Not much we can add on any of the new JVC's because the 3000's are just starting to ship, so no one really has any numbers. 24,000:1 to 25,000:1 does not sound bad, though I was hoping for a little better. First RS3000 in the US was delivered today. Customer loves it, but he was coming from an RS60
Is there much visible difference between 25k and 30k?Are these with iris open or full closed? I assume this is an improvement over the RS4500/Z1?
Iris open / Longest throw.Yes, much improvement over the Z1 for sure. First batch of RS2000 / N7 arrived in Germany it seems.
Is there much visible difference between 25k and 30k?
I realize my concern is probably unanswerable at this point, but just to throw it out there:I bought my RS400 in the Spring of 2016, and the HDR limitations (the inadequacy of Gamma D itself, as well as its auto-switching, disabling of DI) were frustrating, and addressed by JVC in the subsequent x20 and x40 models. So I bought the Linker, uploaded some custom curves, and was able to work around the fact that JVC didn't do a firmware upgrade that might have been able to remedy some or all of these issues.I'm now looking at the RS3000, which promises to be a ground-breaking Projector, and given the delays from JVC, it could be February if not later before I might be able to get one.There are bound to be at least some minor issues, perhaps major ones, with this new product, and if JVC behaves the same as it did with the x00 line, then they would be addressed or corrected with the next model, possibly available Nov. or Dec of 2019. If that were to happen, with no firmware updates to address them, I'd be pretty upset, given the relatively short period of time between ready availability of the RS3000 and its replacement model, perhaps as little as 6 months.So, given all that, does anybody have any insight on whether or not JVC will be altering their usual annual update, to address the delay in the native 4k Projector line? Or be more inclined to address problems via firmware update, which it apparently usually doesn't do?If I'm going to spend that much money, I'd want some reassurance that I wouldn't see a repeat of what we experienced with the x00 line.
JVC issues firmware updates to correct problems, but not to add features. Also with the new models using USB, firmware updates are less of an issue for owners. The 4500 using USB was very easy to update.
Thanks for the reply, Mike.One could argue that Gamma D was basically defective and unusable right off the bat, and therefore a problem deserving of a firmware update to fix (but I do understand someone arguing otherwise).All that said, do you think the delay in this new generation of projectors will alter the usual annual update cycle, or think that JVC will act any differently with regards to firmware updates because of the delays?