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Sony Bravia VPL-VW85 SXRD Projector Review

January 2, 2010 Reviews No Comments

Can the new Sony take the crown of reference projector from JVC? It looks like it will be a close battle! Phil Hinton gets close and personal with the VW85.

I think JVC (who were recently awarded our reference badge for the HD950) should be worried and the consumer looking for a projector at this level should feel lucky to have a hard choice ahead of them. The VW85 has some excellent attributes and offers a performance that is within a few whiskers of reference level.

Image quality, accuracy, depth and black levels are all top drawer and only very slight issues stop the Sony from achieving our reference level badge. And I don’t think I can add anything else to this review other than the comment that we have never had it this good in the world of home cinema projection. I don’t envy anyone looking at this end of the market and being forced to make a decision between this projector and the JVC offering. For me the JVC edges it, but as I have said, it’s a close run thing. Well done Sony and the VW85 comes extremely and highly recommended.

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