Compare Prices : Sony VPL VW 200

Review summary: Despite delivering impressively bright while retaining good black levels, the Sony VW200 runs remarkably quietly

Pros: HDMI v1.3 connectivity ; Exceptionally quiet ; Good, basic image quality

Cons: Too many of its features seem to make pictures worse rather than better

Verdict: Especially when you can get JVC's superior HD100 for considerably less

Review summary: If you've got money to burn, Sony's VPL-VW200 projector will happily lighten your wallet or purse.

Verdict: In most ways the VW200 is a really excellent performer, and the scope of its ambition is truly breathtaking. Yet somehow, with JVC's stunning and actually very similar HD100 model (look for a review of this in the coming days) available for under -5k, ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Although it certainly costs more than most of the 1080p competition, the SXRD-based Sony VPL-VW200 delivers one of the best pictures of any projector we've tested.

Pros: Exceptional color fidelity ; deep black with excellent shadow detail ; superb feature package ; includes panel alignment and blacking ; solid connectivity

Cons: Expensive ; some loss of resolution because of the scalar ; MotionFlow anti-judder processing creates artifacts and makes film look more like video ; no horizontal lens shift

Verdict: In the grand tradition of Sony's upper-end SXRD projectors, the VPL-VW200 has a sleek, high-tech industrial design that should appeal to just about everyone. To our eyes, it's the most attractive projector since the days of the Ferrari-inspired, ...

Review summary: Sony has delivered near perfection with the VPL-VW200's colour production. It's the most colour-accurate projector for its price range, adds some flexible setup features and it looks great hanging from the ceiling. This projector is absolutely the new ...

Pros: Deep shades of black with excellent shadow detail ; feature package includes panel alignment and blacking ; solid connectivity

Cons: Expensive ; some loss of resolution because of the scaler ; MotionFlow dejudder processing creates artefacts and makes film look more like video ; no horizontal lens shift

Verdict: Although it certainly costs more than most of the 1080p competition, the SXRD-based Sony VPL-VW200 delivers one of the best pictures of any projector we've tested