IMDave Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Here is the JVC US release statement: http://pro.jvc.com/pro/pr/2019/consumer/firmware_update.html It will really interesting to see how this Frame Adapt HDR algorithm works. If its anywhere near as good as madvr or the upcoming Envy for DTM then my X7000 will be heading to the Classifieds. Particularly interested to hear what the likes of Manni and other N-series owners, that also use a HTPC with madvr think. Hopefully @Javs and @wooferocau can give an appraisal as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waikis Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Apparently N7's price will go up by USD$1000 in the US. Will this apply to Aus as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztheatre Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, waikis said: Apparently N7's price will go up by USD$1000 in the US. Will this apply to Aus as well? They'll price themselves out of the market if that happens here and there. 'firmware, at a price' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 hours ago, IMDave said: Here is the JVC US release statement: http://pro.jvc.com/pro/pr/2019/consumer/firmware_update.html It will really interesting to see how this Frame Adapt HDR algorithm works. If its anywhere near as good as madvr or the upcoming Envy for DTM then my X7000 will be heading to the Classifieds. Particularly interested to hear what the likes of Manni and other N-series owners, that also use a HTPC with madvr think. Hopefully @Javs and @wooferocau can give an appraisal as well. Certainly makes the entry price to a N series more palatable Dave ; will be interesting to compare the value with the Envy when its released . Of course its sort of an apples /oranges scenario with the Envy scaling ; LUT calibrating etc. I am not surprised at the price increase of the N7[US] . JVC can only absorb so much of the "brain dead'' trade war tariff raw material cost I imagine Was excited to learn the Envy will be at Cedia and it looks to be solid for hdmi sync https://www.avsforum.com/forum/37-video-processors/3053602-madvr-envy-anticipation-thread-22.html#post58512634 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spizz Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Interested in the Envy price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooferocau Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 hours ago, oztheatre said: They'll price themselves out of the market if that happens here and there. 'firmware, at a price' Confirmed....the RRP of the N7 will increase by USD $1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spizz Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 12 hours ago, wooferocau said: Confirmed....the RRP of the N7 will increase by USD $1000 Saw that on AVS. The bigger question here is will the price also go up? It wouldn't surprise me considering JVC Australia priced the NX9 at about $5k more than they should of. Wonder how many NX9 if any have been sold locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooferocau Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, Spizz said: Saw that on AVS. The bigger question here is will the price also go up? It wouldn't surprise me considering JVC Australia priced the NX9 at about $5k more than they should of. Wonder how many NX9 if any have been sold locally. Theres been a "few" sold ......... i have "had" 3 NX9 units here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Spizz said: Saw that on AVS. The bigger question here is will the price also go up? It wouldn't surprise me considering JVC Australia priced the NX9 at about $5k more than they should of. Wonder how many NX9 if any have been sold locally. US tariffs don't apply here, so that's not a reason for JVCKenwood to raise the local price, but logic doesn't necessarily defeat greed. While the AUD$ has fallen a little in recent months, most importers lock in an exchange rate for 12+ months with hedging, so that's not a good reason either. At least until the time to renew their hedging comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamii Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) On 05/09/2019 at 1:02 PM, j19801110 said: But I’ll never buy a new JVC again. Why? 1. Atrocious support in Oz. UK JVC support was leagues better. Absolutely right! The JVC support in Oz is downright horrible. Guess we are a smaller market that will get smaller if the support remains woeful. Edited September 9, 2019 by Chamii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidjammer Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Wondering what Street prices are here in Aus for the N7? if anyone is able to PM me pricing that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Went to Big picture people in Cheltenham yesterday, there's Sony 570, Epson 9400 and Jvc N5. Sony 570 is fantastic projector, clear and very detailed, very good black, N5 also is very good projetor, but Epson 9400 is not clear, like you watch it thru haze. don't mention the details and black level. But the price is nearly half of N5 and 40% of 570. So, I will definitely go with SOny or JVC, questions are: should I go with 370 or 570, N5 or N7? will the differency justify the price gap? also should I wait another 2 mon-3 months to Xmas ? maybe some other companies will joint the True 4K war? David is very nice guy in big picture people, he showed me the three pjs. I will definitely order from him in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztheatre Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, fire said: Went to Big picture people in Cheltenham yesterday, there's Sony 570, Epson 9400 and Jvc N5. Sony 570 is fantastic projector, clear and very detailed, very good black, N5 also is very good projetor, but Epson 9400 is not clear, like you watch it thru haze. don't mention the details and black level. But the price is nearly half of N5 and 40% of 570. So, I will definitely go with SOny or JVC, questions are: should I go with 370 or 570, N5 or N7? will the differency justify the price gap? also should I wait another 2 mon-3 months to Xmas ? maybe some other companies will joint the True 4K war? David is very nice guy in big picture people, he showed me the three pjs. I will definitely order from him in future. You should have got the remote and fixed the focus on the Epson. Haze? Not the case at all, not even close. What other companies are there that might do a native 4K cinema projector? