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Your looking at something way better than a flat screen TV.. Cinema..

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Sony VPL-HW10 (Manufacturer info)

What makes it so special? For starters, nothing recreates the atmosphere of going to the movies like a projector. With images up to 300" and crisp and clear images from the BRAVIA Engine2™ Video Processing System, you'll experience the true color and excitement that Hollywood intended. An All Range Crisp Focus (ARC-F) Lens and Real Color Processor (RCP) that further enhances colors and images are also included for premium video quality.

There's also an ultra-quiet fan and improved lamp life making this a lightweight, versatile projector that's sure to take your home entertainment to another level.

• Full HD 1080 Resolution
• Sony Original SXRD Panels
• Full Digital Signal Processing by BRAVIA Engine2
• x.v.Colour for an Unprecedented Range of Rich Colours
• Deep Colour for Finer Colour Shades
• ARC-F (All Range Crisp Focus) Lens
• 1.6 x Zoom Lens
• Adjustable Lens Shift
• Advanced Iris 2 for Outstanding Contrast of Up to 30,000:1
• Whisper Quiet Fan 22dB
• Two HDMI Inputs
• 24p True Cinema
• BRAVIA Theatre Sync
• 200W Ultra-High Pressure Lamp
• Various Analogue Inputs
• RS232C Capability
• RCP (Real Colour Processing) Function
• Panel Alignment Function
• Noise Reduction Function

Combining a 10-bit processor with 10-bit SXRD™ panels, the VPL-HW10 can create and display 64 times the level of color expression of 8-bit projectors, resulting in smoother color gradations and helping to avoid a “paint-by-numbers” look.

Sanyo PLV Z3000/Z700

The new PLV-Z3000 is the jewel in the crown of the Full High Definition home cinema range. The Projector's 120 Hz technology facilitates extremely clear and detailed image representation, in particular for fast and animated scenes. With a contrast ratio of 65000:1 home cinema enthusiasts can now watch darker sequences in better quality as well - while at the same time benefiting from an extremely low fan noise of only 19 decibels.

The PLV-Z3000 impresses the user with a novel technology, which reduces unwelcome image deterioration due to artefacts in scenes containing fast movements. The Dynamic Predictive Frame Interpolation Technology calculates intermediate images from the original images and thus achieves 120 images per second instead of the actual 60. This 5:5 pull-down mode makes action scenes in films or sports broadcasts appear significantly more natural and clearer on the projection screen.

Offering a full 1920 x 1080 high-definition resolution, the PLV-Z700 delivers rich, deep and accurate colors due to SANYO's exclusive Topaz Real HD Technology, a 3D color management system that addresses changes in color phase and color level to obtain perfect color reproduction.

The PLV-Z700's color management system provides 1110 times more color combinations than SANYO's 720p PLV-Z5, a total of approximately 216 billion possible color combinations. This new color management system was designed to optimize the potential of deep color via the projector's two HDMI 1.3 inputs.

Sanyo PLV Z3000

Z3000 - A 10-bit driver can control 1.1 billion colors, the new Sanyo 14bit Gamma 3D CC/12-bit driver boosts performance by 64 times (of 10 bit models like the HW10 also) to 68.7 billion colors. Gradation levels jump from a possible 1,024 to 4,096.

Item - Better	Sanyo PLV Z3000	Sony VPL HW10
ANSI Lumens	1200	1000
120Hz LCD frame rate	Y	N
Contrast Ratio on/off	65,000:1	30,000:1
Noise dB	19	22
Lamp Warranty	3 years/4000Hr	1 year or 1200 Hrs*
Projector Warranty	3 years	1 year
Automatic Dust Door	Y	N
Zoom	2.0	1.6
Lens Shift	V: +/- 3.0 H: +/- 2.0	V: +/- 0.65 H: +/- 0.25
Lamp Life Hr (Est)	Warranty 4000	2000 (low mode)
RRP/Street	$4999/Call	$3699/$3000
Lamp Cost RRP	$499	$713

Sanyo PLV Z700 projector price - 1080 HD vs. Sony VPL-HW10 projector review.

Sanyo PLV-Z700 (With 14 bit Gamma/3D colour control) is now released in Australia.

   3 years total warranty including lamp.

