Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-4 Posted on October 5, 2011 By Art Feierman 1. Sony VPL-HW30ES Home Theater Projector Review - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-HW30ES Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Highlights - Specs for Sony VPL-HW30ES - Sony VPL-HW30ES Special Features3. Sony VPL-HW30ES Home Theater Projector Review-3 - Sony VPL-HW30ES 1.6:1 Zoom Lens - VPL-HW30ES Projector 3D Capabilities - 3D Glasses (they are optional): - VPL-HW30ES Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion - Sony VPL-HW30ES Pixel Adjust4. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector - Appearance - VPL-HW30ES Control Panel5. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Physical Tour-2 - VPL-HW30ES Projector - Input/Output - VPL-HW30ES Menus - Sony VPL-HW30ES Remote Control6. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen7. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality - Sony VPL-HW30ES Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector - Flesh Tones8. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Black Levels & Shadow Detail9. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-3 - Sony VPL-HW30 Shadow Detail Performance10. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-4 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: VPL-HW30ES Projector - Bottom Line - Sony VPL-HW30ES - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports11. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-5 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV and Sports12. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance - Sony VPL-HW30ES Brightness - Post Calibration: User "best" mode = 814 lumens13. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode:14. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-315. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-4 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Sharpness16. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-5 - Sony VPL-HW30ES: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise17. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Calibration and Settings - Sony VPL-HW30ES Color Temperature - Sony VPL-HW30ES Basic Settings18. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - VPL-HW30ES User Mode - VPL-HW30ES RGB Settings19. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Projector Screens - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Screen Recommendations20. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Warranty21. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Competitors - Sony VPL-HW30ES vs. Epson Pro Cinema 9700UB and Home 8700UB - Sony VPL-HW30ES vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES and VW95ES - VPL-HW30ES vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Sony VPL-HW30ES vs. Runco LS522. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Review Summary - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector - The Bottom Line23. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Review Summary-2 - VPL-HW30ES Color and Overall Picture Quality - The Very Bottom Line on the VPL-HW30ES projector:24. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Review Summary-3 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Pros and Cons - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Typical Capabilities25. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Specifications Sony VPL-HW30ES SharpnessSame old – same old. Sony’s been feeding us a great many projectors over the years, going back to the VPL-VW50, that have used this lens Overall, the Sony provides a very sharp image. How well it converges is a final factor, that will affect the bottom line. The HW30ES I’m working with did need the red to be shifted to the left, and up, a pixel. That improved the overall sharpness, but only slightly, as expected. (Red was almost a pixel off horizontaly, before correction. Even before adjustment, you could not see any pixel shift from normal seating distances, unless you like squinting at white credits on a black background. Top left: Sony VPL-HW30ES, Top Center – Viewsonic Pro8200, Top Right Top right – Runco LS-5. 2nd row left: Panasonic PT-AE4000, center: Epson Home Cinema 8350, Right: JVC DLA-HD250 hd8300 playstation logoPro8200 playstationrunco ls-5 logo playstationPT-AE4000 playstation largehome-cinema-8350 playstation largehd250 logo playstationPreviousNext 1. Sony VPL-HW30ES Home Theater Projector Review - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-HW30ES Home Theater Projector Review-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Highlights - Specs for Sony VPL-HW30ES - Sony VPL-HW30ES Special Features3. Sony VPL-HW30ES Home Theater Projector Review-3 - Sony VPL-HW30ES 1.6:1 Zoom Lens - VPL-HW30ES Projector 3D Capabilities - 3D Glasses (they are optional): - VPL-HW30ES Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion - Sony VPL-HW30ES Pixel Adjust4. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector - Appearance - VPL-HW30ES Control Panel5. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Physical Tour-2 - VPL-HW30ES Projector - Input/Output - VPL-HW30ES Menus - Sony VPL-HW30ES Remote Control6. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen7. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality - Sony VPL-HW30ES Out of the Box Picture Quality - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector - Flesh Tones8. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Black Levels & Shadow Detail9. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-3 - Sony VPL-HW30 Shadow Detail Performance10. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-4 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: VPL-HW30ES Projector - Bottom Line - Sony VPL-HW30ES - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports11. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Image Quality-5 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV and Sports12. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance - Sony VPL-HW30ES Brightness - Post Calibration: User "best" mode = 814 lumens13. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode:14. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-315. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-4 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Sharpness16. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-5 - Sony VPL-HW30ES: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise17. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Calibration and Settings - Sony VPL-HW30ES Color Temperature - Sony VPL-HW30ES Basic Settings18. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - VPL-HW30ES User Mode - VPL-HW30ES RGB Settings19. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Projector Screens - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Screen Recommendations20. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Warranty21. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Competitors - Sony VPL-HW30ES vs. Epson Pro Cinema 9700UB and Home 8700UB - Sony VPL-HW30ES vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES and VW95ES - VPL-HW30ES vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Sony VPL-HW30ES vs. Runco LS522. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Review Summary - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector - The Bottom Line23. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Review Summary-2 - VPL-HW30ES Color and Overall Picture Quality - The Very Bottom Line on the VPL-HW30ES projector:24. Sony VPL-HW30ES – Review Summary-3 - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Pros and Cons - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector: Typical Capabilities25. Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector Specifications Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-3 Sony VPL-HW30ES Projector – Performance-5