This year's list of best projectors is unusual because it doesn't feature JVC. These awards are only given to products reviewed in the last year, and the last JVC projector reviewed was the DLA-N5 back in 2020, so there were no new models to consider.Curious as to how the manufacturer awarded 'best', doesn't manage to get any models with an award onto the roster....
The RRP had risen to £12,999 a few months back I believe?Might be a small error in the copy there. The VW790ES has an RRP of £11,999, not £9,999 as far as I'm aware.
not sure why anyone would avoid the best available product just because it iwas not released in 2021 - all probably irrelevant as you will do well to get any of the N series new anyway.JVC have done really well to keep their older models current, but with more than a few years under their belts now I'd be wary shelling out new even with the exceptional support on show.
As someone else has pointed out, the list price is actually now £12,999, but Richer Sounds is selling the VW790ES for £9,999, so that's the best price it can currently be picked up for.Might be a small error in the copy there. The VW790ES has an RRP of £11,999, not £9,999 as far as I'm aware.
hard to argue with this view - i bought an N5 2 years ago and continue to love the images it produces but the price to upgrade to even the NZ7 is far too rich for my blood to be even a considerationNice to award JVC a participation prize now they have abandoned everything but the upper market.
Last I heard on the NZ thread was that the N5 replacement was cancelled for the time beingi am not sure that the N5 is continuing in production as i understood the last delivery of new N5's into the UK may already have happened
there should be a bulb based replacement for the N5 in a few months time but surely the laser based machines will surely take priority at JVC
Yeah that’s what I heard too, or at least for the foreseeable future.Last I heard on the NZ thread was that the N5 replacement was cancelled for the time being
Out of interest, what makes that such a slam-dunk for you? I'd be surprised if you couldn't get an NZ7 for close to that after a couple of calls around. Native contrast should be better on the JVC, the brightness is similar, you have the option of using the JVC DTM, probably wider colour gamut, more forward looking input capabilities with HDMI2.1, etc. About the only thing on paper the Sony has going for it at the moment is a bit more installation flexibility and you can actually buy it today, maybe a bit more intra-scene contrast.As a lumagen owner I’d definitely go for a 790 @ £10k over the NZ7.
My projector cost £700 and it’s amazing. Colours are vibrant and natural, motion is about as good as I’ve seen: no blurring or jitter. A genuinely cinematic picture on 92”screen.
I’m sure the PJ’s listed here are superb, but many people can be perfectly happy, as am I, considerably further down the food chain. And not everyone is looking for a PJ in a dedicated bat cave. Mine is in the living room. So it would have been nice to see which PJ’s are the current pick at the £1k mark.
Sometimes budget does equal rubbish. But probably with current pricing an equivalent to my PJ would be about £1k now, but I would have no qualms at all recommending it.
The only criticism of my PJ compared to a TV is fan noise, but I would imagine that’s a criticism that would apply to many of those recommended here.
I know most people looking to move up to this price of projectors probably don’t have a Lumagen so the appeal of the JVC’s internal DTM system makes it a front runner but when you already own a Lumagen it would be an interesting comparison. I sure would love an independent like Steve to do such a comparison because there’s sure to be some aspects of each better than the other.Out of interest, what makes that such a slam-dunk for you? I'd be surprised if you couldn't get an NZ7 for close to that after a couple of calls around. Native contrast should be better on the JVC, the brightness is similar, you have the option of using the JVC DTM, probably wider colour gamut, more forward looking input capabilities with HDMI2.1, etc. About the only thing on paper the Sony has going for it at the moment is a bit more installation flexibility and you can actually buy it today, maybe a bit more intra-scene contrast.
We already know the JVC have far superior calibration capabilities and tracking, and then Sony is known for banding/ low bit resolution on the screen, and that cant be saved by any external processor.I know most people looking to move up to this price of projectors probably don’t have a Lumagen so the appeal of the JVC’s internal DTM system makes it a front runner but when you already own a Lumagen it would be an interesting comparison. I sure would love an independent like Steve to do such a comparison because there’s sure to be some aspects of each better than the other.
Sounds like at least three things there.....Out of interest, what makes that such a slam-dunk for you? I'd be surprised if you couldn't get an NZ7 for close to that after a couple of calls around. Native contrast should be better on the JVC, the brightness is similar, you have the option of using the JVC DTM, probably wider colour gamut, more forward looking input capabilities with HDMI2.1, etc. About the only thing on paper the Sony has going for it at the moment is a bit more installation flexibility and you can actually buy it today, maybe a bit more intra-scene contrast.
Erm, nope, not on mine. My 590 hasn't exhibited any banding or low bit resolution.We already know the JVC have far superior calibration capabilities and tracking, and then Sony is known for banding/ low bit resolution on the screen, and that cant be saved by any external processor.
Sure, a missing s... Question stands though. The OP posted in such a way that it was obvious that you'd go for the Sony, and I'm intrigued to know why, as it doesn't seem obvious at all to me (though the installation flexibility might well make it a no-brainer / non-choice in some installations).Sounds like at least three things there.....