[Sheks]

Specs look very good.

Damn, might have to consider upgrading.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-...ws.php?id=7004

Not sure I beleive that contrast ratio 6000:1

Sheks

[Bristol Pete]

This does look great. Apparently its short throw too. Worth checking out for sure.

Cap

[Jonny1973]

AV Land have it for £1,899

http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/vplhs50/vpl-hs50.htm

I wants one!!!

[Jonny1973]

Is the HS50 out of date already??

Projector central have a HS51 on there including a spec and the image size calculator.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Sony-VPL-HS51.htm

[Jonny1973]

Press release for the HS51. It looks awfully similar to the HS50.

http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/5147

Called HS50 in Europe, HS51 in US.

[Spooksta]

OOOOOoooooo
Looks sexy 2
I was gana order the AE300 then the Z2 then the AE500 then the AE700 then the Z3 and now the HS50 looks like it was meant to be :P
Ive always felt that if ya gana spend £1000 might aswell be £2000 dont you think

[Cool-hand]

I read here on this forum (Kramer i think!?) that the odd resolution of the HS20 gave you black bars down the sides when watching HD material.
I see that Sony has now reduced the resolution to 1280 x 766. (not 1280 x 720 however). Is this likely to still produce bars or something else??

CH

HS50 Looks good though

Edit:- maybe an AVland error as the review on the above link states 1280 x 720.

[Drew C]

HS50 just added to Nexnix site.
No price yet, but expected at end of October.

[mikeaitch]

The panels are 1280 x 720 on the usa specs

Seems very unlikely that Sony would land us with another weird spec panel, and 56Hz requirement for 1:1 mapping.....

[Drew C]

Nexnix have announced a price of £1899.95 inc vat.
I was hoping the Avland were overpricing it.
If anybody sees any cheaper prices advertised, could you post them here
Lets hope that Benji at discounttv can come up with something more competative.

Originally Posted by Drew C

Lets hope that Benji at discounttv can come up with something more competative.

I second this. I was hoping..just hoping..that this might be an option for me. Especially if what is being said about the AE700 is true (re. supply). If I can't get one of those before Christmas, I might aswell wait till next summer to get a PJ ::sigh::

This PJ business is tough :P For a "new" hobby, it's already soaked up a vast amount of my time

[inzaman]

Are there any reviews anywhere for this yet?

[theritz]

inzaman,

It hasn't hit the shelves yet, should do probably around the end of this month, beginning of November. I'm quoting the following from a post I made elsewhere, though, high hopes for this one....

Reports from Jean Paul Grubert (French Homecinema Forum, avsforum, he's a Parisienne hifi/homecinema dealer, hifissimo.com), make extremely interesting reading. He's had access to pre-production models from Sony and reckons it's in a different class to the TX100/AE700/Z3. While there were issues with the pre-production models (no surprise...), he put the HS50 on a par with the HT1100 - that says something about it's colour/blacks performance.

Here are some quotes:


Quote:
When I had a chance to play with the HS50, on the other hand, I said to myself: this is NOT a corrected version of the HS20 (I am the dealer who had Sony to pull it out of the market because of alignment problems), this is a new, higher end machine in term of deepness, sharpness, details in the dark areas. To me the HS20 colors always where a good surprise, and the HS50 is no different: warm, naturel, soft and deep.


Quote:
How does the TX100 compare to the HS50?
Even the last HS20s that I had a chance to use where better for me than the TX100. The HS50 is no competitor to the TX100, it just is a much higher quality machine. For me, the HS50 is fighting with the Nec HT1100 and the LPX510. The TX100 is in the lower category: the sharpness of the HS50 by itself, right out of the box, was amazing. The background details, the depth of the blacks where no comparison with the TX100.

Sean G.

[inzaman]

Thanks theritz, does look quite promising.
Was about to pull the trigger on a DLP, H77 to be precise, but with the advent of this i have put an upgrade on hold for the time being. Well also the fact that some of my finances are waiting for my cellar conversion.

