Jeff Meier (umr) at AccuCal is an ISF magician. He has taken my video to the next level - one of the most breathtakingly glorious pictures I have ever seen. It beats my calibrated Pioneer Elite. It beats the Sim2 Lumis I demoed. It is absolutely stunning and transfixing. This is due in no small part to Jeff's exhaustive work last night, tweaking the grayscale and color to perfection.
It is also due to the fact that my RS-20 is apparently a "Royal Flush" of a projector (thanks Alan!) - possibly the sharpest 3-chipper Jeff's seen (DLP included), outstanding uniformity, and nearly 50,000:1 on/off contrast with the iris fully open, the highest he's measured. I have seen a number of RS-20's over the past year and none have blown my socks off. This time it was different. My jaw was on the floor with my blown-off socks. If this is what the RS-35 is capable of, then we are in for a real treat. Jeff is now considering an RS-35 for himself after seeing my unit.
I've had calibrations done on numerous displays in the past, but Jeff's work is singular. Alongside his extensive experience and knowledge, he packs a $25,000 spectroradiometer. He is extreme. He is thorough. No wonder major Hollywood studios and post-production houses go to him. If you want to tap into the full potential of your projector and experience all its glory, you owe it to yourself to let Jeff at it.
Most super experienced calibrators forget the fundamentals of calibration.
(aka if you were to bring up a 25 step video level bar pattern with 0 - 25 flashing, can you still see video level 17 bar flashing?)
Not saying you can't or Jeff doesn't calibrate correctly, but I have seen 2 pro calibrated displays that were black crushed to about video level 20. (neither were from Jeff)
It is nice to see someone exited about their machine, Im happy for you. However.....
If someone is saying that an RS20 is the sharpest 3 chip unit they have seen, they have either never seen a decent PJ, or they are just making the customer feel good.
The underlying architecture makes it physically impossible for an RS20 to be as sharp as a 3 chip DLP unit, assuming the DLP unit is functioning correctly. It is incapable of very high local area contrast.
Dont misunderstand me, Im not saying its not a good machine. Far from it. I bought one
As Aristotle once said....."Ye canna change the laws of physics, Jim."
Please don`t take this the wrong way, but based on those screen shots, and screen shots are no way to judge a lot of things including sharpness, the images just don`t look that sharp.
Please let us know how the post calibrated picture looks.
I have the RS20 calibrated by Jason with the original firmware and the picture looks damn good, but with the preliminary reports on the RS35, I'm getting itchy to upgrade again. If the RS20 new calibration makes a noticeble improvement in real world viewing then it would be preferable to the significant extra cost of upgrading again.
I would also be very unhappy with the panel convergence. Way too much fringing IMHO. My benchmark used to be my Panasonic 2000 (less than one pixel mis-convergence). My new 6800 is virtually perfect.
Of course, the Sony has panel alignment adjustments, so you can almost dial them in perfectly...
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Originally Posted by mark haflich /forum/post/17341398
Please don`t take this the wrong way, but based on those screen shots, and screen shots are no way to judge a lot of things including sharpness, the images just don`t look that sharp.
Are you serious? They are sharp. It's even more apparent in the original 22MP files (shot with a Canon 5DMKII + 35L + 85LII - sharpest lenses in my bag). Or maybe they're not sharp because I didn't buy an RS-20 from you?
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Originally Posted by fugueness /forum/post/17341618
Are you serious? They are sharp. It's even more apparent in the original 22MP files (shot with a Canon 5DMKII + 35L + 85LII - sharpest lenses in my bag). Or maybe they're not sharp because I didn't buy an RS-20 from you?
Yea that`s for sure. I am pissed at you. Come on.
All I said was the screen shots are not sharp. No. I am not kidding. I use my eyes.The picture on your screen may be sharp, your files may be sharp, but the screen shots appearing on my computer display are not that sharp compared to other screen shots of the same scenes thrown by other RS20s. I did say that screen shoots are no way to judge whether a particular projector is throwing a sharp picture. I can tell you that an RS20 is not a really sharp projector to begin with but it is certainly sharp enough to make many happy.
I think that there is "sharp" and then there is "razor sharp". For most folks, the JVC will be "sharp enough". The other capabilities of the JVC will more than compensate for any minor issues with sharpness.
For me, sharpness is king, especially for the best live HDTV. It is the difference between the "open window" and almost open window.
This is not a criticism of the JVC. That it is not the sharpest PJ out there is pretty much a fact. It simply doesn't matter to most PJ buyers.
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