Sony’s new VPL-C series of data projectors includes five new models for use in mid-sized conference rooms and classrooms. Business users will be particularly interested in the network-ready VPL-CX125 and VPL-CX155 models, which retail at $3,895 and $4,295 respectively.Sony has launched a new series of LCD data projectors, the VPL-C series, including five new models catering for users’ various presentation requirements in mid-sized conference rooms and classrooms.
Business users will be particularly interested in the network-ready VPL-CX125 and VPL-CX155 models, which retail at $3,895 and $4,295 respectively.

Both models add network capabilities for delivering presentations and performing maintenance over an IP network, allowing a number of functions to be performed remotely via a web browser.
A projector’s current status can be verified and simple controls can be performed, such as powering the unit on or off.

Up to five projectors can be connected to a network and the image from a single PC can be
projected by each unit, particulary useful in large venues and when running multi-room applications in which images need to be projected from various locations.

By manually registering a PC’s IP address, images can also be projected across the country or even internationally for distance learning or long-distance communications.

This network capability allows the sending of automatic e-mail reports to remind users of
scheduled maintenance, or alert them to errors and projected lamp life.

The VPL-CX125 and VPL-CX155 are also supplied with a full size infra-red remote commander
featuring a built-in ID function. This enables the projectors to be controlled independently using a
single remote commander unit, useful for multi-projector installations in a single room and during
operation.

Other new models in the series are the VPL-CX100, VPLCX120 and VPL-CX150, featuring native XGA resolution (1024 x 768), with a range of brightness levels from 2700 to 3500 ANSI lumens.
These are supplied with a card-type remote that can be used to adjust more basic settings such as digital zoom and audio volume, or to activate Auto Pixel Alignment, picture muting and picture freeze functions.

The projectors accept a wide variety of input signals, including component and composite video,
S-video (Y/C), and computer signals up to SXGA+ (fV: 60 Hz). This flexibility allows them to be
connected to a variety of sources and peripherals. They also have jacks for a monitor output
along with audio input and output.

Upgrades to this series also mean projector maintenance can now be performed without removing the projector from its mounting location. The lamp for all models is accessible from inside the rear cover, and the filter can be reached from the front of the projector, with Soney recommending filter cleaning at the same time as lamp replacement.

RRP:

VPL-CX155 with networking: $4,295
VPL-CX125 with networking: $3,895

VPL-CX150: $3,995
VPL-CX120: $3,695
VPL-CX100  $2,995