With HDR material, it doesn’t have the energy to punch out spectral highlights. The VPL-VZ1000ES is rated at 2,500 Lumens, a 20 per cent increase over its forebear, yet proves to be no dynamic light-cannon, and in rooms with some ambient light it struggles for contrast. Reality Creation offers adjustable resolution and noise filtering, and even with native 4K content, proves enormously effective: fine detail, as seen in Planet Earth II (UHD Blu-ray), gains extra visual snap without unwanted edge emphasis. Sony’s picture processing definitely dazzles. But it’s not the knockout performance you might be expecting. The VPL-VZ1000ES will project Ultra HD up to 60 frames per second (either as 4K 60p YCbCr 4:4:4 8-bit, or YCbCr 4:2:2 12-bit).Ī 4K resolution pattern confirms that the projector delivers unfettered 2160p from centre to edge, and when images are cast large, this Sony really showcases the pixel density of UHD sources. Contrast (HDR) is adjustable via a sliding scale. The projector is HDR 10 and HLG HDR compatible (but not Dolby Vision-enabled) and auto detects HDR content. If you can view in full dark-room conditions, the Cinema Film options work better. A Bright TV mode provides an even bigger light boost, but it’s too much for authentic movie viewing. Consequently, the most valuable preset actually transpires It’s a lifestyle solution, likely to end up in a media room, so a constant level of ambient light is probably inevitable. So it’s not quite a one-stop home entertainment shop.įor this audition, we partnered the VPL-VZ1000ES with a 120in light-rejecting fixed screen, but you could just as easily whitewash a wall.Ĭheck Deal its form factor, this projector is unlikely to be specified as part of a traditional home cinema. The LSPX-W1S packed a pair of two-way cabinets into its chassis this model does away with audio altogether. And if you don’t have the floor space close to your wall, you can always ceiling-mount (gulp) or use the rear-projection mode.Ī curious omission is the absence of in-built speakers. If you want to put a monster image in a room with sightline-blocking lighting (those candelabras are a nuisance, aren’t they?), or other physical restrictions, then they’re a godsend. Ultra-short-throw projectors have a unique appeal. Styling is perhaps best described as ‘industrial’ – the VPL-VZ1000ES is black, boxy and square-edged. There are also four HDMI inputs (two side-mounted, two rear-mounted), all v2.0 with HDCP 2.2, making it easy to accommodate a games console, set-top box and UHD Blu-ray player without having to swap cables. This means you can look forward to low maintenance and TV-style response times – there’s no need to wait for the lamp to warm up. The projector uses a high-efficiency Z-Phosphor laser light engine. And while the price isn’t pocket change, the LSPX-W1S cost more than double. This other 4K UST outing was simply gargantuan – impressively, the VPL- VZ1000ES arrives some 40 per cent smaller (although it’s still got a sizeable footprint of just under a metre wide). Sony has dabbled in this market before, of course, with the LSPX-W1S, launched in 2015. ACER V6820i Review: Alexa takes control of 4K projection.OPTOMA HD27E Review: Budget beamer does 1080p proud.Sony VPL-VW665ES 3D SXRD 4K Projector Review.
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