Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Warranty Posted on March 6, 2016 By Art Feierman 1. Sony VPL-HW65ES Home Theater Projector Review - Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector - Overview - Sony VPL-HW65ES Highlights2. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector Special Features - REALITY CREATION - Panel Alignment - 3D Performance3. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector Special Features 2 - RF 3D Glasses Are Optional - Sony Dynamic Iris: Cinema Black Pro - SONY Wireless HDMI Option - Sony Motion Enhancer - Creative Frame Interpolation4. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Hardware Features and Tour - VPL-HW65ES Projector: Overview - From the Front - Lens Controls - Sony VPL-HW65ES - Control Panel: VPL-HW65ES - Inputs and Connectors: Sony HW65ES Projector5. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Hardware Tour 2 - Sony Remote Control - Sony VPL-HW65ES Menus6. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Picture Quality - "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Skin Tones - Sony VPL-HW65ES Black Level Performance - Descriptions of the Images Above7. Sony VPL-HW65ES – Picture Quality 2 - Sony VPL-HW65ES Dark Shadow Detail - Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector For HDTV And Sports - Overall Picture Quality: VPL-HW65ES Looks Great on a Wide Range of Scenes8. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Performance - VPL-HW65ES Brightness - Color Temp For Best Mode - Pre Calibration - Post Calibration - Brightness and Color Temp: "Best" Mode: - Effect of the Zoom Lens on Brightness9. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Performance 2 - Iris Settings - Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector - Sharpness - Image noise - VPL-HW65ES Audible Noise10. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Calibration & Settings - Sony VPL-HW65ES Pre-calibration Settings - VPL-HW65ES Calibration - Post Calibration Color Temperature - Mike's General Calibration Notes - Mike's Grayscale Calibration Notes11. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Mike's CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)12. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Warranty - 3 Years - Warranty13. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Summary - The HW65ES Picture - Sony VPL-HW65ES Picture Examples - Sony HW65ES Brightness14. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Summary 2 - VPL-HW65ES Picture Quality - The Sony VPL-HW65ES In Your Room - Screens and more - Sony VPL-HW65ES: The Bottom Line15. Sony VPL-HW65ES Home Theater Projector Review – Specifications SONY VPL-HW65ES WARRANTY 3 Years - WarrantyGreat warranty, but still not the best! Sony provides owners with a 3 year, parts and labor warranty. That’s about as long as you will find, unless you buy optional service contracts or 3rd party warranties. What isn’t included in the warranty is any form of fast replacement or loaner program. While I love such programs, they are rare in home theater projector space. In fact there are only a couple in the industry, at least in the under $10,000 range. Epson puts 3 years of replacement on the Pro series and 2 on their Home series projectors. I believe Optoma is still putting a year program on their local dealer only top of the line projector. BenQ had them when prices were higher but I don’t believe they offer it on their W7500 – their current top of the line. Click Image to EnlargeIn this price range, two year warranties are the most common, but there are other 3 year warranties. Of the most direct, major competitors, I already mentioned Epson. JVC the other LCoS projector manufacturer, and definitely the most direct competitor, offers a standard 2 year warranty, one year less than Sony. But one distribution channel for JVC does offer a 3 year warranty on their slightly different numbered models. They also throw in a spare lamp, but they charge an extra $500 for those two items. Bottom line: 3 years parts and labor is as long, and almost as good as you will find. 1. Sony VPL-HW65ES Home Theater Projector Review - Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector - Overview - Sony VPL-HW65ES Highlights2. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector Special Features - REALITY CREATION - Panel Alignment - 3D Performance3. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector Special Features 2 - RF 3D Glasses Are Optional - Sony Dynamic Iris: Cinema Black Pro - SONY Wireless HDMI Option - Sony Motion Enhancer - Creative Frame Interpolation4. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Hardware Features and Tour - VPL-HW65ES Projector: Overview - From the Front - Lens Controls - Sony VPL-HW65ES - Control Panel: VPL-HW65ES - Inputs and Connectors: Sony HW65ES Projector5. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Hardware Tour 2 - Sony Remote Control - Sony VPL-HW65ES Menus6. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Picture Quality - "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Skin Tones - Sony VPL-HW65ES Black Level Performance - Descriptions of the Images Above7. Sony VPL-HW65ES – Picture Quality 2 - Sony VPL-HW65ES Dark Shadow Detail - Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector For HDTV And Sports - Overall Picture Quality: VPL-HW65ES Looks Great on a Wide Range of Scenes8. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Performance - VPL-HW65ES Brightness - Color Temp For Best Mode - Pre Calibration - Post Calibration - Brightness and Color Temp: "Best" Mode: - Effect of the Zoom Lens on Brightness9. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Performance 2 - Iris Settings - Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector - Sharpness - Image noise - VPL-HW65ES Audible Noise10. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Calibration & Settings - Sony VPL-HW65ES Pre-calibration Settings - VPL-HW65ES Calibration - Post Calibration Color Temperature - Mike's General Calibration Notes - Mike's Grayscale Calibration Notes11. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Mike's CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)12. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Warranty - 3 Years - Warranty13. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Summary - The HW65ES Picture - Sony VPL-HW65ES Picture Examples - Sony HW65ES Brightness14. Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Summary 2 - VPL-HW65ES Picture Quality - The Sony VPL-HW65ES In Your Room - Screens and more - Sony VPL-HW65ES: The Bottom Line15. Sony VPL-HW65ES Home Theater Projector Review – Specifications Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector – Advanced Calibration Information Sony VPL-HW65ES Projector: Summary