Here is yet another review of the Sony VPL-VW100, this time by c|net Asia. This 1080p SXRD front projector actually accepts a 1080p signal, which is great if you plan to mate it with a BD player or the PS3. I’ll spare you all the details, because we’ve been down this road before. Suffice it to say that it has a silky smooth image with a 15,000:1 contrast ratio, thanks to its dynamic iris. The 800 lumens of light output is a little on the low side, though. Screen door effect is almost non-existant, and the fan is whisper quiet.

What about HD picture quality?

To maximize the potential of the VW100, we had a HP Media Centre PC and a Sony Blu-ray player (yeah, baby!) hooked up to the projector through DVI at 1080p and component-video at 1080i, respectively. We ran a couple of Windows Media Video-HD 1080p clips downloaded from the Web and were awestruck by the breathtaking details presented onscreen. Even better was the Blu-ray demo which was close to unreal with its razor-sharp, grain-free pictures. The experience could be best described as peeking through a giant window into the unmistakably real world.

That about sums things up, I think. If I had $10k to spend on a projector, this would be the one I’d choose. (I am in no way affiliated with Sony.)

c|net - Review: Sony VPL-VW100