
OSD Menu YES
Video Signals 480p, 576i , 576p, 1080i, 720p, 1080p & 1080/24p (HDMI input only)
Connections HDMI, Composite Video, S-Video, RS232C, Bravia Theater Sync, 15 pin D-sub, computer input
Horizontal Lens Shift YES (25% left or right)
Vertical Lens Shift YES (65% up or down)
Real Colour Processing YES
x.v Colour YES
Advanced Iris Setting Advanced Iris 2
24p True Cinema YES
Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) YES
Vertical keystone correction YES
Bravia Engine EX YES
1-chip Picture Processing engine YES

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