Sony VPL-VW95ES

16 reviews

May, 2013

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Design (2)
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 reviews from magazines and websites. Views about the black level and design are generally positive. The usability and image quality are also mentioned favorably, whereas some have doubts about the value for money.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Projectors the Sony VPL-VW95ES is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 97/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Anthony Arrigo (projectorreviews.com)

Sony VPL-VW95ES

We are pleased to have been working with the VPL-VW95ES for a couple of weeks, and consider it a real improvement (for a significantly lower price) compared to last year's entry

Excellent color, and overall picture quality, post calibration ; Superb black level performance with a smooth iris ; Very good CFI - smooth (some may even like with movies) ; Well above average brightness in "best" movie mode ; Reasonably bright for 3D...

Dark shadow detail could be better ; Could be brighter for 3D - A statement I've said about almost every 3D projector so far. In fairness, this is the brightest 3D capable home theater projector anywhere near its price, that we've reviewed to date,...

You'll be doing most of your watching in 2D, at least for quite some time to come, and the Sony is silky smooth for 2D with those rich blacks, and some great skin tones

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by: (projectorcentral.com)

Sony VPL-VW95ES Review

Elegant 2D home theater performance, and good value for projector enthusiasts who are serious about home theater...

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Expert review by: John Archer (homecinemachoice.com)

Sony VPL-VW95ES projector review

Sony made it pretty clear during HCC's recent trip to Tokyo that it sees delivering uncompromising quality as the way to get its once-peerless reputation – and sales! – back. With this in mind, the crosstalk that hampered the brand's first 3D...

Well built and easy to use; runs almost silently in low lamp mode; 2D pictures are fantastic; 3D pictures are good

Still a little crosstalk with 3D; some rival models make it look expensive

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Expert review by: (expertreviews.co.uk)

Sony VPL-VW95ES review

Sony's VPL-VW95ES home cinema projector is a huge active 3D unit that weighs a monstrous 11kg, and you'll struggle to fit it on a coffee table. However, if you're serious about cinema and have the space, it could have everything you're looking for in a...

Serious cinema fans only need apply, but the picture quality is well worth the price of admission

Mar, 2012

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Recommended!

Expert review by: John Archer (trustedreviews.com)

Sony VPL-VW95ES

Sony has finally unleashed the sequel to its flawed VW90ES 3D flagship projector. So does the new VW95ES put right what its predecessor got wrong?

Sublime 2D picture quality ; Excellent set up flexibility ; Very watchable 3D

Still some crosstalk with 3D ; Some settings are a bit complicated ; Quite a bit of brightness has to be sacrificed to get the best all-round 3D performance

Jan, 2012

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Expert review by: Steve May (cnet.co.uk)

Sony VPL-VW95ES hands-on

Who needs a puny 3D TV? Not only does the Sony VPL-VW95ES projector deliver the brightest 3D we've seen to date, but it's also drop-dead gorgeous with 2D hi-def material.

Bright, crisp 3D images ; High-contrast hi-def performance ; Comfortable active-shutter glasses

Complicated menu controls can seem intimidating ; Big and bulky

The Sony VPL-VW95ES is a wonderfully exciting hunk of hardware. Home-cinema fans will probably love what it does with 2D even more than 3D, but, either way, it's a no-compromise big-screen treat.

Sep, 2011

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Expert review by: (whathifi.com)

Sony VPL-VW95ES

By class standards, it's one of the best projectors around

Excellent 2D performance, delightful to set up and use; quiet

3D performance is good, but we’d like better motion stability and less crosstalk

A trace of crosstalk with 3D Switching to 3D Blu-ray is more of a mixed bag. There’s much to admire – the sense of depth is considerable and sharpness is hard to fault.

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Consumer review by: Thomas (reevoo.com)

Sony VPL-VW95ES

Hervorragende Bildqualität, sehr gute dynamische Iris, überragend leises Betriebsgeräusch, gute Verarbeitung mit elegantem Design, Helligkeit im 3D-Betrieb befriedigend

Lens-Memory arbeitet ungenau, Shutter-Brillen mit schlechtem Tragekomfort und sichtbarem Blinken der Funktions-Diode im Gesichtsfeld