Just PM me & I will give you directions, people are even coming over tonight!

Here's my post on another thread..

HOLY SH*T! This baby is just GORGEOUS and UNBELIEVABLE! For anyone sitting on the fence & not sure what to do I say go for it!

While I'm waiting for my 150.4" width HP DA-LITE cinemascope screen to arrive I thought I'd fire this baby up & see what it can do on a recently 3/4 finished basement with a specially designed area for my HT. The basement is about 40 feet long and the area where the screen is being placed is 16ft 7 inches wide so plenty of room for my screen. It is also designed to accommodate a much larger cinemascope screen 200" width by 85.2" in height so as new & more powerful PJ's hit the market I can upgrade since I still haven't been cured from my upgradeitis over the last 6 years.

But boy was I wrong, now I wish the screen that was coming to me WAS a 200" width screen! This baby spits out a freaking GORGEOUS picture lit well EVEN on a 200" size wall with only primer on it! I'm sure I could have found proper white paint to have made it look even better! My 2 side walls & the ceiling are all very dark painted colors, not black but like a very dark chocolate brown so no reflections. I left the wall that screen will go onto unpainted for the time being so that I can watch some movies while waiting for my screen to arrive late next week or early the week after. The wall will also be painted the same color as the others.

I'm not going into great detail because many others have already posted their findings at a much more depth & professionalism than I can do but I will say this unit is similar to the others. The MC was almost perfect, I adjusted that alongside a few tweaks to get the colors which were almost perfect to my likings. I'm sure that will change when my screen comes in.

So, I made exact marks on the wall as to where my screen will be placed so that I can zoom it in exactly & fire her up. The picture was breathtaking, I have NOT seen a picture this good on a digital display EVER. I then proceeded to zoom her out & see what she can do on a bigger size & to my surprise she was as gorgeous at 200" width as she was at 150" width! I can only imagine what she will look like on proper material. The projector was table mounted evenly with the middle of the wall 25 feet back.

My previous PJ's have been, Sharp 12K, Sharp 10K, Sharp 9K, BenQ 8700+ & the Optoma H79 and have also auditioned the Sharp 20K, the Marantz VP11S1, The Qualia, The Ruby and the Pearl from the digitals. On the analogue side as a reference, a friend of mine has a Sony G90 (which is still the best picture period) and have seen it dozens of times so I had that to compare to.

All in all I am so excited to say that the RS1 is the ONLY PJ that even comes close to the Sony G90 and if you've ever seen a G90 you'll know that it's second to none.

If anyone is in the Woodbridge area & wants a peak as to how this baby looks on a 200" width wall before it gets painted late next week or early there after can PM me & I will give them details on how to get a hold of me it will be worth the drive down regardless of where you are coming from.

All in all I am so excited to say that the RS1 is the ONLY PJ that even comes close to the Sony G90 and if you've ever seen a G90 you'll know that it's second to none.

With all due respect, I strongly disagree. ;) ;) ;)

Chris:
Have you thought of going with a curved/torus screen, considering you want such massive width ?

- Andy

All in all I am so excited to say that the RS1 is the ONLY PJ that even comes close to the Sony G90


I think most people could rattle off at least a dozen examples of that not being the case.
I also cannot see this machine filling a 17ft screen :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I think most people could rattle off at least a dozen cases of that not being the case.
I also cannot see this machine filling a 17ft screen :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Chris, I'm glad you are so thrilled! I've never owned a G90 and haven't owned a CRT for many years. Don't miss the constant tweeking of CRTs at all. :D

If I were in your area I would definitly stop buy for a demonstration.

Now

Seeing is believing..

I just had a member over for about 3hrs & just left, maybe when he goes home he can chime in later..his name is Bill.

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DAMMMMM I missed your post Chris :(

I would have made some time to see it !!!!

Maybe I shouldn't go look at the JVC since I'm looking at the Epson or Mitsubishi to save a few $$$ for another upgrade....!!!

Can I sell you back your Sharp Z9000 :D

Hi Eric it's been a long time..

I hope you are still enjoying that PJ lol..

