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.
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.
Sorry, but rtings projector testing needs a lot of improvement. They have great TV reviews. Check out The Hookup on YouTube for more in depth testing.
I also have a JVC NZ7, it blows away all of these projectors in dark scenes. But the Valerion Max blows away the 6050UB in dark scenes and it's really not even close. The Pro 2 and 6050UB trade blows in some scenes, the 6050UB is simply duller, has much worse HDR handling, is much less sharp due to the 2 way pixel shifting, higher latency, no support for high refresh rates, etc.
One nice thing about the 6050UB is the generous lens shift which the Valerion models do not have (Max has some, but only vertical), but it's very long in the tooth in other ways. I would not buy it new today, especially at $3000. I bought mine refurb for less than that almost 4 years ago.
The bottom line on a typical snellen chart is actually 20/10 :). Check back when you have all three of these projectors in a batcave on the same screen. Definitely not in a white room where you're ruining the contrast.
Sorry, but you have no idea what you're talking about regarding HDR. I have a MadVR Envy as well, it has a very complex tone mapping algorithm that almost completely avoids clipping highlights while keeping things very punchy. The 6050UB has static tone mapping which means it will either always clip highlights or always lose low range detail, you have to adjust it per scene manually if you want to get the most out of it.
The Valerion tonemapping is not on the same level as MadVR but it's head and shoulders above what the 6050UB is capable of. The NZ7 still has better DTM than Valerion but it's not too far off.
Also the latency of Valarion in game and turbo mode is around 16-17ms at 4k/60, I have measured it myself.
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Great picture/gaming, but RBE and no lens shift are dealbreakers.
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