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JVC RS 45 / Sony HW30 / BenQ W7000 / Epson 5010 mini-shootout


This is not a full review, just some general observations on A/B/C comparison in 2D, 3D, Game lag testing, etc.


The screen used is a 142" 16:9 Dalite 2.8 High Power Cinema Contour, projector distance is 18 feet for all 3 projector. Seating distance is 1.25 SW.


I'll start with game lag time. I used a CRT monitor for the test. All measurement results are an average over 10 samples.

Edit: Adding new lag time for Sony HW30 in 'Gaming' mode.


Ben Q W7000:
  • 50 MS w/ No FI or DI

  • 80 MS with DI on, but FI off.

  • 200 MS with DI on and FI on.

JVC RS 45:
  • 80 MS with no FI

Epson 5010:
  • 80 MS with no FI

Sony HW30:
  • 30 MS with 'Gaming Mode' preset

  • 65 MS with no FI

  • 70-80 MS with FI on low, medium or High


I was surprised to see the FI on the Sony didn't take much of a hit in lag time.








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edit: adding Lumens information. Normal = high lamp, Economy = low lamp. I know there are different references for the lamp modes.

Ben Q W7000: ~15 hours on the lamp


2D mode @ D65 = 1062 Lumens (Normal)

3D mode @ D65 = 894 Lumens (Normal)


** I did not get Economy readings in 2D on the W7000.

JVC RS45: ~ 20 hours on the lamp


2D mode @ D65 = 927 Lumens (Normal)

2D mode @ D65 = 614 Lumens (Economy)

3D mode @ 8500k = 771 Lumens (Normal)

Sony HW30: ~ 115 hours on the lamp


2D mode @ D65 = 894 Lumens (Normal)

2D mode @ D65 = 559 Lumens (Economy)

3D mode @ 8500k = 793 lumens (Normal)


All 3 projectors were comparatively bright when swapping from projector to projector.

Edit: Added Calibration information.


FYI- this is a 'hit and run' calibration. I would normally spend more time, but I still focused on getting a good gray scale, Gamma @ ~2.2 and REC 709color space as close as it gets with the built in CMS's on the Sony and BenQ.

JVC RS45 Gray Scale - This was fairly easy to get balanced @ 30 IRE and 80 IRE. The tracking was good. I could have tightened up 10-20% with the the individual gamma controls. Flesh tones on the JVC looked great after tuning it to D65.



JVC RS45 Chromacity errors - This is an easy fix with a CMS.



JVC RS45 Color space -



BenQ W7000 Gray Scale - This was also easy to quickly fix using 30 and 80 for cuts and gains. The tracking was nice from 20%->100%



BenQ W7000 Chromacity errors - Ignore the 'before' for green, cyan and magenta, I had the slide order wrong when I was doing the test. These 3 colors were similar in error to red, blue and yellow. This was simple to fix with the W7000's built in color controls.





BenQ W7000 Color space - ignore the stray green and magenta dots. The built in color controls assisted with getting it close to R709.



Sony HW30 Gray Scale - The built in gray scale adjustments are also easy to use with the Sony.



Sony HW30 Chromacity errors - relatively close out of the box. I know it's been said if the RCP is used, it can create artifacts. I only made minor changes to the lightness in a few colors and haven't seen anything yet, but will watch closely.



Sony HW30 Color Space - close to perfect out of the box. minor adjustments made to get it even closer.



Epson 5010 Gray Scale - The built in controls were easy to use and tracked well after setting the levels @ 30 and 80.



Epson 5010 Chromacity errors - close out of the box, just needed some help with Cyan



Epson 5010 Color Space - close to R709 out of the box, blue and cyan needed some adjustments to get it closer.



3D Ghosting Comparison


I picked 3 tough scenes from Despicable Me, Sammy's Adventures and Imax Grand Canyon.

Despicable Me - This scene has been used a few times, the awning of the house against the blue sky and the light pole in the background.

Original Image:



BenQ W7000 with DLP Link glasses



JVC RS45 with JVC glasses (both big and small look identical to me). I always thought these had a noticeable color tint compared to the MV3D's and Sony glasses.



JVC RS45 with Monster Vision 3D glasses. I could not tune out the ghosting with the MV3D's, but I do prefer the color tint of these glasses on the JVC.



JVC RS55 with Monster Vision 3D glasses. Nearly identical to the JVC-RS45



Sony HW30 with Sony glasses. The Sony performs well in this scene, the ghosting is almost imperceivable.



Sony HW30 with Monster Vision 3D glasses. Also a good performance with a slight preference towards the color tint of the MV3D's.



Epson 5010 with Epson Glasses The Epson handles this movie well overall.



Acer 5360 with Nvidia 3D vision Glasses Ghosting performance is excellent, but the projector falls shorts compared to the others in a number of different areas including contrast, color, etc. It does offer a great bang for the buck considering how cheap it is.



