Sony VPL-VW85 Leaflet

VPL-VW85 Specifications

All Sony Professional’s home cinema projectors come supplied with a 3-year support pack 
which offers unique extra services and benefits.
• 3 years’ cover
• Free telephone helpdesk support in 5 languages
• Collection and delivery anywhere in EU, Norway and Switzerland

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be indicated in the specification. 

Panel 

Resolution 

1920 x 1080 HD

Pixels 

6,220,800 (3x 2,073,600)

Pixel Size / Inter-
pixel Spacing 

7µm / 0.25µm

Technology 

High Frame Rate SXRD™ by Sony 

Panel Size 

0.61 inch

Lens 

Type 

ARC-F (All Range Crisp Focus)

Zoom Ratio 

1.6x

F / f 

2.50 – 3.40 / 18.5 – 29.6mm

Zoom & Focus 

Powered

Lens Shift 

Vertical 65%, Horizontal 25%

Contrast Ratio 

120,000:1

Brightness 

800 ANSI Lumen

Lamp 

LMP-H201 200W UHP

Screen Size (16:9 diagonal) 

40” – 300” / 1m – 7.6m

Throwing Distance

1.4m – 14.3m

Throw Ratio (16:9 diagonal) 

1.47 - 2.18

HDMI™ 19-pin 

connector 

2

Component 
Video 

3x RCA connectors  1

S-Video 

Mini 4-pin DIN 

1

Composite 
Video 

RCA connector 

1

Input A 

HD 15-pin D-sub 

1 (Analogue RGB, Component)

Trigger Out 

Mini Jack 

2 (Power, Anamorphic Zoom Mode)

Remote RS-232C: 

9-pin 

D-sub 

1 (AMX Protocol Supported)

RJ45: Ethernet 

- 

Acceptable 
Video Signals 

720p

720/60p, 720/50p

1080i 1080/60i, 

1080/50i 

1080p (HDMI™) 

1080/60p, 1080/50p, 1080/24p 

Body Colour 

Midnight Sky Black

Fan Noise 

20dB

Power Consumption Max. / Standby 
Mode / Low 

300W / 8W / 0.5W

Dimensions (W x H x D) / Weight 

470 x 179.2 x 482.4 mm / 12kg

Picture 
Enhancement 

Motionflow Dark 
Frame Insertion 

YES 

BRAVIA ENGINE

BRAVIA ENGINE 2

Digital Reality 
Creation (DRC) 

-

Dynamic Detail 
Enhancer (DDE) 

Film (2-3 pull-down) / Progressive / Off

Colour 
Enhancement 

x.v.Colour YES 

Real Colour 
Processing (RCP) 

YES 

Contrast 
Enhancement 

Advanced Iris

Advanced Iris 3

Connectivity 
Enhancement

24p True Cinema

YES

‘BRAVIA’ Theatre 
Sync 

‘BRAVIA’  Sync 

Panel Alignment 
Function 

Area / H-V 
Adjustment Range 

16x9 Zones / ± 2.0 pixel in 0.1 pixel steps 

Picture Mode 
Settings 

Dynamic / Standard / Cinema 1 / Cinema 2 / 
Cinema 3 / User mode

Wide Mode 
Settings 

Wide Zoom / Normal / Full / Zoom / Anamorphic 
Zoom

Anamorphic 
Zoom Mode  

Project a full 2,35:1 
image*

YES 

Noise Reduction 

Normal

High / Middle / Low / Off

MPEG (Digital 
Signal)

Block NR / Mosquito NR

Gamma 
Adjustment 
Software 

Image Director 3 

via supplied CD-ROM

On-screen Display  Available 

Languages 

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, 
Portuguese, Japanese, 2 x Chinese, Korean, 
Russian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai, Arabic

Illuminated 
Remote Control 

Supplied RM-PJVW85

Batteries for 
Remote Control 

Supplied 

2x Size AA (R6)

CD-ROM 
for Gamma 
Adjustment 

Supplied 

Image Director 3

Replacement 
Lamp (incl. air 
filter) 

Optional 

LMP-H201, 200W UHP

Ceiling Bracket 

Optional 

PSS-H10

European 
Warranty 

Supplied within the 
EU and Switzerland 

3 years PrimeSupport

®

 Service

Achieved by the projector’s 

unique design which optimises the 

airflow and brings fan noise down. 

Natural colour reproduction 

thanks to ultra-bright 200 W 

UHP lamp.

BRAVIA Sync connects various 

devices and provides multiple 

intuitive functions for a true home 

theatre experience.

Delivers lifelike colours and 

natural tones.