Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 2 Posted on October 22, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Review - VPL-VW70 Projector Highlights - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-VW70 Special Features - SXRD (LCoS) Panels - Iris Modes - Panel Adjustment3. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector - Appearance - VPL-VW70 Control Panel - Input/Output4. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Physical Tour 1 - VPL-VW70 Menus - Sony VPL-VW70 Remote Control5. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - Sony VPL VW70 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - VPL-VW70 Anamorphic Lens6. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality - Sony VPL-VW70 Out of the Box Picture Quality - VPL-VW70 Flesh Tones - VPL-VW70 Projector Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 1 - Shadow Detail Performance8. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 29. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 310. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 4 - VPL-VW70 Bottom Line: Shadow details - Sony VPL-VW70 Overall Color & Picture Quality11. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 5 - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance - Sony VPL VW70 Brightness13. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 Sharpness14. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance-3 - Sony VPL-VW70: Bottom Line Sharpness15. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance-4 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sony VPL-VW70 Color Temperature - Sony VPL-VW70 Basic Settings17. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 Post Calibration Graysca - RGB Settings18. Sony VPL-VW70 – Projector Screens - VPL-VW70 Projector Screen Recommendations: 19. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors - VPL-VW70 vs. JVC DLA-RS10 and HD35020. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. JVC DLA-RS20 and HD75021. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-3 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. BenQ W20000 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB and Pro Cinema 7500 UB22. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-4 - VPL-VW70 vs. InFocus IN83 23. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-5 - VPL-VW70 vs. Planar PD815024. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Warranty25. Sony VPL-VW70 – Review Summary - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Bottom Line26. Sony VPL-VW70 – Review Summary-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Typical Capabilities The comparison images below are from Space Cowboys. This is a very dark scene with Clint Eastwood, on Blu-ray disc. The photos are intentionally way overexposed. Look for the blacks in the shades, and the details in those shades in the form of the white trim. (At this level of overexposure, don’t even worry about the skin tones, as in these type of photos they always look terrible, and way oversaturated/too high contrast). First image is the VPL-VW70, followed by the less expensive Sony VPL-HW10, and the Mitsubishi HC7000. Then comes the the JVC DLA-RS10 and RS20. The last two in the sequence are the InFocus IN83 and the Epson Home Cinema 6500UB. The Sony VPL-VW70’s performance is very good at revealing details in the window shades, in this very dark scene. VPL-VW70Sony VPL-HW10Mitsubishi HC7000JVC DLA-RS10RS20InFocus IN83Epson Home Cinema 6500UB.PreviousNext Again, from Space Cowboys, this is a cropped image. The right side is very bright (so dynamic irises will not be effective). The VPL-VW70 (top left) shows a pretty good amount of detail in the dark areas of the satellite. Still, there is some loss of detail as the dark ares are very dark, darker than some of the other projectors, making it hard to make out the darkest details. Next to it on the first row, is the Sony VPL-HW10, Those images are followed by the Panasonic PT-AE3000 and the JVC RS20 (second row). The Mitsubishi HC7000 is the last image (3rd row), and may well have the best dark shadow detail handling. VPL-VW70Sony VPL-HW10PT-AE3000JVC RS20Mitsubishi HC7000PreviousNext The re-entry image below, is a tough shadow detail test. Projectors with weak black levels and average shadow detail ability tend to generate an image where much of the right side of earth, looks to have that flat, lacking in detail look. All projectors pick up some of the brighter features on the right side, while better ones, pick up a lot more and usually have richer blacks as well. On the left, is the VPL-VW70, the middle, the JVC RS10, and on the right, the InFocus IN83 which is about as good as it gets, in terms of shadow detail. VPL-VW70JVC RS10,InFocus IN83PreviousNext 1. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Review - VPL-VW70 Projector Highlights - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Overview2. Sony VPL-VW70 Special Features - SXRD (LCoS) Panels - Iris Modes - Panel Adjustment3. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Physical Tour - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector - Appearance - VPL-VW70 Control Panel - Input/Output4. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Physical Tour 1 - VPL-VW70 Menus - Sony VPL-VW70 Remote Control5. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - Sony VPL VW70 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - VPL-VW70 Anamorphic Lens6. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality - Sony VPL-VW70 Out of the Box Picture Quality - VPL-VW70 Flesh Tones - VPL-VW70 Projector Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 1 - Shadow Detail Performance8. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 29. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 310. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 4 - VPL-VW70 Bottom Line: Shadow details - Sony VPL-VW70 Overall Color & Picture Quality11. Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 5 - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance - Sony VPL VW70 Brightness13. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 Sharpness14. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance-3 - Sony VPL-VW70: Bottom Line Sharpness15. Sony VPL-VW70 – Performance-4 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Calibration and Settings - Sony VPL-VW70 Color Temperature - Sony VPL-VW70 Basic Settings17. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 Post Calibration Graysca - RGB Settings18. Sony VPL-VW70 – Projector Screens - VPL-VW70 Projector Screen Recommendations: 19. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors - VPL-VW70 vs. JVC DLA-RS10 and HD35020. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. JVC DLA-RS20 and HD75021. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-3 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. BenQ W20000 - Sony VPL-VW70 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500 UB and Pro Cinema 7500 UB22. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-4 - VPL-VW70 vs. InFocus IN83 23. Sony VPL-VW70 – Competitors-5 - VPL-VW70 vs. Planar PD815024. Sony VPL-VW70 Projector – Warranty25. Sony VPL-VW70 – Review Summary - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Bottom Line26. Sony VPL-VW70 – Review Summary-2 - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Pros - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Cons - Sony VPL-VW70 Projector: Typical Capabilities Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 1 Sony VPL-VW70 – Image Quality – 3