We’ve already seen Ultimate AV’s Sneak Peek at the Sony VPL-VW50 “Pearl” projector. They thought it was a very good projector, though other sources have said that it’s many good qualities are outweighed by the lack of detail.

This projector can take the 1080p/24 HD signal on the HDMI input and display it at 96Hz. That means that this projector would work great with any of the HD disc players that can output 1080p/24. (That list does not currently include the PS3, unfortunately.)

But of course, the thing that I was waiting for in this review is how sharp they found the projector. Strangely enough, they found it to be quite good. Fortunately, they also included an explanation! If you turn on the OverScan function, which would “hide the outlines of the picture”, the resolved resolution went way down. This option is on by default. Interesting, very interesting…

To sum up, the VPL-VW50 is an excellent excellent projector. You can’t go wrong buying this thing, just remember to turn off the OverScan feature.

Sony VPL-VW50 “Pearl” Projector SXRD Projector