Sony VPL-AW15 Bravia Compact LCD Home Entertainment Multimedia Projector, 1300 Lumens, 720p (1280 x 780)

The Sony 'BRAVIA' AW-Series represents a new kind of projector aimed at anyone who wants a bold cinematic edge to their home entertainment. The easy to set up 'BRAVIA' AW-Series' brightness is optimally adjusted for using the set in the living room. Moreover, the series is designed in such a manner that even in your living room you feel the same excitement and immediacy of a theatre hall.

Everything about the 'BRAVIA' AW-Series is designed to make it easy to choose and easy to use. The VPL-AW15 has many features, including a compact and stylish all-new design, 720p HD resolution and multiple inputs including HDMI. This means VPL-AW15 can be connected to 1080p HD sources like Blu-ray Disc players and PlayStation 3.

This projector also supports Sony 24p True Cinema, enabling playback of films at the original cinematic 24 frames per second, completely eliminating the speed and soundtrack distortion present in conventional cinema-to-digital conversion. Thanks to the extra brightness, the 'BRAVIA' AW-Series copes much better with ambient light in a typical living room than traditional projectors.

The 'BRAVIA' VPL-AW15 uses specially modified LCDs featuring a High Contrast Plate which stops light from the lamp leaking through when the LCD is blacked out. Conventional panels tend to leak light, so they end up displaying black as dark grey.

In addition, VPL-AW15 features Sony's unique and highly regarded dynamic iris control which adjusts the iris scene by scene to ensure optimum contrast. This makes sure bright scenes are filled with bright white tones and dark scenes are composed of deep blacks. The VPL-AW15 uses the very latest Advanced Iris 2 technology and is capable of providing an exceptionally high contrast ratio of up to 12,000:1.

This model is capable of projecting a big picture in a relatively limited space - 80-inches at just 2.3m - which is another bonus. A perfect screen for the AW-Series is the new 80-inches (2m) Sony DynaClear portable projector screen which lets you watch films virtually anywhere, without the need for a large empty wall.

The VPL-AW15 also has a lens shift function that lets you move the picture up to a quarter of its width from side to side and over half its height up or down. This makes it particularly versatile and easy to move around. Finally, no matter where you position your projector, you need it to run quietly, which is why these projectors are fitted with fans that run at an unobtrusive 20dB.