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Bravia Projector 7 (VLP-XW5100ES)
With the highest project of Sony Bravia Project 8 and projector 9 allowing for around $ 16K and $ 32K respectively, most of us cannot approach catching one. While these models are targeting luxury or professional installations, the new Bravia 7 must be much more accessible, making it a contestant for further down-land facilities. Offering a 4K HDR resolution and required 2,200 lumens of glow from its laser light source (the Bravia projector 8 succeeds 2,700 and the 9 claims 3,400), the 7 packs impressive punk. It shares a lot of technology with its siblings, including an XR -dynamic tone mapping for optimal brightness with colored gradients, XR Deep Black to control a laser hinder in dark scenes and increase gain in bright, and XR triluminos due to for improved colors. It also matches IMAX improved video, and low-latent gaming at up to 4K/120 Hz.
Enclosed in a small room in the depths of Sony’s demo -hales, we spotted as the projector 7 matched against Sony’s two best projectors, its pioneer, and some JVC models. The 7 really appeared in the most shown HDR demos with much less white cutting and better clarity in advanced scenes than the previous Sony model, the ardent called XW5000s. It stood similarly well to JVC’s competitive DLA-NZ7, again showing less cutting in tougher HDR scenes, though we will have to see it in action outside Sony’s demo room for a better idea of its abilities. One disadvantage to the cheaper model is that unlike the projector 8 and 9, it requires a manual lens focus. Otherwise, it is a plot new option for those who build a high home theater.
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New Bravia sounds
Bravia Theater System 6
We didn’t spend much time with Sony’s new audio systems, but the brand’s new 1,000-watt 5.1 surrounding system made the biggest impression. The system contains a soundtrack forward, included rear surroundings, and a considerable subwoofer. Marketing as an old school HTB (home theater in a box), it uses an amplifier that connects to the bar wirelessly and feeds the proprietary back speakers over speaking wires. It’s a pretty strange arrangement, but the sound was solid in our short demo, with a hot and relatively detailed medium, solid surrounding expansion and nasty below. If it comes in at an accessible price, it could be a great new medium surrounding sound option.
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Bravia Theater Drink 6
Don’t be confused with the theater system 6, the theater Bar 6 is a 3.2.1 system containing only a bar and subwoofer, although it matches Sony’s new Bravia rear 8 speakers for an additional fee. The other big difference between the two systems is that the bar 6 offers drivers for Dolby Atmos and DTS: X Video, and Sony’s vertical surround engine for a virtual 3D audio with traditional sources. Sony fought the system against Samsung’s Q600C in some movie scenes Sony Pictures’ Great tourism And Sony’d model stretched its things pretty well, especially for a medium -level option. The sub is rather larger and more tumultuous than Samsung’s model, and dialogue sounded clear and detailed.
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