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we spend a lot of time at seeing it talking about how the extra pixels of 4k resolution are really difficult to appreciate it normal screen sizes and viewing distances but the living rooms that will house Sony's VP lvw 350 ES 4k projector are anything but normal at a penny under 10 grand in the US this is the least expensive 4k projector on the market I'll get one thing out of the way first its picture with any source as you'd expect from display the cost this much is spectacular I tested it using 120 inch screen in a completely dark room and observed excellent color accuracy superb video processing and plenty of contrast no it's black levels aren't quite as deep as JVC's competing projectors like the dla X 700 R but otherwise I could find very little wrong with this Sony's picture the fun part for me was comparing it to the JVC and a second high in 1080p projector from Epson on that huge screen and comparing 4k content from Sony's video player the highest quality 4k source available today to 1080p blu-rays I was somewhat surprised to see that even at that size and seated 9 feet away it was still tough to tell the difference with most movies I watched including after earth the amazing spider-man fury and most surprising Lawrence of Arabia but in some cases the extra pixels of 4k really paid dividends in the form of significantly more sharpness an incredible lifelike detail on my screen one was during the official 2014 FIFA World Cup film where the game highlights rented in 4k is 60 frames per second looks simply more lifelike and realistic than any sports video I've ever seen another was a movie called no good deed which visibly beat the blu-ray with its details particularly in close-ups of faces watching the 4k version was like removing a thin veil over my eyes it's early days yet for 4k content and I expect the best examples that continue to widen the gap with blu-ray as long as you sit close enough to a large enough screen in the meantime if you can afford it the VP lvw 350 ES finally provides a fork a difference worth seeing I'm David Katz my resina