Official Sony VPL-AW15 Projector Thread - Page 2

Originally Posted by CoryW

Do you know the accuracy/source of this article? I am concerned about the following quote:

"Sony says its LCD projector can produce images up to 5m (200-inches) wide without affecting image quality, and the projector only needs to be 2.3 metres away from the wall or screen to produce an image 80-inches wide."

Cine4home states that the zoom ratio is actually 1.60:1 for the new Sony. That nothing close to what the above quote implies. Of course, the above quote appears to be completely wrong because even a zoom ratio of 2.10:1 produces an image 67" wide/77" diagonal at 7.5 feet (2.3m quoted in article).

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Next Review: Sony AW15, a new 720p LCD HT projector. Review is in write up stage.

...Unlike other reviews, I had it for a very short time (2 full days and chage), as Sony offered it to me immediately but said they needed it back quickly, and I was leaving for vacation. So, I brought it in, did the usual photo shoots, adjustments and measurements, but had far less time for general viewing.



But more to the point, I am way behind on the 1080p projector comparison (which I'm working on right now), and am more than a month behind schedule on, so I have promised myself to finish that by this weekend.



As soon as it's done, I'll finish writing up the Sony, and hopefully post in 8-9 days.



I can't tell you a lot about the Sony, other than it seems to be a fairly typical projector of its type, and like most Sony projectors, brightness is not a strength, with best mode (cinema) brightness of 281 lumens low lamp, 444 high lamp, brightest mode, however only about 650 lumens.



Color balance out of the box was very good, a little warm (reddish) with the Sony tending to more red in the lower grayscale ranges (common, but their shift is more than most). Adjusting wasn't too hard, and the final range had 30ire at 6387 and 100ire at 6702, very good color balance.



Sharpness was typical for an LCD in this class (excluding the Panasonic AX100 with smoothscreen), perhaps not quite as sharp as the Sanyo Z5, but, if not, very close.



Based on the pricepoint, the Z5 is the closest competition it would seem, at least if you are sticking to LCD.



I liked it, but was not "wowed" by it. Of course I'm getting pretty jaded, it's hard to really impress me now that I just installed my JVC RS1.



hope that helps... stay tuned.

Originally Posted by CT_Wiebe

All that will do is to delay his write-up more - I hope you were joking . Art does not appreciate being pushed. I understand your desire for “instant gratification”, but just “cool it” .

As he said to hotdogwater2, he's doing it per his committed schedule. With only 2+ days to do his review, I don’t expect a lot of the more detailed analysis that he has done on other models. He didn't have a lot of time with the Epson 400 either, and that review was not as comprehensive as it could have been.

Originally Posted by Zipplemeyer

Curious to test this machine when it comes out especially with a filter to max out contrast. Cine4home claims 10000:1 with the proper filter. The HS60 could do this but its output after filter placement was so low that it was not worth it. I wonder if they've gone with a cheaper, less sharp lens to help hit its price point?

Moe

Originally Posted by CaspianM

Forget filter mod. It is all poor way of increasing CR.
With any filter on lens you will increase internal reflections and hence decreasing ANSI CR. It is not worth it. A color filter is even worse due to its color push across the board. I think you should be fine with 8k:1 on/off with a $1k unit.

Originally Posted by bsntn99

Cine4home got better brightness numbers, maybe shorter throw in set up and better bulb. Also, pretty impressive contrast number, esp. with the tweak. Check out their preview if you haven't.

Originally Posted by rahimlee54

Is anyone planning on getting this projector because I would like to hear an in home impression.