I say the RS3000/NX9 is the best image a consumer can get right now for less than $100,000. Pair this projector with an appropriately sized screen and you will own the best image for movies under $100,000.
Respect your opinion, but after putting 3 NX9,s up against other PJ,s i do disagree with you here.....
Which projector? The RS4500?Yes, this is of course my opinion. My review sample measured in very close to the last gen eshift models in terms of contrast (37,016:1 iris open native and 462,700:1 dynamic). This played a huge role in me forming that opinion. Plus the unit only lost 5% of it's light output to get P3 color. Light output was ~1800 max P3 lumens. Looking at the RS4500, to get full P3 color saturation, you're looking at around only 1500 max lumens. Plus I feel 8K eshift does offer a subjective increase in image quality and no other projector has this feature. Then there's the DTM software. The RS4500 is beat in native contrast, seems to be matched in dynamic contrast, beat in P3 color light output, and lacks 8K and DTM at the moment compared to the NX9. I'm not picking on the RS4500. Its to be expected for a manufacturer to improve performance several years after a flagship model has been released. There are still a few aspects to the RS4500 potential buyers may want (more filter-less light output and the stability of a laser light source), but again, I think these come with a trade-off for contrast performance and color saturation and a few other missing features beneficial to image quality.So I don't know what other projector would offer a better overall experience for movie viewing. None of the Sony models I've seen come anywhere close. I know you've said you liked the BenQ LK990, or was it the LK970? My experience with the LK990 was pretty bad overall. Yes, it had a sharp image and was bright as long as you didn't care about image accuracy, but its contrast performance was god awful to the point where I don't think these other strengths made up for this deficiency.
I'm will to give up a bit of contrast to never deal with lamps or lamp strikes - that's for sure. But you can't beat the RS3000 for the price ! Now where is that review !
My JVC DLA-NX9/RS3000 review has been published:https://hometheaterreview.com/jvc-dla-nx9-8k-d-ila-projector-reviewed/
Thanks for the review Dylan. I will say I’m on Auto and scene by scene and I’m yet to find an issue with the DTM. Ive watched some movies with dark scenes that my previous Sony Laser projector struggled with but the JVC handled beautifully. You know the good thing with Sony was the Laser but it struggled with movies when it came to dark scenes and the JVC having a globe I have to say I’m much happier with the JVC. I don’t touch it at all.
Yeah, icing on the cake would have been a laser light source, but, like I said in the review, I think that would have all but killed sales for the RS4500. Unless you watch your projector like a TV, ie many hours per day, bulbs are still okay. Until they go to direct RGB laser, I can't see much benefit in terms of image quality that a laser/phosphor light source brings other than perhaps some new dynamic contrast capabilities that the current lens iris lacks (full fade to black and slightly faster reaction time). But the physical iris JVC uses on the bulb units is mighty impressive in how smooth and transparent it works. I'm very sensitive to dynamic irises and even still I may only notice it working once or twice throughout an entire movie, sometimes not at all. My guests don't notice at all, or at least none of them have said anything. Overall, the DI implementation is one of the best you get at the moment in any display. @ArrowAV says the DI in the $100K Sim2 Duo Plus is even more transparent in operation, but I haven't seen it personally. I've had this NX9 for about 3 months now and I still have less than 100 hours on it. I've watched 2-3 movies a week on it. At this rate, especially with the extra bulb I have, I won't need to purchase a new bulb before I end up selling it in a few years.
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