SONY / JVC
TV SCREENS KEEPgetting
bigger, and less expensive,
yet at the same time quality
video projection systems
continue to increase in
popularity. There may be
many reasons for this, but
the most obvious is that they
keep getting better.
It does not seem to be that
long ago when the typical
domestic video projector
was a rather second-rate
product. But in recent times
each generation of projector
has shown a substantial
improvement over its
predecessor – although
the most recent two
projectors we have received
make us wonder just how
much further this technology
can advance, given how
these two new releases
from JVC and Sony have
significantly raised the bar.
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Future
Projections
THE VPL-VW500 PROJECTOR was one
of the first true 4K projectors on the
market. This has now been replaced by
the ’VW520, and like the JVC opposite
there is a distinct step up in performance.
There is a lot to recommend the ’520
(other than the obvious picture quality)
but something that could be overlooked
is the fact that the lamp life has been
increased to 6,000 hours, a great
improvement on the usual 2,000+ hours
for most projectors. And this projector
was recently been named ‘Projector ofLike /lenwallisaudio on FacebookSONY