Feeling a bit bummed that Santa didn't deliver that swank new front projector you'd been
asking pleading for? Trust us, it's for the best. Apparently, Sony is looking to release its VPL-VW40 to the masses at the end of January, and judging by the specs, it looks an awful lot like the discontinued
VPL-VW50 -- save for the price. The BRAVIA SXRD PJ sports a 1080p native resolution, 15,000:1 contrast ratio, a 12-bit Panel Drive Full Digital Chassis and an ARC-F lens. Additionally, you'll find a couple of HDMI ports, VGA, RS-232 and composite / S-Video / component jacks. Granted, there's no little birdie giving us the inside scoop, but we'd bet that Sony gives this thing its fair share of floor space at CES -- particularly the oh-so-tempting $2,999.99 price tag.
[Thanks, Jordan]
posted Dec 27th 2007 8:27AM
Oh my, it's been 45 minutes and I haven't seen a new post. I might have to go outside and get a life if they keep this up.
How dare you! If you stop looking, they die! Remember that Simpsons episode when all the mascots came to life?
A decent 1080p projector at a decent price, that is tempting. I find the $20,000 so price tags of some PJ's so insane.
Probably means it'll cost about 2,999.99 pounds in Britain. That equates to about $6000. Yay!
did you read the same post???
Yes, unfortunately work differently in Britain. I'll explain, everything costs 2 times as much as it does in America and 3 times as much as it does in Japan.
am I the only one who thinks that is ugly?
Are you going to watch the projector or the movie?
and how many lumens at least 3000 plz
Yeah, no mention of brightness anywhere. We need a bright home theater projector for the masses!
The specifications on the manufacturer's web page don't mention its light output (lumens). This seems to be common practice with projectors whose light output is disappointing. In my opinion, Engadget should refuse to mention any projector when the manufacturer doesn't clearly disclose its light output. It's deceptive to go into detail on relatively unimportant metrics like contrast ratio when the most essential stat is missing.
Well considering that Engadget put a link to their VPL-VW50 article which clearly states that model is 900 lumens and I can't imagine the VPL-VW40 being so much cheaper to have a higher lumen output than the VPL-VW50.