Sammy's Adventure - This movie has tons of high contrast scenes like this one. This particular scene has noticeable seperate around the mother's head and left shoulder.

Original:



BenQ W7000 with DLP Link glasses



JVC RS45 with JVC glasses



JVC RS45 with Monster Vision 3D glasses.



JVC RS55 with Monster Vision 3D glasses.



Sony HW30 with Sony glasses



Sony HW30 with Monster Vision 3D glasses



Epson 5010 with Epson glasses



Acer 5360 with Nvidia 3D vision glasses




Imax Grand Canyon - The tree in the foreground vs. the sky

Original:



BenQ W7000 with DLP Link glasses



JVC RS45 with JVC glasses



JVC RS45 with Monster Vision 3D glasses.



JVC RS55 with Monster Vision 3D glasses. - same as the RS45



Sony HW30 with Sony glasses



Sony HW30 with Monster Vision 3D glasses



Epson 5010 with Epson glasses - there are 3 glasses brightness settings, I tried low and high. it's hard to tell from the photo, but it's a bit less in high than in low. A very light silhouette at the top of the tree. Performance is similar to the HW30.



Acer 5360 with Nvidia 3D vision glasses




3D performance (glasses comfort, flicker, ghosting, FI in 3D, etc)


To date, I've seen 3D on the JVC RS40, JVC RS45, JVC RS50, Acer 5360 3D DLP, Sony HW30 and the BenQ W7000. I have a large library of 3D bluerays and also a fair amount of 3D SBS material, including console games.


it's a bit frustrating to read a pro review on a projector without screenshots of tough scenes, and the review says 'I didn't see any ghosting, great 3D, etc'. Certain movies like Avatar have little crosstalk based on how the separation was designed, color scheme of foreground and background, etc. Other movies like Despicable Me and Sammy's Adventure are tough on certain displays that are prone to showing the crosstalk. It appears high contrast scenes are the killer, especially orange/red/brown against a green/blue background.


Since there are no standards for reviewing 3D performance, these are just some general observations from a fellow enthusiast who loves 3D in the home theater. Some areas are discussion are the glasses themselves (weight, comfort, color tint, etc), flicker, FI in 3D, crosstalk, etc.


I have a small army of 3D glasses from Xpand, JVC, Sony, Monster Vision (Optoma, both the same), BenQ and Nvidia 3D vision.

Glasses:

JVC Glasses - I had a chance to use the JVC glasses from last year, and the new models as well. IMO, these are identicial in every way in regard to color tint, flicker, 3D ghosting,etc. The only difference is the size. The new glasses are much smaller and lighter as well. I like the physical On/Off switch. I found the new models a bit more comfortable around the nose piece and ear peices didn't pinch as much as the original JVC/Xpand 103's. The frames on the new models are quite small, but they still fit fine with my prescriptions glasses. I can see some of the frame with my peripheral vision, but my brain quickly blocked it out sitting only 1.25 SW from a 142" screen.

BenQ W7000 - The glasses are square and a bit heavy. The arms don't fold back as far as I can tell. There are 2 small coin batteries you have to install first. The lens are large enough where I couldn't see the frame once they were on.

Sony - I have the glasses that shipped with the HW30 and VW95, they are the TDG-PJ1. I like these glasses. Overall they are comfortable, lenses are a nice size and they are relatively light. These are rechargable and have an easy to access on/off button on the top. I also have the kids BR50 glasses. these are excellent for kids under 12 years old. I've had guests with kids use them from 4-12 with no problem. they are durable and also have an easy on/off button. These take a small button battery. Sony is the only company that took into consideration that many of these adult sized glasses just don't fit kids well. The BR50's are perfect for young visitors to the HT.

Nvidia 3D Vision - These are the original 3D glasses that got me hooked on 3D over a year ago with the Acer 5360 3D DLP. These are lightweight and comfortable and worked great with the Nvidia 3D vision PC setup. I used these to play the 3D game "Grid" on the PC (fantastic racing game) in 720P 3D and the 3D vision glasses handled it perfect.

Monster Vision 3D glasses (Optoma) - I save my personal favorite for last. I think I was one of the first to buy these in the beginning of last year in the attempt to find a pair of glasses that didn't have as strong a color shift as the Xpand 103's. The MV3D's are universal glasses that ships with a transmitter than can be 'tuned' to your particular 3D display. On the JVC, it plugs directly in the 3 Pin 3D VESA port. On the Sony, we are forced to use the IR sender/IR Receiver setup which works equally as well as the direct connection. These are very lightweight and comfortable. They feel like a pair of regular sunglasses, with oversized lenses for those who were prescription glasses. My critical comments on these is that the On/Off button is a bit of pain to engage (you have to use your fingernail to get it every time) and they are somewhat fragile compared to the sturdy Xpand 103's, etc. You have to treat them with a little respect.

