JVC - DLA-NZ7

I have a lower model (NZ7) and it’s been incredible for exactly your use case. Mine is probably 30-40% PS5 gaming and the rest movies or UHD TV shows. I don’t have kaleidoscepe but I use UHD Blu Rays. My theatre room is completely light controlled and painted dark grey with flat black on the screen wall. The JVC looks absolutely incredible. I’m sure the Sony would look great as well, but IMO, JVC is king in the dark. Gaming is incredible too. With low latency mode, nobody notices the difference compared to a TV in game mode. Side note: JVC has put out two very significant firmware upgrades since my projector launched, and both have been great quality updates. I’ve been very impressed with how JVC has kept up support.

NZ7 (RS2100 if we are being technical) owner so don't beat me up here. I'm all for the cost on all this shit coming down (I'm fortunate enough that I have distribution access, never would have paid MSRP) but the playback to me doesn't look as smooth on the Valerion as it does on the NZ8 or the reference outputs. They sure as hell are getting closer on the black levels though. There is no part of me that wants to spend what I did even with my discount again so I'm rooting for everyone and just sharing my one observation from the video. Could have been a shitty capture, who knows?

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

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.

I’ve heard two different opinions on the Trump trade wars: 1. Spend now before prices go up or, 2. Don’t spend on anything because we’re all about to be really poor. Politics aside, Trump can have his tariffs if he ends federal income tax. Why I should have to take the federal dick on both ends confuses me but then— this is the world we live in. As for the NZ500– it’s generally accepted that if you can make do with some of it’s feature omissions (lack of a gaming mode kills it for me) it’s basically all the image quality you could ever hope for in a projector. The only real reason to spend more is to get more lumens or, of course, those additional features. There have been comparisons between the NZ500 and the higher end JVCs and the 500 is looking like a damn nice projector for being their ‘entry’ model! I haven’t had a chance to see the NZ500 yet but I got some time with an NZ7. The JVCs are well regarded because they have, frankly, insane contrast/blacks. If you have a dark, well treated room you are going to love that JVC. They also have really good HDR largely because of that contrast. The negatives are of course: price. But maybe more importantly: price per lumen. Everyone loves to knock Epson around here and DLP isn’t very well regarded at the higher price points (at least the single chip consumer DLP variety) but both 3LcD and DLP offer alternatives at much higher lumen counts. Yes— the contrast of both frankly can’t hold a candle to the JVCs (or Sonys) but higher lumen counts means larger screens, better HDR compatibility and more flexibility to compete with ambient light. With super large flat panels getting cheaper and cheaper (115” for less than 15K this year assuming tariffs don’t kill it) the future for projection is clear: they have to stay in front of TVs and Video walls in the value race. The NZ500 is PLENTY bright. Around 1600-1700 lumens. That should be enough to power screens up to 150” with ease. But if we look at some Competition… Epson QB1000 ($8000) 2500 lumens. BenQ W5800 ($5000) 2000 lumens. Valerion Pro2 ($3000) 2100-2500 lumens. Now I don’t think anyone is going to argue that any of those have the JVC beat in terms of image quality. But all of them will produce a brighter image and at least two of them— the BenQ and Valerion— will produce more color at higher lumens. In a mixed use room or if you have a truly gigantic screen every lumen counts. It’s basically the choice between buying a large mini led LCD or splurging for the OLED. No one is taking OLeD as the value champ but if you want the absolute best image quality you go OLED. If you want the biggest, brightest image you go mini led LCD.

Stacked (dual) JVC NZ7 projectors at 150”.

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.

I have a JVC NZ7 + Stewart screen @100 inches. I'm about 14 feet away. It's fucking glorious.