Sony Bravia VPL-XW8100 Projector 9
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Product Description
The Sony VPL-XW8100 BRAVIA Projector 9 sets a new benchmark for home entertainment, offering a next-level cinematic experience with native 4K resolution and advanced laser projection technology. This projector uses Sony's acclaimed SXRD technology, ensuring every image is sharp, crisp, and incredibly detailed. Coupled with the innovative XR Processor™, it delivers stunning 4K HDR visuals with improved contrast, richer colors, and greater realism. Whether you’re watching the latest blockbuster, playing games, or enjoying a home theater experience, the BRAVIA Projector 9 elevates your entertainment to professional-grade quality.
Revolutionary Picture Quality with XR Technology
The projector’s XR Processor™ provides real-time image optimization, processing each frame individually for flawless clarity. The XR Dynamic Tone Mapping feature ensures that bright highlights, such as sunlight or intense lighting, are accurately rendered without losing detail in the darker areas of the scene. This sophisticated tone mapping results in a broad dynamic range, offering deep blacks and vivid highlights for a lifelike viewing experience. Additionally, XR Deep Black technology utilizes precise laser dimming control, especially in dark scenes like night skies, to enhance black levels and maintain color accuracy, creating a more immersive atmosphere.
Color Accuracy and Brilliant Detail
One of the standout features of the BRAVIA Projector 9 is its ability to reproduce over a billion colors with XR Triluminos Pro technology. With more than 95% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space, the projector faithfully captures the subtlest hues and variations in saturation. This means you get vibrant, true-to-life colors, whether you're watching a nature documentary or a high-intensity action movie. The Live Colour Enhancer ensures accurate and vivid HDR images without oversaturation, enhancing color fidelity even in bright rooms. The combination of high brightness and expanded color volume ensures that every image pops with clarity and realism, creating a viewing experience that’s as breathtaking as it is true to life.
Unmatched Clarity and Image Processing
Sony's XR Clear Image technology enhances every detail by analyzing individual objects frame by frame and intelligently upscaling lower-resolution content to near-4K clarity. This results in natural textures and smooth, lifelike visuals across every scene. The Advanced Crisp-Focused (ACF) Lens ensures that all areas of the screen—from the center to the edges—remain sharp and free from distortion. Thanks to its advanced floating-focus system and extra-low dispersion glass, the lens offers high precision, providing accurate color reproduction and crystal-clear images across the entire screen. Whether you’re watching a close-up of a character’s face or a sweeping landscape, the BRAVIA Projector 9 delivers stunning clarity and detail.
Perfect for Gaming and Fast Action
For gamers and sports enthusiasts, the BRAVIA Projector 9 delivers smooth, ultra-responsive gameplay with 4K 120fps support. Whether you're immersed in high-speed gaming or watching an action-packed sports event, the projector ensures fast-moving scenes are rendered smoothly and with minimal lag. The Auto Low Latency Mode reduces input lag, providing a competitive edge during gaming sessions. This makes it ideal for everything from immersive video games to live-action sports, ensuring you don’t miss a single moment of high-speed action.
Effortless Setup and Seamless Integration
The BRAVIA Projector 9 is designed for easy installation and hassle-free integration into your home theater system. Lighter and more compact than many other native 4K projectors, it simplifies ceiling-mounted installation. With Lens Shift and Keystone Correction, the projector allows for flexible placement in a variety of spaces, ensuring perfectly proportioned images, even in challenging room layouts. Additionally, the projector comes with pre-calibrated settings, saving you time during setup and ensuring optimal picture quality right out of the box.
Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient
Beyond performance, the BRAVIA Projector 9 also prioritizes environmental responsibility. Its mercury-free laser light source is energy-efficient, reducing its environmental impact across its lifecycle—from production to recycling. The XR Deep Black technology helps improve energy efficiency by precisely controlling laser output during dark scenes, reducing power consumption while still delivering high-quality visuals. This means you can enjoy professional-grade home cinema without compromising your commitment to sustainability.
