Panasonic 9000P1K and JVC 4100 Projector

[bmoney]

I thought madvr is more expensive than the lumagen. 

I would go second hand anyways on this. They are built like tanks. 

The madvr is def more user friendly. But if you are good at reading directions the lumagen is a beeeze imho. Not what people make it out to be

The tone mapping is unmatched in a VP. That’s the biggest draw. But yes having. 1.85 screen does take away one perk. 

[SRW1000]

I thought madvr is more expensive than the lumagen.

I would go second hand anyways on this. They are built like tanks.

The madvr is def more user friendly. But if you are good at reading directions the lumagen is a beeeze imho. Not what people make it out to be

The tone mapping is unmatched in a VP. That’s the biggest draw. But yes having. 1.85 screen does take away one perk.

I'm still hoping to find some deals on a second hand or B stock Lumagen once the ArtisaN comes out this quarter.  There should be people looking to upgrade at that point.

Used ones go pretty quickly, so it's remained a popular piece of hardware over the years.

[bmoney]

Yeah def the way to go 

[Barry]

 I had a difficult conversation with David Silkin, a rep from MAdvr. He said he’d call me back, after a one minute conversation,  and never did.  I finally got hold of him.  He was in a very noisy room, I could barely hear him.  But he said he would NOT call me back later.

He said that the Madvr would not work well with my JVC projector and Panasonic Blu Ray player, and certainly not with my cable or streaming.  He said that these were condensed images and it would not work.
 
He did say that it would work on Kaleidescape.  He then say he would have a local dealer call me, but so far no one has called.

[DLCPhoto]

I had a difficult conversation with David Silkin, a rep from MAdvr. He said he’d call me back, after a one minute conversation,  and never did.  I finally got hold of him.  He was in a very noisy room, I could barely hear him.  But he said he would NOT call me back later.

He said that the Madvr would not work well with my JVC projector and Panasonic Blu Ray player, and certainly not with my cable or streaming.  He said that these were condensed images and it would not work.
 
He did say that it would work on Kaleidescape.  He then say he would have a local dealer call me, but so far no one has called.

There must be some miscommunication here, as I have used the Envy with a JVC NX7, NZ9 and now NZ900. Used with 2 Panasonic Blu-ray players, AppleTV, Roku, Kaleidescape, etc. Works great with all of them, and the tone mapping for HDR content is demonstrably better than the JVC's native handling. The JVC's is good, to be sure, but the Envy's is better, especially with more demanding movies and scenes with deep black and shadows, very bright highlights, and so forth.

I'll send you a pm with my contact info and would be happy to answer any questions, and clear up any confusion.

[SRW1000]

Out of left field thing to consider, Barry.  With 110" screen size, you might want to consider some of the new TVs coming out.  They would offer brighter viewing that your projector which should give better results with tone mapping even without a video processor.  I don't think OLEDs are there at that size yet. but Hisense has a 110" mini LED for $15K right now.  I haven't seen it, so I can't say how it would compare to your JVC, but things are changing rapidly in the TV world.

It might be worth investigating, even if it's a few more years until it reaches a price you're satisfied with.

There are some that are too in love with projectors to ever consider a video screen and others who love the dynamic range of TVs with their higher peak light levels.  It's all a matter of preference.

[Paul Heroy]

The 100" + TV sizes are going to take over a lot of the projection market, I'm sure.

For me, and my 110" screen in a LR, it's primarily that my screen is retractable and I'm NEVER putting a 110" black box on that wall. For a dedicated media room, it's different obviously.

[David Vaughn]

The 100" + TV sizes are going to take over a lot of the projection market, I'm sure.

For me, and my 110" screen in a LR, it's primarily that my screen is retractable and I'm NEVER putting a 110" black box on that wall. For a dedicated media room, it's different obviously.

I have a 110" scope screen (which equates to an 88" 16x9 screen). My dream display is a 110" OLED that's 2.40:1 aspect ratio that has built-in aspect ratio detection  That would be AMAZING!

[DLCPhoto]

I have a 110" scope screen (which equates to an 88" 16x9 screen). My dream display is a 110" OLED that's 2.40:1 aspect ratio that has built-in aspect ratio detection That would be AMAZING!

While it's not quite the same thing, and I understand the audio limitations, as well as the cost (!), but I have been following the various VideoWall options recently, as they provide an intriguing approach to home theater. One of those is the ability to achieve a cinemascope aspect ratio. For those of us where movie watching has a high priority, this is the biggest downside of 16:9 screens, whether projector or TV.

[David Vaughn]

While it's not quite the same thing, and I understand the audio limitations, as well as the cost (!), but I have been following the various VideoWall options recently, as they provide an intriguing approach to home theater. One of those is the ability to achieve a cinemascope aspect ratio. For those of us where movie watching has a high priority, this is the biggest downside of 16:9 screens, whether projector or TV.

I bought a C4 OLED for my den (77"), and I love it. I watch sports on it and play a few PS5 games. I have also watched an occasional movie on it if my wife was using the main theater and the calibrated picture on it is simply amazing. 

[DLCPhoto]

I bought a C4 OLED for my den (77"), and I love it. I watch sports on it and play a few PS5 games. I have also watched an occasional movie on it if my wife was using the main theater and the calibrated picture on it is simply amazing.

I replaced an old 75" Sony X900E LCD in our family room with a 77" Samsung S95F - reflections in that room really bother me, where my wife is often cross-stitching with a bright light, and the matte screen makes a huge difference. I understand it's not for everybody, but for our situation, that tipped me toward the Samsung.

And agreed - picture quality is simply stunning. Check out this YouTube Video - it is certainly manipulated, but the HDR pop is simply incredible!!