BrolicBeast's Living Room Theater - Page 46

Oh yes, the Stewart is not responsible in any way for any noise I experience. It is a very clear, detailed screen and only shows the image it is given. The Darblet definitely introduces noise in some films, which was compounded by my 11-12ft viewing distance (the main reason I got the RS56 with eShift2). The Elite screen masked the noise at my viewing distance, but that’s just a testament to the absolute clarity of the Stewart. This Elite screen is remarkable for close or distance viewing though. There’s no doubt that the Elite is intended for smaller rooms, and the Steward is—of course—intended for larger or dedicated rooms. I absolutely love my Stewart and am glad I chose this screen over the Black Diamond G3, although the BD G3 is also a remarkable screen.

i remember coming across this in the Darbee thread. I tried it, but it didn't replicate the Darbee effect 1:1. The Oppo's Contrast Enhancement option comes a bit closer, but the Darbee continues to do something extra that these functions can't replicate' I'm going to test out Darbee on eShift2 tonight on a noisy movie (The Hunger Games) to see how the JVC RS56's eShift2 function battles film noise AND Darbee noise together simultaneously.

I saw a BD G3 Zero Edge at a dealer when I went to pick up my Integra 80.3 processor, and ive seen the normal BD's during my many recent speaker auditions. It's great for living room settings where ambient light is inescapable. Very bright in a dark room.

Finally unboxed and played around with the JVC DLA-RS56 last night. Didn't have much time with it, but wow--out the box, I noticed a better picture than my old RS45. I'll have much more time to play with it tonight....I look forward to really digging in

Lol, it's on the way. I want to capture eShift2 differences. I skipped the recording of the unboxing portion since it would just be a repeat if my RS45 unboxing video, but I started recording right after I took it out of the box. Shinyyyy!!! The automatic lens cover is a nice touch.

Lolol....I shall indeed perform my greatest hits collection!

Updated impressions of the RS56:

eShift2 does a great job…as long as the three MPC controls are turned down. There’s a Darbee-like effect, which seems to be the direction projector manufacturers are headed towards (It started with Sony’s Reality creation). To be sure, the Darbee does it better. Hmmm, maybe I should compare the JVC’s enhanced contrast function to the Darbee and see what happens……

As good as eShfit2 is, it can’t make extreeemely grainy movies like “The Hunger Games” look pristine. Not even eShift2 + maximum smoothing can fix this—the grain is just too bad. That being said, this projector DOES solve the problem that caused me to purchase it in the first place, which is: make older blu rays and blu rays with less-than-pristine authoring look great on my 120” diagonal 2:35 screen at my close viewing distance of 12 feet.. eShift2 is exactly what I needed, and the increased contrast really goes a long way. It’s difficult to describe, but the picture is better overall than the RS45 with this RS56. That being said, is the increase in picture quality alone worth the premium over the RS45? No. But, is the increase in picture quality, internal CMS (to compensate for projector under-saturation after Lumagen calibration), eShift2, and superior contrast worth the premium over the RS45? Absolutely. I’m looking past the fact that the RS56’s MSRP is enough to buy two RS45’s and a BenQ w7000, primarily because if you go to the right dealer, you won’t be paying MSRP for it and the purchase will make much more sense. It’s not every day I spend this kind of money on anything (Last time I came close was my dual Rosenut Seaton Submersive F2 purchase), so when I do put this kind of money out, I expect to see a darn good return. I am happy to report that the performance return is indeed commensurate with the cost.

I haven’t tried 3D yet—I already know what to expect from JVC’s in terms of 3D.

BTW, the RS56 overview video is shot and ready for editing. I scooped up a new editing program a few months ago and may actually try it out this weekend. If anyone has anything they would like to see demonstrated in regards to the RS56 (i.e. effects of X on Y, etc.), feel free to let me know on this thread or in PM, and I’ll be sure to capture it.

Yeah, I had a RS45 before, which did 3D pretty poorly. Part of the impetus for the upgrade was for improved 3D, as reviews consistently have the RS5x series showing less ghosting than the RS4X series in 3D—I’m waiting for my 3D package to arrive (next week some time.). I think I’m going to re-watch Prometheus in 3D, and that is—for me—the best 3d presentation I’ve ever seen, outside of Avatar. It’s even better than Avatar in many sequences. That being said, I have a general idea of what to expect, in terms of glasses, brightness, etc. so that’s not something I’m evaluating critically in the 56.

Yeah, I don't care much for Tron's implementation of 3D either...it's good in some scenes, but far from remarkable and is simply outclassed by the audio track.

JVC DLA-RS56 Projector Overview Video

Lol, I realized that I only do my award winning performances when I'm Unboxing a new toy....but since the video starts with the new toy already opened, I had no chance to enter on stage. Lol.