You are welcomed to come by any day this week to have a look at it if you'd like, I'll pm you my contact info.

I also cannot see this machine filling a 17ft screen :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
I am not so sure... I put the RS1 on a 14' wide 16:9 screen and it actually did pretty well. Not a huge amount of light output, but comparable to what most CRT setups have been in the past.

I am not so sure... I put the RS1 on a 14' wide 16:9 screen and it actually did pretty well. Not a huge amount of light output, but comparable to what most CRT setups have been in the past.

The square footage increase is exponential. The square footage increase from a 14ft to a 17ft screen is very close to the square footage of a 10ft screen. The wattages required to illuminate large screens to acceptable levels very quickly gets out of control.

The point Im making is that there a very large difference between 14ft and 17ft. If you are saying its not great at 14ft then it will have no chance at 17ft. Look at the wattages used in typical 15-20ft screens.

I think it all depends on a persons level of expectation. All I was merely saying is that I have seen the RS1 on a 14' screen, and though most people wouldn't expect that to work either, it did somewhat. Of course I would not recommend ANYTHING other than a 3 chip DLP (or similar light cannon) for that large a screen...

Well here are my thoughts on what I observed last night...

The Environment
Chris is still building his dedicated HT. The front wall where the image was projected was prepped with a pale white primer coat, obviously not the best surface to project an image on. The wall was smooth and it measured exactly 200" across. There are two rows of seating, the first approximately 16' from the "screen" and the second row on a riser measuring 21' for the "screen". The RS1 was sitting on a stand directly behind the second row 24' from the front wall or 3' behind the back row of seating. The light in the room was well controlled....there wasn't any. About 80% of the viewing was at 150 inches and 20% at 200 inches.

The RS1
Over the course of three hours we watched four films beginning with Alien vs. the Predator and ending with King Kong. Viewing originally began on a 150" horizontal image which I understand to be the size of the screen that Chris already has on order. Let me just say this...WOW!!! I could not believe my eyes. The colour, sharpness, contrast and black levels and detail were unbelievable when considering the size of the image AND what was being used as a screen. To me the PQ looked like a CRT quality image BUT being projected 150" across. :D Watching the movie was incredibly enjoyable... a quality viewing experience. Next the image was expanded to a full 200 inches. Again, you just have to see it to believe it! Was it as sharp or as bright etc. etc. as the 150" image...NO. Was it still enjoyable at this size...absolutely. I wish I could have seen the image at 150 and 200 inches on a "real screen" to see just how good the RS1 can be at that size. My fears that the RS1 would have difficultly projecting a quality 10' horizontal image on a quality screen are completely removed. All viewing was done with bulb in the high setting except for a few times where we wanted to compare the two settings for brightness and fan noise. With the projector on low and 3' behind our heads I could not hear any fan noise. When bulb was switched to high I could hear the fan but just faintly...however when watching movies the fan noise was not noticed. I had to listen specifically for the fan to hear it. IMO fan noise is not an issue with this projector.

After viewing the images for three hours I've come to the conclusion that this projector is quite simply exceptional! You just have to see projected images that big for yourself to believe it. I just did not think it was possible until I saw it for myself.

Let me be clear about this. IMHO I think anyone who saw what I saw at 150 and 200 inches will be astonished with the image produced on a primed white wall. It just showed sooooo much better than I originally imagined.

I hope Chris invites me over when he has completed his HT and watch this baby on a real screen.

Cheers!

I think it all depends on a persons level of expectation. All I was merely saying is that I have seen the RS1 on a 14' screen, and though most people wouldn't expect that to work either, it did somewhat. Of course I would not recommend ANYTHING other than a 3 chip DLP (or similar light cannon) for that large a screen...


Understood

I think it all depends on a persons level of expectation...
I Agree!

Actually for the house I was at with the 14' wide screen, we are contemplating an RS1 stack. It would be well less than a 3 chip DLP 1080p alternative, and plenty bright.

Jason is referring to my theater. Our reaction to his RS-1 on my 3.2 gain screen was discussed a week or so ago in another thread. I agree with everything he's saying. The RS-1 is incrementally better than where I am now, but it is not where I want to be.

