Going NATIVE

Sony VPL-VW790ES

4K projector

So while Ultra High Definition resolution is now the norm for TVs (exceeded by the somewhat superfluous 8K indeed), this is not the case in projection. As we’ve seen on the preceding pages, affordable projection may be described as 4K, but it invariably uses pixel-shifting of lower resolutions to deliver the 3840 × 2160 pixels emerging from an Ultra High Definition source. Such techniques inevitably have side-effects, including a reduction in brightness, even a slight time smearing of image delivery. And for sport in particular, such things are best avoided.

The answer is native 4K projection. But this answer doesn’t come cheap, or small and neat. The use of larger image panels, along with light sources capable of filling far larger screens at higher brightness: these things require a projector that you won’t be bringing out in an manner to pop on the coffee table for a big movie night. The Sony VPL-VW790ES here is one large projector — around half a metre on two dimensions and over 200mm tall. And