Sony Electronics recently announced the world’s smallest WUXGA 3LCD laser projectors, the VPL-PHZ61 and VPL-PHZ51, which tout advanced operational capabilities, high brightness and flexible installation options, making them a reliable choice for a wide range of corporate, education, museum, entertainment, and simulation applications.

The VPL-PHZ61 and VPL-PHZ51 are compact and easy to install on ceilings in meeting rooms and classrooms with a +55% vertical shift. Both models boast high brightness – the VPL-PHZ61 at 6,400 lumens and the VPL-PHZ51 at 5,300 lumens.

Both new models incorporate Sony’s Reality Creation real-time signal processing, mapping and analysis technology, and support 4K60P input for compatibility with 4K video sources. Reality Creation is designed to enhance the overall sharpness, resolution, and quality of the on-screen image. Additionally, the projectors require no converter when being used with other 4K equipment to simultaneously project 4K content and support the “Deep Color” of HDMI and the HDCP2.3. The projectors’ Reality Text feature improves text-based presentation materials by providing clearer letters and lines with enhanced legibility.

The projectors also feature advanced Intelligent Settings, which offer optimization based on usage environment. The addition of customized Bright View functionality enables colors to accurately maintain their contrast, even in brightly lit rooms. The new Ambiance feature automatically measures the room’s brightness using an ambient light sensor, and further calibrates the Bright View, color gain and Reality Creation settings accordingly. Additionally, the new models use a new filter material which requires no filter cleaning for meeting room and classroom use.

The VPL-PHZ61 and VPL-PHZ51 will be available in fall of 2022 in North America.

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