Specifications:
Models (2) VPL-HW30AES (3D package) and VPL-HW30ES (projector only)
Brightness: 1300 lumens
Contrast Ratio: 70,000:1 (with Iris)
SXRD Panel: 0.61", 15.4mm
Panel Driver: 240Hz
Lens: F2.52 - F3.02 1.6x manual zoom
Lens Shift: +/-0.65 Vertical, +/-0.25 Horizontal
Lamp 200W UHP
Video Inputs: 2 HDMI 1.4a, Component and HD-Dsub 15 pin (VGA)
Other Connections: RS-232 (remote commands), Mini jack (IR input) and Ethernet (RJ45) Port (3D Emitter only)
Dimensions: 16 1/8"x7 1/8"x18 3/8", 407.4mmx179.2mmx463.9mm
Weight: 22.2lb, 10kg
Power Requirements: 100V to 240V AC, 3A to 1.3A 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 300W, Standby 8W, Standby Low 0.5W
Fan Noise: 22db (max speed)
RS232 bi-directonal control
Replacement Lamp: LMP-H202
Glasses: TDG-PJ1
3D Emitter: TRM-PJ1*
*You must buy or have an ethernet cable (Cat-5 works fine). No ethernet cable is included and you can't use the emitter (3D) without one.
Features:
3D (all standards supported) and 2D to 3D simulation
Real Color Processing or RCP (aka: CMS)
Picture Modes: 9 (2 users defined)
Motionflow (240Hz): high, low and off
Color Temperature: 9 (5 user defined)
Gamma Settings: 8
Color Space: Normal, Wide 1, Wide 2 and Wide 3
Panel Alignment: 1/10 step
Sony Links:
Sony promo video
Owners Manual (PDF)
RS-232C Codes (PM me for the PDF manual)
Sony (USA)
Sony (Europe)
Marketing Specifications (PDF)
Product Sheet (PDF)
Projector Data Sheet (PDF)
Reviews:
ProjectorReview.com
AVS (First Look video)
Cinetson (French) and English Translation
LA Passion De L'image Et Du Son (French by AVS member kraine) and English Translation
Projector central
AVguide (The Perfect Vision)
Trustedreviews (British)
Measurements by
Tom Huffman
ChromaPure Software/AccuPel Video Signal Generators
ISF/THX Calibrations
Rockville, MD
Using Cinema X preset. However, all the presets do is select a pre-defined combination of settings in the user menu. You can emulate any of the presets by simply choosing a User preset and manually selecting all of the associated menu settings.
Light output
With the iris fully open, the lamp on high, the white point calibrated to D65, the Color Space set to Normal, and Contrast set at 85, I measured 832 lumens, which translated to a much-too-bright 30 fL on Mark's 110" Studiotek. You can get more light by raising the contrast control even higher, but then white begins to clip.
Contrast
Iris Open: 5400:1
Iris half closed: 6750:1
Iris fully closed: 7550:1
Auto 1: 25,500:1
Auto 2: 18,800:1
Grayscale Tracking
The best grayscale tracking was with the Low 2 setting. This gave an somewhat reddish white point with a dE average of about 8 in the CIELUV color space. Custom calibration improves this significantly. Post-calibration I got the average dE down to about 2 above 10%. At 10% the reddish tint was uncorrectable.
Gamma
There are several gamma presets and each one includes the ability to tweak the response at the low and high end. I got the best gamma with a setting of 3. Gamma set to Off was a close second.
Color Accuracy
The Normal color space is definitely the most accurate, although even here red and green are shifted slightly to blue. Wide 1, Wide 2, and Wide 3 get progressively more oversaturated, especially along the red-yellow-green line.
