Official JVC X30 / RS45 owner's thread! - Page 110

LMAO...and I thought I was a cheapskate.

Ahh, that's too much for me as well. Something about paying for online content. Plus that's 3 more episodes of Fringe on VUDU I can watch. I gotta stop doing that, $3 per ep is a killer, just going to buy the discs or something... I tried Hulu Plus, it had a few ok things on there, Terra Nova (lol the old commander guy from Avatar, it was like a bad version of Avatar without the aliens). Hulu Plus is something to buy for one month, then you run out of stuff to watch on it and go back to Netflix. Hulu also had "Once upon a time", good PQ and action sometimes, good acting but the story is sappy and ridiculous.

I'm not in the market for a new PJ for at least a year, so waiting a month or 2 for the RS45 review to pop up is no biggie. Not to mention I've already read a ton of reviews on the RS45, here and professional.

It's $10 saved towards a new PJ

I use Hulu plus and Netflix. I'm too cheap and too busy to pay for cable. I recently tried a WD TV live(wireless version) with the JVC. Once the JVC had a basic calibration, my movies and TVs shows look phenomenal on it! I plan to buy another one for my bedroom TV. The CEC HDMI works like a charm with the JVC. When I turn on or off the WD TV live. It does the same for the JVC. So I only have to use one remote.

So far it has played every ripped movie I have on hard drive. It's quiet, efficient and smaller than a mini mac. It also checks for its own updates. I basically stopped using two of my HTPCs because of it. I love it!

Too bad I can't get you fellows to spend 10 bucks. Hell that's a combo meal at Johnny Rocket's in L.A.
You're missing out on some great reviews!

I am paying for cable but never use it, it doesn't work because the cable guy mis-split the signal and weakned it too much. I need to call them and cancel it, don't know why I'm wasting money on it.

I really hate cable. I only watch sports on cable, so I only pay $45 a month just for tbs, tnt, ESPN, and ESPN2. Seems like a waste for 4 channels.

Does anyone know if any of the 3rd party universal 3D glasses work with this projectors emitter? I read somewhere that the XpanD 3D glasses previously worked with the X3 projector. Is this still the case or is there some other brand/brands that work with the X30/RS45? Thanks in advance for your replies.

The Xpand 104's will work but I suggest getting the Monster Vision which are on Sale at Amazon for less money and come with their own emitter. Zombee had a link to how you can make a y connector cable to use both the Monster and JVC emitters at the same time.

If AVS has the Xpand 103's still in stock, they area great inexpensive option. They work with the JVC glasses and same emitter.

I am building a HT in a new house and I would like to find out where the projector should ideally be mounted on the ceiling. The manual has a scheme for this on 16/9, but I am about to purchase a 2,35/1 screen, so I was wondering if and how this affects things. I want to be able to switch between 2,35/1 and 16/9 using the on-board lens-memory-motor.

Can someone help me?
2,35/1 Screen W = 130" > diagonal about 143"
hence: same height, but 16/9 > diagonal about 111"

Manual says, 110" for 16/9 wide: 3.31m (130") to tele: 6.75m (265").

The avalable distance from screen to back wall is 6.00m (236") which means a max projection distance of 215" from lens to screen. Should I put it there, or get closer to the screen? The closest I would put it would be right behind the viewer, @ 150" from screen.

Viewing distance is 140" (yeah I know that the screen is very wide - 130" - , but that's the way we like it)
Ceiling height where the projector goes is 8 feet. Screen is exact in between floor and this height: screen center at 4 feet height. Projector is on 0° axis.

Thanks!

The throw ratio is 1.37 to 2.8, measured with a laser, unless there are MFR variances. Also confirmed from 2 other users the 1.37. Although when using the absolute real minimum, you have to be careful. Don't forget to add in the distance needed behind the projector for cabling and fan intake (about 6" to 8" to be safe), as well as the length of the projector itself from lens to back.

@Erwin
You're screen is too big for this projector unless you fall into one of the following categories:
a) Don't mind watching a dim image eventually, b) replacing lamps more than normal, or c) you are a low-usage user regarding number of hours of use per year on the projector.

Even on a good day (good lamp), this projector loses lumens fast over time, the maximum size I would do is about 120" without gain. Seems many people setup their image too dim in projectors, so to each their own, but this would be more in following the proper standards of not dropping below 10 to 12 fL too quickly. If it were me on that screen size, I would pick a different projector entirely.

Me/us too.

I haven't calibrated ours and I am not a pro like you guys are, but the 2D picture on the RS45 is spectacular.

Absolutely no regrets in purchasing our RS45. At first I was just going to get a really big LCD TV. I am very happy I didn't because the feel a movie has from a projector is entirely different than from an LCD. There is just something about the size and crispness of the image.

My bulb blew after 500 hours. JVC is replacing it for free even though its been 4 months since I bought it. Bad news again about the standard RS hand grenade bulb but really good service. They have got to come with a bulb as good as their picture and service. The 3D even looks good when my RS45 is working..

Thanks a lot for that!

My preferred distance would be 200" which is completely in line with your guidelines. This is 60" behind viewers, which helps to minimise the noise from the fan (although the review I read mentioned it was extremely silent). It's also right behind the acoustic part of the ceiling, so it's out of the way.

