CEDIA 2007 - Day 2: Sony's Booth Tour, LG's new HD-DVD/BD Player, JVC and more

VW60 in Action

Sony ran a demo of its VW60 at the show as well as answered some of our questions.

The electric panel alignment doesn't physically move the panels, just adjusts the placement of the red and blue images projected in 0.1 pixel increments (the green pixels remain stationary). Adjusting panel alignment was easy using the remote.

The VW60 looked good in the demo, but honestly the RS2 demo we saw yesterday was more impressive. The comparison isn't valid though considering that we don't know how either projector was calibrated and they were displaying different content, on different screens and in different environments. It's going to be tough competition between these two.

According to Sony, the VW60 lens and lamp are the same as the predecessor, but the SXRD panels in the unit are newer and allow more light through thus the increase in light output to 1000 lumens.

VW60 Panamorph Combo

One of the features of the VW60 is its support for the vertical stretch necessary for 2.35:1 installations, Sony has also mentioned that it would be available with an optional anamorphic lens necessary for 2.35:1.

Just like JVC, Sony will be offering the Panamorph UH380 as its 2.35:1 lens option on the VW60.