Sony VPL-VW85 Projector Calibration and Settings

Sony VPL-VW85 Projector Calibration and Settings

We calibrate each home theater that is reviewed. It is a pretty standard calibration, there's always more that can be done by some of the "hi-end" calibrators. Our calibrations, including the VPL-VW85, are normally limited to a grayscale calibration, along with brightness, contrast, color saturation, etc.

Sony VPL-VW85 Color Temperature

After calibration, the measurements are even closer to 6500K, and overall, an excellent set of results:

Sony VPL-VW85 Basic Settings

In addition to calibrating Red Green and Blue for a correct grayscale balance (6500K), there are a number of other settings that come into play. Typically Contrast and Brightness (white balance and black balance), need to be done first. Color saturation and gamma also need adjustment.

Here's a quick chart showing the default and dialed in settings. Defaults are in ().

Lamp Mode=High (unless noted otherwise)
Auto Iris = Off (unless noted otherwise)
All other settings at default (untouched)