Bought to replace a SONY VPL-VW100 that had worked since 2009 but finally gave up. We waited for SONY to make a laser projector, and chose the 5000-ES over the 6000-ES because we can set the lens once and move on with our lives $6500 richer.In the pictures I attached, the projector brightness is at 50%. It works with the lights on just fine. Unless you are a videophile, the 5000-ES is great for home theater/den use.4 stars for the remote because, come on SONY make a new remote. (it does the job though) Read more

Coming from a 4-year-old Acer V7850 4K this unit is awesome! I have a room with no windows and I'm running with light reduction setting around 60% and it's still very bright/vivid. The detail that I can see in the dark scenes is amazing. I was able to pick this up on a substantial discount on a warehouse deal. Based on the price I had very high expectations and I can happily say they have been met if not exceeded in every way. Very happy with this unit and looking forward to years of enjoyable use. Read more

Very pleased with the Sony projector. The picture quality is breathtaking in comparison to Epson and few others I saw at best buy before deciding on Sony. We are beaming to a city gray painted basement wall for a really huge 200inch screen, and it is amazing. Read more

Outstanding projector!!! Clarity and color is fantastic! Read more

I bought this projector for my home theatre setup. The quality is great and also it gives you a feel of watching movies in theatre Read more

Much much brighter than I expected given that we had a 3000 lumen HD projector before. I'd been holding for a native 4K DLP based projector, but our old DLP based projector's fan bit the dust before these existed. So I was thrilled to find Sony making a laser lit, projector with native 4K, using their unique SXRD ( Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) technology. (SXRD explained here https://pro.sony/ue_US/technology/sxrd ). Bottom line is it works extremely well, and given that it is a Sony, I expect higher than normal reliability. There are four minor negatives to this projector; 1) The startup time is slow - easily a minute to turn on. Peculiar. 2) The initial color balance is off until the unit warms up - initially the yellow channel is noticeably brighter than the other colors. 3) The projector is heavy and the ceiling mount attachment points are not well placed for front to back balance which strains the mounts vertical pointing adjustment. 4) The manual describes and I would like to attach some kind of safety cable in-case the ceiling mount fails/comes loose (I used Loctite on the screws). But, there is no independent mount point on the projector for such a safety system. Beyond these minor issues, this 4K projector rocks! So far, very happy with it. Read more