When my VPL HW40ES was hit by lightning, my whole household went into a deep movie depression. We watched at least one movie, sporting event, or tv series every night on that machine. So obviously we where going to replace it with its new predecessor, the sony VPL HW45ES. The fact that it was $500 cheaper msrp was icing on the cake. Probably if I had to say the best improvement made over the 40ES is it's more believable. By that i mean the picture looks more real. The colors look more natural and images look and move more life like. It's as if your where watching a live show or game in person. Anyone who gives this projector less than 5 stars must have no knowledge of how to set up a projector, or they are just bashing sony for some other reason. This projector is defiantly a keeper, just like the 40ES was before it. Don't waste your money on the HDMI wireless adapter option unless you have no other choice. It will definitely degrade the picture quality. Always feed your projector the best possible source there is. BluRay, over the air, directv, cable, streaming in that order for the best results.

Wow! Ok, the very first thing I did was look for UHD and 4K movies. I linked the projector to my apple tv and made the adjustments on the Lenses. Then you instantly see the clarity of the picture. The smooth movement and detailed images of the scenes. I was very impressed. I had an epson, it has officially been replaced by this Sony projector: it really is a cinema projector. I mounted it on ceiling and looks good. Very pleased with this purchase, I can see we will put put this to great use on fight nights, movie nights and game nights. The only downside is the Manual adjustment on the lenses, other than that it’s perfect. Once you find the perfect picture with the adjustable lens, you set it and forget it. Finding the perfect fit for my projector screen was a bit of a pain, but I managed to get it right. Very happy with purchase. It is missing a lense cover, but I will reach out to Sony about that later.

I'm so glad I bought this projector the pictures are like being at AMC theater ! My own theater . Color and brightness right out the box are on point with no adjustments.

I have an Epson 5040UB go down after 5 years and had to send it in for repairs. I saw they had the Sony VPL45 ES open box in one of the magnolia room. I went in and bought the unit for $588.00 and brought it home it is a very nice unit. Although not a 4K projector it has incredible picture clarity and color. I will hold on to it for the price and with geek squad protection very pleased with coverage. 954 hours on the lamp.

This replaced my 75 Sony’s 4K 2016 flagship TV (priced at $4,500 back in the day), which hasn’t been used ever since. A relatively cheap 110-inch white screen from Amazon, darkening of the room, and the experience makes you forget the idea of visiting a movie theater. Although it doesn’t seem to negatively affect the picture quality (I hope), the lens has dust inside the lens (right since the purchase); that is, the dust is not on the surface but seems to be on several layers of the lens. Also, the focus needs manual adjustment EVERY day. It’s obviously a cheaply made item but the experience is still great. It’s an older technology type, which I think enabled Sony to “perfect” it in so many ways and make it affordable. It’s bright just enough, and helped me not to buy Sony’s cheapest 4K projector that has 1,500 nits, which I suspect would be a little too dim. It’s also quiet and hasn’t exhibited any issues yet.