Sony VPL-VW50 SXRD 1080p Home Theater Front Projector

Would this be good for playing computer games on?

DLP??? SXRD is not DLP.

Oops! How did I do that? I meant projector.. :(

I think you're still confusing your terminology. DLP and SXRD are both types of microdisplay used in projection. SXRD is Sony's brand name for Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS). DLP stands for Digital Light Processor, a technology by Texas Instruments. The Sony VPL-VW50 "Pearl" (Sony's internal codename) is an SXRD front projector. There are SXRD rear projection televisions "Big Screen TV's" as well as DLP front projectors and rear projection televisions.

After that little journey to vocabulary geeksville...

To answer your question: The VPL-VW50 will work great for games, just feed it 1920x1080 at 60hz. There are also many DLP projectors which will work well.

@60? I try not to go below 75.. Do any use 75 or 85?

You're thinking in terms of CRT. Digital displays have persistent images, they don't flicker.

The short answer is no. No front projector I'm aware of supports an input of more than 60hz at 1080x1920. Single Link DVI doesn't have the bandwidth to support more any way. Some displays increase the frame rate internally to 96-120 hz, but that's just frame doubling, not unique data in each frame.

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I see. Would I need to keep my room dark in order to get good quality?

Also, does anyone know of a website with good pictures of a device like this in action?

@60? I try not to go below 75.. Do any use 75 or 85?

220...221, whatever it takes."-from Mr. Mom ;)

220? Huh?

220...221, whatever it takes."-from Mr. Mom ;)

THAT"S WHERE THAT CAME FROM!

Gotta re-rent that one!

My construction worker brothers'-in-law always use that on me when I'm trying to fix something!

I see. Would I need to keep my room dark in order to get good quality?

Yes. The darker the better.


Also, does anyone know of a website with good pictures of a device like this in action?

You usually can't tell much from screenshots as the camera's exposure adjusts to make most projectors look the same. That said, www.projectorreviews.com has the best screenshots I've seen.