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The omission of a dynamic or even manual iris to help shut down light from the lamp would noticeably compromise the ultimate black floor and contrast on dark scenes compared with same-generation Sony models offering this feature (or a control for modulating the laser in those models). Its omission will deter some users, but probably not many, and the VW295 does have anamorphic picture modes to match a 1.24x or 1.32x lens if needed. Taking these one by one, lens memories are helpful for those with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio 'Scope-style screen who want to retain a constant image height (CIH) display with 16:9 content without the use of an expensive anamorphic lens attachment and sled. The projector is also spec'd at a somewhat modest 1,500 lumens light output, a bit low by today's standards for this price class. So, what's missing? Most obvious are the lack of lens memory settings and, more critically for image quality in this lamp-based model, a dynamic iris.
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There's Motionflow frame interpolation for both 1080p and 4K signals, two 18 Gbps full-bandwidth HDMI ports that play back 4K/60p HDR signals, and an input lag reduction mode for gaming as well. Sony's excellent 4K/2K Reality Creation scaling and detail processing is on board, driven by the company's late-generation 4K processor. The VW295 offers up both HDR10 and HLG HDR compatibility with a wide color space spec'd at 127% Rec.709, which equates to 100% DCI-P3.

To begin, it's built on a solid 31-pound chassis and features the same 14-element motorized lens used in the 695ES and 885ES step-up models (all glass, Sony says, except for the aspherical front element-a design choice said to make the projectors lighter and less expensive with virtually no impact on image quality). So it does, though it can hardly be called stripped down. While $5,000 isn't exactly pocket change for most folks, by definition the VW295 "entry-level" Sony must sacrifice some features and performance over its pricier brethren. The 885ES and 995ES have laser light engines the others have lamps. The VPL-VW295ES replaced the VW285 at the same $4,999 price late last year and continues to hold the industry title of least-expensive native 4K projector-this, despite arch-rival and fellow LCoS proponent JVC finally releasing native 4K consumer models of its own this year. The VPL-VW285ES, introduced in fall of 2017 at $4,999, was heralded as the first true native 4K projector costing less than $5,000-"4K under $5K" was the bold marketing cry. Sony's predecessor to the VPL-VW295ES reviewed here was a groundbreaking product. Note: Click here for a Chinese language version of this review.