Great stuff, and I was all ready to upgrade from my SP7210 when I read
... All viewing was done with bulb in the high setting ...
If this is the way to light cannon status, what are you trading in bulb life? How long can you maintain enough lumens before a replacement is necessary? 1000 hours? 500?

Great stuff, and I was all ready to upgrade from my SP7210 when I read

If this is the way to light cannon status, what are you trading in bulb life? How long can you maintain enough lumens before a replacement is necessary? 1000 hours? 500?

According to the JVC specs, bulb life is the same 2000 hours whether in high or normal lamp mode.

According to the JVC specs, bulb life is the same 2000 hours whether in high or normal lamp mode.
Heartening news if JVC's claims are true and fan noise in high lamp mode is modest.

But isn't there a law of thermodynamics that correlates heat and entropy? :D

Heartening news if JVC's claims are true and fan noise in high lamp mode is modest.

But isn't there a law of thermodynamics that correlates heat and entropy? :D

You would think so, but what do I know? :confused:

Just finished viewing Chris's setup, Holy crap is it sweet! Let’s not forget the picture is viewed on a wall with only primer. Unless you have seen this baby working (on primer, who would think?), then it’s hard to believe. BUT IT”S TRUE!!! I’m shocked at the quality of the picture, the detail, depth, etc…. When I got home and turned on my 50” Pioneer plasma, I realized that I’m now suffering from size envy!
You must understand that my ‘level of expectation’ when I turned on my 50” Pioneer plasma had not changed, heck I’ve been viewing movies on it now for the past 3 months. What changed was not my ‘level of expectation’ but rather the small 50” screen compared to the huge massive picture (on primer, who would think?) that I just witness 30 minutes earlier. I know that I was not fooled by some reviewer who is paid to write about products. No, I was blown away by the massive huge picture, and it was a great picture which is what I should be talking about.
A huge massive great picture on primer, who would think?

Your reaction sounds very much like that of R Harkness, a passionate fan of plasma until now on AVS, when he described his first encounter with large projected images in his home for the first time recently when his wife was gone one day. He brought in a much lesser projector than the RS1 and projected it on his wall to try and experience first hand what projection would be like.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=802468

Pretty cool huh?

The house is still open to those interested in seeing what many doubt, yes a GORGEOUS picture on a 200" primed wall!

Chris: Are you happy with the internal scaler with SD material on the RS1?

So far I have played just a couple of standard dvd's and they look better than they did with my previous pj's. I watch mostly HD DVD and Blu-ray discs 95% of the time.

Man, I wish I still lived in Ottawa, I'd drive up in a heartbeat. I'm dying to see this projector.

If you were in Ottawa you'd only have about 300 miles to drive to Woodbridge.

Yup, that's nothing. I would drive to Hamilton often. Heck, I find myself considering it now and I'm in the Boston area. :-)

Chris was very kind to extend an open invitation to his beautiful house and I took him up on his offer.

Chris is a great guy who is thoroughly knowledgeable about the home theatre world. He has an excellent understanding of video projectors and is a wealth of information.

Prior to today I had read all the reports on the AVS forum. I currently have a JVC M15 in my home theatre room and am in the upgrade market now. I previewed the Sony W50 a few months ago and was very impressed. Upon hearing that the JVC RS1 was near being released, I thought I would wait and preview it too.. Today was my first day seeing the JVC RS1 projector in action. I was totally struck by the great image and sharpness. Prior to owning my M15, I owed a Sony 1292 and Sony G90 crt video projector, so I have a fair idea what to expect regarding video quality. Remembering that the image was being shown on nothing more than a primed painted wall, I was VERY impressed by the picture. Just amazing how much projectors have advanced and how much prices have dropped over the past few years. And even with a bit of natural sun light peering through two of the back windows, the 150” image was excellent. When Chris expanded the image to 200” the image still had plenty of punch to it! This projector really is awesome. During one part of the movie the scene went black and I can tell you, it was very black! It was as if the projector was turned off. Chris then put on an animated movie and the picture was even more impressive. The colours were plenty bright and incredibly stood out. I can only imagine how good this picture will look on his upcoming Da-Lite high gain screen ….. should be jaw dropping to say the least.

