Official JVC RS40/X3 Owners Thread - Page 59

Originally Posted by Mikenificent1

This is an RS40 owners thread, not a High Power thread. Enough with the off topic posts, let's not clog this thread up like the other JVC thread did.

Originally Posted by Ron Jones

It probably would make a lot of sense to create a new thread, either under the projection screens forum or even better under the 3D forum for "projection screens for 3D". That way we can talk about gain and polarization as it relates to 3D projection in general (i.e., not specific to one projector). Perhaps I'll go ahead and start a new 3D screens thread under "3D Displays".

Originally Posted by lovingdvd

Sam - glad to hear you guys had a nice time. I'm sure it was a great demo!

Did you talk with Chris about the problem with no 3D side by side with 1080p/24 material? Is he going to report it and look into it? This is a big deal as much of Comcast's On Demand 3D material is in 1080p/24 side by side. Plus this is a big deal with DirecTv and other STBs as well.

Originally Posted by kutlow

am did you guys test the xpand glasses vs the jvc glasses anymore? So do you perfer the xpands over the jvc?

Originally Posted by Toe

First off, I would just like to say what a thrill it was to see Sams HT in person.........as good as it looks in the pictures, it is even more impressive in the flesh. I loved hearing him explain the ins and outs of the construction process. Having said that, what was even more impressive than that was the hospitality that was shown to me and Chris (who is one hell of a nice guy as well) by Sam and his family and Sams excitement is contagious as I could not stop thinking about everything we witnessed on the ~30 minute ride home.

I was blown away at what he showed us.............Avatar was better than when I saw it at the IMAX............Open Season I am going to run out and buy tom (we paused a scene in this one and you could just see layers of picture like you could almost fall into it...........amazing!), IMAX Under the Sea and the now infamous Potato Cod fish scene was shocking (another one I am going to get after seeing it tonight) as this was the first time I had seen this. Avatar I have a copy coming my way and I cant wait to watch it (they arrived today Sam I just found out!). The presentation was fantastic (brightness, settings, etc........) and I am going to order a pair of 103s from AVS after using his tonight as well as they looked just as good as my JVCs (considering neither of the screens I will use preserve polarization, the 103s seem the way to go for me). Sam, Chris and me just sat there in amazement scene after scene..............VERY cool!

To top it all off, Chris brought us a bag of JVC goodies and Sam sent me off with a few 3d blu rays to borrow for a few days...............what a great night and what a cool experience to meet 2 new friends I could go on, but needless to say it was a very impressive evening all around. Thanks again Sam and Chris

Originally Posted by cdeutsch

What a cool evening! Rarely has 3 hours gone by so fast. Thanks to Sam and his wife for hosting. It's rare to meet someone who has such a cool vision of home theater, and then on top of that has the ability to turn that vision into reality... And, then invites you to come over and share in that reality...

If you check out the links to the pictures of Sam's theater, you will undoubtedly say wow as well. Then, keep in mind that he built virtually everything in that theater himself.

Normally I see our projectors in a show environment, or at a retailer, or in a situation where there are time restrictions. It was great to have 3 hours of "quality time" with the RS40. I agree with everything Todd said on the picture and the viewing experience. I was a little curious how an AT screen would work with 3D, and there were no issues at all. What kept resonating with me, particularly during Avatar, is how much better it looked than what I remember in the theater. Not only the detail, color and black level, but the 3D. It was more natural, more effortless, more flat-out real. In the theater I found the 3D to be fatiguing. At Sam's place, it was not at all.

The Potato Cod Fish was so real you could reach out and touch it, I loved the way the Space Station disc used your glasses as the actual 3D boundary. You actual see things come out so far that they bounce off your glasses, and during liftoff, it was like your glasses cracked from the debris. The scene from the convenience store in Open Season was also remarkable. None of the cut-out 3D effect, but rather images with amazing depth and detail. We paused it a couple of times and stood up and pretty much walked around some of the objects, noticing how the perspective changed as we moved. It was that real. If you're waiting for 3D to get better, all I can say is you're missing out on a lot right now.

Again thanks to Sam for the invite. It was great to meet both you and Todd.

I've always been proud of the products that JVC makes. Tonight I'm just a little prouder.

Chris

Originally Posted by Dave Vaughn

Are you using the JVC glasses or the XPAND? Just curious.

Thanks,

Originally Posted by vidwiz

Sam,

You wouldn't happen to have an extra emitter would you? Thought I read so previously, thx

Originally Posted by Dave Vaughn

Sorry, I didn't notice. My wife was yacking to me in the background and my brain probably didn't register it

Did you ever get a chance to compare the Xpand x103's versus the JVC glasses? Also, I assume you are using the JVC emitter, correct?

Originally Posted by damnsam77

I did test those 2 weeks ago when i first got the RS40. I personally preferred the expands because they are 30% cheaper and are universal. They are virtually identical with the JVC exhibiting a very VERY slight brightness over the X103, negligible at best IMHO.

Originally Posted by kutlow

Sam I also have the oppo93. Should I turn 1080P/24 off ? Also I have not got the glasses yet and think im going t go the xpand route now. Can someone please look at the chart and tell me if the da-lite cinima vision 1.3 gain screen will work with the xpand glasses? Im ready to put an order in and need this answered and I dont understand the chart. I appreciatethe help guys.

Originally Posted by kutlow

Thanks for the quick reply Sam. One more question before I head out to Best Buy. The Open Season movie that you guys are referring to is that Open season 1 or open season 3?

Originally Posted by Dave Vaughn

Thanks. By the way, I want to compliment you on the service you are doing for fellow AVS members in your frequent posts regarding the projector. I can't wait to join in the fun when mine finally arrives (fingers crossed that it shows up before the end of the year!).

Best,

Originally Posted by Mikenificent1

The questions asked about the high power had nothing to do with the RS40 or even being used with it, they were specific to the high power only. Why don't we talk about our local power grid, the type of windows we are using, the thread count on our curtains, and the million other things that can affect a projectors performance too?? There's a reason there are separate threads/forums. There is no best screen fabric for a projector, only environment and user preference. Ekkerhart's info is very useful and I'd hate to see it get watered down or even missed and like Mark said, have this turn into a fan boy thread which happens all the time in many other threads.

Originally Posted by JackB

So I still want to know, what's a fan boy?

Originally Posted by Cine4Home

Hello together:

I calibrated 4 different X3 (RS40) today and its time to confuse you all again a little further

ALL X3 met the 1300 Lumen spec, one even exceeded it with 1400 Lumens.

Calibratetd they keep about 900 Lumens...

There is quite some deviation in Color Space "standard" between the machines, have to figure out why...

Only the X9 was darker. Maybe because of its double-iris-system.


Anyway, good news after all regarding (calibrated) brightness of X3...

Regards,
Ekkehart