Sony today unveiled full high-definition 1080p BRAVIA projector VPL-VW200 that offer the ultimate in cinema-like performance for the home theater. The new Sony VPL-VW200 model feature all-digital video signal processing via the BRAVIA Engine with its unique algorithms for noise reduction and color enhancement to deliver sharp, vibrant images. The VPL-VW200 model feature newly designed SXRD panels with wire grid polarizers and high contrast plates that more than double the previous native contrast ratio. When combined with Sony’s Advanced Iris technology, the panels help to deliver a stunning 35,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. The new 1920 x 1080 progressive Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) Sony VPL-VW200 projector feature 24p True Cinema technology that, when paired with high-definition components like Sony’s BDP-S2000ES Blu-ray Disc player, displays movies more like they are intended by their directors with smooth, film-like images.
The Sony VPL-VW200 projector offers three motion compensation modes. The model also features a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tesar lens optimized for SXRD, supports x.v.Colortechnology via HDMI, and adds a high output pure Xenon lamp that maintains the ideal color temperature characteristics of red, green and blue for accurate color display. Additionally, the unit is equipped with an Ethernet input allowing for set up and control of the projector from a PC through the Internet. The projector also feature advanced cooling structures that produce a low fan noise of 22dB. The Sony VPL-VW200 projector will be available in October for about $15,000.