Steve Mullen
September 8th, 2011, 10:50 PM
Washington, D.C. (September 7, 2011) --
Sony today introduced the world's first 4K Home Theater projector that offers a picture with 4096 x 2160 pixels, roughly four times the resolution of today's best HDTVs.
The CE company said the projector, model VPL-VW1000ES, will begin shipping to custom installers and CE specialty stores in December and will cost around $25,000. Sony unveiled the projector today at the CEDIA conference.
"Sony continues to push the boundaries of high resolution video from the lens to the living room," said Mike Abary, senior vice president of Sony Electronics' home division. "In similar fashion to our industry leading 4K Digital Cinema projectors, our new VPL-VW1000ES 4K home theater projector has been created to not just meet but exceed the needs of the most discerning and demanding home entertainment enthusiasts."
Sony's new 4K projector.
There have been several movies produced in 4K, such as The Social Network and District 9, which have played in movie theaters equipped with 4K digital projectors. But the 4K films have yet to be released on any home video disc that can handle 4K. So while new 4K owners will have difficulty finding 4K content for sometime, Sony said the projector features an exclusive Super Resolution 4K "upscaler" that dramatically enhances 2D and 3D 1080P content on Blu-ray discs.
"(The projector) will allow (4K owners) to become totally involved in the viewing experience and much closer to the action on the biggest Home Theater screens with images that deliver considerably more detail and fewer artifacts," Abary said.
Because the projector offers 2,000 ANSI-lumens of brightness, the projector can display images suitable for screen sizes up to 200 inches diagonally.
The VW1000ES also employs a new SXRD 4K panel, which produces outstanding deep blacks; when combined with Sony's Iris3 technology, the projector can achieve an incredible 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast.
Sony today introduced the world's first 4K Home Theater projector that offers a picture with 4096 x 2160 pixels, roughly four times the resolution of today's best HDTVs.
The CE company said the projector, model VPL-VW1000ES, will begin shipping to custom installers and CE specialty stores in December and will cost around $25,000. Sony unveiled the projector today at the CEDIA conference.
"Sony continues to push the boundaries of high resolution video from the lens to the living room," said Mike Abary, senior vice president of Sony Electronics' home division. "In similar fashion to our industry leading 4K Digital Cinema projectors, our new VPL-VW1000ES 4K home theater projector has been created to not just meet but exceed the needs of the most discerning and demanding home entertainment enthusiasts."
Sony's new 4K projector.
There have been several movies produced in 4K, such as The Social Network and District 9, which have played in movie theaters equipped with 4K digital projectors. But the 4K films have yet to be released on any home video disc that can handle 4K. So while new 4K owners will have difficulty finding 4K content for sometime, Sony said the projector features an exclusive Super Resolution 4K "upscaler" that dramatically enhances 2D and 3D 1080P content on Blu-ray discs.
"(The projector) will allow (4K owners) to become totally involved in the viewing experience and much closer to the action on the biggest Home Theater screens with images that deliver considerably more detail and fewer artifacts," Abary said.
Because the projector offers 2,000 ANSI-lumens of brightness, the projector can display images suitable for screen sizes up to 200 inches diagonally.
The VW1000ES also employs a new SXRD 4K panel, which produces outstanding deep blacks; when combined with Sony's Iris3 technology, the projector can achieve an incredible 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast.