JVC DLA-RS48 / DLA X55 projector with 3D RF glasses and E-shift CEDIA 2012 - Page 5

Something does not sound right with Kraine's last two reviews. In the Sony HW50ES review he got lumens that sounded too good to be true and the JVC has lumens that are so bad that I find it hard to believe. Two other reviewers did not get numbers near as high for the HW50ES. Not saying that Kraine did something wrong, but color me skeptical on the reported lumen numbers for both of these projectors.

The new JVC's will be as bright or slightly brighter in 2D than last years models. 3D should definitely be brighter than last year's models. If the JVC's were as dim as Kraine is reporting then the JVC projectors would not have been able to light up the screens at CEDIA. It means the show floor projector would have only had 14.7 2D Foot Lamberts (126" 1.78 ST130). The screens at the off site venue were even larger. The JVC's would not have been able to get above 13FL with those size and gain screens. I can tell you the images were every bit as bright if not brighter than last year. The off site venue used the same size and same gain screens as last year.

Not shooting the messenger. Just saying something is not right. if lumen output was this low, the JVC's would not have been able to light up the screens at CEDIA. What size and gain screens were used with the JVC's at the German show? Run the numbers and calculate what max Foot Lamberts based on your max calibrated lumens and see if that even comes close to what you saw at the show. it does not come close to what I saw at CEDIA.

No problem, it just does not match up with what I saw at CEDIA, nor does it match up with the lumen output the engineers were talking about at CEDIA. If it was just this one projector, I would chalk it up to a bad sample. When you also look at the lumen numbers that you got for the Sony HW50ES, then it makes me wonder. Those readings were just as strange, but in the oposite direction. When have you ever gotten more calibrated lumens out of a projector (1,704) than the manufacturer lists as max lumens for a projector (1,700)? I don't recall that ever happening.

Sony distribution will not have them until 10/20 and 10/22. Where we pull from (NJ) it will be 10/22. While I would love for the Sony to have those lumen numbers, I just think people should be careful with their expectations. Don't want an unhappy customer because they purchased an HW50ES and a 160" wide (1.0 gain) AT screen, expecting it to light it up well. Then a month down the road once they have everything setup, find that their image is too dim. Does not make for happy customers when that happens.

Believe me, being a Sony dealer, I am not complaining about the lumens at all. The Sony HW30 was a well rounded projector that received a few complaints from owners. Sony addressed those complaints and have made one very nice projector. Expect it to be a big seller this year. I love its best mode lumens, improved contrast and improved sharpness. Shame it does not have lens memory.