I had the Sony W50 and JVC RS1 on my short list. After today, it looks like I will be going with the RS1.

Thanks again to Chris for the kind invitation.

Cheers,

Ray

Chris, any openings on Wednesday or Thuyrsday night this week?

Chris-

Is the showing over or is the 19th (today) still included?

Sorry the showing is over for the time being cause my screen is arriving today. I will be finishing up the rest of the basement this week & afterwards I will still have people come over to take a look if they'd like, the only difference will be that they can't see the PJ on a 200 Incher anymore as the screen that's going up is a 150" width HP D-ALITE.

Coool...please let me know when you are done as I would love to come over and see it...

Ok, the screen came in Monday & went up last night, what a difference! This 150" width HP DA-LITE is worth every penny! What a GORGEOUS picture! And I thought it looked awesome on a wall with primer! lol Now it's just STUNNING!

I will be finishing up the rest of the basement that was scheduled to be finished this week & I will re-open my doors to visitors that want to see the RS1 again or if you missed it here's another chance but it looks like early next week like even as early as maybe Monday March 26th.

Chris,

How is the viewing angles on the hp.

Tony

My best friend lives in Whitby, next time I'm up there, I'll look you up and see if it's ok to come takea peak.

Sounds like an awesome setup.

Richard

Chris,

How is the viewing angles on the hp.

Tony

Yes, Chris, would you agree with guptown's observation (below) in the owner's thread that the cone from the Hi Power is perhaps a little more forgiving than is typically described,

"I'm about mid-throw (~16 ft from 110" diagonal screen). My screen wall is painted a dark gray with light paint on my sidewalls and ceiling.

I haven't had a chance to do extensive measurements b/c I'm still putting the finishing touches on the setup. But I can say that in my brief viewing (about 2 hours) that I didn't notice any sparklies or hot spotting. I moved around the prime viewing areas, I sat down, stood up and the gain seemed to change very little. Viewing from way-off angle at an extreme side view (no one would ever watch a movie from this angle) was remarkably good."

Sounds great. Congrats Chris! :)

Ok..

Sparklies? Hot spotting? What are those nasty creatures? lol J/K of course..

I can tell you from first hand experience, and I've had another DA-LITE HP screen prior to this one 119" diagonal, that there AREN'T any and the viewing cone is GOOD! But then again my setup at the moment is not as such that it would make it any dimmer from an angle but from my previous HP screen I did have a wider viewing cone and again although it was a bit dimmer from about 40-50 degrees it wasn't that noticeable. But that's just my opinion which is why I stayed with the HP DA-LITE & I can only speak for it & not the Silverstar since I've never owned one of those.

Chris, not to be difficult but I am in Montreal on the 26th...any other night next week would be great...thanks...

No problem Joel, just pm me when you get back & whatever day next week you want to come by.

Wow! A 150" home theater movie screen. Good for you! I'm impressed, envious, and happy for you. Why bother going to the movies anymore? Seriously, that combo of screen and projector sounds too good to be true. How big is your home theater? How close to the screen do you sit? And also, what does a 150" screen measure out to as far as height X width? Thanks. As I live in East York, I may someday pm you and see if I can have a peak at your set up. Have fun!

No problem Joel, just pm me when you get back & whatever day next week you want to come by.

Chris, I will make it easier for you...I am good ANY NIGHT next week other than Monday...looking forward to finally meeting you after having both PMed you as well as spoken with you over the telephone...

Wow! A 150" home theater movie screen. Good for you! I'm impressed, envious, and happy for you. Why bother going to the movies anymore? Seriously, that combo of screen and projector sounds too good to be true. How big is your home theater? How close to the screen do you sit? And also, what does a 150" screen measure out to as far as height X width? Thanks. As I live in East York, I may someday pm you and see if I can have a peak at your set up. Have fun!


Well..my home theatre is not really dedicated, it is in a basement that's about 50 feet long and about 17 feet wide all open space. My screen is fixed on the far wall measuring 150.4" width and 64" in height and if you include the black frame it measures 156.4" width and 70" height.

