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Home Theater Reviews

VPL-HW50ES

Affordable Anamorphic Widescreen System

March 25, 2013 by Chris Heinonen Leave a Comment

Watching films at home has improved immensely since we switched to 16:9 displays from the old 4:3 standard.  1.85:1 films almost perfectly fill the screen, and often the transfers are opened up a slight bit so it does fit perfectly.  However, we are still subjected to the often dreaded black bars when watching films shot […]

Sony VPL-HW50ES Projector Review

December 19, 2012 by Chris Heinonen 1 Comment

At the CEDIA show this year, Sony announced the VPL-HW50ES Projector, but it slipped under our radar a bit.  They were showing off their 4K HDTV and their new Control4 integration at the same press conference, so the projector went a bit unnoticed by myself and other.  That was a mistake, as Sony took their […]

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