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post #31 of 196
11/6/08 at 5:00am
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Could it be that the fall in the Aussie dollar being so very recent and so great, has caught Sony napping and might they eventually catch up and increase the price ?

I don't think so really. More like there was probably a bit of advanced hedging going on against what the Yen vs the $A a few months ago. Perhaps next in years allocation they could go up, but by then the maybe in for discounting anyway that would offset it. But it's probably swings and roundabouts, when you look historically at currency shifts and product pricing - a bit of gamble that they would win at more often than not.
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post #32 of 196
11/8/08 at 12:55pm
1) Would the Australian Sony site linked to in the first post of this thread sell me a projector if I have a U.S. shipping address?

2) If so, what are the cons of my buying a VW80 for $4,700 American Dollars directly from there (or buying an HW10 for $2,487 for that matter)?
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post #33 of 196
11/8/08 at 1:24pm
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The only real down side is the cost of shipping the projector to/from Australia for service.

I'm still working on a less costly AU solution. The only trouble is the supply of VW80 projectors has not yet ramped up, so they're hard to get. HW10 is having the same problem.

Be patient. I have my fingers crossed.

if that's the only down side i'm definitely ok with that!

can you please keep me posted via PM regarding your progress? thanks!
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post #34 of 196
11/8/08 at 4:54pm
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1) Would the Australian Sony site linked to in the first post of this thread sell me a projector if I have a U.S. shipping address?

2) If so, what are the cons of my buying a VW80 for $4,700 American Dollars directly from there (or buying an HW10 for $2,487 for that matter)?

Remember first off $4700 is based on full Aus MSRP, not street pricing. Bytehoven has already come across some very well discounted pricing. You will get one for below $4k without all that much trouble from what I can see. Therefore also even if they would(which they wouldn't), you wouldn't want to buy from Sony Australia and pay full MSRP anyway.

Service would be a pain. But then again it's a roll of the dice, I'm on to my 5th SXRD projector and none have ever had a hiccup to date. I dare say it would be cheaper to pay to have it serviced in the US than waste the money shipping it back to Aus for a warranty claim.
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post #35 of 196
11/9/08 at 2:42pm
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Andrew...

I'm wondering if a projector sent to an AU based Sony Service Center would receive free return shipping like they do in the US?

It might also be worth exploring an extended service policy with some of the savings, if shipping was included.

Come on it's a global economy, and companies need to start thinking about customer support from around the globe, right?

I have been keeping an eye on (2) of the AU sellers that do international shipping. When the VW80 shows up I'll be sure to alert the thread.

Pretty unlikely. To me it would be much like when I've had to send a disc player back to the US, which even had an extra paid warranty on it. The service center didn't want to know about anything other than sending it back to a US address. I would think it would be even worse here, they are very insular with stuff like that.
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post #36 of 196
11/9/08 at 3:01pm
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Hopefully, markets will continue to become more global and supportive of owner support regardless of their geography.

Certainly any company seeking to set product pricing for a market based on it's ability to pay, might also structure any customer support to penalize the purchase of products outside the consumer's home market.

IMHO, an international company like SONY should consider having a global support policy. It's probably tricky to implement.

I reckon it will be hard to get them to come to the party on items like HT gear. Things that are more designed for portability yes, especially laptops and cameras say. I imagine they probably reckon it's too much hassle to keep track of stuff globally for service support.
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post #37 of 196
11/9/08 at 4:34pm
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Did anyone get their VW80 yet?

I assume no because we have not seen any reports.

No but I just ordered one and will hopefully have it this week sometime.
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post #38 of 196
11/9/08 at 4:54pm
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Did anyone get their VW80 yet?

I assume no because we have not seen any reports.

Had mine since Thurs. Still in box though. My weekend plans feel through so no install for me. Going to be a little while now till I get to see it due to my busy calendar.

Here's the calibration results for those interested though:


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post #39 of 196
11/9/08 at 9:21pm
Guys there was a article i was reading a little while back that indicated that the VW80 and VW70 were 2 different units, i recal it mentioning that the VW70 was using a Xenon glode and a couple of other differences.

I have been searing for this site for the past three days and cannot find it, so it might be worth checking out
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post #40 of 196
11/9/08 at 9:26pm
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Guys there was a article i was reading a little while back that indicated that the VW80 and VW70 were 2 different units, i recal it mentioning that the VW70 was using a Xenon glode and a couple of other differences.

I have been searing for this site for the past three days and cannot find it, so it might be worth checking out

I'm afraid there's no Xenon according to Sony's feature list:

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200W Ultra-High-Pressure Lamp

The VPL-VW70 works with 200 wattage lamp. With this high wattage, the VPL-VW70 projects at a high brightness of 800lm. The high-wattage Ultra- High-Pressure lamp reproduces color accurately, beautifully, and naturally bottomless white, spectacular reds etc.
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post #41 of 196
11/9/08 at 9:32pm
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I'm afraid there's no Xenon according to Sony's feature list:

Yeah seen that too, but i cant get the other site out of my head, i remember thinking that this would be one of the reasons for the price difference.