[Horrabin]

Here you can find the User Manual for the HS50 (and HS51 for the US market, seems like it's the same manual):

HS50 manual

I'm a bit concerned about the air filter that needs to be changed - not cleaned! - and the possible dust problem that can come with the position of the filter. Otherwise I like what I read a lot. A big lens-shift is exactly what I need. Fortunately for me, there's going to be a projector show here in Stockholm next week, so then I'll get to compare the PT-AE700, Z3, HS50 and Hitachi TX100 (plus a lot of other interesting projectors as well).

Must....exit....thread....

Temptation too high!

[Drew C]

Horrabin, I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in hearing how you get on at the projector show.
Thanks for posting the manual, certainly wetted my appetite!

[sapkan]

what is a good screen to use with Sony home cinema projectors?

white, grey, brand...etc.

[homeagain]

Anyone else notice the lack of Image Director software (and capability ?) with the HS50 versus HS51 ? Being able to calibrate gamma and RGB levels to produce a proper grey scale is really important for any display. I was really excited when Sony announced the inclusion of this software with the new projector ~ just hook up to your PC and go at it. Maybe the fact they've also dropped the ethernet connection on the HS50 means we couldn't run the software even if it was made available. Thanks a lot SONY, I guess we're too thick in Europe to be trusted with this option.
I hope I'm wrong about this assumption, but if I'm not I'll be truly p**sed !
Rant over, Rob.

[sapkan]

No Side Shot™ 2 Digital Keystoning for the HS50/51 ?!

[sapkan]

True ... no Ethernet or Image Director Software for the HS-50

[Sheks]

Being able to calibrate gamma and RGB levels to produce a proper grey scale is really important for any display. I was really excited when Sony announced the inclusion of this software with the new projector ~ just hook up to your PC and go at it. Maybe the fact they've also dropped the ethernet connection on the HS50 means we couldn't run the software even if it was made available. Thanks a lot SONY, I guess we're too thick in Europe to be trusted with this option.

Would importing the HS51 from somewhere be an option, the unit is multi-standard, multi-voltage. Does anyone know how the Sony warranty would work if we imported the HS51?

Sheks

[homeagain]

That's the big question. If SONY honoured the warranty on an imported HS51 I would order one today, but I don't think they will.

[windfall]

I had an email following my initial enquiry on the AE700 and then noticed the HS50. AVLAND are saying that Sony are expecting shipment of the HS50 from October 25th!

Get in line! I still however would like to see one before purchasing, AVLAND say they will only order as per customer requests and wont have one for Demo, which is a real shame.

Perhaps if there were enough people then maybe AVLAND would get one in for a few people to view at the same time.

Again I would like a pixel check on anything I purchase.

If they are being shipped this month and it lives up to the paper specs then I cant see why I would not but TBH, but I will need a new mount plate and the chance of one of those being available from Unicol so quickly is mission impossible!

If anyone is going (retailers) to get one in for demo please let me/us know as I will definately be buying one after a viewing.

I'm all excited again!

After this purchase I will NOT upgrade anything, not nout! (I hope).

Cheers

Tone

[Jack the lad]

Originally Posted by tonetrainer

After this purchase I will NOT upgrade anything, not nout! (I hope).

You dont have to convince us, we are not your other half

We are here to tempt you

[windfall]

Lol!

[zoolap]

Originally Posted by tonetrainer

...AVLAND say they will only order as per customer requests and wont have one for Demo, which is a real shame....

Try contacting Nexnix. I think they plan to stock HS50.

[windfall]

I have spoken to Matt Gane a few times at NexNix and have sent him an email.

Will let you know the outcome if your interested in knowing what the demo situation would be.

Cheers

Tone

Originally Posted by sapkan

No Side Shot™ 2 Digital Keystoning for the HS50/51 ?!

That won't be missed at all! Digital Keystoning gives light spill and is not good for overall picture quality. What you really want is a lens shift. Which Sony have duely obliged with the HS50.