Sony VPL-HW10 Projector Review
The Sony VPL-HW10 is one of Sony’s best projectors to date. It features full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution and a 30000:1 contrast ratio. This projector is the latest of a long line of projectors to feature the SXRD display technology. Recently the HW10 was reviewed by the writers of Trusted Reviews. They thought that this model could be the best SXRD design since the VPL-VW40. The first thing that the writers commented on was the price. The HW10 retails for $3499, which is a lot cheaper than some of its predecessors. Another positive point mentioned was the amount of feature that came with the HW10. Features including, MotionFlow, Film Projection, Real Color Processing, and noise reduction, allowed the writers to finely tune the projector to give amazing displays. One of the features highlighted was the noise reduction system that the HW10 carries. This feature allowed the user to pick a preferred block noise and mosquito noise combination by shifting a point along a ‘graph’. By setting these two settings the system lets you pinpoint much more accurately the setting where either or both noise reduction routines go from aiding to actually spoiling the picture. In addition the HW10’s SXRD chipset featured an extremely small pixel pitch, which delivered excellent detail with out pixilation problems. In the end there wasn’t a lot wrong with the HW10. The only real concern was that the color quality for this projector was not as good as equal projectors with DLP display technology. Their final verdict however was, “Although good DLP rivals can still hold their heads up when it comes to black levels and color intensity, the HW10 is nonetheless a fantastically well-featured alternative if you want to dodge DLP’s rainbow effect and value sharpness and fine detail above all else. Mass market SXRD has finally arrived – and we’re very happy to see it.”
[via Trusted Reviews]
