Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Hardware Tour 2 Posted on December 7, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Review: Sony VPL-HW55ES Home Theater Projector - Video Summaries - Basic Description and Sample Image Quality - Sony VPL-HW55ES earns Hot Product Award - Sony VPL-HW55ES Highlights2. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector Special Features - REALITY CREATION - Panel Alignment - 3D Performance3. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector Special Features 2 - TWO TYPES OF 3D GLASSES FOR THIS SONY - Sony Dynamic Iris: Cinema Black Pro - SONY Wireless HDMI Option - Sony Motion Enhancer - Creative Frame Interpolation4. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Hardware Tour - VPL-HW55ES Projector: Starting In The Front - Lens Controls - Sony VPL-HW55ES - Control Panel: VPL-HW55ES - Inputs and Connectors: Sony HW55ES Projector5. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Hardware Tour 2 - Sony Remote Control - Sony VPL-HW55ES Menus6. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector: Image Quality - "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Sony VPL-HW55 ES Black Level Performance - Descriptions of the Images Above7. Sony VPL-HW55 ES Image Quality 2 - Sony VPL-HW55ES Dark Shadow Detail - Dark Shadow Detail Comparison - Hunger Games8. Sony VPL-HW55ES – Image Quality 3 - Overall Picture Quality and Color - VPL-HW55ES Looks Great on a Wide Range of Scenes - It's the Lighting! Looking "Right" Under Different Lighting Scenarios - Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector For HDTV And Sports9. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Performance - VPL-HW55ES Brightness - Color Temp For Best Mode - Pre Calibration - Post Calibration - Brightness and Color Temp: "Best" Mode: - Effect of the Zoom Lens on Brightness10. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Performance 2 - Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector - Sharpness - Comparative Images For Comparing Perceived Sharpness11. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Performance 3 - VPL-HW55ES Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Image Noise - VPL-HW55ES Picture Mode Comparison: Brightness and Color12. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Calibration Page - A Note on Brightness Measurements - Post Calibration Color Temperature - Grayscale Settings: RGB Adjustments - Adjustments Made to VPL-HW55ES General Picture Settings13. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector Review – Advanced Calibration Information - Why no CMS for the VPL-HW55ES? - Mike's Notes - Sony VPL-HW55ES Calibration Charts14. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector: Warranty - Warranty15. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector: Summary - More Sony VPL-HW55ES Image Examples - VPL-HW55ES Summary: General - Sony HW55ES Brightness16. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Summary 2 - Picture Quality - 3D Performance - The Sony VPL-HW55ES In Your Room - Sony VPL-HW55ES: The Bottom Line17. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Pros and Cons - PROs - CONs18. Sony VPL-HW55ES Full Specifications Sony VPL-HW55ES PROJECTOR: HARDWARE TOUR 2 Sony Remote ControlSony’s remote control Sony’s remote control for the HW55ES is a long well balanced remote control with a reasonably bright blue LED light when you press the button on the top left. In the center position on the top row is the input selector. The Sony has an auto sensing feature so it will search for a live input source, but to switch manually (if there are two or more live sources), pressing that button once brings up the list of inputs. Each additional time the input button is pressed, it moves through the list to the next source. Power is the upper right button, in green. As is most common, press once for on, twice for off. Moving to the next section of the remote control, there are nine buttons for the 8 pre-programmed picture modes, and the last one is the User button (which we’ll save the calibrated settings in). Navigation is next. The four navigation arrows are in a round formation. They are surrounded by three other buttons, the bottom one is the menu. The upper left has a test pattern for focus and overscan. Opposite on the right is the Reset button. I thought it a strange place. Don’t worry, pressing it once won’t get you into trouble. The next second has 9 buttons, including direct access to most of the image controls. I’ll just run through top row first, left to right: Aspect Ratio, Motion Enhancer, 3D Color Space, Color Temp, 3D Gamma Correction, Advanced (dynamic) Iris, Reality Creation That’s about it, except for the three rocker switches at the bottom: Sharpness, Brightness, and Contrast. That covers it for the remote. Next… The next section has all the major and most minor menus. Sony VPL-HW55ES MenusSony VPL-HW55ES Menus Main Picture menu Main Picture menu, the other main menus are displayed as icons on the left side Picture - Calibration Preset menu The various modes/preset calibration settings. Picture - Reality Creation menu Reality Creation - dynamic detail enhancement, first menu Picture - Reality Creation ON menu Adjust the "resolution" and the sharpness - I vary depending on content. The text changes back and forth about every second Picture - Reality Creation Resolution menu The slider goes from 0 to 100. 