The really important part is the practicality of this performance. On previous models you’d need to run the lamp high for meaningful HDR with a significant hit on lifespan and an obtrusively loud fan to keep it cool. As such in my time with the 290 / 325 ES, I actually ran it on ...
The projector’s cooling fan is very quiet in the Low lamp mode and only marginally audible in High mode. Its large remote control is effective and backlit. The VW295ES also does 3D, though Sony’s 3D glasses are optional (model TDG-BT500A, $29.95 for two on Amazon). Testing One All...
The projector has a 400W Xenon projection lamp. Sony does not specify the lamp life, since it depends on how the projector is used, but estimates that it typically should hast 2500 hours (presumably this is to half brightness). Xenon is said to offer a color spectrum superior to that in...
So, in the end, the VPL-VW60 performs slightly better than the VPL-VW50. Very slightly. I would like to have seen a bigger jump, but there was nothing overly wrong with the VPL-VW50. Its few mild weaknesses have been improved upon, and more importantly, the price has stayed the sam...