Therefore, the circuits that control each pixel can be located behind the liquid crystal panel and the reflective surface. In an SXRD or LCOS, the light passes through a thinner liquid crystal imaging panel, is reflected back through it a second time, and then proceeds down the optical path to the lens. But that means the control circuits that drive each pixel must pass through the gaps between the pixels. In a conventional LCD, the light passes through the liquid crystal imaging elements once on its way to the lens. Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) is Sony’s proprietary version of Linear Crystal on Silicon (LCOS), a reflective version of LCD different enough to earn it a unique name.
Sony’s SXRD technology is at the heart of all of Sony’s premier home theater projectors. The controls and inputs are located on the side. The VPL-HW15’s gently curved top echoes the look of Sony’s higher-end VPL-VW85, while the lens that recesses into a sculpted front panel does not. OK, I’m in danger of giving away the store up front. With exceptional color, barely short of state-of-the-art blacks, and vivid, almost 3-D images on the best program material, it…. At a modest $3,000 (modest as projectors go, that is), the VPL-HW15 offers a useful lineup of features and a picture that I didn’t expect at this price. Sony’s new BRAVIA VPL-HW15 is a reworking of last year’s VPL-HW10.
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