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Don't get discouraged. Read to end.

Pretty much what I stated in another thread after seeing the RS1 then the Ruby. If you have a Ruby, you're set. If you don't have either, run and get the RS1.

I also love the comments about soft-er, not soft. The look of the Ruby, I say, is more akin to commercial film. The RS1 is sharp as heck, but sometimes it seems overly processed. That's my opinion, your mileage may vary, but I would still get an RS1 because of how good it is and its pricepoint in comparison to the Ruby.

Richard

Given the reviews of the RS-1, it is clearly the best proj. ever made.

Do you know what this means?
No more new and improved projs. every year.
No more great technological advancements.
Only RS1 copy cats being made.

Finally we have reached it!
If you buy an RS-1 you can be absolutely confident that no better proj. wil be made in your lifetime!
No more early adopting. It's finished!

This is truly a glorious moment for all of us!

Soon the Proj over $3000 MSRP forum will have to be changed to the RS-1 Forum as all other projs fall by the wayside...forever!

Given the reviews of the RS-1, it is clearly the best proj. ever made.

Do you know what this means?
No more new and improved projs. every year.
No more great technological advancements.
Only RS1 copy cats being made.

Finally we have reached it!
If you buy an RS-1 you can be absolutely confident that no better proj. wil be made in your lifetime!
No more early adopting. It's finished!

This is truly a glorious moment for all of us!

Soon the Proj over $3000 MSRP forum will have to be changed to the RS-1 Forum as all other projs fall by the wayside...forever!


All your base are belong to us! :D

did you not read the measured contrast spec in this review? Not close to what it is supposed to be

did you not read the measured contrast spec in this review? Not close to what it is supposed to be


In general, Ultimate AV tended to produce contrast measurement results that were less than other magazines or review sites. For this particular review, TJN did something unusual:-

"I measured the JVC's contrast ratio by placing the projector very close to a screen, producing an image less than 2-feet wide. "

I would think that projecting such a small image would have affected the measured contrast result significantly compared to measuring it at a more normal projection size and distance.

I think it all really depends on how important contrast ratio is to you and your viewing environment. Ive gone back and forth in my head about a Benq 10000, Sharp 20k, and the RS1, and the thing that keeps stopping me from moving on another PJ and waiting on the RS1 is that even in their best modes the contrast ratios of the other two projectors are WORSE than the LOWEST numbers I have seen by ANYONE for the RS1 in its brightest mode.

So you will have a 3 to 4 x a brighter image with at least the same contrast ratio with the RS1.

Objectively, there is no comparison in this one regard.

If you want a big screen you can fill it up with an RS1 at its brightest levels and have a contrast ratio and brightness similar to what you will have with the other PJs on a much smaller screen.

The RS1 is sharp as heck, but sometimes it seems overly processed. That's my opinion, your mileage may vary, but I would still get an RS1 because of how good it is and its pricepoint in comparison to the Ruby.


Are you saying if the pricepoints were similar you would maybe prefer the Ruby? Interesting.

Excellent review.

On playing 480i sources such as SD DVDs: he seems to be saying it is best over component rather than HDMI--unless one has the AX2 DVD player. I would think the JVC internal processor would have done a better job than he reports on SD DVDs. Too bad. I suppose this answers the question regarding whether the AX2 processor is redundant when matched with the RS1.

Look's great can't wait to get my home theater back in order!

Catdaddy, the intrascene contrast of the Sharp beats out that of the JVC in measurement and consistancy, im really trying to like the JVC especially since im slated to take delivery of one of these soon, like ive told you before im sure the picture will be great, the point at which we are in the technology makes that possible however after living with the Marantz for some time now I start to appreciate the "quality" of both the image and the machine and tend to look at projectors in a more 3 dimensional light, image quality, engineering and longevity, far too often ive seen projectors come on strong out of the hole only to find that later on they are being traded away because of bad engineering ie... Optoma
HD-81, I would like to think that Jvc has put the same quality into this unit that they have in their past HDK platforms but I guess only time will tell, again im looking closely at the variations in performance, ie lumens,contrast etc and have become a bit concerned, I hope this pj is not just a flash in the pan I hope it will be regarded as a quality piece such as the the sharp 12k,nec HT1000'S of the world, for me image is only part of the equation, the Optoma HD81 throws a great image but users complain the pj is literally unusable because of bugs that later cropped up. I dont want to think that the omission of such basic things as a 12v trigger and vertical stretch is any indication that the company may also have cheapened other components in the unit in an effort to make it more affordable but I guess like anything else time will tell.

"The RS1 is sharp as heck, but sometimes it seems overly processed. "

Two possible ways to handle that - the DNR which TJN works very well, or a slight defocus.