Seamless Smart Integration
For those looking to integrate their BRAVIA Projector 9 into a smart home environment, it’s fully compatible with leading automation systems, including Control4, Crestron, Savant, and AMX. It also supports remote maintenance services like OvrC and Domotz, ensuring that your projector is always performing at its best. With seamless integration into your connected home, the BRAVIA Projector 9 is the perfect centerpiece for a modern, high-performance entertainment setup.
Tech Specs
- Display Device
- Display System - SXRD 0.61" x3
- Panel Resolution - 3,840 x 2,160
- Contrast Ratio
- Dynamic - ∞: 1
- Light Source - Laser diode
- Color Gamut - DCI 95% over
- Projection Lens
- Type - Powered
- Zoom Ratio - x2.1
- Lens Shift - V:±85% / H:±36%
- Throw Ratio - 1.35-2.84
- Light Output - 3.400 lm
- Picture Processor - XR Processor for projector
- Contrast - XR Dynamic Tone Mapping - XR Deep Black
- Color - XR Triluminos Pro - Live Color Enhancer
- Clarity - XR Clear Image
- Motion - Motionflow
- Accepted HDR Format - HDR10/HLG
- Accepted Digital Signals - 720x576/50p, 720x480/60p, 1280x720/50p, 1280x720/60p, 1920x1080/50i, 1920x1080/60i, 1920x1080/24p, 1920x1080/48p, 1920x1080/50p, 1920x1080/60p, 1920x1080/100p, 1920x1080/120p, 3840x2160/24p, 3840x2160/25p, 3840x2160/30p, 3840x2160/48p, 3840x2160/50p, 3840x2160/60p, 3840x2160/100p, 3840x2160/120p, 4096x2160/24p, 4096x2160/25p, 4096x2160/30p, 4096x2160/48p, 4096x2160/50p, 4096x2160/60p, 4096x2160/100p, 4096x2160/120p
- Input Lag - Input lag (4K 120P / 4K 60P/ 2K 120P) - 12ms / 21 ms / 12 ms
- Anamorphic Compatibility - Yes
- Inputs / Outputs - HDMI - x 2 (HDMI2.1/HDCP2.3)
- REMOTE - x1 (RS-232C, D-Sub 9-pin (Male))
- IR IN - x 1 (Mini jack)
- TRIGGER - x 1 (Mini jack, DC 12 V, Max. 100 mA)
- LAN - 1 (RJ45, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX)
- 3D SyncOut - No
- USB - 1 (Type A, DC 5 V, Max. 500 mA) for Update
- Acoustic Noise - 33 dB /26 dB
- Power Requirements - AC 100 V to 240 V, 4.4 A to 2.0 A, 50/60 Hz
- Ventilation - Ventilation (In / Ex) - Front/Back
- Accessibility
- Screen reader/Text magnification by web browser
- Power Consumption - 420W
- Standby - 0.3 W (when “Remote Start” is set to “Off”)
- Networked Standby - 0.5 W (LAN)(When "Remote Start" is set to "On"). When a LAN terminal is not connected, it becomes a low power consumption mode (0.4W).
- Standby Mode / Networked Standby Mode Activated - After about 10 Minutes
- Dimensions w/o Protrusion
- Dimensions (W x H x D) - Width: 460 mm, 18 1/8"- Height: 210mm, 8 9/32"- Depth: 517 mm, 20 11/32"
- Other Functions - Ceiling mount/Front/Rear
- Picture Mode - 10 (Cinema Film1/2/Reference/TV/Photo/Game/Bright Cinema/Bright TV/User/IMAX Enhanced)
- Gamma Correction - 10 (HDR/SDR)
- Color Correction - Yes
- Blanking - Yes (Improved)
- Digital Keystone Correction - Yes
- 3D - No
- Panel Alignment - Shift/Zone: 1/10 dot
- Calibration Soft - Yes (Projector Calibration Pro)
- OSD Languages - 18-languages (English, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Polish)
- Mass - 14kg / 31lb
