Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 3 Posted on July 26, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Review - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Highlights - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Special Features - True 4K Resolution - 2K to 4K Upscaling: Sony VPL-VW1000ES Reality Creation engine - 2K to 4K Upscaling3. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Special Features 2 - "Future-Proofing" the Sony VPL-VW1000ES - Dynamic Iris - VPL-VW1000ES 3D Abilities - 3D active glasses4. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Special Features 3 - 2D to Simulated 3D on the VPL-VW1000ES - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Gamma Modes - CFI - Sony MotionFlow - Lens Memory Functions - Individual SXRD panel adjustment5. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector - Appearance - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Control Panel - Input/Output6. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Physical Tour 2 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Menus - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Remote Control - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Lens Throw - VW1000ES Lens Shift - VPL-VW1000ES Anamorphic Lens, Lens Memory7. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality - VPL-VW1000ES "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - VPL-VW1000ES Projector - Flesh Tones8. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 2 - VPL-VW1000ES Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance9. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 3 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES - 4K, Overall Color & Picture Quality - The bottom line on overall picture quality:10. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 4 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the Sony VPL-VW1000ES Home Theater Projector11. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Brightness12. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance 2 - Color Temp over IRE Range (Best Mode, Pre calibration) - VPL-VW1000ES Dynamic Iris - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector - Post Calibration - 3D Brightness of the VPL-VW1000ES13. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance 3 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images14. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance 4 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES: Bottom Line Sharpness - Image Sharpness - VW1000ES Light Leakage - VPL-VW1000ES Image Noise - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Audible Noise15. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Calibration and Settings - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Color Temperature - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Basic Settings - VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Eco-Mode Brightness16. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Post Calibration Grayscale: Reference Mode - "Best" - RGB Settings17. Sony VPL-VW1000ES – Projector Screens - VPL-VW1000ES Projector Screen Recommendations18. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Warranty - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Warranty19. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector - The Bottom Line - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Cons20. Sony VPL-VW1000ES – Full Specifications Sony VPL-VW1000ES - 4K, Overall Color & Picture Quality This Sony just looks great. Like any really good projector, it calibrates very well. When one looks at multiple good projectors (side by side) that are all calibrated, one notices a lot of difference from one to the next, however, they should all look pretty darn good. The variation in color between several well calibrated projectors is likely closer than the variations in production and color quality from one movie or other source, to the next. For example, skin tones in X-Men First Class do not look the same as skin tones in Casino Royale, nor do either look the same as in Bourne Supremacy. With almost any content I viewed, however, the overall picture quality in terms of color fidelity and accuracy, looked very, very, good! How about a little 4K to start? Now, while I normally isolate sharpness for discussion on the Performance page (and there is commentary there as well), I feel it impossible to discuss overall Picture Quality without bringing the 4K abilities, and 2K – 4K conversion into the conversation. In our first image above – true 4K provided by Sony on that HP server I mentioned. Click of course, for the larger image. Now try this zoomed in version, starting with a much smaller portion of the scene. As you can see, this image covers perhaps less than half the width so you get a look at 4x the resolution so-to-speak: The bottom line on overall picture quality:Best overall picture ever to grace my current, or previous home theater. Excellent color, superb detail, great black level performance, and respectable, though not great black level performance. Hard to expect more. This is a projector I could live with for years, especially since it’s also pretty bright, and also does great 3D quality! 1. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Review - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Highlights - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Special Features - True 4K Resolution - 2K to 4K Upscaling: Sony VPL-VW1000ES Reality Creation engine - 2K to 4K Upscaling3. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Special Features 2 - "Future-Proofing" the Sony VPL-VW1000ES - Dynamic Iris - VPL-VW1000ES 3D Abilities - 3D active glasses4. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Special Features 3 - 2D to Simulated 3D on the VPL-VW1000ES - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Gamma Modes - CFI - Sony MotionFlow - Lens Memory Functions - Individual SXRD panel adjustment5. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector - Appearance - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Control Panel - Input/Output6. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Physical Tour 2 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Menus - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Remote Control - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Lens Throw - VW1000ES Lens Shift - VPL-VW1000ES Anamorphic Lens, Lens Memory7. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality - VPL-VW1000ES "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - VPL-VW1000ES Projector - Flesh Tones8. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 2 - VPL-VW1000ES Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance9. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 3 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES - 4K, Overall Color & Picture Quality - The bottom line on overall picture quality:10. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 4 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the Sony VPL-VW1000ES Home Theater Projector11. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Brightness12. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance 2 - Color Temp over IRE Range (Best Mode, Pre calibration) - VPL-VW1000ES Dynamic Iris - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector - Post Calibration - 3D Brightness of the VPL-VW1000ES13. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance 3 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images14. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Performance 4 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES: Bottom Line Sharpness - Image Sharpness - VW1000ES Light Leakage - VPL-VW1000ES Image Noise - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Audible Noise15. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Calibration and Settings - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Color Temperature - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Basic Settings - VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Eco-Mode Brightness16. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Post Calibration Grayscale: Reference Mode - "Best" - RGB Settings17. Sony VPL-VW1000ES – Projector Screens - VPL-VW1000ES Projector Screen Recommendations18. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Warranty - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector Warranty19. Sony VPL-VW1000ES Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector - The Bottom Line - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector: Cons20. Sony VPL-VW1000ES – Full Specifications Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 2 Sony VPL-VW1000ES Projector – Image Quality 4