Panny 7000 vs Epson 5010 vs JVC X30

[MrFattBill]

Originally Posted by Reference_head

Well I ordered the projector today (jvc-rs45). I must admit I had an easier time finding a house to buy. I probably made this way harder than it needed to be but just like with sound picture quality is more taste than hard facts. By the way roar you have an awesome looking room nice job.

Congrats on the decision. I love my X30 My decision was easier since I knew that there was no living without lens memory after having the Panasonic 4K

Bill

[roar]

Originally Posted by Reference_head

Well I ordered the projector today (jvc-rs45). I must admit I had an easier time finding a house to buy. I probably made this way harder than it needed to be but just like with sound picture quality is more taste than hard facts. By the way roar you have an awesome looking room nice job.

Congratulations on the purchase, looking forward to some pictures. Thanks for the compliments on the room.

[Reference_head]

Originally Posted by bluman1981

So I guess you eliminated the Epson 5010 due to the lack of lens memory? I use a 16:9 fixed screen cause i watch everything on my projector. I didnt need the lens memory. The JVC is a great choice you couldn't go wrong with any of your choices there's a guy over on Avs brolicbeast and he has the rs45. He has an unboxing video on YouTube you should check out.

I have never used lens memory so I have no idea how useful it will be for me in my set up and my needs. In theory it sounds like a must for someone one like me with the cinemascope screen. So I guess I’m going off that. It surprises me that so few models offer what everyone calls a must have for this screen type. The 5010 looks super nice and – the lens memory on the jvc or pan7000 I probably would have got the 5010 (just saying).

[roar]

Originally Posted by Reference_head

I have never used lens memory so I have no idea how useful it will be for me in my set up and my needs. In theory it sounds like a must for someone one like me with the cinemascope screen. So I guess I’m going off that. It surprises me that so few models offer what everyone calls a must have for this screen type. The 5010 looks super nice and – the lens memory on the jvc or pan7000 I probably would have got the 5010 (just saying).

If you have not done a constant height setup before then the lens memory is a great time saver for sure. It will allow you to 'set it and forget it' When I had my 2.35 setup I had to manually zoom and re-center my picture whenever switching between 2.35 and 1.78 content. Though not too big of a deal, over almost 5 years of manually zooming it did get rather tedious. Though I must say I got pretty good at it.

They often refer to the zooming into a 2.35 setup the 'poor mans' 2.35 as the ultimate solution would be to add an anamorphic lens on a lens automatic lens slide. Pair that with some automatic masking and you've got the dream setup. You are also likely out of pocket thousands upon thousands of dollars to accomplish this, so stick with the lens memory

[Reference_head]

I also want to be able to teach my gf how to use everything. So that’s another + for the lens memory. The anamorphic lens seems pretty cool (and spendy). I guess I will see how bad I get into all this lol (something tells me it’s my new drug).

[doctorD]

Originally Posted by Reference_head

I also want to be able to teach my gf how to use everything. So that’s another + for the lens memory. The anamorphic lens seems pretty cool (and spendy). I guess I will see how bad I get into all this lol (something tells me it’s my new drug).

Congrats on your purchase. It also took me a while to figure out which one to go with. I also own the projector you just purchased and a 2.35:1 aspect screen.

I would say the only issue (not really a problem) I've run into is on movies that switch between 2.35 and 1.78 (IMAX footage) like Tron Legacy and The Dark Knight. If viewing the movie zoomed to 2.35, parts of the 1.78 footage will spill over onto the wall and ceiling. My understanding is that the only way around this (without using Lens Memory to move back and forth) is an anamorphic lens. These are the only two movies I own that are like that so not really a problem for me. Anyways, this projector is awesome.

[Reference_head]

Originally Posted by doctorD

Congrats on your purchase. It also took me a while to figure out which one to go with. I also own the projector you just purchased and a 2.35:1 aspect screen.

I would say the only issue (not really a problem) I've run into is on movies that switch between 2.35 and 1.78 (IMAX footage) like Tron Legacy and The Dark Knight. If viewing the movie zoomed to 2.35, parts of the 1.78 footage will spill over onto the wall and ceiling. My understanding is that the only way around this (without using Lens Memory to move back and forth) is an anamorphic lens. These are the only two movies I own that are like that so not really a problem for me. Anyways, this projector is awesome.

I thought about that. I have those two and also the Walmart transformers 2 that does that too. I wonder if the new batman is like that.

[Flatnate]

Congrats on the JVC! With the lens memory and it being the king of black levels, you should like it. I also think you went with one of the best acoustically transparent screens that you can buy. Centerstage XD is probably the highest actual gain of all of the fabric/weave style A/T screens. Not to mention I like giving those Iowa guys the business. They seem like a good outfit. Let us know your impressions when its all put together.

[aaaa6344]

i've had an anamorphic lens setup before and have to say it's overrated, the lens memory option has more positives than negatives in this regard. anamorphic lens made more sense in the dvd era where discs were "enhanced for widescreen tvs" and videos were encoded 16:9 stretched onto a 4:3 frame, so with an anamorphic lens you would retain a 1:1 pixel fidelity. nowadays virtually nothing is encoded anamorphically/stretched so you have to reprocess the video before using the lens, so you lose some of the sharpness of the fundamentally accurate video track, BUT gain lumen strength since the image is now displayed on more of the projector's lcd/dlp/whatever chip.......but projectors these days are bright enough to where that extra brightness is usually unnecessary. if you have a wide room where the 16:9 portion of a 2.35 screen would the same size as a regular 16:9 screen, then go for the 2.35 and lens memory projector. but if a 16:9 screen would maximize the image size for your room dimensions, then go with that and keep it simple. 16:9 should be the priority if you're watching more than just 2.35:1 movies.

[Reference_head]

Just to update I got the screen up and everything working (still have to mount the projector). I have nothing to compare it to but WOW the jvc is jaw dropping. I have a few pics up in my gallery.