Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-2 Posted on December 10, 2007 By Art Feierman 1. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview and Physical Attributes - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Highlights:2. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview and Physical Attributes-2 - Sony VW60 Home Cinema Projector: Basic Specs - Sony PLV-VW60 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - The Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones4. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-2 - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-3 - Sony VPL-VW60 Shadow Details6. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-47. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-58. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-6 - Sony VPL-VW60 home theater projector: Sharpness9. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-710. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-8 - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Overall Picture Quality - Sony VPL-VW60 Viewing - HDTV - Sony VPL-VW60 Picture Quality - Bottom Line:11. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - VW60 Menus12. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-2 - VW60 User Memory Settings - VW60 Projector - Remote Control - Sony VW60 Lens Throw and Lens Shift13. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-3 - VW60 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - VW60 Projector Brightness - VW60 Projector - Light Leakage - VW60 Audible Noise Levels - VW60Projector Screen Recommendations14. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-4 - VW60 Projector Measurements and Calibration15. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-5 - VW60 Image Noise 16. Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Warranty17. Home Theater Projector Review: Sony VPL-VW60 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons18. Home Theater Projector Review: Sony VPL-VW60 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons-2 - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Sony VPL-VW60 Summary: The Bottom Line19. Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Specifications VW60 User Memory SettingsThere are three main user savable settings in the Mode area, in addition to Cinema, Standard, and Dynamic. In addition, there are thre custom settings for Color Temperature. These can be incorporated into the Custom mode settings. User defined modes will also retain settings for most other controls such as Iris, Gamma, Brightness, Contrast, and more. Considered together the Sony is more than reasonably flexible, in this regard. No issues. VW60 Projector - Remote ControlClick to enlarge. SO close The VPL-VW60 remote control is new, with more buttons and control that the one that accompanied the VW50. Overall, I liked using the remote a great deal. Not my favorite, but very good. Across the top, from right to left – a green Power button (press once for on, twice for off), in the middle top, the Input select, and on the left, the backlight button (note – none of the buttons on the top row light up). Next comes two rows of three, mostly image quality controls, from left to right: Color Space, Color Temp, Black Level. On the next row: Gamma, Advanced Iris, and Lens (lens controls focus, zoom and vertical lens shift), and brings up a green test pattern for focusing and placement. Further down you’ll find the reset on the right, and the four arrow keys with center Enter button for menu navigation. Right below that is the wide Menu button itself. Next, a row of three, with Aspect ratio, RCP (color management) and Adj. Picture, which lets you toggle through most picture settings in order. After some space, the next row down has three buttons, one for Cinema, Standard, and Dynamic, immediately followed by User 1, 2, and 3, for all your presets. Lastly there is a row of rocker switches: One each for Sharpness, Brightness, and Contrast. Buttons are reasonably large, and the remote should work well for even those with really large hands. That’s about all I can think of, about the Sony remote. Click Image to EnlargeSony VW60 Lens Throw and Lens ShiftThis Sony projector has a 1.8:1 zoom lens, which provides for excellent flexibility. Owners can choose between ceiling mounting or shelf mounting in most rooms. And yes, of course, you can put it on a table. To fill a 100″ screen (16:9 aspect ratio), the closest the VPL-VW60 can sit to the screen is approximately 10 feet, 2 inches, and the furthest back, 17 feet 6 inches. Considering the 19 inch depth of the projector, and some space behind that, for that 100″ screen that works out working in a room of up to about 20 feet deep. The Sony has motorized vertical lens shift. It will allow the projector (measured at the center of the lens), to be about as high as almost 7 inches above a 100″ screen (surface), or as low as 7 inches below the bottom of the screen. The projector also has a very small amount of horizontal lens shift, which is set manually. This is enough if you have to mount the Sony just slightly off center, or if your measurements were off slightly. This differs from other projectors with horizontal lens shift, most of which have significant range. The adjustment is not handy, rather designed to be accessed by your installer, if needed. I better also mention that some Sony materiels, notably the first brochure, incorrectly state that the horizontal lens shift is 25% (which would be significant). Consider yourselves warned! 1. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview and Physical Attributes - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Highlights:2. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview and Physical Attributes-2 - Sony VW60 Home Cinema Projector: Basic Specs - Sony PLV-VW60 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - The Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones4. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-2 - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-3 - Sony VPL-VW60 Shadow Details6. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-47. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-58. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-6 - Sony VPL-VW60 home theater projector: Sharpness9. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-710. Sony VPL-VW60: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-8 - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Overall Picture Quality - Sony VPL-VW60 Viewing - HDTV - Sony VPL-VW60 Picture Quality - Bottom Line:11. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - VW60 Menus12. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-2 - VW60 User Memory Settings - VW60 Projector - Remote Control - Sony VW60 Lens Throw and Lens Shift13. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-3 - VW60 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - VW60 Projector Brightness - VW60 Projector - Light Leakage - VW60 Audible Noise Levels - VW60Projector Screen Recommendations14. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-4 - VW60 Projector Measurements and Calibration15. Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-5 - VW60 Image Noise 16. Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Warranty17. Home Theater Projector Review: Sony VPL-VW60 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons18. Home Theater Projector Review: Sony VPL-VW60 LCD Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons-2 - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-VW60 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Sony VPL-VW60 Summary: The Bottom Line19. Sony VPL-VW60 Projector Specifications Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance Sony VPL-VW60 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-3