Color Tint:


This is a highly subjective area, so please take my comments as a personal preference only.

JVC Glasses / Xpand 103's - These have the same color tint. It's the first thing I noticed last year when I got the RS40. It seems to put a greenish/yellow cast on white backgrounds. I know this has been discussed at length (color shift to compensate 8500k, etc).. I get it, but my brain doesn't block out this color shift. Nor does adjusting the color on the projector. I am always aware that I was watching a movie through some color filter.

BenQ W7000 DLP link glasses - These were possibly the most pleasing of all the glasses. The tint, imo, was very neutral and I was running 3D @ D65, not 8500k as is typical on some of the other projectors. It felt like watching 2D colors, but with full 3D effect.

Sony Glasses - I also find the color tint of the Sony glasses relatively neutral and pleasing as well in 3D.

Monster Vision 3D - glasses. My personal favorite. I like the tint on the MV3D's and thought these looked the most natural when used with the HW30.

Nvidia 3D vision - my biggest complaint with these glasses was the strong greenish shift when used with the Acer 3D DLP. I didn't realize how intense it was until I later saw the Xpand 103's, Sony glasses, MV3D's, etc.

Flicker:


Another subjective discussion. I am highly sensitive to refresh rates / flicker. I'd be the guy in your office 10 years ago telling you to change your CRT from 60hz to at least 85hz+ because the lower refresh would drive me to migraines. I can see fluorescent light flickering.. you get the idea.

JVC RS40/RS45/RS50 - the flicker on my first JVC last year in 3D was very noticeable to me, especially coming from the Acer 5360 which had a higher refresh rate in 3D. This seems to settle down as the projector warms up. It's not a dealbreaker, but always something I am aware of and it does cause eye strain for me as I head toward the 2nd 1/2 of a 2 hour movie.

BenQ W7000 - The refresh rate on the 3D DLP is so high, there is absolutely no apparent flicker to my sensitive eyes. It feels like I am watching a 2D movie and the glasses aren't even there.

Sony HW30 - There is a slight flicker on the Sony, but IMO, less so than the JVC. I realize FI in 3D has little to do with flicker, but when FI is engaged in 3D, I find the flicker is less apparent to my eyes.

Acer 5360 - This wasn't part of the comparison, but just for FYI, the inexpensive 720 3D DLP projector is rock solid in this area, same as the W7000.

FI in 3D:


I know some people hate FI. sometimes I do too, especially when it's too intense and creates the soap opera effect. If programmed correctly, it can remove some of the 24p judder in the 3D blurays and create a pleasing 3D viewing experience.

JVC RS40/RS50/RS45 - I was hoping JVC was going to put this in for the new models.

BenQ W7000 - The FI in 3D on the BenQ is subtle, yet effective. Combined with the neutral color tint of the glasses and the lack of flicker, the 3D was very pleasing, especially during fast paced action scenes.

Sony HW30 - Same comments as the W7000. The FI in 3D stays on all the time on my HW30. It's very subtle, but just enough to smooth out the film. I am glad Sony elected to put this feature in 3D for these models.

Ghosting: - Everyone check your weapons at the front door.



Ghosting/Crosstalk discussion has been discussed at length for some time now and is a highly controversial topic. Personally, ghosting stands out for me for several reasons. I am watching 3D on a 142" screen that is putting our nearly 3 times the light than the average HT screen. Ghosting can hide in the shadows, especially when the glasses are knocking down nearly 80% of the light. In addition, I've seen every single 3D movie released several times and know where it's at in each movie.


Obviously ghosting doesn't show up on every scene, and sometimes hard to detect in certain movies like Avatar. This brief comparison was to show how each projector handles the tough scenes.

JVC RS45 - The 3D on the JVC this year is no doubt brighter than the RS40 and RS50. Along with this, it appears the ghosting has intensified as well. I was not able to tune out the ghosting with the MV3D glasses, although I much prefer the color tint on the MV3D's vs the Original/New JVC's & Xpand 103's.

Ben Q W7000 - This is this projectors major strength. Good luck trying to find the ghosting, it's remarkable how well these DLP's handle 3D.

Sony HW30 - HW30 and VW95 owners have been thrilled with the 3D for a good reason. For an LCOS projector, it does exceptionally well at handling tough scenes in 3D. I am guessing this has to do with the faster 240hz panels, but for whatever the reason, there is a noticeable difference in ghosting on the Sony vs the JVC. I am NOT saying it's completely ghost free, but it's very subtle in comparison and find it quite pleasing through my entire 3D library.

Final thoughts on 3D:


these are just my opinons, if yours are different, it's all good.. that's why they make chocolate and vanilla.