Normal
Wide 3
Suggested Settings for closest to D65 picture “out of the box”:
Pic Viewing Mode: Cinema 1
Cinema Black Pro (Iris): Auto 1
Motionflow: Low
Color Temp: Low 1
Gamma: Off (2.2)
Color Space: Normal
Alternant:
Pic Viewing Mode: Cinema 2
Cinema Black Pro (Iris): Off
Gamma: 8
Color: 45
Hue: 0
Specifications:
Models (2) VPL-HW30AES (3D package) and VPL-HW30ES (projector only)
Brightness: 1300 lumens
Contrast Ratio: 70,000:1 (with Iris)
SXRD Panel: 0.61", 15.4mm
Panel Driver: 240Hz
Lens: F2.52 - F3.02 1.6x manual zoom
Lens Shift: +/-0.65 Vertical, +/-0.25 Horizontal
Lamp 200W UHP
Video Inputs: 2 HDMI 1.4a, Component and HD-Dsub 15 pin (VGA)
Other Connections: RS-232 (remote commands), Mini jack (IR input) and Ethernet (RJ45) Port (3D Emitter only)
Dimensions: 16 1/8"x7 1/8"x18 3/8", 407.4mmx179.2mmx463.9mm
Weight: 22.2lb, 10kg
Power Requirements: 100V to 240V AC, 3A to 1.3A 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 300W, Standby 8W, Standby Low 0.5W
Fan Noise: 22db (max speed)
RS232 bi-directonal control
Replacement Lamp: LMP-H202
Glasses: TDG-PJ1
3D Emitter: TRM-PJ1*
*You must buy or have an ethernet cable (Cat-5 works fine). No ethernet cable is included and you can't use the emitter (3D) without one.
Features:
3D (all standards supported) and 2D to 3D simulation
Real Color Processing or RCP (aka: CMS)
Picture Modes: 9 (2 users defined)
Motionflow (240Hz): high, low and off
Color Temperature: 9 (5 user defined)
Gamma Settings: 8
Color Space: Normal, Wide 1, Wide 2 and Wide 3
Panel Alignment: 1/10 step
Sony Links:
Sony promo video
Owners Manual (PDF)
RS-232C Codes (PM me for the PDF manual)
Sony (USA)
Sony (Europe)
Marketing Specifications (PDF)
Product Sheet (PDF)
Projector Data Sheet (PDF)
Reviews:
ProjectorReview.com
AVS (First Look video)
Cinetson (French) and English Translation
LA Passion De L'image Et Du Son (French by AVS member kraine) and English Translation
Projector central
AVguide (The Perfect Vision)
Trustedreviews (British)
Measurements by
Tom Huffman
ChromaPure Software/AccuPel Video Signal Generators
ISF/THX Calibrations
Rockville, MD
Using Cinema X preset. However, all the presets do is select a pre-defined combination of settings in the user menu. You can emulate any of the presets by simply choosing a User preset and manually selecting all of the associated menu settings.
Light output
With the iris fully open, the lamp on high, the white point calibrated to D65, the Color Space set to Normal, and Contrast set at 85, I measured 832 lumens, which translated to a much-too-bright 30 fL on Mark's 110" Studiotek. You can get more light by raising the contrast control even higher, but then white begins to clip.
Contrast
Iris Open: 5400:1
Iris half closed: 6750:1
Iris fully closed: 7550:1
Auto 1: 25,500:1
Auto 2: 18,800:1
Grayscale Tracking
The best grayscale tracking was with the Low 2 setting. This gave an somewhat reddish white point with a dE average of about 8 in the CIELUV color space. Custom calibration improves this significantly. Post-calibration I got the average dE down to about 2 above 10%. At 10% the reddish tint was uncorrectable.
Gamma
There are several gamma presets and each one includes the ability to tweak the response at the low and high end. I got the best gamma with a setting of 3. Gamma set to Off was a close second.
Color Accuracy
The Normal color space is definitely the most accurate, although even here red and green are shifted slightly to blue. Wide 1, Wide 2, and Wide 3 get progressively more oversaturated, especially along the red-yellow-green line.
Normal
Wide 3
Suggested Settings for closest to D65 picture “out of the box”:
Pic Viewing Mode: Cinema 1
Cinema Black Pro (Iris): Auto 1
Motionflow: Low
Color Temp: Low 1
Gamma: Off (2.2)
Color Space: Normal
Alternant:
Pic Viewing Mode: Cinema 2
Cinema Black Pro (Iris): Off
Gamma: 8
Color: 45
Hue: 0