JVC - DLA-NZ700

I think you’d get an excellent image from the JVC DLA-NZ700.

You can easily get into the NZ range for JVC for 8 grand. NZ500 is something like 6 grand and the NZ700 with its 80000:1 contrast claim is $9-something.

Seen and calibrated all the JVCs and seen the Epson. The NZ700 is a great projector and will look better overall, especially in a fully light-controlled room. Native motion is excellent, but it does not have motion smoothing if that matters to you. Review below for the NZ700. https://simplehomecinema.com/2024/09/30/jvc-nz700-review-jvcs-compact-native-4k-powerhouse-projector/ I wouldn’t consider the NZ7 at this point if you can avoid it, unless you get a VERY good price (used). It has less ANSI contrast and it’s obvious against both the Epson and NZ700. The Epson will be more flexible and is an excellent choice if movies are only a small part of what you watch and prefer TV, sports and gaming (PS5/Xbox/PC). Then I’d push you towards the Epson. If you are big on movies, especially Sci Fi, JVC is a much better choice. Hope that helps. :-)

Jvc nz500 is what you want as the starting point. If you can spend more. Go nz700 or even nz800

JVC NZ800 is your only answer, especially for a 150" screen. If your doing 120" screen you can save more than half by getting the new JVC NZ500 or the NZ700 which are equally comparable to the 800. The only difference is no 3D, and less lumens and 8k e shift. So if you don't need the lumens for the bigger screen, don't care about 3d and the 8k is pointless as no content is 8k, save yourself $$ and get one of the other 2. I have the 500 and the picture is unbelievable.

Remember with the NZ700 the improved contrast is only available when reducing light output, and the improved colors is only available when using the color filter, which reduces light output and can’t be used in conjunction with improved contrast, and without the color filter the NZ500 actually has better colors. I personally feel like the NZ700 is a weird product with forced compromises to all its benefits, especially considering how much more money it is. I’d suggest stepping up to the NZ800, or settling on the NZ500. I personally settled on the RS1200 (NZ500) with a 147” 1.90:1 AT screen, and am very pleased with the brightness and performance.

I have a JVC NZ500 (2k lumens) and it's plenty bright at 150 inches in my light-controlled room. For $10k budget I'd step up to the NZ700 (2.3k lumens) and call it a day Make sure you're getting a proper screen. SilverTicket at the minimum but you'd be better served dropping $4k on a Stewart. I got a neutral gain grey to enhance the blacks and couldn't be happier. Paint the ceiling and wall tricorn black. I *highly* recommend just reaching out to the guys at projectorscreen.com and picking their brains. They're great to work with. /r/projectors https://www.projectorscreen.com/projector-screen-calculators?srsltid=AfmBOopmX0oIkelYr_tiJu_mdkKoQT2UslWfonpHUfo0Yk8D1Kd4LDBT

https://www.projectorscreen.com/projector-screen-calculators?srsltid=AfmBOoqknYnwHYXTbA__wqQ5FqAiKDsrbaMEKp7WqttQzhEzIfWachTm Check out the FL calculator. I have an NZ500 in a blacked out room on 150” 16:9 and it’s plenty bright. I’ve actually tweaked brightness/laser power down. The NZ700 has better color and contrast but it’s not worth the price jump imo.

I recommend JVC DLA-NZ700. 8K-e-shift technology its on another level

That 15% light output difference is not going to be enough to easily notice. You generally need a much more substantial lumen difference than that in order to translate to a human perceived difference. The NZ500 and NZ800 are the price-to-performance sweetspots in JVC's current line up. The JVC NZ700 also has the DCI Cinema Filter feature that produces slightly more accurate color when you enable it. The JVC NZ500 doesn't have that. But I don't know any JVC owners who actually use that filter option. You get very slightly more accurate color at the expense of a massive brightness hit.

If you're looking at. Projector in a light controlled room with that size budget, I'd say look at the Epson QB3000 or the JVC NZ500/700, both meet your throw and budget requirements if you're in the states. I've had Epson before and they are solid projectors. The JVC has great black levels and the Epson is brighter if you think you'll need it. I have found larger TVs to have some artifacts in their imagery and unless newer TV's have found a way round that I think a projector can still work. I have a 96inch screen and feel a projector was worth it. If my projector was to die today, the two mentioned projectors are where I'd personally be looking.

Nope. You can get a native 4k jvc for 6k