Earlier this month I started finishing the basement adding a restroom, closing off the furnace, and drywalling the half of the basement where the theatre will be. Carpet will be installed in that part where the theatre is this Saturday if all goes well with the installers' schedule. The walls are a dark color but not black. The seating will be 5 theatre seats in the front row about 15 feet back, the back row will also have seating and it is raised about 14 inches and is 23 feet back, but not sure if I will include 5 more theatre seats or a couple of nice comfy couches. Oh, before I forget an actual popcorn machine as well.

The rest of the basement should be finished later this year which will include a 12 foot snooker table, a foosball, 3-4 plasmas for sports watching, and an arcade with 2 Pinball machines maybe 3, a Ms Pac-man and a Galaga :D ...it shows my age :eek:

As you can tell I don't like "actual" theatres, which is why I am designing it this way. I want to be able to entertain and not have people think they are crammed in a theatre environment which I NEVER EVER liked, I only liked the big screen experience & never the look of the actual theatres.

If interested in coming by, my home is always open to friends on this forum to have a look, just pm me if you ever find the time to come to Woodbridge.

I thought the 150" was the diagonal measurement! Sounds fun. And great selection of classic vid games.

I live in a wee litle house, but for fun I measured out your screen size. I can't fit it in my living room! To wide!

Someday, I will PM you. I just have to see this projector in action. Time to start saving.

thanks,

Ok,

this Saturday March 31st and Sunday April 1st will be an open house to any member here that wants to come down & see my setup. Just pm me for info & directions believe me the RS1 on a 150" width DA-LITE HP is breathtaking!

Hey Chris... just for sh*# and giggles... please post pics of your "open house". It would be pretty cool to see a screeny with context (say a person in the picture). Sounds like a nice setup.

Hey Chris... just for sh*# and giggles... please post pics of your "open house". It would be pretty cool to see a screeny with context (say a person in the picture). Sounds like a nice setup.


I'll try my best but it will be from a compact.

Hey Chris, I could bring my RS-1 and we could try a stack !

- Andy

Hey Chris, I could bring my RS-1 and we could try a stack !

- Andy

I'm still waiting to see who will be the first on AVS to do this! :cool:

Anybody capable of doing the math for me? How close to a 96" wide screen would you have to sit for it to appear the same as a 200" screen from 21'? With the high pixel count and all the accounts of having to be really close to the screen to see any screendoor, I'm thinking that you can achieve the same results as Chris wiht greater brightness by just moving your seating to the appropriate distance.
This thread has massively calmed my fears about my order. I am excited again. Can't wait for next week!

thanks,
Jason

Anybody capable of doing the math for me? How close to a 96" wide screen would you have to sit for it to appear the same as a 200" screen from 21'? With the high pixel count and all the accounts of having to be really close to the screen to see any screendoor, I'm thinking that you can achieve the same results as Chris wiht greater brightness by just moving your seating to the appropriate distance.
This thread has massively calmed my fears about my order. I am excited again. Can't wait for next week!

thanks,
Jason

My wife figured it out. It's a linear relationship. If you draw a triangle to maintain the same angle the sides need to maintain the same linear ratio. So (16*96)/200 =7.68 feet.

A couple CES's ago, I recall seeing the 1080P 1-chip DLP prototype on 12' wide16:9 screen.
The kicker was it was also fairly close to the floor.
Wow, what an immersive experience !

Myself and fellow CES attendee still talk about that experience, and use that as our next goal, or bigger.
A followup issue is then how deal with speakers, so an accoustically transparent screen almost becomes mandatory.

- Andy

Hey Chris, I could bring my RS-1 and we could try a stack !

- Andy

Hi Andy, that is a great idea! Why don't you, I will pm you my info.

Anybody capable of doing the math for me? How close to a 96" wide screen would you have to sit for it to appear the same as a 200" screen from 21'? With the high pixel count and all the accounts of having to be really close to the screen to see any screendoor, I'm thinking that you can achieve the same results as Chris wiht greater brightness by just moving your seating to the appropriate distance.
This thread has massively calmed my fears about my order. I am excited again. Can't wait for next week!

thanks,
Jason

Jason,

trust me, you don't want to go brighter, this baby on a HP is BLINDING!

