Customer Reviews

Sony VPL-BW7 3 LCD Digital projector

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It is quiet enough, and picture is bright, it requires perfect alignment to take advantage of the full screen. Very limited adjustment / correction for picture. Picture is ok, but really great contrast and pop when you set the "bulb" to high (don't remember which option it was and it makes the projector a little noisier too). But overall for the price I paid for, it is awesome so far!! And it support 1280x800 natively. 720p movie from PC is awesome too... btw, there is no speaker on the unit, so you have to have some other means for audio.

This is a great little projector you can lug around to friends and family to watch movies in HD (720p and 1080i). You don't need a dark room to appreciate the picture since it has 2000 lumens brightness. I only wish it had tiny speakers or some sort of audio pass-through for HDMI since you'll have to find a way to output sound from the source. This proj doesn't have any speakers.

This projector replaced my 5 year old InFocus ScreenPlay 4805, and after using it for a month, I don't consider it an upgrade.
I have a dedicated theater with 3 level seating, and was waiting for a great deal on a 1080p as a replacement for the 4805 - but I got this Sony for a 'fantastic' price, not too much more than the lamp replacement would have been for the 4805 (The Sony was not anywhere near the list price)- the lamp may have been a better choice.

The picture is flat and dull compared to the 480p ScreenPlay - I don't feel any 'Pop' or 'Wow' from the picture - guess LCD has not made as much ground on DLP as I had expected.
It is much louder than I hoped it would be, just about as noisy as the ScreenPlay.
When I bought this I thought it would get me by another 2-4 years, now I'm hoping for as little time as possible with this unit, and for a similar 'steal' of a price on a better projector.
On the positives.
It has a bright picture (too bright on low in my Theater, needed much further dimming).
The connectivity is decent- the DSub/VGA connector is nice, and comes with a component to DSub cable - allowing you to connect it to most anything with the Composite, HDMI, and DSub inputs.
I've got it hooked up with a 30' HDMI cable - the picture is much better over HDMI than the DSUB.
It might make an OK 'portable' projector - but it is large.

I bought Sony VPL-BW7 LCD Home Theater Projector few weeks ago....It's an excellent projector with clear bright picture in day and night time...The colors are awesome and it feels like watching movie in theater!

I would definitely recommend this projector to anyone looking to create home theater at a reasonable price!

I bought this projector last night and I am really enjoying it. Picture quality is good and sharp.
I projected this on my apartment wall without any screen, even then quality is good and enjoying movies and tv in big screen.
This has HDMI input which is giving good quality of output.
Only drawback is it does not have audio, but I connected this to my home theater speakers and liking it.
I will post some videos/pics soon.