Dazzle your audiences and watch your presentations come to life with the sleek and lightweight VPL-PX41 SuperBright Multimedia LCD Data Projector from Sony. Offering an impressive brightness of 3500 ANSI lumens, the projector lets you unveil dynamic multimedia presentations in virtually any setting. It also provides a native XGA resolution of up to 1024×768 pixels for crisp, clear images.

Incorporated Password Authentication System allows the use of the projector to be password protected. The VPL-PX41 can be tilted up, or down, up to 90 degrees – ideal for rear screen applications and for applications where HoloScreens will be used. This projector includes a user friendly remote control that features a laser pointer and computer mouse control.

Projector / panel
Image Brightness: 3500 ANSI lumens
Image Contrast Ratio: 700:1
Resolution: XGA (1024 x 768) (native) / 1600 x 1200 (resized)
Native Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Display Format: 786,432 pixels (1,024 x 768) x 3

Audio output
Type: Speaker(s) – integrated
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Output Power / Channel: 2 Watt
Speaker(s): 2 x right / left channel

This projector is very simple to operate, with Sony’s automatic setup features present in full force. Turning on the power causes the built-in lens protector to retract — there’s no lens cap to lose — and the motorised tilt mechanism to raise the projector to the height last used. Auto input search then finds your PC or video connection and displays the image, which is then automatically adjusted for focus, vertical keystone and pixel alignment. Manual settings include a horizontal keystone adjustment that allows you to project off-centre from the wall or screen you’re using. When the power is removed, the internal cooling fans continue to blow until the lamp has cooled. This means you can switch off and go without the usual wait before unplugging the projector.

The VPL-CX76 uses a triple LCD imaging system bearing the ’3LCD’ logo. The relatively new 3LCD Group is formed of six projector manufacturers and headed up by Epson, from whom the 3LCD logo is licensed. This logo is designed to promote the advantages of LCD technology over competing technologies such as DLP. However, the use of three LCD panels in a projector is far from new, so don’t be fooled into thinking the 3LCD logo is promising you a new, cutting-edge technology.

It also packs more features to help justify its higher price. Most notably, it comes bundled with an 802.11b/g wireless LAN card (for the projector) and a comparable wireless LAN module (for the host PC) so it supports wireless presentations right out of the box. The CX20A has a Memory Stick slot for running presentations or displaying JPEG or MPEG files without requiring connection to a computer, and it comes bundled with software for creating files for a Memory Stick-based presentation. Sony tosses in a pocket-size presentation device that includes a laser pointer.

In performance tests run at its default settings, the CX76 earned better-than-average scores for text and graphics display, landing it in sixth place for overall image quality in a test group of 16 projectors. It earned high scores for rendering crisp text in a spreadsheet screen and for displaying vibrant, realistic color in various photo screens, including ones of a racetrack and a colorful selection of candy.

The VPL-ES3 is an economical multi-purpose projector. Ideal for small businesses, home offices and entertainment purposes. Weighing just 6.4 lbs, it is compact and light enough to be carried anywhere. The projector is feature rich with native SVGA resolution, 2000 ANSI Lumen Brightness, 6 selectable picture modes, a component input terminal, monitor out, front exhaust, and 3 selectable black level adjustment modes.

Video work is handled slightly better, but the colours and blacks are washed out here as well, though there is at least consistency across the range. This results in a watchable picture, which handles movement and sharpness to reasonable level. And it will handle post-PowerPoint entertainment better than it does the actual presentation.

Getting a big image out of the Sony is easy thanks to the unusually short 1:1.4 throw ratio backed with a 1.2 zoom lens. The menu system – while somewhat slow in use – offers a good range of presets and all the standard colour and brightness controls you could want. The main attraction is the 2,000 lumen’s output; it’s not unique, but it’s unusual to find it at this price. Sony’s done a good job to keep the noise under control as well.

Specifications:

Display Type:  LCD projector
Aspect Ratio:  16:9, 4:3
Resolution:  800 x 600
Additional Features:  Freeze frame
Brightness:  2000 ANSI lumens
Included Components:  Speaker
Light Source Power:  220 Watt

Sony introduces a stylish new projector, the VPL-CS21, which features Sony LCD panel with 3LCD technology and a powerful lamp for accurate image reproduction at a brightness of 2100 ANSI lumens. Also, this projector is extremely slim and lightweight. Its stylish body has been designed with rounded edges that fit easily into your hand, making it ideal for applications that require portability. Furthermore, it is extremely easy to use, thanks to the Advanced Intelligent Auto Set-up function, which includes Auto Focus and many other convenient functions and features. Stylish, feature-rich, and easy to use, the VPL-CS21 is ideal for mobile businesspeople who want to stay focused on their presentations, not their equipment.

Sony’s VPL-CS21 is a small, lightweight projector, which is designed to be easy to carry from meeting to meeting. It is well suited to a variety of lighting conditions, as its brightness of 2,100 ANSI lumens means the projector can be used in most offices without having to dim the lights.

What will really make this projector stand out in any meeting room is the motorised front stand. To tilt the projector up or down, you simply press a button on the remote or the side of the projector. This not only looks good, but makes it a lot easier to adjust the height of the projected image quickly and accurately without having to fiddle around with levers or dials.

The Xeed SX6 projector uses LCOS panels to deliver seamless, lattice-free images. The Canon Xeed SX6 model offer native SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) resolution to produce pin-sharp, highly detailed images. The Advanced AISYS technology in the latest Canon Xeed projector offers a high contrast ratio of 1000:1 – providing rich, deep tones and true blacks in dark areas. With a powerful 3500 lumens, the Xeed SX6 is capable of projecting very bright images even in large venues, such as exhibition halls, or in environments with high ambient light levels.

Considering these specifications, Canon’s claim of 31dBA in quiet mode is remarkable. The low-humming fans are audible from 50cm away in a quiet room but disappear completely when further away or if there’s other noise in the room.

There are inputs for DVI, VGA, S-Video, composite and 3.5mm audio jacks, plus VGA out, USB type B and eight-pin mini-DIN. There’s a DVI-to-VGA cable and a VGA-to-component converter, but, oddly, no DVI cable.

The compact remote is responsive and the intuitive menu makes adjustments simple. Dedicated buttons for zoom, focus, keystone and input are handy, but the full menu offers far more, including dynamic gamma and colour-wheel settings, where you can alter the hue and saturation of red, green, blue, cyan, yellow and magenta. The Auto button automatically adjusts focus, vertical keystone and even

Key Features:

Features of the SX6 include…

* SXGA+ resolution (1400 x 1050 pixels)
* 30dBA Quiet mode
* 1.7x powered zoom lens
* Automatic set-up
* Horizontal and vertical Keystone Correction
* Lens shift
* Motorised zoom and focus
* Auto colour correction for natural image colour when projecting onto coloured surfaces
* HD compatibility (720p / 1080i)
* HDCP-compliant DVI port
* Adobe RGB and sRGB support for optimum colour accuracy