JVC RS45 - With the mild flicker, ghosting in the tough scenes and lack of FI in 3D, I would like to see these addressed for next year if possible. I am not sure if I prefer the 3D from the last gen vs. the RS45. The ghosting on my RS40 and RS50 was more subtle, althought it wasn't as bright. This wasn't a problem on my HP screen, so the ghosting I see in the tough scenes on the RS45 are more apparent, likely due to my HP screen brightness.

BenQ W7000 - There was no flicker or ghosting to be seen with BenQ. Add in the FI in 3D, and the 3D on this projector is easy on the eyes. I know much has been brought up about the contrast on this projector, and this is it's weakness in 3D. It looks excellent in most scenes, but on darker scenes, the lack of on/off can be seen vs the JVC and Sony. The BenQ also takes the crown for SBS and 3D gaming over the LCOS, there is no competition there. If the contrast matched the Sony/JVC, it would be a perfect 3D display imo.

Sony HW30 - I like watching 3D Blurays on the Sony. For me, it has a good balance of the positive features of the W7000 and the RS45. The contrast (despite the arguing over #'s vs the JVC) on the Sony is very good. Adding in the features of the FI in 3D and very subtle ghosting (even in the toughest scenes) makes it a pleasing 3D experience for me with frame packed 3D blurays. The Sony has the same issues with SBS and 3D gaming as the JVC, but it's more subtle.


For all things 3D (frame packed, SBS and 3D gaming) the W7000 has a lot of strengths. The Acer 9500 and Mitsubishi 7800 are just getting out there, so i'm sure we'll be seeing the 1080P 3D DLP shootouts soon.

last part, 2D bluray impressions


These impressions are mainly focused on 2D bluray content, I didn't spend much time watching HDTV on the RS45 or W7000. I use the HW30 all the time for HDTV / Racing, etc.


I went through an odd assortment of favorite scenes in 2D. This includes some movies and concerts as well. I went for a mix of dark sci-fi (the Matrix, underworld evolution), CGI / Fast Action (transformers 3), dark stage concerts (shakira, live in Paris, Roy Orbison - Black and white night), a daytime concert (Eric Claptop Crossroads 2010) and a colorful stage concert (Chicago / Earth Wind & Fire, Live at the Greek Theater).


Color: - All 3 projectors looked great in regard to color once they were set as close to D65/Rec709/Gamma 2.2 as my meter permits. I highly recommend picking up an inexpensive meter and a calibration application of your choice. I used Chromapure and like the workflow. The payoff in time is that the projector is going to look as good as it gets. The lamps are constantly changing and the gray scale shifts as the lamp ages.

JVC - Once color calibrated, the JVC color looked excellent. I would like to have been able to fix some of the LSH errors, but it was close enough where it didn't show in any of the content I watched. Skin tones and popping colors in the EWF concert are popping off my HP screen.

BenQ W7000 - The red was hot @ 120% on the projector from 10-90% IRE. Once this was cut down, the color on the W7000 was equally pleasing. DLP colors have a certain glow to them and the W7000 looks good here.

Sony HW30 - The Sony was the closest out of the box, with the color space being almost dead on @ REC 709. It needed minor tweaks to the gray scale to get it to D65. No complaints with the Sony color, all 3 quite competitive in this category.


Focus / Sharpness: - I am sitting relatively close to a 142" screen (1.25 SW). I have projectors with soft lenses. None of these 3 projectors is 'soft' in any regard from this close seating distance. I am as critical with sharpness as I am with the other items that were observed. There were no issues found with these 3 projectors.

JVC - this particular copy of the RS45 I saw was exceptional with the sharpness. The lens in this model has nice even focus from edge to edge / top to bottom.

|BenQ W7000 - This was nice & sharp, especially when viewing the HTPC 1920x1080P desktop. The focus was even the majority of the screen and went out a bit at the edges.

Sony HW30 - I have masted manually focusing this projector, althought it would be nice if it has a motorized focus. Focus is similar to the BenQ W7000. Also appears similarly sharp compared to the other 2 projectors from seating distance.



Contrast / Black level uniformity:

JVC RS 45- The JVC is infamous for it's highly praised native contrast with no DI. Once the brightness / contrast were setup, the JVC looks fantastic with blacks, even on the HP screen. I had a few 'lights out scenes' and I was surprised to see the bright corners. They are going to be more noticeable on the HP screen. My RS50 was perfect in this regard, as was my RS40. I am guessing something was changed in the light path. You'll never see it in regular content thought, so it's not really an issue.

Ben Q W7000 - The BenQ has an DI, but it's not aggressively used. I don't know if the DLP has been identified, but my guess is that it's a DC2 since black level / contrast is similar to the W6000. The projector looks good with plenty of intrascene contrast but when you see the dark scenes like the Matrix, underworld, etc, it could benefit from the ND filter we tested, especially since it's so bright on my HP screen. The black field was relatively uniform.

