Create a spectacular cinematic experience in your own home. Available in a sleek, contemporary black or white finish that makes a stylish addition to any interior, the VPL-HW45ES Home Cinema projector lets you enjoy your favourite movies at their best in 2D or 3D.?
Light, compact and easy to set up, the VPL-HW45ES fits neatly into any home theatre or living room, with quiet fan noise that won’t disturb the show and a front-facing exhaust port for extra installation flexibility. The projector’s long-lasting lamp is rated for an extra-generous 6,000 hours operation (in Low Mode), for fewer interruptions and reduced maintenance costs.
Spectacular Full HD pictures with Reality Creation
Advanced SXRD panel technology is teamed with Reality Creation – Sony’s Super Resolution processing technology that refines subtle details, colours and textures. You’ll see the difference with crisp, sharp Full HD pictures that take you closer than ever to the original 1080p source.

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High brightness and contrast
With an impressive 1,800 lumens brightness and high 120,000:1 dynamic contrast range, Full HD images are clear and with bright highlights and rich, deep blacks ? even in well-lit rooms.

White finish
The projector is also available in a stunning new white finish that looks beautiful in any contemporary or traditional d?cor.
Smooth, fluid on-screen action
Coupled with the panel’s super-fast response rate, Motionflow technology means you?ll see every detail with minimal blur – no matter how fast the action.?Whatever you?re watching, you?ll enjoy a silk-smooth on-screen look in fast-moving action sequences with Motionflow. This innovative technology creates and inserts extra frames between the original frames by first comparing key visual factors on successive frames, then calculating the split second of missing action in the sequences. True Cinema 24p mode mimics true movie projection for cinema purists.

Long-lasting lamp
6000 hour rated lamp operating life (in Low mode) means simpler maintenance, with fewer lamp swaps and reduced running costs.Enjoy up to 6000 hours of watch time (in low mode) from a long-lasting mercury lamp. This means fewer lamp swaps, simpler maintenance, and lower running costs.

Flexible home installation with wide zoom and shift lens
The manual zoom lens with a 1.6x zoom ratio and wide lens shift range gives greater installation flexibility in any room size, even with high ceilings.
Front-facing fan
With the fan exhaust positioned at the front of the projector, you don?t need to worry about wall clearance and room for air inhale/exhaust when installing. This helps maximise throw distance, for the biggest possible projected images.
Home automation with IP control
The VPL-HW45ES is compatible with a wide range of home automation systems via an RJ45(IP), RS-232C, TRIGGER and IR IN interfaces.
Industry standard RF 3D compatible
The projector’s built-in RF transmitter synchronises with any RF 3D glasses for wider coverage and greater stability, so there?s no need for an external transmitter.
USB updates
You’re always up to date with the latest features and firmware updates via the projector’s USB port.
Select from nine picture calibration modes
Quickly calibrate the picture to what you?re watching or playing. Select from nine picture calibration modes, including two cinema film modes, cinema digital, reference, TV, photo, game, bright cinema, and bright TV. An advanced HSV manual color tuning tool gives you even more control.

Built-in 3D transmitter synchronizes entertainment
An industry-standard RF 3D transmitter synchronizes the optional glasses with the projector, so you can start watching 3D movies faster. Upscale 2D films to 3D and enjoy classic movies in a whole new dimension.

120,000:1 dynamic contrast for greater detail
A dynamic contrast ratio of 120,000:1 makes every scene spring to life with finer detail and realism. The video processor is optimized for deep blacks and vibrant color.