Sony SXRD VPL-VW50

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 39 reviews of Sony SXRD VPL-VW50. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability and usability. The image quality and design also get good feedback.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony SXRD VPL-VW50 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Kevin Miller (cnet.com)

Sony VPL-VW50

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

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

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.

Feb, 2007

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Expert review by : Robert Harley (avguide.com)

Sony VPL-VW50 SXRD Front Projector

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...

Despite the few problems I’ve cited, the VPL-VW50 produced a beautiful picture, especially considering its list price of only $5000. That makes it the second lowest-priced 1080p front projector on the market (the lowest being the Mitsubishi HC5000, an...

Nov, 2008

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Expert review by : Anthony Arrigo (projectorreviews.com)

Sony VPL-VW50 Pearl

Over that long wait, I've seen the Sony VW50 - also known as the Sony Pearl - a number of times at shows, and have always had an overall good impression of it, but also some reservations. Now, having worked with it for over a week, and logging about 40...

An excellent film-like, natural image (after color correction) ; Very good menus ; Extremely quiet ; Large but attractive ; Excellent black levels and shadow detail ; Invisible pixels at any distance (beyond two feet) ; A tremendous amount of image...

Out of the box color needs work (definitely at minimum an end user calibration disk, like AVIA) ; Image is a little soft ; Not overly bright (like many 1080p projectors), and very "not bright" if the zoom lens is near or at full telephoto) ; Unmounting...

For decades Sony has enjoyed a fabulous reputation, going back to the days when the Sony Trinitron set new standars for color TV's and professional monitors. Sony is of course a huge conglomerate, and typically, deserved or not, most people still...

Feb, 2007

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Expert review by : Al Griffin (soundandvision.com)

Test Bench: Sony VPL-VW50 1080p SXRD Front-projector

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.

Jan, 2007

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Expert review by : Shane C. Buettner (ultimateavmag.com)

Sony VPL-VW50 "Pearl" Projector SXRD Projector

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...

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

Slightly softer image than the single-chip 1080p DLPs we've seen

Dec, 2006

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Sony VPL-VW50 "Pearl" Projector SXRD Projector

Nov, 2006

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Sony VPL-VW50 "Pearl" Projector SXRD Projector

Sony took official ownership of CEDIA 2006 on Day 1 when it officially announced the VPL-VW50 SXRD front projector.

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Evan Powell (projectorcentral.com)

Sony VPL-VW50 Home Theater Projector Review

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,...

The Sony VPL-VW50 is a solid 1080p projector that offers beautiful color saturation, contrast, and black level as its most noteworthy advantages over the competition. However, it basically offers the consumer two trade-off propositions, neither one of...

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Shane Buettner (hometheater.com)

Sony VPL-VW50 Front Projector: On the Bench

Features We Miss: Please.

Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Shane Buettner (soundandvision.com)

Sony VPL-VW50 Front Projector: On the Bench

$5,000 1920x1080 threee-chip SXRD Key Connections: Dual HDMI inputs, two component inputs, one RGB on 15-pin DSUB, one Ethernet Features We Like: Full 1080p that not only accepts 1080p/24 signals, but displays it at frame rate that direct multiples of...

Oct, 2006

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