Item - Better	Sanyo PLV Z700	Sony VPL HW10
ANSI Lumens	1200	1000
Contrast Ratio on/off	10,000:1	30,000:1
Noise dB	19	22
Lamp Warranty	3 years/4000Hr	1 year or 1200 Hrs*
Projector Warranty	3 years	1 year
Automatic Dust Door	Y	N
Zoom	2.0	1.6
Lens Shift	V: +/- 3.0 H: +/- 2.0	V: +/- 0.65 H: +/- 0.25
Lamp Life Hr (Est)	Warranty 4000	2000 (low mode)
RRP/Street	$3299/Under 3k	$3699/$3000
Lamp Cost RRP	$499	$713

*Whichever comes first, if used as per instructions in user manual.

E.& O.E. Errors and Ommissions Exempted - Source |Sony| Lamp Info|Manual|

DON'T GET TOO CARRIED AWAY WITH CR SPECIFICATIONS!

BLACK TEST!! (From CR Review)

The projector that produced the darker 4 bars (image below, on the left) must be better than the one that produced the lighter 3 gray bars on the right, don't you agree?

In the above image the 7 gray bars are the same.

No, the 7 bars are the same.

The only difference is how YOU perceived the brightness. That's what we mean by "Real World" we don't get carried away with specifications that just add zeros onto readings. They often have little relationship to what and how people watch and the conditions encountered in the Real World. -- |more|

The Sanyo models have a dust door which helps keep dust out of the lens when not in use. The Sanyo larger lens shift and zoom allow more flexible installation. The Sanyo Z3000 costs more but offers more performance including 120Hz LCD Panel frame rate. The Epson TW2000 is well and truly in this race along with the new Sanyo Z700.

The Sony HW10 is a great performer but not suited to a room with mid/high ambient light.

Colour processor: Sony explain it like this "(HW10 can..) create and display 64 times the level of color expression of 8-bit projectors" using the same logic a 12 bit model (i.e. Z3000/TW4000) is a 64 x step up again.

The HW10 can produce 100-inch / 2.5m screen from 3.3 to 4.8m. The Sanyo Z700/Z3000 100 inch is range 3.1 to 5.9m. Lens shift is far more accommodating in the Sanyo models making placement almost anywhere in the room (within reason) possible.

" Are you feeling lucky.. ?"

Bottom Line

All current 1080 projectors are bright enough for a light controlled (dedicated cinema) room. Look at the specifications but don't dwell on them too much, as we've said the current crop of true HD projectors are all good so you start to look at features or warranty and value.

The down side for the Sony HW10:

• Warranty
  You could pay more to upgrade warranty but that will not include the lamp as it's considered a consumable! Finding actual warranty conditions (especially for lamps) is not easy as you'll see below.

• Features
  Upgrade the warranty on the HW10 and you're not far from the price of a model that has the latest 120Hz LCD (which is better for sports) you'll also score a 12bit colour processor which controls 64 times the colours of the HW10. More lamp power which is handy if you can't always control the light.
• Value
  For less you could purchase a Sanyo PLV Z 700 which in most areas has better specifications. It has a far better warranty which includes the lamp.

We mention Warranty (=value) because It's easy to spend 2k on repairs, not to mention a bad run on lamps within 3 years if you're unlucky. We've had to deal with upset clients that thought they would not be paying so much more $$$ within a short time in spite of our warnings (Examples on file).

People quote this or that review and harp on some technicality, we've listed facts along with our opinion.

Confirm what we say with your own research. Don't believe everything you read on forums either seemingly knowledgeable people can be wrong. We sell all the projectors mentioned here so we really don't care what you buy (but we hope it's from us!!) we hope you remember what we recommenced. To spell out an example there is no use complaining to us about the Panasonic warranty when we told you all about it.

There is no such thing as a bad HD projector.
There are lamps that blow.
There are components that fail.
There are good and bad warranties.
The key is value vs. performance at your place.

Sanyo Projector Pages |Z700|Z3000| for more information.

Sanyo price list contact us for more information. AUSTRALIA ONLY

Sony price list contact us for more information. AUSTRALIA ONLY

Comments herein may apply to genuine Australian models only, not Gray Market or OS.

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