JVC - DLA-NZ7

I have this and love it, but I think the newer line (NZ500-NZ900) has lower input lag. Gaming is fine on the NZ7 but improved on the newer units.

Nice! I don’t even have the NZ7, just the lamp version and even that is good.

Used JVC NZ 7 can be found for around 6k, if you want something that is also useble at day time then epson ls12000.

That 150" screen looks small in the first couple pictures, which sounds silly. What are the seating distances? edit: And given the title where is the picture of the projector? I am in the middle of a theater renovation but using the outgoing JVC NZ7. This setup looks nice. Your "rear" atmos speakers look pretty far forward, especially considering the back row.

Stacked (dual) JVC NZ7 projectors at 150”.

JVC HD-100/RS2 should be around $600 on ebay. I have one, and it was working 100%, until lamp broke. Then bought JVC N7. But it's still my opinion that HD100 has superior picture compared to other at same price range. And of course you can find newer models also.

Get a JVC D-ILa with that budget. Contrast is everything. I have JVC N7 but thats an old model. Put also some money to darken the movie room. Others are only trying to sell their projectors so they could buy Jvc.

Different preferences. I prefer contrast and color range. I update two years ago my JVC HD100(=Pioneer) (2k, 30 000:1 panel contrast) to JVC N7 (4k). If I had to choose from jmgo or JVC HD100, it would be JVC. The used ones are around $600. For me there's no use of resolution if the picture looks washed out. With good contrast and UHD color range you don't need 3d glasses. It already looks real. One of the greatest things that comes with 4k was the color range, then hdr, and then the resolution. You are not watching your movie in a dark enough room if you can see your popcorn.

Get a JVC D-ILa with that budget. Contrast is everything. I have JVC N7 but thats an old model. Put also some money to darken the movie room. Others are only trying to sell their projectors so they could buy Jvc.

Other option could be a JVC NZ7, previous generation. Unlike the newest generation NZ700, they did support 3D, 8K eShift and 4K120. One of my distributor still shows it as available.

4k120 already exists on many models... My jvc nz7 has it. The Sony competitor to that model does too. Both under $10k from an installer.

So with JVC you have last gen from “worst“ to best: NZ7; NZ8; NZ9 current gen NZ800; NZ900 I personally have the NZ7 and it’s amazing (I do have a Lumagen Radiance Pro on top of it though). Of course the others are a little better but diminishing returns are real. Just compare them and see what you want.. you probably could get some good deals for second hand or demo units for the last gen. Screen I would look at Stewart Filmscreens and Seymour Screen Excellence. Those are the common ones for higher end home theaters.

The Sony is the way to go here. The JVC has great black levels, but the Sony is much more balanced. Both will blow away the Chinese DLPs. True 4K with much better tone mapping, color, contrast, processing, optics, build quality, warranty, and support. If you can swing higher the additional brightness and even better optics of the Bravia 8 will be worth it on a screen of that size.

JVC and Sony are the only native 4K options under $100K. Sony is by far the best for gaming with a sub 12ms input lag and excellent all round performance. The JVC can be better for Blu-ray, especially if you’re hiring a 1st class calibrator. However, I find most prefer the well rounded performance of the Sony. The new Bravia 7 (XW5100) has become my favorite bang for the buck projector.

If that starguard service plan doesn't include reprogramming or debugging issues with the remote, I'd say nay. Oh and projector calibration. Otherwise, everything seems pretty reasonable. It's really just that projector and screen driving up costs. Unless you're simply way more of a videophile than an audiophile, I'm not sure I'd ever recommend spending such a huge chuck on the video side of things. Btw, I spent $500 on a silver ticket screen to pair with my ~$9k MSRP JVC NZ7 and I'm blown away by how good it looks. Just FYI. If you're wanting to cut costs, getting a cheaper screen is a good way to go about that.