Sony HW30 - Despite having a lower native contrast than the JVC, the Sony DI is impressive and the first i've seen that works this well. Going back and forth between the dark scenes in Underworld and the Matrix, I enjoyed these scenes on the HW30 as much as I did with the RS45. At the most critically dark scenes, I am seeing a click or 2 difference, not a day/night difference by any means. The Sony has great intra-scene contrast as well. Black level uniformity was the most solid of the 3 projectors.


Motion / FI: - I am using the Matrix and the TR3 clips as a reference. With FI turned off, I didn't see any issues with these 3 projectors with 24 frame BD content.

JVC RS45- motion appears similar to my RS40 and RS50, I never had an issue regarding motion with either projector. CMD3 looks similar this year as it did on last years models. I like FI sometimes, but I think it's a bit too strong on the JVC and would like to have seen it in 3D mode.

BenQ W7000 - the DLP refresh is fast, I didn't see anything objectionable in the fast paced action scenes on the W7000. The FI in 3D works well and is relatively subtle.

Sony HW30 - similar comments on the HW30, nothing outstanding to report. I like the motion low in 3D mode and sometimes in 2D mode (mainly concerts) where there is fast panning of the members on the stage.

Final thoughts -

JVCRS45 - The RS45 reminds of the RS40 and RS50 which is a good thing. 2D color and contrast are excellent and a dark sci-fi fanatic is going to instantly like the JVC. It's hard to believe that only 3 years ago, I paid the same price for a Mitsubishi HC5500 which was on another planet in comparison to the RS45. JVC found a way to bring their native contrast to the under 3k price point which opened the doors for many new folks to appreciate the color and contrast this projector can provide when properly calibrated.


Things I'd like to see changed:
  • black level uniformity. I don't know if this is sample variance, I believe several others have reported it. Neither my RS40 or RS50 had bright corners.
  • 3D ghosting - improvements here would be great.
  • CMS - the RS45 is at the same price point as others that offer full color controls.
  • FI in 3D - hopefully next year. When programmed correctly, I think it makes a valuable addition in most 3D movies.
BenQ W7000 - The BenQ has a sharp, vibrant image. it's main strength is 3D and an flexible lens shift for HP owners. There is also an 1500+ lumen torch mode that looked pretty good with ambient light on the HP. I would watch formula 1 racing with this mode. The contrast is typical of other DLP's in this price range, but not at the same level as the JVC / Sony.


Things I'd like to see changed:
  • better contrast, or at least control of the iris once I figure out how to get into the service menu.
  • Faster sync changes between 2D and 3D, they can take a good 45 seconds to switch sometimes.
  • 3 pin VESA port for 'bring your own' emitter and 3D glasses. I'd like to have seen an option for something other than DLP link glasses.
Sony HW30 - This is a nice all around projector that plays well with dark movies, mixed contrast scenes, fast paced action movies / sports and very good with 3D blurays as well. The color is great out of the box and even better with a minor calibration. I like the FI in 3D mode.


things I'd like to see changed:
  • Allow me to turn on the DI when in 3D mode. I have the HP and would give up some lumens for increase contrast in 3D mode.
  • Motorized lens functions
  • Stronger IR sensor


3/1/2012 Update - I have a replacement W7000 with the 1.0 firmware. Unfortunately the lens is damaged, but can be rigged enough for basic viewing. BenQ will send a replacement once they have the next firmware release in a few weeks.


In the meantime, here is some info for those looking at the various DLP Link glasses that I tested on the W7000.


The W7000 is definitely using the red flash for the DLP Link. The 5360 uses the white flash when it's in DLP Link mode. Here's what's interesting - the different glasses I tried tonight each filter the red flash in a different way. An easy test was Peter Gabriel's black jacket. You can see the red tint without the glasses, but it's completely gone with the ZD201's.

Quick rundown on the glasses:
  • Optoma ZD201 - The best of the 4 glasses. Each lens does an excellent job filtering the red tint.. it's very even and easy on the eyes since both lenses are balanced.

  • True Depth - These are great, comfortable glasses. They work perfect with the W7000 and get their sync the fastest of all the glasses, it's instant on. These are my 2nd pick, I can see a little bit of the red getting through on the right lens.. not bad.. just not as good as the ZD201's.

  • BenQ - The BenQ glasses allow a noticeable amount of the red through the right side lens. it's not obvious as first until you compare it to the ZD201's, then it's hard to ignore.

  • VIP - these are the poorest performing of the group, there is a large amount of red tint that is noticeable in the right eye and it's quite distracting. I wouldn't use these for long if I had the others available to use.


The 3D image is rock solid.. there is no flicker at all. Colors are very good in 3D mode, this is all of the box with FI and DI on in 3D mode. There is no ghosting to be seen.


