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Sony Electronics today took the wraps off a new 1920 x 1080p
(progressive) high-definition home theater projectors
based on the company's exclusive Silicon X-tal Reflective
Display (SXRD™) technology, with a contrast ratio of
up to 15,000:1.
The VPL-VW100 joins the two new Grand WEGA SXRD rear-projection
microdisplay home theater televisions, the KDS-R60XBR1 and
KDS-R50XBR1, utilizing the world's smallest 0.61 SXRD chip
to deliver more than 2 million pixels and the full power of
high-definition. The projector incorporates three SXRD chips
- one each for red, green and blue color reproduction - to
deliver more than 6 million native pixels.
"Our goal is to optimize the home theater experience
and this new SXRD projector is another example of how we're
accomplishing that goal," said Randy Waynick, senior
vice president of the Home Products Division for Sony Electronics.
"This is absolutely a true movie theater experience in
the comfort of your own home."
Leaning on some of the same technology found in Sony's acclaimed
QUALIA 004 SXRD projector, the VPL-VW100 model features a
400 watt Pure Xenon lamp that delivers unrivaled color reproduction.
The lamp approximates sun light and can reproduce colors closest
to the natural spectrum including the red bandwidth, and is
widely used in professional film projectors.
The new Advanced Iris produces accurate blacks and works
with three 0.61 SXRD chips to deliver an over-all contrast
ratio of up to 15,000:1 when "auto" Iris mode is
on. Additionally, thanks to an advanced cooling structure,
the VPL-VW100 features an extremely low fan noise of 22dB,
which is one of the lowest in the industry and critical for
home theater applications.
The Sony projector also features 1.8x powered lens zoom
and powered focus as well as lens shift to adjust the vertical
and/or horizontal manual location of the image for flexible
installation locations. Input options include 1080p HDMI and
DVI-D and RGB and component video.
The new VPL-VW100 from Sony will be available in November
for about $10,000 at authorized dealers nationwide.
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