I have to admit I am more of an audiophile then a videophile. The room will be a semi-dedicated HT / 2nd living room. There are big windows, but I think we will use it most after dark. I plan to make the whole room inky black. Batcave matt black! Even the floor and the curtains.

The screen is 1.2 gain white, so this will further increase the brightness.

How many hours of use is hard to to tell, but I presume it will be more intense in the weekend evenings since we are to busy on week days/evenings to make money to pay for the new house! My 17 yo son is a heavy PS3 addict though...

3,000 is really the max I want to spend on the PJ alone. The AT 130" screen will cost 1,800 including 2 black masking panels for 16/9 viewing.

The other 2 projectors I was considdering were of course the Panasonic PTAE7000 and also the Benq W7000. My preference for the JVC is because of the alledged superior blacks and the automated lens memory feature. And we have a JVC 65" RPTV in our current house that we like very much.

If I remember correct, the JVC is about 1,200 lumens, the Panny about 1,600 (measured) and the Benq about 2,000. So the Benq wins. But the lamp of the Panny is supposed to last twice as long, while the JVC's lamp expectance is in between the other two. Impossible for me to know which of the 3 would perform best in our situation / set-up and if the other two are as convenient to switch between 16/9 and widescreen. What do you recommend?

BTW, I am totally underwhelmed by 3D. Hate the glasses, to name one thing.

JVC is about 1000 lumens at closest throw using Lamp High calibrated, maybe a tad more. Personally, I would probably move the seating closer and just make the screen smaller, but here are some other options.

You could just get a brighter projector or even two projectors. You could get the JVC + Viewsonic Pro8200, or get the Epson 5010 + Pro 8200, setup the Viewsonic for TV (16:9) and set the Epson 5010 or JVC permanently in 2.35 mode. The Epson has no lens memory but 2 projectors should solve that issue. Also note that even though the JVC has a better picture, with the Epson you'll have a torch mode you can use for the giant screen you are doing. You can buy a Viewsonic Pro 8200 for $700 to $800 for gaming and TV use, and use the Epson for everything else. The Viewsonic is actually bright enough for that screen and is better at gaming anyways, besides on that screen you'll burn up lamps too fast with the JVC or Epson.

The Panny is less bright than the JVC, much less, so that one gets scratched. There is NOT another projector in this price range that can compete with the JVC in PQ, but having too DIM of an image is its own PQ issue IMHO that outweighs the positives of the JVC. After any lamp wear on the JVC, it will be too dim with this giant screen, even at 1.2 gain. You could also just get one of the cheaper DLP's and forget about the JVC or Epson entirely and save money in the process.

Thanks, I will let the info sink in before I decide. But the Benq W7000 is known to be a very bright projector (in the price range), isn't it? Hence it should be okay for the 130" wide screen?

I measured screen width / viewing distance ratio during cinema visits and we prefer to be almost as close to the screen as the screen is wide. We are in the first 25% of the seats (on center axis) but not in those extra seats in the front of course. So we really like a wide screen. The width gets a lot smaller in 16/9 not to be forgotten.

Based on the review on AVS and it's forum, I've bought myself a X30 and a 110" Stewart Studiotek 130 Luxus Deluxe. I'm very pleased with the image.

It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering if people recognize the same.

1. The motor of the iris creates a different sound when I'm controlling it to the far right to open the iris. Almost at the end it sounds like it does multiple steps at once.

2. When I use the focus lens control, the image shifts a quarter of an inch to the upper left or the lower right depending on pressing the < or > button respectively on the remote. The image shifts only at one and the same focus point, and I guess it's the middle of the range.

6" to 8" breathing room behind the projector? That makes me sad. I have a small room. 12 feet from screen to back wall. Minus (18" + 6") for the projector leaves 120" throw which will only allow an 87" wide screen? I have looked at the mirror option, folding scale paper layouts into origami but found the only possible configuration had the projector sitting on its back behind my sofa, which according to JVC is a no no. (+/- 30 degrees tilt max.) Frustrating. Looks like I will have to go with the Epson 5010 simply because of throw and projector depth. Even that won't get me anywhere close to the 108" width (50 degrees viewing angle) I was hoping for. Punch a hole in the foundation wall or kick my son out of his adjacent bedroom? Hmmm.
(Truly appreciate all the projector information you provide by the way.)

People talk about how dim the picture will be on a large (example 135") screen however the rs45 is about 60% brighter if not more than my last projector was at 104"... Makes me wonder how "bad" it is...

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately my screen is about 13 inches from the ceiling, which leaves very little room to lens shift the projector out of the light path.

I like your idea of mounting the projector in the kid's bedroom though.....hmmmm.

Watching the "Game of Thrones" series tonight, the candle light in the castles and lighting in general allows the RS45 to strut its stuff! Anyone that hasn't seen this series on it, is missing out on some serious eye candy! Material like this is what sets the JVCs apart from any projector I've experienced in the past.

Instead of another projector in the fall, I may just add the Lumagen and be content for a few years.

I've seen it. I know the "eye candy" you are talking about.

OK. Dumb question. The Lumagen... Which model, and how does it really help? CMS type control? I read through their one page about their video processors, but didn't know what was being used/experienced by others here.

Also, if the mini goes for about $1500 is super sale mode (not official pricing since I just was reading that in an old thread), wouldn't it be better to have purchased a nicer projector?

Thanks.