JVC DLA-RS1000/N5 & RS2000/NX7 Owners Thread

[Dylan Seeger]

Manni, I will try with MPC-BE. MPC-HC is hit or miss. Most 1080p full discs it correctly finds the right playlist mpls file to play, but not many UHD BDs are working. Same with JRiver. This is why I remux to MKV files.

[Manni]

Manni, I will try with MPC-BE. MPC-HC is hit or miss. Most 1080p full discs it correctly finds the right playlist mpls file to play, but not many UHD BDs are working. Same with JRiver. This is why I remux to MKV files.

You might be correct, I have remuxed to mkvs until now due to measurements files. I know that BD folders work fine but I haven't tried many UHD BD Folders with MPC-BE, as I use jRiver for that (usually it's because I need the menus, so can't use MPC). JRiver can be hit and miss regarding menus, but it seems to be working fine to play the main title for most of the titles I tried. For sure none of these delivers the predicable playback of a standalone player if you don't remux first.

[jmonier]

If you use the computer for your streaming, would you be able to use MadVR on the streamed content?

My understanding is that streaming on a computer is only via a browser (directly or indirectly) and that it is limited to 1280x720 (and no HDR, of course).  There are ways to use madVR with this, but it doesn't seem very useful.

I'd love to hear that I'm mistaken but, at this point, I don't hold out much hope.

[Dylan Seeger]

I don't know about other services, but Netflix is not limited to 720p on a PC. You can get 1080p from Netflix on a PC, but not HDR. There's even a Chrome extension that allow you to force 1080p streaming from Netflix. Because it's so easy to pirate material off of Netflix, Amazon and other services through a PC's web browser, they don't usually offer the highest quality streams like you'd get from other standalone devices. You guys hoping for one component to give you the best video quality possible are going to be waiting for a long time. You're still going to need at least 2 devices to get the best image from any given source. madVR is the best source, and has been for a long time, for 1080p and UHD blu-ray. To get all the bells and whistles for streaming sources you'll need a different device.

[Madfloyd]

I'm using KODI-DSP as my movie browsing software.   Does anyone know if the DSP version is still required (vs the regular KODI)?  

Manni, thanks for mentioning MyMovies - I had never heard of it but will check it out.

I have the Lumagen Pro but do all my HDR tone mapping with madVR - it's much better. My Lumagen still tonemaps when I stream Netflix via my Panasonic but otherwise it's really just a video switcher for me (my AVR is still 1080p).

[Dylan Seeger]

Yes, the regular Kodi software does not support madVR to render/scale video. However, you're able to replace the built in media player inside Kodi with MPC-HC. That's what I do. So basically you get the beautiful front end of Kodi with the benefits of using  a different media player that supports madVR. It's seamless too so you'd never know you weren't using the built in player. There are some step by step guides on how to do this. Just google search if you're interested.

[Madfloyd]

Yes, the regular Kodi software does not support madVR to render/scale video. However, you're able to replace the built in media player inside Kodi with MPC-HC. That's what I do. So basically you get the beautiful front end of Kodi with the benefits of using  a different media player that supports madVR. It's seamless too so you'd never know you weren't using the built in player. There are some step by step guides on how to do this. Just google search if you're interested.

Ok, well if it's seamless then I want to try it!  While I like Kodi DSP, it is not being continuously developed and has some issues that I'm hoping have been resolved in the regular Kodi (example: doesn't recognize when a movie has been removed).

Oh wait, MPC-HC, that is also dead software.  Are you sure you didn't mean MPC-BE?

[Dylan Seeger]

I use MPC-HC. Seeing how it's just a shell, if you will, that can use external decoders and renderers, it doesn't need to be further developed. I don't think I've ever had issues with the media player itself with anything I've played through it. You're free to use MPC-BE if you want.

[ErikVB]

My NX5 should be here Friday. It’s my first projector and going in a newly designed theater room in my basement so fully light controlled environment with a screen innovations series 3 133” 2.35:1 screen. I’m new to projectors obviously so if anyone can recommend a disc or something to help me calibrate I’d appreciate the info. Or at least tell me I made a smart decision since I’ve never paid this much for something I couldn’t drive. . 

  I’ve searched for reviews but haven’t found any yet so I hope I’m making the right decision in buying this over the much much less expensive epson 5040.  Also, for anyone who’s on here thinking about buying one but can’t find a dealer here in the states, Best Buy can order them through their Magnolia centers. 

[AVSCraig]

It's a great projector - much better than an Epson 5040 ! Of course you can order both of these projectors mentioned through AV Science !

You might consider getting someone like Chad B in to calibrate your RS1000 - http://www.hdtvbychadb.com/

[Dylan Seeger]

The N5 is a great projector too. Though I don't think it's fair to directly compare it to the Epson 5040 due to the large difference in price. At the 5040's price point, it's ridiculously hard to beat. It offers a ton of value. However, the N5 should be a step up in just about every single area that matters. Let us know when you get it and what you think once you get the chance to play with it and compare it to the Epson.

[ErikVB]

Yeah it seems like an unfair comparison to me too. But what’s in between? Maybe the Sony 295 but without lens memory and almost as high a price I ruled it out. As soon as I have it up and running I will definitely post my impressions. I’ll have a full atmos setup as well so I’m looking forward to writing some UHD reviews in general and maybe starting a YouTube channel at some point. 

[Manni]

Just to report a bug in the rs2000: when 12bits is sent from an nVidia GPU, although the output is set to RGB and the info on the JVC reports RGB 12bits, the JVC switches internally to ycc422. This causes the wrong levels to be applied (you need to select 0-255 as there is no video levels in YCC). There is no such bug in 8bits. HDMI bandwidth isn't an issue as this happens at 23p, and 8bits is forced by the driver at 60p anyway. It would be great if JVC could correct this.

[Dylan Seeger]

Just to report a bug in the rs2000: when 12bits is sent from an nVidia GPU, although the output is set to RGB and the info on the JVC reports RGB 12bits, the JVC switches internally to ycc422. This causes the wrong levels to be applied (you need to select 0-255 as there is no video levels in YCC). There is no such bug in 8bits. HDMI bandwidth isn't an issue as this happens at 23p, and 8bits is forced by the driver at 60p anyway. It would be great if JVC could correct this.

I noticed the same thing. I had just assumed the projector was incorrectly detecting proper levels. It wasn't a total issue for me because I could still manually select proper levels on the projector. I hope they fix this with a future firmware update.

[AVSMike]

Yeah it seems like an unfair comparison to me too. But what’s in between? Maybe the Sony 295 but without lens memory and almost as high a price I ruled it out. As soon as I have it up and running I will definitely post my impressions. I’ll have a full atmos setup as well so I’m looking forward to writing some UHD reviews in general and maybe starting a YouTube channel at some point.

Has been reported to JVC. Thank you.