Buy Sony VPLHS20 Cineza Digital Home Entertainment LCD ProjectorSony VPLHS20 Cineza Digital Home Entertainment LCD Projector Product Description:
- Multimedia HD-ready LCD projector for 40- to 300-inch screens; 13.62 x 5.88 x 14.62 inches (W x H x D)
- CineMotion 3:2 pulldown delivers more accurate images; Memory Stick slot for JPEG and MPEG digital images
- 3.2-megapixel resolution; broadcasts 1080i, 720p, 480i, and 480p images
- Component, S-video, composite, HD-HDMI, mini-USB, and audio inputs
- 4-watt speaker system (2 watts x 2)
Product Description
Product Features Multimedia HD-ready LCD projector for 40- to 300-inch screens; 13.62 x 5.88 x 14.62 inches (W x H x D) CineMotion 3:2 pulldown delivers more accurate images; Memory Stick slot for JPEG and MPEG digital images 3.2-megapixel resolution; broadcasts 1080i, 720p, 480i, and 480p images Component, S-video, composite, HD-HDMI, mini-USB, and audio inputs 4-watt speaker system (2 watts x 2) Technical Details Brand Name: Sony Model: VPLHS20 Hardware Platform: PC Display: LCD projector Form Factor: Desktop Minimum Image Size: 3.3 feet Maximum Image Size: 25 feet Minimum Screen Distance: 5 feet Maximum Screen Distance: 46 feet Display Resolution Maximum: 1386 x 788 Image Brightness: 1400 ANSI lumens Lamp: UHP Audio Output Type: Speaker(s) Width: 13.6 inches Depth: 14.5 inches Height: 5.8 inches Weight: 11.9 pounds Product Description Create your own home movie theater with the VPL-HS20 Cineza HD-ready digital LCD projector, which mounts on the ceiling or sits on a table while projecting onto screens from 40 to 300 inches in size. The Cineza is designed for longevity, with a lamp that lasts up to 3,000 hours and an ultra-quiet fan (28 dB) that runs unobtrusively in the background. The projector's high-resolution picture stems from its single lens projection system, which transfers a 1,386 x 788 picture across its three WXGA LCD panels for a total of 3.276,504 pixels (3.27 megapixels). Viewers will also appreciate the projector's versatile broadcast facility, with the ability to accept 480i and 480p broadcast signals along with HD-compatible 1080i and 720p modes. The projector also accepts images from a computer signal, letting users display PowerPoint presentations, online movies, and more, and even includes a Memory Stick slot for instant playback of JPEG still images or MPEG digital movies. The full impact of a movie's video images are aided by a variety of picture-sharpening features, including CineMotion 3:2 reverse pulldown, which...
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
It's worth the money, if you get a good piece.
By Prerak Sanghvi
I got my first HS20 in the beginning of January 2004. Out of the box, it didn't start up. The lamp / cover light kept blinking, no matter what I did. Sony support couldn't help me on the phone. I returned it.
I decided to give Sony another chance. Got a second one after 2 weeks. This one had a strange problem so that if I flip the picture using the menu (needed for ceiling mounting), there would be light and dark vertical bands all across the screen. I sent it to Sony's Laredo, TX service center to get it fixed. It returned back from the service center with a change in the prizm assembly, but the original problem was not addressed at all. I sent it back to the service center, and this time around, it was fixed.
I must admit though, it has worked beautifully since then. No start up problems at all. No bad pixels. No mis-alignment of panels. Colors are amazingly real.
Out of the box, picture didn't look sharp enough and contrast definitely wasn't impressive. But after some tweaking, it is now at a level where I don't think the image is washed up. Brightness is ample - it tolerates some amount of ambient light without problems. Sony's included PJ multi cable works pretty well - I couldn't find any difference in Picture Quality using the included cable or much expensive component cables.
DVI picture using Bravo D1 is stunning. It's not HDTV but very very close. And of course, HDTV is the best. The scaler seems top notch but the deinterlacer is not stellar. Most progressive scan DVD players will have a better deinterlacer.
Remote is the worst thing on this machine. It is lighted but you have to cycle through Inputs using a single button. Same for wide mode. And it's not like you can quickly cycle - there is a noticeable time lag when switching between inputs or wide modes.
Power Lens and Zoom are quite handy during setup.
Overall, I think I'm impressed for what I've got for under 3 grand - just make sure you get a working piece.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Better Choice than DLP / Plasma TVs
By A Customer
Ecellent Picture quality. Light in weight. Extremely high quality images with HDTV input(IO Digital cable). DVI inputs from DVDs give better-than-theatre picture quality. Component input is equally awesome. Compare it to the size, space and weight of DLP, Projection or Plasma TVs, this is and extremlely good and a great buy. I got a it for $2.8K in Dec'03. Also works great with the PC input. Overall one heck of a display. Hats off to Sony Corp.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Gorgeous color, many inputs
By Robert Salita
Gorgeous colors from the HS-20. No screen door or fixed panel noise. Some reports of convergence problems. Many input options made this a choice over other units. Cons: you may need to buy several expensive cables ($50) for VGA analog input, HDMI port use. Also, HDMI port has poor quality when used with VOOM. May be a problem with all HDMI. DVI input (and component) looks great though. See avsforum dot com for futher discussions.
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