Jason,

trust me, you don't want to go brighter, this baby on a HP is BLINDING!
I'm sure! I only have a Firehawk though :) I'll give it a try when i finally get mine.

Anybody capable of doing the math for me? How close to a 96" wide screen would you have to sit for it to appear the same as a 200" screen from 21'? With the high pixel count and all the accounts of having to be really close to the screen to see any screendoor, I'm thinking that you can achieve the same results as Chris wiht greater brightness by just moving your seating to the appropriate distance.
This thread has massively calmed my fears about my order. I am excited again. Can't wait for next week!

thanks,
Jason
I make it 10ft. 2ins. to give you the same viewing cone, if you know what I mean.

Chris, please PM me the info noting that I will be there on Sunday...what should I bring, how about a killer Amorone?

Ok, there are quite a few coming this Saturday I have pm'd you all so If you'd like to come by this Saturday March 31st it is anytime from 6pm on till the wee hours of the morning & yes I have tons of beer :D :eek:

I may even fire up the BBQ who knows but we shall see :)

Andy, I just sent you a pm I hope you can make it..stacking up 2 RS1's will be a delight, please tell me you can come by and if you could call me, you have my #'s you need to be there earlier than 6pm. We shall take plenty of photos for the curious here on the forum :D :D

I'd rather be there in person to see the "stack", but photos will have to do!

Well. many showed up on Saturday and Joelc today Sunday. Saturday was great seeing friends from this forum show up and of course the BBQ & beer as promised was also present.

If anyone wants to chime in I'm sure they will but ALL of them were wow'd by the 150.4" width HP DA-LITE and the RS1, they'll have their say at a later time. The only one that didn't show up was Andy with his RS1 so we can stack them but he did pm me letting me know that he couldn't make it this time but will at a later date so we can stack the 2 RS1's & take photos as promised.

The only one that didn't show up was Andy with his RS1 so we can stack them but he did pm me letting me know that he couldn't make it this time but will at a later date so we can stack the 2 RS1's & take photos as promised.

Sorry, that was no doubt to to me. :o I'd arranged to go see the RS1 at Andy's place last night (wow!). But I'll be really interested in the comments from your guests too, as well as the results of a future double-stack of RS1s!

Chris,

I was actually planning on going to see your RS1 setup but my RS1 arrived on Friday :D Maybe we could set up a triple stack RS1 setup on your 150" screen. :eek: :eek:

Sorry to say that your old Sharp Z9000 has been put aside....

Even on my 106" screen the hign native contrast sometimes suprises by eyes.

Where to begin...

First and foremost I want to mention that Chris was the consumate host...not only was he kind enough to open his house to me he also offered me BBQ'ed lamb chops and drink but was also a pleasure to speak to in that he shared the benefits of his business/industry insights into the AV business -- in short, he could not have been more gracious!

As far as the projector is concerned I will not describe the setup as this, for those who have read this thread, know it well. As far as the image is concerned bright, detailed, filmlike, and sharp are the first thoughts that come to mind as follows:

-- BRIGHT: Despite the size of the screen I must say that the brightness from what I would guess to be 10 feet was such that it may have been too bright -- and yes, this was on LOW lamp mode.

-- DETAILED: Detail was fantastic...on the three films that we watched details such as the rust on a prison gate, the creases in clothes, the lines on faces were terrific. All this without the ability to see any pixels (i.e. I had to be within 18 inches of the screen to see the pixels).

-- FILMLIKE: See above in that no pixel structure was visible.

-- SHARP: Everything was in perfect focus...there was none, at least that I could see, of the traditional LCoS/DILA haze.

As far as the other nitpick were concerned I would add the following:

-- Fad tro black issues in the corners...none were visible although this is a result of the image being projected on a 2:35 screen which means that the corners were not visible as they were "off screen".

