Lumagen Radiance Pro

[AVSCraig]

Obviously I need to watch a lot more content, but so far it looks really good.


For 1080P upscaled to 4K I have sharpening on 3.


For 4K UHD I also have sharpening on 3. 

Sensitivity – High.

Darbee seemed to be set at a default of 40, even though I could have sworn it was off ( does it re-set during firmware updates ? ), so I tried 20, then 15, then flipped it on and off using the Blu-ray " Cloud Atlas " as a test disc. Personally, I find the picture a tad cleaner looking with sharpness at 3 and Darbee off, so that's what I'm rolling with.


I watched " Hunter Killer " on 4K Blu - ray last night after setting up the new Lumagen settings, and the picture looked fantastic ( great soundtrack too - killer LFE ). Detail and the crisp look of that movie was incredible. I have friends coming Wed. to watch " The Gentlemen " on 4K Blu - ray. This will be the 4th or 5th time I've watched it in as many weeks, so I'm interested to see how much better it can look, since I thought it looked outstanding already ! 
Very pleased with this improvement !  

[AVSCraig]

A week or two ago I put on the Blu-ray " Kung Fu Hustle " to just watch a little bit, seeing as I hadn't watched it in quite some time. I was going to watch it with some friends. Being an older Blu-ray, it didn't look as good as I remembered - probably due to all of the squeaky clean 4K I've been watching lately. I put it on last night just to see if the new firmware had made any difference. It really has - that movie looks better and sharper / cleaner now, but it's not due to the sharpening feature ( I toggled that on and off to see ). The improvements to scaling have made a difference with older Blu-rays - at least the one I checked so far. There are some substantial upscaling improvements going on in the background - and I'd expect the further pipeline improvements to make things even better. Seeing as I have over 400 Blu-rays, many of which may never see a 4K upgrade, this is excellent !

[bmoney]

Ive been eyeballing a few used units, just cant get myself to pull the trigger

4442 - $3500 shipped (with 18ghz cards)
4240 - $4000 shipped

do i dare? or do i save that money for a PJ upgrade to a NX7? (i have the rs600)

ugggg i want the DTM and the NLS the most

[bmoney]

who is gonna talk me off the ledge to buy one?

[AVSCraig]

who is gonna talk me off the ledge to buy one?

Not me. One of the best items I've added to my theater. BUY IT !  

[bmoney]

Not me. One of the best items I've added to my theater. BUY IT ! 

i meant talk me off the ledge and JUST buy it lmao

[AVSCraig]

i meant talk me off the ledge and JUST buy it lmao

The best HDR dynamic tone mapping, auto aspect ratio and more. There - I shoved you closer to the edge of the ledge. 

[bmoney]

The best HDR dynamic tone mapping, auto aspect ratio and more. There - I shoved you closer to the edge of the ledge.

Here’s my biggest question. Will I be able to set it up to reap its benefits without having to have it professionally setup?

[bmoney]

Wow I did it 

Bought a lightly used lumagen pro 4442 with 2 18hz Inputs and 2 18hz outputs

Pretty excited!

[David Vaughn]

Wow I did it

Bought a lightly used lumagen pro 4442 with 2 18hz Inputs and 2 18hz outputs

Pretty excited!

What did you end up buying it for?

[bmoney]

What did you end up buying it for?

$3100 shipped

[David Vaughn]

$3100 shipped

That's a great price. Let me know if it makes a huge difference or not. What projector are you using again? I know it's a JVC, but I'm not sure of the model.

[AVSCraig]

Wow I did it

Bought a lightly used lumagen pro 4442 with 2 18hz Inputs and 2 18hz outputs

Pretty excited!

Nice. Glad to give you that little push ! 

[bmoney]

That's a great price. Let me know if it makes a huge difference or not. What projector are you using again? I know it's a JVC, but I'm not sure of the model.

I’m using the rs600
i have YET to read someone not seeing a large improvement. And I figure for the price, if I’m not blown away I can sell it pretty easily 

now to read all about it lol

[bmoney]

Nice. Glad to give you that little push !

You def did! But that what I needed.