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Review summary: Sony's entry-level SXRD-based front projector, the VPL-VW60, is the successor to last year's price-busting VPL-VW50. Also as a 1080p resolution projector with the same $4,999 list price, it faces stiffer competition these days with more 1080p ...

Pros: The Sony VPL-VW60 has accurate color decoding and reproduces a deep shade of black ; comprehensive feature package

Cons: Inaccurate primary colors

Verdict: While its color fidelity is not nearly as good as other late-model Sony SXRD products, the otherwise good-performing VPL-VW60 home theater projector remains a solid value.

Review summary: When it was introduced at the 2006 CEDIA Expo, Sony's VPL-VW50 redefined the entire front-projector price structure. Of course, a few other manufacturers were ready with their own new projector announcements at that show, but the VW50which came to be ...

Pros: Excellent image with good color, detail, and superb black levels, First-rate video processing, Fan noise is nearly inaudible

Cons: Color space could be more accurate, Some rare artifacts in the auto-iris modes

Verdict: With its current lineup of projectors, Sony is clearly in this game to win. And while the competition has become tighter since Sony introduced the original Pearl, the introduction of the Black Pearl keeps them squarely in the running. There are lots ...

Review summary: The big question is .... does the VW60 live up to all the hype? Well, yes and no. The fact is that if you buy the VW60 without seeing the competition in a side by side shootout, odds are you will be wildly enthused with its performance. My first ...

Award: EISA Award!

Review summary: With Full HD resolution now becoming established as the heavyweight video standard, home cinema projectors cannot afford complacency. Sonys VPL-VW60, smaller sibling of the high-end Qualia, comes equipped for the challenge, with three SXRD panels of ...

Review summary: While Sony's latest Pearl incarnation ranks second to the native 15,000:1 contrast of the JVC DLA-HD1, it is probably the first new-generation mega-contrast home theater projector to reach Asian shores. Its entry has also bridged the price-performance ...