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1973
- VPP-2100
- Sony's first color video projection system.
This system used special cathode-ray tube (CRT) video evolved from Sony's Trinitron technology. The video images were projected through a large aperture lens onto a specially-designed large screen with effective screen size of 50 inches.
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1993
- LPH-350J
- Sony's first LCD projector for domestic consumer use. This was the first home-use projector to adopt three-panel LCD architecture.
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2003
- QUALIA 004
- The 'QUALIA 004' SXRD HD Projector was the world's first Full HD-compatible projector for domestic consumer use. It was also the first home-use projector in the industry to be equipped with the newly developed pure Xenon lamp.
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QUALIA 004
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2007
- SRX-R220
- Digital cinema projector equipped with an original ultra-high-definition reflective liquid crystal display device "4K SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display)."
This projector can project ultra-high-definition 4K images with 8.85 million pixels (4096 X 2160). This projector's cumulative shipments reached 10,000 units in Sept. 2011.
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SRX-R220
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2010
- VPL-VW90ES
- This video projector for home-use adopts the industry's first single-optical engine system and is compatible with full high vision 3D imagery.
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VPL-VW90ES
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2011
- VPL-VW1000ES
- World's first* 4K (4096 x 2160 pixel) home theater projector.
* As investigated by Sony in October, 2011.
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VPL-VW1000ES
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- Ultra-short focus LCD projector that achieves the industry's shortest projection distance *1 and maximum brightness*2 with the liquid crystal system.
*1: As the distance from the screen surface to the projection window. In models of WXGA resolution. As of Nov. 2011, Sony survey.
*2: In the ultra-short focus model with WXGA resolution and liquid crystal system. (As of Nov, 2011, based on Sony research.)
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VPL-SW535
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2013
- VPL-FHZ55
- The world's first*1 LCD laser light source projector, which boasts a maintenance-free lifetime of up to 20,000 hours*2. It also features an incredibly quick start-up time, requiring a mere 6 seconds from when the power button is pressed to when the input image is projected.
*1: As of July 2013; according to Sony research.
*2: The expected time until the laser light source falls to half its initial brightness level. Actual hours may vary depending on usage environment. Estimate assumes a dust density of 0.03 mg/m3.
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2014
- LSPX-W1S
- A 4K ultra-single focus projector that can project a high-definition large-screen image of up to 147 inches on a wall such as a living room from a close distance of about 17 cm*. Going beyond the conventional concept of the shape of video equipment, Sony aimed for a design that exists like a piece of furniture and naturally blends into the living space. This projector received the best of the best for Red Dot Award in 2015.
* Distance from the edge of the major unit to the screen surface.
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LSPX-W1S
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2016
- LSPX-P1
- A portable ultra-short throw projector that allows you to project your favorite movies, videos, and still images in sizes from 22 inches up to 80 inches by simply placing them near the wall using Sony's uniquely developed compact ultra-short focus lens and optical module.
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LSPX-P1
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- The flagship model of 4K home cinema projector that uses a laser light source, which combines the high image quality technology cultivated in digital cinema to achieve both powerful 5000 lumen brightness and high contrast, which is the industry's highest level* in the home model.
*As of September, 2016, based on Sony research.
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VPL-VW5000
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