Please forgive me for this one everyone

But its about time we got a break over in Oz land on pricing
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post #42 of 196
11/9/08 at 9:34pm
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Please forgive me for this one everyone

But its about time we got a break over in Oz land on pricing

I hear ya brother! For once I don't have to be envious of US pricing on HT gear!
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post #43 of 196
11/10/08 at 10:08am
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The only real down side is the cost of shipping the projector to/from Australia for service.

I'm still working on a less costly AU solution. The only trouble is the supply of VW80 projectors has not yet ramped up, so they're hard to get. HW10 is having the same problem.

Be patient. I have my fingers crossed.

I am very curious about this as well. I would assume you would just need to change the input to NTSC from PAL?
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post #44 of 196
11/12/08 at 6:45am
BUMP. Anyone have an idea whether this could be reprogrammed for NTSC and motionflow therefore to 120hz
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post #45 of 196
11/12/08 at 6:56am
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BUMP. Anyone have an idea whether this could be reprogrammed for NTSC and motionflow therefore to 120hz

My feeling is that all global models will be identical and NTSC/PAL will be handled automatically by all versions. There are plenty of Australians and Europeans with access to NTSC material and it's all be handled for years now. I wouldn't worry.
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post #46 of 196
11/12/08 at 7:04pm
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Did anyone get their VW80 yet?

I assume no because we have not seen any reports.

My better half just called to say the VPL-VW80 was delivered today 13/11/2008

She said "The box is enormous and no I'm not moving it"

Will post Box Opening Pictures for everyone when I find time as I am getting married this Saturday (15/11)!

I reckon HT installation is still a few weeks away but all the parts are coming together. Integra 9.9 has been shipped yesterday so I should also be receiving that shortly.

An exciting time. Been waiting since 1992 for all this to happen!

Cheers

Blade
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post #47 of 196
11/13/08 at 3:18am
Here's some pictures - not too exciting I know but will do until it comes out of the box for installation:

Cheers

Blade















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post #48 of 196
11/13/08 at 4:11am
Better off posting them here. The dtv sites been unresponsive for several days now, plus you can embed them here.
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post #49 of 196
11/13/08 at 4:17am
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Originally Posted by BladeRnR View Post

My better half just called to say the VPL-VW80 was delivered today 13/11/2008

She said "The box is enormous and no I'm not moving it"

Will post Box Opening Pictures for everyone when I find time as I am getting married this Saturday (15/11)!

I reckon HT installation is still a few weeks away but all the parts are coming together. Integra 9.9 has been shipped yesterday so I should also be receiving that shortly.

An exciting time. Been waiting since 1992 for all this to happen!

Cheers

Blade

Been waiting for a fp or a wife since 1992
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post #50 of 196
11/13/08 at 4:35am
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Better off posting them here. The dtv sites been unresponsive for several days now, plus you can embed them here.

Yep agreed. Done. Hope they aren't too big.

Cheers

Blade
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post #51 of 196
11/13/08 at 8:20am
Interesting. The VPL-VW70 thread that was updated as recent as yesterday has disappeared. Maybe the model is being pulled as well given comparisons to the VW80 and RS20 from a pricing and features perspective.
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post #52 of 196
11/13/08 at 8:46am
Not liking the new remote at all. The RESET button is far too close to the cursor keys and enter button for my liking.
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post #53 of 196
11/13/08 at 9:49am
Here comes a link to thread with almost full measurements on the vw80 done by the Swedish distrubutor of Sony projectors. His screen name is TimJ.
http://www.component.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=9724

The optics look great and the motor controls allow for exception fine control.
No contrast is measured but greyscale and gamut is measured.
Enjoy!
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post #54 of 196
11/13/08 at 10:13am
Och nu till !
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post #55 of 196
11/13/08 at 10:27am
Where's the pics? I get broken links.
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post #56 of 196
11/13/08 at 10:31am
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Interesting. The VPL-VW70 thread that was updated as recent as yesterday has disappeared.

You could be talking about a thread started today at 1:30AM which was removed due to marketing.
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post #57 of 196
11/13/08 at 11:42am
Nice, I'm looking to replace my HD100 which suffers from the DILA motion blur problems that's commonly noted.

I wish I lived in AUS for many reasons but not least the price you guys are getting on this machine.

Its still within budget at £4k here in the UK so I'll definitely be checking out this machine with its 120hz and dark frame insertion technologies. Nothing could be worse than the JVC for poor motion resolution
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post #58 of 196
11/13/08 at 3:10pm
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Not liking the new remote at all. The RESET button is far too close to the cursor keys and enter button for my liking.

You're absolutely right! That's an unforgivable oversight on Sony's part. I think I'll send it right back. Can't have their Engineers making such a faux pas and thinking they can get away with it.

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post #59 of 196
11/13/08 at 3:50pm
I dont see jack, the pics are invisible.
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post #60 of 196
11/13/08 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by johnovox View Post

Interesting. The VPL-VW70 thread that was updated as recent as yesterday has disappeared. Maybe the model is being pulled as well given comparisons to the VW80 and RS20 from a pricing and features perspective.

Has anyone confirmed that the VW70 and VW80 are the same? If they are not and they have removed Motion Flow or Black Frame Insertion from the vw70, then Sony is really sticking it to the USA buyers!
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