Conclusion: The VW40 provides ample proof that Sony's SXRD system really can work well at affordable as well as high prices. A little shortage of brightness perhaps limits its potential audience a touch, but provided you fit the criteria laid out in the last couple of paragraphs of the main review, the VW40 is really quite a cracker.
Conclusion: Certainly, the Sony makes an excellent low cost alternative to the more expensive VW60, as well as JVC's RS1. Your toughest call, will be choosing between the VPL-VW40, and the current champ of the new 3LCD projectors, the Epson. Both however, are really excellent projectors, and, I believe a cut above most of the similarly and lower priced...
Conclusion: As you can see, the Sony VPL-VW40 fits nicely within the current lineup of 1080p projectors. It lacks the extreme lumen output or placement flexibility of the AE2000 or 1080 UB, but compensates with a sharper picture and superior black. Even then, it falls short of the HD80's exemplary dynamic range, but it is far easier to install. While the VW40...
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