-- Colors/grayscale...both looked excellent to me...one of the three films that we watched the fleshtones were pushing red but this was likely more the transfer than anything else as the other movies looked excellent.

All in all a wonderful experience -- wish I did not have to leave for dinner/movie at a friend's home theaters.

Chris, thank you ever so much for your hospitality..it was greatly appreciated.

Darnit, forgot to check back. Chris, are you having another viewing? Myself and a couple other forum ppl would like to see the RS1. Thx.

What can be said that Joel has not already said?

First of all I would like to echo ALL of Joel's comments regarding brightness, detail, film like picture, and sharpness. I am not in disagreement with a single thing that he has said, nor do I think that his comments are overstated.

That being said there are a few observations of my own that I would like add...

Blacks
During our evaluation someone walked up to the screen and put their hand in front of the letterbox border on the screen... the shadow of his hand was ALMOST nonexistent. Now that's what I call rich dark blacks!

Whites
The snow scenes in the HD-DVD version of Eight Below were magnificent and approaching blinding, the whites just popped off Chris's HP Da-Lite 150" screen. No grays or off whites here, just beautiful bright white snow with plenty of texture and detail in the snow. Gorgeous blacks, amazing whites the RS-1 does it all. All the viewing was done with the bulb in the normal (low power) mode.

Hot Spots / Projector Noise
Simple, I did not observe any hot spots or nor did I hear any fan noise and I was seated directly in front of the projector.

IMO if you couple the RS-1 with a good screen and sound system there is absolutely no reason to ever go to your local cinema again. I found myself drawn into the movies immediately, and never did I feel like I was watching a movie in someone's home. This is largely due to the magnificent 150" HP screen and the stellar performance of the RS-1.

My final comments are directed towards our host. Chris shared his beautiful home with us and he went out of his way to ensure that everyone had plenty to eat and drink. His is a most gracious host.

Thanks Chris!

Glad to hear the RS1 is working out well using the zoom method in a CIH setup! (Bright corners being off the screen sounds like a nice bonus) I'll be doing the same thing on a smaller scale when my RS1 gets here TODAY!!!!!!! :D :D :D (But I'm not excited or anything.)

Darnit, forgot to check back. Chris, are you having another viewing? Myself and a couple other forum ppl would like to see the RS1. Thx.

Jesse, being a holiday today I have no plans on going anywhere, if you want to swing by & experience the RS1 I'm here, I'll pm you my phone # call me & I'll give you directions. :)

I too was one of the fortunate ones to be invited to Chris’s house last weekend.

Chris truly is a class act. Absolute pleasure to have met Chris.

Apart from all the glowing reviews about the RS-1, one thing that really stood out to me was the picture quality of the Sony Playstation 3 video. Before I left I asked Chris to turn on the PS3 for us, to see what the graphics picture was like. One word says it all; AWESOME! My kids are going to be stunned when I surprise them with this in my home theatre room. And whether it be the HDTV, DVD, Xbox or the PS3, you too will be awe struck by the picture quality. It is just amazing. 150” screen size is more than sufficient to enjoy the full home theatre experience and bring you into whatever you’re watching.

Welcome to video nirvana!

Remember about 3 yrs ago, 1080p single gun projectors did not exist and crt projectors were you only option and they were selling in the around the $30,000 range and required all sorts of adjustments. In my opinion, life is too short to have to worry about tweaking this and that on your video projector and still not being somewhat satisfied. Not to mention having to worry about the amount of light in your room and ofcourse having to convince the wife to allow you mount this 200lb+ monster to the ceiling.. Assuming the current selling price of the RS-1 is in the $5,000 range (as well as other 1080p projectors), its mind boggling to think that you can take this projector out of the box, plug it in, connect your favourite video source, press play and you are done. Sweet and simple!


Cheers,

Ray

Wow, how did I miss this thread? I must be still spending too much time in the ol' CRT forum... I mean we are practically neighbors! I am at Islington and Willis...

Chris, next time you have some people over I would live to drop by. I want my next upgrade to get me to about 14' wide, so I am very interested in seeing your projector/screen combo!

James

stack sounds intersting. what would be the advantage of a stack?