It's hard to judge the black level at this time since I've mainly been watching 3D movies. My test was the Peter Gabriel concert which had some dark stage scenes, this looked better than I was expecting. It's not going to be mistaken for the RS55 anytime soon, but I would be happy with it for 3D movies since the other benefits of ghost free + great color are there to boost the overall IQ.


I'm looking forward to getting the replacement for this one with the bad lens and possible IQ issue in 2D. I know I am going to get lucky with # 3.




















 
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Originally Posted by zombie10k /forum/post/22060718


CG - I think Meet the Robison's and Happy feet 2 are the new benchmarks for 3D ghosting vs. Sammy's. HF2 is brutal with all the high contrast scenes.


I don't have much patience for the SBS content, it looks too soft on any of my projectors on the 142".

I didn't have the Bluray to compare so I couldn't check for softness, but it looked ok to me overall (maybe it was softer). I am sure some movies will ghost even worse than Sammy's on the RS-45, but I'm just saying that for some people that just watch 3D rarely, they probably will not care that much since there is quite a bit of content that is still very watchable on the JVC. I guess it just depends how hardcore you are. 3D on the JVC means more eye fatigue, less fluid motion, and occasional ghosting (some movies more than others).


BTW, there are some good deals now on the Optoma hd33 for those on a budget pairing with another projector for 3D. The Optoma's hd33 - 3D should be relatively close to the same as the Benq w7000 (until someone says otherwise, I'm assuming it is). The hd33 has at least equal native on/off contrast and maybe higher, but the Benq is probably sharper and slightly darker blacks with IRIS, but the hd33 will probably give it a run for the money at almost half the cost (except that the Benq can be center-mounted to an HP screen, and the Optoma cannot). The thing going for the Optoma is the definite 6x color wheel, and I still think the Benq is 4x (until someone proves otherwise). The hd33 has a small offset (only 7.8" for a 100" screen), so even without lens shift, many of us mount our projectors in the back with our HP screens and still put them up higher (with the 2.4 HP, you'd probably get between 1.3 to 1.5 gain, if floor mounting around 1.6 to 1.7 gain).
 
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I was watching the W7000 the other night while calibrating it to D65 and measured about 1500 lumens in 2D mode. it's a bit too bright when the lights are off with max gain on the HP, but I found I can watch it no problem with a room full of lights which is nice compared to the HW30 or the RS55.


I can see rainbows all day long on the Acer 5360 in 2D, not too bad in 3D, but I rarely if ever see them in 2D on the W7000 even with the torch mode on the HP and none at all in 3D. It's hard to believe it's only 4x if the 5360 was a 3x projector. I have some emails into BQ to get a definitive answer on this.


I was testing out the Mica 950 on the W7000 the other night. I could watching 3D for hours on this projector - the lack of ghosting and the high refresh rate is very easy on my eyes. I have a few new imports to check out this weekend.
 
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Benq told us today the new firmware W7000's are now available for shipping.
 
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Picked me up a few new Home Theater items for the JVC. I finally ordered a newer version Matrix HDMI Switch and (4) new 3D movies (just whatever is cheap I grab for 3D, I can't stand paying over $30 for a single movie). I hope this switch will not cause the JVC to lock up, we shall see... I didn't use my old switch with the JVC at all due to lockup concerns (PJ's can lockup when switch locks or synchs wrong).


KanaaN HDMI Matrix 4 Input 2 Output (4x2) Splitter Switch - 3D - Full HD 1080p + Remote Control + HDMI 1.3b + SPDIF/ Toslink and 3.5 mm Jack Audio Output, HD


A lumagen would be best, but too much money right now for me to spend. Also ordered me one of those URC R50 universal remotes, since my Phillips one busted.
 
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Here's a little comparison by BassMaster5 between the Panasonic and the Epson 5010. Too bad Zombie didn't get a Panasonic to compare with the others in his shootout, especially for 3D.


"Well i have had both the Epson 5010 and Panasonic AE7000u for about 2 weeks now and here are my thoughts.


2D PERFORMANCE. The Epson is on another level. The 5010 delivers not only a brighter and more accurate picture than the ae7000u but also delivers deeper black levels and much more "pop" in the picture than the ae7000u. The only benefit of the ae7000u is the pixel smoothing, which if you sit 6' from 120", then you will want the ae7000u. The ae7000u though has a hard time with red text ( at least my two units did ) as it makes red text almost un-readable



3D PERFORMANCE. The Epson AGAIN smokes the ae7000u. The panasonic is PLAGUED with ghosting. No matter how long i let it sit i always got ghost on 3D blurays or playing games on my PC with nvidia 3D vision with the depth maxed out. The epson has almost ZERO ghosting ( needs about 5 mins in 3D before its good to go, at least on my unit ) and is very bright on my 120" screen. Black levels are a hair deeper on the panasonic but its almost a third dimmer.


