Official Sony VPL-HW30(A)ES Owners Thread - Page 9

At this point I really don't know how to answer requests for additional pairs of 3D glasses for the Sony VPL-HW30ES. I am receiving many pms and emails and I just don't have any recommendations for alternatives to the new Sony glasses which Sony does not yet have available seperately. Hopefully in a few more weeks.

There is nothing in the Harmony database that leads me to believe that there are discrete codes. Of course that's not to say that there isn't one.

If Kraine, Cine4home and myself aren't complaining, then it doesn't exist.

all kidding aside, I have a tough time giving these PC reviews much credence. They don't even provide basic, objective measurements and much of the other info seems subjective in nature.

This was a hot topic when the 2011 JVC's first came out. I can confirm the digital noise in the RS40 and RS50, but it really wasn't visible from seating distance so I didn't consider it an issue.

I personally haven't seen it on the Sony, even getting close up to the screen. Maybe it was in their source? Who knows.

It's a shame that Cine4home's review is in German and Kraines in French (the google translations are still very much worth reading). This is the only English written review and some folks are hanging their hat on what I would consider a preview at best. They have the calibration equipment and should be publishing the results.

I understand that. I demoed the dbh and omg it was awesome. I just took a break from dumping money on my theater. Im saving for a car now.

well that means I cant buy it. I wonder why they would leave this out! I hope the new 95 will have it. Then again im sure the new JVC will have it.

Maybe you can buy a new blu-ray player ? OPPO does the stretching.

You do realize that those comments are blasphemous and will get you excommunicated from the Church of The JVC.

Zombi sleeps around with a wide variety of hot projectors. And every morning he wakes up with a big fecal eating grin. I doubt he will ever marry one for life. And as he might tell you, the err Church he belongs to has never excomunicated anyone, for sleeping around or otherwise. If it did, it would have very few single female members. Private Joke there Zombie.

I am just calling it like I see it. Trust me, if I could see see iris pumping for a second, i'd be screaming about it.

I know the JVC RS50 inside and out after the last 8 months and have them sitting side by side. I didn't think the Sony HW30 was going to compete given it's lower native contrast, but overall quite surprised at how well the dynamic iris allows for a competitive IQ.

I honestly don't think current JVC owners would be disappointed with the contrast and black floor of the 'budget' Sony. Of course the Sony is quite a bit brighter (new lamp vs. new lamp) than the RS50, so that alone is a little intoxicating for a brightness fanatic on an HP screen.

Being forced to squint during bright scenes in 3D is what it's all about.

Kraine mention in is review that if you activate the RCP (Sony version of a CMS) it does something to the image that does show more digital noise. But if you leave it off, the image is near perfect.

Sony iris control has really gotten better, just like Motion Flow. There are still some scene changes that can let you see iris working, but they are so rare.

So I got my HW30 today, and wow I'm impressed in just the little bit I played around with it. Even my wife was impressed by the upgrade (which is saying a lot).

Anyways, is there a reason that the suggested settings in the OP say to use Standard as opposed to one of the Cinema modes? Don't get me wrong, it looks great, but I would like to maximize lamp life as well.

http://www.projectorcentral.com/sony...tor_review.htm

It seems PC likes the new Panny better for 3D than the Sony, but hey what does it know!
There is specific mention of ghosting so for me that's problematic. Less than the VW90, but still there.

Already been posted.
The ghosting you will eventually see on the Panny will be a dust blob........in 2D and 3D!!

You did not honestly expect NO ghosting from either machine did you? DLP is king here and will be for a while I would bet. How is this for a prediction.........the new JVCs and Epson will still ghost as well! I hope the ghosting has been improved at least, but it will still be there to some degree.

Any news of a 1080p Acer DLP 3d machine coming out for under $1000? Grab a Sony, Panny, JVC, etc......for 2d and one of these for 3d would be great!

William. I will call them in the morning. Thanks for the heads up.

Deja must be poking fun, the PC review reads like a Fischer Price 'My first projector review'.. they must think people aren't bright enough to read a REC709 chart.

The Sony has ghosting with SBS MKV's and Xbox 360 SBS, but less than the JVC. It can be almost tuned out with the settings. But, we know DLP owns this area for certain.

The 1080P Optoma @ 1.5 looks like a promising upgrade to the Acer, but still no lens shift. Some might spend the $$ for a dedicated 3D gaming machine. or for watching crappy SBS material.

I own the oppo93

I would be all over that Optoma IF it had some vertical lens shift. What is it with some of these DLPs and NO lens shift? Is it just to reduce cost, or is it harder to incorporate lens shift in DLP machines for some reason?

If the RS40 replacement makes similar strides in ghosting reduction compared to the Sony, that would be enough for me to sell and upgrade to the new JVC. Fingers crossed!

Toe:

I wish that BenQ would add 3D to their W6000 due to its lens shift (no offset).

They would/could sell a ton of them (a 1080p 3D DLP with lens shift for an HP, no ghosting in 3D, and a low price).

Why in the world haven't they, won't they???

I hear ya! I just dont understand the no lens shift issue with these DLPs......

Well Kiddies. After a night or running test patterns, playing with settings, watching Tom take a boat load of measuremenyts, I actually started watching the thing.

Now What did I watch first. 3D of course. Turned the machine on and then remembered you must turn the machine off before plugging in the emitter. OK Power down. WTF The emitter comes with a female RJ45 socket and the projector has a female RJ45 socket on it for the emitter. A quick look at the manual and duy. You need a male male RJ45 cable to connect the two together and the joiniong cable is not included in the box. Fortunately I have a lot of those lying around (most with phone stuff). Only took me 15 minutes to find one. Make sure you have one handy when you unpack your unit and want to watch 3D.


Watched ESPN 3D. Worked flawlessly. No ghosting on the fight I watched. BUT There was considerable ringing. You know a white halo around edges (not ghosting). I quickly went into the menu and the sharpness was cranked way up (with the 3D default?). Anyway cranked it down, and no more ringing.

hmmm 3d didn't fire up until you plugged in emmitter first...maybe should have read the manual

ghosting really only shows up on 2d-3d conversion and depth settings at 2. if you scale it back to depth setting of 0 it is slight. in straight 3d blue rays, i haven't really noticed ghosting much at all. pc should have probably mentioned that part.
if you have depth at 2 that's really where you will see it, but there really isn't any need to have depth set there as you get the full 3d effect at a depth of 0 from what i have seen so far.

Put up the Projector and have to say , so far I am impressed. I did not get to try out the 3D on it yet, as I just finished running a 45 foot CAT5 cable though my attic for the emitter.

Much better experience then the 2 defective JVC RS40s I had.

your comments are falling on deaf ears.. Deja will own the Acer 5360 until the end of time.

so will I, it's too cool to get rid of and the lamps are dirt cheap.

22. I read the manual 2 weeks ago. I know you have to plug the emitter in with the machine off. I turned it on for a little 2D while I took the emitter out of the box. I remembered you have to turn it off. Then I realized the cable on the emitter won't plug into the machine. You have to use a male to male RJ45 connector cable and one doesn't come with the set. This could be aggrevating to some. So for those gettting a machine, you may want to have a short cable lying around. From playing with the emittter, I found the best position in my theater to mount it at the top of the screen just like the other emitters I have used.

Hmm just read manual. On page 28 it says to only use Cat-7 cable for 3D emitter.

I ran Cat5e since I have a box of it.

Any problems reported when using Cat5?

Thanks