Official JVC RS40/X3 Owners Thread - Page 86

Originally Posted by damnsam77

funny thing, the two movies w/ ghosting you mentioned, I had not actually seen yet, which is proabably why I am still glowing about the near non-existence of ghosting on the RS40.

But also I think having a lower gain 1.1 screen only helps deminish the ghosting to some degree plus I have seen how badly noticeable ghosting can be on flat panels that I thank JVC and the 3D Gods everytime I watch 3D on the RS40.

Originally Posted by mario021976

I have an Optoma HD80 with a brilliant white Carada Screen and want to upgrade to a RS40. The only reason why i want to upgrade is because of 3D. These projectors are two different animals so my question is: Will there be an improvement in the 2D PQ on the RS40 over the Optoma HD80? I really hope that someone can help me out here!
Thanks!

Originally Posted by damnsam77

The RS40 is definitely better than my old RS20 when it comes to sports and TV viewing. I honestly did not care for TV viewing and sports with the RS20 because the image quality was simply not good enough.

Fast forward to December 2010, and I can tell you that the RS40 is MUCH better for TV viewing and almost rivals my brand new 55" LED Sony in image quality with DirecTV and even internet video apps such as Hulu+

Great HDTV picture quality that I now have to curb myself from wasting lamp hours watching regular HD TV on the RS40 (Comedy Central, TBS/TNT, Discovery, NatGeo...etc) and I try to limit TV veiwing on the RS40 for ESPN and NFL/NHL/NBA and Soccer, which all look much much better with CMD Mode 3 turned on.

Originally Posted by damnsam77

The RS40 is definitely better than my old RS20 when it comes to sports and TV viewing. I honestly did not care for TV viewing and sports with the RS20 because the image quality was simply not good enough.

Fast forward to December 2010, and I can tell you that the RS40 is MUCH better for TV viewing and almost rivals my brand new 55" LED Sony in image quality with DirecTV and even internet video apps such as Hulu+

Great HDTV picture quality that I now have to curb myself from wasting lamp hours watching regular HD TV on the RS40 (Comedy Central, TBS/TNT, Discovery, NatGeo...etc) and I try to limit TV veiwing on the RS40 for ESPN and NFL/NHL/NBA and Soccer, which all look much much better with CMD Mode 3 turned on.

Originally Posted by damnsam77

I have personally demoed the HD80, which is DLP based obviously, years ago when I was shopping for either an Epson 6500ub or JVC RS20. And even then I thought the RS20 (calibrated) looked better than the HD80 (also calibrated).

What I remember about the Optoma though that it sounded like a jet engine in comparison to how whisper quite the RS20 was, which is the same case as with the RS40, it is also very quite in normal lamp mode, and still not as loud in high lamp mode as the Optoma is in normal lamp mode from memory. I just remember the HD80 being extremely and annoyingly loud, sounded like a fridge compressor going off.

The one thing I can say about DLPs, specifically the HD80 is that they are SUPER SHARP, but the overall picture and color fidelity and high native contrast ratio plus those amazingly inky blacks on the RS20 made the choice very easy. The JVC RS series of projectors generally have a softer film like image quality, while DLPs can look noticeably sharper but not as film like.

Everything I mentioned about the RS20 applies pretty much and to a better extent to the RS40, with the exception of a full CMS, which is not available on the RS40.

So in other words, I liked the RS20 much more than the HD80, and I definitely think the RS40 is noticeably better in almost every aspect than the RS20, so do the math

Originally Posted by blee0120

When the hide button is pressed on, is the lamp being used?

Originally Posted by nohjy

Over in the RS50 forum they were discussing the digital noise issue and how it is pretty noticeable at short viewing distances. It would seem that those complaining are suggesting it is readily noticeable (and cause for reconsidering their purchase). Do those of you with the RS40 notice it? That is a deal killer as far as I am concerned if it is in any way apparent. My current projector does not have any issues with digital noise.

Originally Posted by lovingdvd

Joe - regarding DLP and 3D - I know what you mean about the rainbows with DLP (although personally I do not see them). My understanding is that DLP will gain very big advantages once alternative light sources are used and the color wheel can be eliminated. Perhaps something to look forward to.

Originally Posted by damnsam77

No calibration has Been shared or posted on the owner's thread so far. There is, however, a 5 color CMS menu within the service menu which no one has reported to have used so far (more to come)

How to get to service menu:
Press up, down, right, left, enter (press these buttons in the sequence mentioned but do it very fast)

Originally Posted by zombie10k

if you stare at something long enough, you are going to find all it's faults. I can see a little bit of digital noise on certain gray screens if I am standing 6 inches in front of the screen. Step back a foot, it's gone. I certainly can't see it from normal seating distance.

i'm relatively critical, but if this is the noise that is being discussed, I think it's blown a bit out of proportion. I would be more concerned with good convergence, even focus and uniformity across the screen.

Originally Posted by Dan P.

I was at Lowe's hardware and seen someone in line with a couple of huge heavy duty steel shelf brackets. That's what I'll be using. I plan on using 1/2" (or thicker) plywood for the shelf. This thing needs a huge shelf to accomodate it's size plus breathing space behind it for the vents. I'll probably leave some space between the wall and the back edge of the shelf for better air flow. This is a custom job. Better make sure you mount only to the studs too. If the studs don't match up to where the brackets are going, mount plywood to the studs, then mount the brackets to the plywood, and then paint it to match the wall.

In my situation I'm in the basement so the I don't expect any sw LFE vibrations through the concrete foundation. However, I do have to re-locate my 2 back speakers. I'll be moving those off the wall and onto celing brackets so only the pj is on the back wall. I'm not using a ceiling mount for the pj because I don't want foot traffic on the floor above to cause vibrations. That's a more likely source of vibrations in my case so I need to rule that out.

Originally Posted by lovingdvd

I agree that if you can't see if when your more than a foot or so back from the screen then its a non-issue. However clearly this is not the case in his situation. Have you seen the video of this in action that he posted?

Originally Posted by damnsam77

I have yet to notice this noise others are talking about. What is the definit way to see or prove if I have it or not?

Originally Posted by kutlow

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2011...dwcm9taXNlczNk

Originally Posted by damnsam77

Great HDTV picture quality that I now have to curb myself from wasting lamp hours watching regular HD TV on the RS40 (Comedy Central, TBS/TNT, Discovery, NatGeo...etc) and I try to limit TV veiwing on the RS40 for ESPN and NFL/NHL/NBA and Soccer, which all look much much better with CMD Mode 3 turned on.

Originally Posted by krichter1

You'd almost be better off with something like this since this thing weighs a lot more than HD brackets might support plus it supports the RPMA281 mount:

Originally Posted by lovingdvd

Joe - regarding DLP and 3D - I know what you mean about the rainbows with DLP (although personally I do not see them). My understanding is that DLP will gain very big advantages once alternative light sources are used and the color wheel can be eliminated. Perhaps something to look forward to.