Sony VPL-VW60

image quality, price, usability, noise, design

reliability

80% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The VW60's maximum brightness is a shade higher than that of the VW40, coming in at 1,000 ANSI Lumens, and as usual with SXRD technology (which is able to cram loads of pixels into a tiny space), the VW60's resolution is a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080. The...

Compact, quiet, easy to install and use ; fine all-round performance ; fairly affordable

Not the brightest, so avoid bigger screens and ensure you use a properly darkened room

A fine all-rounder and a worthy alternative to pricier projectors from JVC and the like

Very ‘filmic’ picture ; Great contrast ; Runs quietly

Bulky ; Very revealing of poor sources

A great value projector with a lot going for it

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

Inaccurate primary colors.

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.

Rich contrast., Easy, versatile installation.

Poor interlaced-PAL processing., Occasional lack of finest details., Some blur during fast motion.

Sony’s ‘black pearl’ impresses with enormous contrast and a fascinating, cinematic picture. It’s therefore easy to forgive small weaknesses in PAL de-interlacing and the slight trailing effect. The score nevertheless has to reflect the device’s...

The VW60 maintains Sony's strong aesthetic design, making for a sleek-looking statement in your living room or home theater ; The image quality is punchier and more detailed this time around andlight output is better, but only just. Still, the...

The new black color, while menacing, isn't as room-friendly if you're going for a ceiling-mounted stealth look ; The projector, while quiet, is far from silent ; The VW60 still can only be enjoyed to its fullest in a completelydarkened room, for the...

With a price tag of $5,000, the SonyVW60 is a solid performer and a great projector, but it's not thebreakout runaway success the Pearl was a few years ago. You see, sincethe advent of the Pearl, every manufacturer has released their "answer"and some,...

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

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

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 of...