Sony BRAVIA VPL-HW10 Expert Reviews

The HW10 is easily the finest projector from Sony we've yet seen. It has excellent contrast, open midtones, a sharp picture, and good placement flexibility.

The HW10 is one of the strongest home theater projectors we've yet seen from Sony, and is a great option for large screen 1080p projection in a light-controlled room. With 697 usable lumens and strong contrast performance, the HW10 can be used with ...

It might've been around for a while, but this Full HD Sony projector can still mix it up with newfangled rivals

Pleasant exterior design. Full HD spec. Natural colour balance, good detail and sharp edge defnition. Insightful black levels

Some issues with tricky motion

Sony's HW10 is based around the same 3-panel SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) 1920 x 1080 chipset found in pricier VW40 and VW80 brothers. This model also boasts a remarkable 30,000:1 contrast ratio with the help of its automatic iris and, of ...

Excellent

sony vplhw10 sxrd home theatre projector review: Sony's VPLHW10, the company's least expensive SXRD projector yet, proves itself a very good performer for the price, and therefore excellent value.

Deep, clean blacks with solid shadow detail, Reasonably accurate color, Horizontal and vertical lens shift, Sleek styling

Red and green somewhat inaccurate, Zoom, focus and lens shift are manual, Not bright enough to drive very large screens

Sony's VPLHW10, the company's least expensive SXRD projector yet, proves itself a very good performer for the price, and therefore excellent value.

The technological entertainment industry is now so geared around digital performance and high definition output that no peripheral worth its salt can afford to ignore this juggernaut revolution, which is sweeping old technologies aside with barely ...

If this is your first foray into HD Home Cinema projection then you could do a lot worse than this relatively reasonably priced Bravia with its superb colour reproduction and control.

Video projectors are not new although they have only recently started started to appeal as an option for those (with the room) that want the full cinema experience in their own home. With the advent of high-definition, new projectors are required, ...

Controls are available on the device itself, although more convenient is the remote control. All operations are managed through an on-screen display

Hot on the heels of the VPL-HW80, John brings us his opinion of Sony's budget SXRD projector, the VPL-HW10.

Full-HD home theater projectors are getting increasingly affordable these days and the upcoming Sony VPL-HW10 is the Japanese company's answer for the value-oriented entry segment.

Reproduces deep, clean blacks with solid shadow detail ; reasonably accurate color ; excellent feature package including horizontal and vertical lens shift ; sleek styling

Red and green are somewhat inaccurate ; zoom, focus and lens shift are manual, not electronic ; not bright enough to drive very large screens

A black glossy finish highlights the VPL-HW10's sexy-looking design. It shares the same outlook as the company's more expensive SXRD models--the main thing that changes is size, as the more expensive models become progressively larger. The appearance ...