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spizz Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) Fire- Big Picture Narra warren have the NX7 on display if you want to look at it. What did find as the differences between the NX5 and Sony 570 you saw? Edited September 11, 2019 by Spizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 11/09/2019 at 11:58 AM, oztheatre said: You should have got the remote and fixed the focus on the Epson. Haze? Not the case at all, not even close. What other companies are there that might do a native 4K cinema projector? I don't think it's the focus issue, because I have seen one display in Selby with same issue, even the young guy who tried to adjust the machine, said exact same thing. The picture is not crystal clear as Sony and JVC, even my wife said it's not good as my 6 years old JVC. I think it's black level issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztheatre Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 hours ago, fire said: I don't think it's the focus issue, because I have seen one display in Selby with same issue, even the young guy who tried to adjust the machine, said exact same thing. The picture is not crystal clear as Sony and JVC, even my wife said it's not good as my 6 years old JVC. I think it's black level issue. Well it's a dud because I've had all of these machines in my showroom and that's certainly not the case at all. The 9400 has a better lens than BOTH the JVC and Sony. You're getting caught up in pixels and getting up sold or standing a metre from the screen. Not a black level issue, just not setup properly. Young guy? no, somethings not right there. And these images are 3 metres wide, 1080P material and taken with a galaxy s6 from years ago, no tripod either. Oh and un calibrated at the time. If I can save you 4-5 thousand dollars by making 2 posts on a forum then I'll be wrapped with that. I don't care if you don't buy anything from me. Truth is truth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullguy Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 what a fun thread... if someone is ready to, able to and wants to spend the dollars though then good for them, be it a pj, car or whatever. mind made up. i guess looking at a pj in a retail shop is no different to looking at a tv sales area, people will be directed to models based on the profit margins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztheatre Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, hopefullguy said: i guess looking at a pj in a retail shop is no different to looking at a tv sales area, people will be directed to models based on the profit margins. Yep that's what happens sadly. It's not about solving problems, it's about how much money they can make no matter what the truth or facts are. You know the old saying 'never trust a used car salesman' That applies in other industries too. I think the jvc is better 'over all' but it's more than twice the price.. But what about perspective and value for money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztheatre Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Oh and the new '4K Lamp' for the N series projectors is.... RRP $980..... not a misprint. PK-L2618UG. The previous lamp was $599 RRP. The PK-L2615UG. I see a lot of folks going for the OEM version of this lamp tbh. There's nothing 4K about the lamp anyway. On the upside, I'm passing on an offer from JVC with a FREE lamp with the N series machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, oztheatre said: Oh and the new '4K Lamp' for the N series projectors is.... RRP $980..... not a misprint. PK-L2618UG. The previous lamp was $599 RRP. The PK-L2615UG. I see a lot of folks going for the OEM version of this lamp tbh. There's nothing 4K about the lamp anyway. On the upside, I'm passing on an offer from JVC with a FREE lamp with the N series machines. Or get one of the original bulbs (or several) from here, for 122 Euro. And replace the bulb inside the housing yourself. Only 6 Euro shipping. https://www.beamer-parts.eu/projector-lamp/ushio/ushio-nsha250jk/ Edited September 12, 2019 by Javs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spizz Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Thanks Rich. Good to know about the free lamp offer available locally here for the NX series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spizz Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 51 minutes ago, Javs said: Or get one of the original bulbs (or several) from here, for 122 Euro. And replace the bulb inside the housing yourself. Only 6 Euro shipping. https://www.beamer-parts.eu/projector-lamp/ushio/ushio-nsha250jk/ Hi Javs, Is this easy to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spizz Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 With the NX5/7/9 that native panels are 17:9. How does this work when using a 16:9 screen. I have seen talk on AVS about possible light spill outside the screen. Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Hi Javs, Is this easy to do?It's a couple screws. Can't be that hard.Just wear gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullguy Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) "You should buyoriginal bulb if you insist on maximum projection quality and minimum probability of any defects or premature dimming. Compatible bulbs from an alternative manufacturer are much cheaper." hmm how would a non original lamp effect the warranty of your $10,000 pj? sorry looks like they say it is an original lamp... thats so cheap..why? Edited September 13, 2019 by hopefullguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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