20 is probably as high as anyone critical would consider for movie viewing Picture - Cinema Black Pro menu Dynamic/Manual/Auto iris, and lamp menu (High / Low) Picture - Advanced Iris menu Auto Full, is full dynamic iris mode, max brightness on bright scenes. Auto Limited lets you set a maximum threshold in dynamic mode Picture - Advanced Iris Manual menu Picture - Motionflow menu Film allows you to engage 3:2 pull-down, Motion Enhancer is Creative Frame Interpolation - smooth motion. Picture - Expert Setting menu Advanced Picture menu RCP Real Color Picture, color management Advanced Picture - Real Color Processing menu (Red) RCP menu (Red) Advanced Picture - Real Color Processing menu (Magenta) RCP menu (Magenta) Screen menu Setup menu Function menu Function - 2D and 3D Settings menu Installation menu Installation - Panel Alignment menu Installation - Panel Shift Alignment menu (close) Installation - Panel Shift Alignment menu Information menu 1. Review: Sony VPL-HW55ES Home Theater Projector - Video Summaries - Basic Description and Sample Image Quality - Sony VPL-HW55ES earns Hot Product Award - Sony VPL-HW55ES Highlights2. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector Special Features - REALITY CREATION - Panel Alignment - 3D Performance3. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector Special Features 2 - TWO TYPES OF 3D GLASSES FOR THIS SONY - Sony Dynamic Iris: Cinema Black Pro - SONY Wireless HDMI Option - Sony Motion Enhancer - Creative Frame Interpolation4. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Hardware Tour - VPL-HW55ES Projector: Starting In The Front - Lens Controls - Sony VPL-HW55ES - Control Panel: VPL-HW55ES - Inputs and Connectors: Sony HW55ES Projector5. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Hardware Tour 2 - Sony Remote Control - Sony VPL-HW55ES Menus6. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector: Image Quality - "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Sony VPL-HW55 ES Black Level Performance - Descriptions of the Images Above7. Sony VPL-HW55 ES Image Quality 2 - Sony VPL-HW55ES Dark Shadow Detail - Dark Shadow Detail Comparison - Hunger Games8. Sony VPL-HW55ES – Image Quality 3 - Overall Picture Quality and Color - VPL-HW55ES Looks Great on a Wide Range of Scenes - It's the Lighting! Looking "Right" Under Different Lighting Scenarios - Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector For HDTV And Sports9. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Performance - VPL-HW55ES Brightness - Color Temp For Best Mode - Pre Calibration - Post Calibration - Brightness and Color Temp: "Best" Mode: - Effect of the Zoom Lens on Brightness10. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Performance 2 - Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector - Sharpness - Comparative Images For Comparing Perceived Sharpness11. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Performance 3 - VPL-HW55ES Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Image Noise - VPL-HW55ES Picture Mode Comparison: Brightness and Color12. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Calibration Page - A Note on Brightness Measurements - Post Calibration Color Temperature - Grayscale Settings: RGB Adjustments - Adjustments Made to VPL-HW55ES General Picture Settings13. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector Review – Advanced Calibration Information - Why no CMS for the VPL-HW55ES? - Mike's Notes - Sony VPL-HW55ES Calibration Charts14. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector: Warranty - Warranty15. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector: Summary - More Sony VPL-HW55ES Image Examples - VPL-HW55ES Summary: General - Sony HW55ES Brightness16. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Summary 2 - Picture Quality - 3D Performance - The Sony VPL-HW55ES In Your Room - Sony VPL-HW55ES: The Bottom Line17. Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Pros and Cons - PROs - CONs18. Sony VPL-HW55ES Full Specifications Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector – Hardware Tour Sony VPL-HW55ES Projector: Image Quality LnRiLWhlYWRpbmcuaGFzLWJhY2tncm91bmR7cGFkZGluZzowfQ==