CLARITY AND FOCUS. Normally there is no need to get into this but while my epson is very very clear, i went through 2 ae7000u's during this 2 week period and both had a very almost " out of focus " like picture. Im not sure on this but i found this strange.


CONVERGENCE. I think i got lucky with my epson as the pixels were within 1/8th of a pixel on red and 1/4th of a pixel on blue. The epsons pixel alignment tool is a nice feature, but i dont need it. The panasonic on the other hand could have used it BIG TIME. Both ae7000u's had serious pixel alignment issues. My first unit arrived with the red off by 3 pixels!


FINAL. Overall i found the epson to be much better and have sent back the panasonic. I apologize if this post has offended anyone but its just my findings on these two projectors."
 
#2,717 ·
We already knew the Epson was much better, so there really wasn't much reason to compare it. I wasn't terribly impressed by the 7000 when I saw it in 2D mode only (didnt see its 3D), although I did see a very well converged one that looked like only about 3/4 of a pixel off, possibly just as sharp or sharper than the 5010 I saw if only the Panny didn't have the Smooth Screen. Yes, I know technically Smooth Screen does not reduce sharpness (I've seen the argument from Cine4Home about Smooth Screen), but all that actually matters in this stuff is what our eye perceives. I did think the FI was very good (very), but the contrast reminded me more of older LCD projectors from 2008ish.


The one advantage to the Panny is it has more of a film-like look with less SDE, if you like that sort of thing, but it feels more forced with the smooth screen than it does with an LCOS projector.


Sharpness and convergence on LCD is luck of the draw (on LCOS too though). I've seen so many 8700ub's now (tons), and the convergence was all over the place, anywhere from 1 pixel off to 3 pixels off. I think the 5010 does have better QC on convergence and a stricter standard though.
 
#2,718 ·

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Originally Posted by Deja Vu /forum/post/22084048


Here's a little comparison by BassMaster5 between the Panasonic and the Epson 5010. Too bad Zombie didn't get a Panasonic to compare with the others in his shootout, especially for 3D.

I would like to have seen the 7000 in person, but i'm not that surprised by those comments. The lamp flickering is what would have scared me off. I know i'd be the one to get stuck with the problem projector.
 
#2,719 ·
Anyone tried this yet?

http://timescapes.org/


Looks like it might be great for projector testing/demo material.


I've ordered the basic Blu-ray. It's not clear in the description, but when you order the Blu-ray you get access to a 1080p download immediately (about 4GB in size). It's downloading as I type this...


One more edit... One of the key guys who did Art of Flight was involved in this project...
 
#2,721 ·
I guess I am the only one having problems with the epson 5010 3d performance?


Using gen 3 panny glasses, the motion blur looks transparent (any kind of movement onscreen). When there's a scene in motion, my eyes can't focus correctly at the moving objects, which is very distracting and gave me a headache after 10 mins. I am not sure if this is ghosting or not..and the source material was Hugo in half SBS @1080p.


Anyone else experienced this problem? I just ordered myself some Epson glasses, hoping the problem will be fixed, or else I can't watch 3d on this thing
.
 
#2,722 ·

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Originally Posted by zombie10k /forum/post/22086650


there was talk of it in Sony forum since they have a 4k version available. Let me know what you think of it. The guys who filmed Art of Flight did an excellent job.

Watched about 10 minutes of the 1080p H264 version and it's amazing! Now, I do have a nit-pick... I see some artifacts (nothing huge, but when zillions of stars are moving...), which I'm guessing is the result of the goal to keep the size to a manageable level. The 1080p version is 3.75GB.


I wrote them a note and asked whether the bitrate for the Blu-ray is higher. I'm hopeful it is! The content will be spectacular in that case.


There is tremendous diversity in color, brightness and darkness (often within 10 seconds or so). I was watching on my laptop, but will try and get this to play on my HW30 tonight.
 
#2,723 ·

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Originally Posted by MadMyers /forum/post/22088378


Watched about 10 minutes of the 1080p H264 version and it's amazing! Now, I do have a nit-pick... I see some artifacts (nothing huge, but when zillions of stars are moving...), which I'm guessing is the result of the goal to keep the size to a manageable level. The 1080p version is 3.75GB.


I wrote them a note and asked whether the bitrate for the Blu-ray is higher. I'm hopeful it is! The content will be spectacular in that case.


There is tremendous diversity in color, brightness and darkness (often within 10 seconds or so). I was watching on my laptop, but will try and get this to play on my HW30 tonight.

Just got an email back from the Timescapes people... The blu-rau content is 17GB, so one can assume the bitrate is about 4.5x higher! I'm looking forward to getting the blu-ray in the mail!
 
#2,724 ·
they should have just put a BD ISO for DL, 17GB is nothing these days to DL. I guess i'll have to get the BD, it should look killer on the RS55.


