Reviewers Liked
- Excellent overall picture quality
- Natural color
- Superb black level performance with a very smooth iris
- True 4K resolution
- 2K4K upscaling
- Extremely good 3D image quality
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Could be a little brighter for 3D
Sony VPL-VW1000ES
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Home Cinema Choice
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Those seeking the visual equivalent of fine-dining are traditionally best served at a 4K digital cinema. An eight-million pixel image, spread large and bristling with detail, is a feast for the eyes befitting the planet's premiere cinemas. But now...
By Wired UK
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Even the most hopeless early adopters will think twice about buying one of these, but if they do, they'll be enjoying the best home cinema projector currently available and all set for the 4K revolution -- should there ever be...
By Expert Reviews
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It’s ludicrously expensive, but a clear sign of things to come – all we need now is some 4K content...
By avforums.com
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90
Sony have something of a history of being ahead of the curve when it comes to launching products that incorporate new technology. As an example, the Qualia 004 was a 1080p projector that was available long before we had any high definition content to...
By What Hi-Fi?
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The idea of futureproofing is an attractive one, and it's all to the fore in the , a projector that's more about 4K capability than the 3D it also delivers.What’s 4K? Well, it's all about ultra-high definition, but at the moment it’s a loose term...
By T3 Magazine
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With the Sony VPL-VW1000ES 4K projector, the Japanese brand has taken the concept of domestic cinema and quadrupled it. Offering a resolution of 4096 x 2160, this is the first consumer projector able to rival the clarity of cutting edge digital...
By soundandvision.com
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If you're shopping in this price range for a new projector, the Sony VPL-VW1000 should definitely be on your short list. If 3D is not an important target on your radar, that's all you need to know. If you're big on 3D, you need to accept the fact that...
By Home Theater Review
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As a person who has worked with 4K as director from capture to exhibition, I know the benefits it provides viewers and professionals as a format. Because of this, I hold out hope for its eventual release into the home markets. Because of what I know...
By avhub.com.au
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4K — it's all the rage. The latest AV receivers support it. As do quite a few new Blu-ray players. And Sony has led the way, with a full consumer chain from Blu-ray player through AV receivers to one of the 84-inch 4K TVs that have already arrived on the...
By Projectors at Projector Reviews
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WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Sony VPL-VW1000ES ”Projector Reviews TV” Video SummaryLet's just start this review off with some big statements: This is the first true 4K projector I've reviewed, and it's “only” $24,999! I have reviewed a few $20K+ projectors, and...
By soundandvision.com
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With sub-$10,000 projectors offering the sort of performance they do today, the high-end home theater market is reaching for new worlds to conquer. 4K projection appears to be the obvious answer, and the Sony VPL-VW1000ES delivers the goods—at least in...
By Trusted Reviews
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While it's a pity we weren't able to see the VW1000ES running with native 4k-resolution content, we've seen enough to know that this is a startlingly accomplished projector given added appeal by its unique future-proofing...
By Audioholics
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One of the "gotta see" events at CEDIA were the 4K projectors on hand. Now these weren't commercial theater products. Companies like Sony Electronics were releasing home theater products that bring the 4K experience to the home. That means that their...
By soundandvision.com
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An onboard upscaler is of course included, just in case you want to show off your antiquated 1080p content at its very...
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