4K AV PROJECTOR SONY VPL-VW520ES

We had the pleasure of spending a way-too-short 72 hours with Sony’s VPL-VW520ES 4K home theatre projector. With the passing of another year, Sony’s latest midrange 4K projector scores a slightly different model number, a little extra brightness, and a 50% increase in contrast ratio. And although we hear whispers that 4K DLP projection is now imminent, we believe that Sony’s remain, as we write, the only 4K projectors in town.

EQUIPMENT

We first heard that the sagging Australian dollar would be pitching the VPL-VW520ES around four grand up on the equivalent model of two years ago. But as we went to press, this came back down to a merely inflationary $14,999. If that still sounds like premium pricing compared to the projectors on our previous pages, we must stress, of course, that you do get premium quality for your money.

Let’s start with the body. This is a large and heavy unit, the better to keep noise