Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Special Features Posted on October 5, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Review - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Highlights - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Special Features - Sony VPL-PRO1 Gamma Modes - Sony SXRD panels - (LCoS) - Individual SXRD panel adjustment3. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector - Appearance - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Control Panel - Input/Output - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Menus4. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Physical Tour1 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Remote Control - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. Sony VPL-PRO1 Projector – Image Quality - VPL-VWPRO1 Out of the Box Picture Quality - VPL-VWPRO1 Projector - Flesh Tones - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Black Levels & Shadow Detail6. Sony VPL-PRO1 Projector – Image Quality1 - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion7. 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Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Competitors - VPL-VWPRO1 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB, 9700UB - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 vs. HC7000 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 vs. JVC DLA-RS40 and DLA-HD250 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 vs. BenQ W6000 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 - Warranty14. Sony VPL-HW20A, VPL-VWPRO1 – Review Summary - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the VPL-VWPRO1 projector: - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Typical Capabilities15. Sony VPL-VWPro1 Projector Specifications Sony VPL-PRO1 Gamma ModesSony offers seven preset gamma modes (one of them is “off”). Per Mike’s measurements, the gamma mode closest to the target of 2.2 is gamma 4, which averaged 2.22 gamma. Nice. To me, 4 was great for movies but too dark in the mid-tones for sports and some other types of content. Sony SXRD panels - (LCoS) (This paragraph taken right from the older HW10 and HW15 reviews.) The vast majority of home theater projectors use either DLP or 3LCD technology. Sony uses Liquid Crystal on Silicon, a reflective panel, as opposed to the translucent typical LCD panels. Sony calls their LCoS implementation SXRD. In the under $10,000 price range, JVC and Sony are the primary manufacturers of LCoS home theater projectors. The advantages of LCoS, these days, are two fold: First, LCoS panels have, for all practical purposes, invisible pixel structures, way below visibility at normal seating distances with a 1080p projector. Only the 3LCD Panasonic PT-AE4000, with its addition of their SmoothScreen technology, has less visible pixels, and it comes with a price, a slightly softer image. Pixel visibility, and screen door effect are, effectively non-issues, with this Sony, thanks to the LCoS panels. The second advantage, it seems is in terms of black level performance. While some 3LCD and DLP projectors can match some of the LCoS projectors, at this point in time, the Sony but more so, the JVC LCoS projectors outperform almost most of the non LCoS competition, in black level performance. Individual SXRD panel adjustmentA very nice, touch, this Sony allows individual adjustment of each panel for more precise alignment. This feature carried forward from the HW10 and their older more expensive models too. This isn’t an end all, there are still limits to the coarseness of the adjustments. If a panel is off 1/3 a pixel, that’s too small to compensate for. Still, having 9 sections, does give you more precise results than say JVC’s single image, single pixel shift design. This is a worthwhile feature for those who go to the trouble to more precisely align the Sony, than they could do with other projectors. 1. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Review - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Highlights - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Special Features - Sony VPL-PRO1 Gamma Modes - Sony SXRD panels - (LCoS) - Individual SXRD panel adjustment3. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector - Appearance - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Control Panel - Input/Output - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Menus4. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Physical Tour1 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Remote Control - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. Sony VPL-PRO1 Projector – Image Quality - VPL-VWPRO1 Out of the Box Picture Quality - VPL-VWPRO1 Projector - Flesh Tones - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Black Levels & Shadow Detail6. Sony VPL-PRO1 Projector – Image Quality1 - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion7. Sony VPL-PRO1 Projector – Image Quality2 - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion8. Sony VPL-PRO1 Projector – Image Quality3 - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion - VPL-VWPRO1 Comparsion9. Sony VPL-PRO1 Projector – Image Quality4 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Performance - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Brightness11. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Performance1 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Sharpness - Sony VPL-VWPRO1: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Color Temperature - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Basic Settings - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Post Calibration Grayscale: User 3 (based on Cinema) - RGB Settings13. Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Competitors - VPL-VWPRO1 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8700UB, 9700UB - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 vs. HC7000 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 vs. JVC DLA-RS40 and DLA-HD250 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 vs. BenQ W6000 - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 - Warranty14. Sony VPL-HW20A, VPL-VWPRO1 – Review Summary - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the VPL-VWPRO1 projector: - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector: Typical Capabilities15. Sony VPL-VWPro1 Projector Specifications Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector Review Sony VPL-VWPRO1 Projector – Physical Tour