@ Singuy - the Epson glasses are a perfect match for the 5010, I tried several other glasses and none were as good. Do you have access to any real 3D BD's? (frame packed)


SBS leaves a lot to be desired in comparison in my opinion.
 
#2,726 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by zombie10k /forum/post/22088425


they should have just put a BD ISO for DL, 17GB is nothing these days to DL. I guess i'll have to get the BD, it should look killer on the RS55.

Agree with the "just let us download the 17GB" version.


I watched the 3.75GB 1080p version on my HW30 last night and it was amazing! This title will absolutely be my #1 "quick demo" material from now on. People might even be hooked and watch the entire thing (~40 mins without credits)


Now even more looking forward to getting the higher bitrate bluray... The timesscapes people told me it should ship early this upcoming week.
 
#2,727 ·
i'm wiring an SP890 in a conference room and it's going to be major pain to run a very long HDMI cable with this particular setup. I haven't paid attention to see if there were any worthwhile wireless HDMI setups available.


I did some looking around and found a number of positive comments on the Iogear wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver.


i'm using it at home with the Mica 950 on 1 end and a 47" Panasonic LCD about 60 feet away. There are 2 inputs into the device and it has a nice IR blaster with multiple IR senders on a single wire which are separated by about a foot. I guess the idea is that you can mount several IR blasters for 2 devices which can be remotely switched by the receiver.


I did a quick hookup and this is working surprisingly well. I'm using the Art of Flight as a test since it's such high paced video. I haven't seen any detectable artifacts or signs of compression. It claims to handle 3D BD as well, i'll have to try that later.


it also has an HDMI pass through for the TV at the source so there isn't anything special needed to integrate this into a setup. It runs on the 5Ghz frequency.


very cool product!

http://go.iogear.com/lp/GW3DHDKIT/?src=ProductPage



 
#2,728 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by zombie10k /forum/post/0



I did a quick hookup and this is working surprisingly well. I'm using the Art of Flight as a test since it's such high paced video. I haven't seen any detectable artifacts or signs of compression. It claims to handle 3D BD as well, i'll have to try that later.

Hi Jason,


What's the highest peakrate in Art of Flight, and ideally would you have a measured bitrate at a specific time? I often use "The say after tomorrow" for bitrate as right at the opening logo it can easily saturate borderline connections (and the opening sequence is great to defect any stutter thanks to the long aerial travelling which has also some nice peaks) but I'd consider Art of Flight if it had higher bitrate. No doubt AoF has better picture quality, I'm just talking bitrate here.
 
#2,729 ·
Manni01's right. Picture quality and higher bit rate don't always mean the same thing. You have to look at how video encoders work.


Movies shot digitally usually have a lot less grain to the picture and will therefore not need anywhere near the same amount of information and bit rates won't be as high usually as well. Film grain takes a lot of information up because the image is changing so often. This always drives up the bit rate.


Considering how clean the source is from noise and grain high bit rate peaks will be rare on a movie like The Art of Flight.


You should throw something grainy at it.
 
#2,730 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Seegs108 /forum/post/0


Manni01's right. Picture quality and higher bit rate don't always mean the same thing. You have to look at how video encoders work.


Movies shot digitally usually have a lot less grain to the picture and will therefore not need anywhere near the same amount of information and bit rates won't be as high usually as well. Film grain takes a lot of information up because the image is changing so often. This always drives up the bit rate.


Considering how clean the source is from noise and grain high bit rate peaks will be rare on a movie like The Art of Flight.


You should throw something grainy at it.

True although to be fair Jason never mentionned high bitrate but fast paced, so he might have used AofF to test stutter as motion in AofF seems indeed so fast paced, and therefore would be a very good test to detect that. Also grain by itself doesn't garantee high bitrate, as some blurays are sadly made from poor masters initially made for DVD and give you grainy and poor quality picture with medium bitrate (I'm thinking about movies like The Fugitive).


The bitrate question was a kind of separate question of mine as I am genuinely interested in finding out the peak bitrate of that title. Given the price of the bluray, I haven't bought it yet and a super high bitrate might convince me to pull the trigger



The only way to be sure about the bitrate is to look at the actual real-time bitrate of the movie (in scenes where there is intense motion and complex pictures, so outdoors travellings are usually a good place to start) which you can display in most software and hardware players, including mediaplayers like the Dune. The size of the main m2ts is only an indication if the movie is less than two hours (in which case if the main m2ts file is close to 50gb without the bonus, it's usually high bitrate).
 
#2,731 ·
Manni - I was mainly looking for stuttering or skipping in the AOF. I also tried Fifth element and a few others movies as well. I haven't tried 3D yet.


I tested the IR blaster with the Mica 950, Samung BD player and my old Pioneer BDP-05FD player without issue.


I'm just amazed that it works, I thought this wouldn't be possible without noticeable artifacts or obvious signs of compression.
 
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