Valerion - StreamMaster Plus 2 & Plus 4K RGB Triple Laser Projector
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"I m impressed by the color mapping, brightness ,contrast and sharpness, its super sharp even if its currently keystoned to hell while i m waiting for some brackets."
"I m impressed by the pcture quality of it versus the price i paid for. ... For the price its a no brainer"
"They are beasts of light output and have exceptional contrast."
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"In any case the Valerion with the black levels and tone mapping comes out ahead. ... Valerians secret sauce is the software which to this point has not been matched. ... The software which is the real secret sauce is done by Valerian ie: Tonemapping and EBL. You do know that right? That is the difference and it's big."
"I m impressed by the color mapping, brightness ,contrast and sharpness, its super sharp even if its currently keystoned to hell while i m waiting for some brackets."
"My ps5 pro,pc,4k and br player look amazing. ... Dv and HDR seem as good as my tv (tcl 625 miniled which had a good implementation of it). No issue either with streaming app on google tv."
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"Looks great with next to no lag. ... playing PS5."
"But the gaming experience is by far one of the best!"
"My ps5 pro,pc,4k and br player look amazing. ... Dv and HDR seem as good as my tv (tcl 625 miniled which had a good implementation of it). No issue either with streaming app on google tv."
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"In any case the Valerion with the black levels and tone mapping comes out ahead. ... Valerians secret sauce is the software which to this point has not been matched. ... The software which is the real secret sauce is done by Valerian ie: Tonemapping and EBL. You do know that right? That is the difference and it's big."
"I m impressed by the color mapping, brightness ,contrast and sharpness, its super sharp even if its currently keystoned to hell while i m waiting for some brackets."
"They are beasts of light output and have exceptional contrast."
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"The internal speakers are surprisingly good. ... It worked for sure, and was very comfortable for watching content ... I wouldn’t feel the need to rush into buying an audio solution right away after getting your projector if you go with a Valerion."
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"The LS12000 has over 2x the native contrast of the Valerion. ... The native is not meaningless, that's silly. Native CR is the foundation of the entire image capability. Dynamic CR doesn’t always work or help and it can also cause artifacts and issues like clipping and brightness jumps. Some scenes it improves greatly, some only a small amount, and some not at all. It all depends on the composition of the particular scene. Native still always limits simultaneous on screen contrast for an given image. ... There are scenes that look better on the LS12000 due to the noticeably higher native CR."
"LS12000 has 5000:1 native contrast (25k:1 dynamic) vs the Valerion 2000:1 native (10k:1 dynamic)."
"Dynamic CR doesn’t always work or help and it can also cause artifacts and issues like clipping and brightness jumps. ... I also hate dynamic CR systems as I hate the clipping they cause and can see them changing and adjusting and that also distracts me."
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"Valerion does not have VRR."
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"Any of these not have RBE? I have the Valerion and the RBE is very pronounced. ... I seem to be very sensitive to RBE so for me it's bad, like unwatchable bad on some media."
"they’re subject to ... RBE. ... RGB laser light tends to be better, but still shows up in very dark scenes with super bright highlights, during fast motion."
"It also has no rainbow effect while the Valerion has quite a bit. ... RBE is not really able to be mitigated. Some modes lessen the strength of the effect, but not eliminate it. I have seen one of these and the RBE is still quite high even in the mode that has it the lowest. ... I’m a perfect example. I see RBE always on any 1-chip and it bothers me to no end."
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"Any of these not have RBE? I have the Valerion and the RBE is very pronounced. ... I seem to be very sensitive to RBE so for me it's bad, like unwatchable bad on some media."
"The LS12000 has over 2x the native contrast of the Valerion. ... The native is not meaningless, that's silly. Native CR is the foundation of the entire image capability. Dynamic CR doesn’t always work or help and it can also cause artifacts and issues like clipping and brightness jumps. Some scenes it improves greatly, some only a small amount, and some not at all. It all depends on the composition of the particular scene. Native still always limits simultaneous on screen contrast for an given image. ... There are scenes that look better on the LS12000 due to the noticeably higher native CR."
"Dynamic CR doesn’t always work or help and it can also cause artifacts and issues like clipping and brightness jumps. ... I also hate dynamic CR systems as I hate the clipping they cause and can see them changing and adjusting and that also distracts me."
Academic-Society-654 1.0https://preview.redd.it/2vpjw8abhprf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb66bde4cf2cf77e457acc9ec3f4cd0a585b024e Can’t go wrong with the Valerion, I got the stream master 2 a few weeks back, it was on sale! But the gaming experience is by far one of the best!
https://preview.redd.it/2vpjw8abhprf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb66bde4cf2cf77e457acc9ec3f4cd0a585b024e Can’t go wrong with the Valerion, I got the stream master 2 a few weeks back, it was on sale! But the gaming experience is by far one of the best!
BandzBandit 1.0Epson , Valerion interface felt to slow n support sucks
BioBlueDemon 1.0I bought the Streammaster Plus 2 months ago and love it but get it from Best Buy, I bought it from there for $999 USD!
Yeah, working perfectly almost 3 months later! No issues yet lol
I got the $999 Valerion Plus, and it has absolutely exceeded my expectations! Perfectly bright and looks fantastic to me!
chaiscool 1.0None of the valerion do well with alr screen, so get the cheapest Valerion model. If you insist to use alr, best is to sample it first. The speckle, sparkle, hotspots can be an issue.
Ignore those deluded Valerion fans. Tbf if you only consume non subtitle dark content then maybe Valerion ebl will be the better choice for you. Assuming you're not sensitive to rbe, under $3k the best is dangbei s7 ultra max, then it's a tossed up between xgimi horizon 20 max and nebula x1. For ust, nexigo ap mk2 is better than valerion and has no rbe / speckle issue too.
Fyi there's a downside to low fan volume, the likes of Valerion get the low fan noise via limiting the fan (1600 rpm instead of 2500 rpm) and instead throttle the laser (can drop 30-40% kind). Some of their users are resorting to adding an extra fan / modding a replacement to reduce the throttling. So it depends which you prefer, as higher fan noise can be distracting too.
The color drift so it's not stable, affects the white balance and it may get dimmer.
Their retail price is definitely not value to performance. The likes of nebula x1 and dangbei s7 are all significantly cheaper.
Davewmac 1.0Valerion. The DBL settings are amazing. The contrast will blow always the Epson
Funny_Obligation2412 1.0https://preview.redd.it/mjnak54v3wgg1.jpeg?width=9248&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e68e2d3dcc6b417c58dd0d3cf88bf4a9525e05c4 Hi, i just got a plus. Its 1600 lumens and is more than enough for my needs. I attached a few pics with lights on and off. Im in Canada and the plus2 is 900$ more. So 400 lumens more for 900$ is not worth it for me.
guruguys 1.0I emailed them very specific follow up questions after getting my projector regarding 3D and RBE support and things like that and the first response wasn't very sufficient. When I responded to that it took about two days but they gave a very detailed response from someone who knew more than the first was talking about. So far I've been happy but I'm sure launching a new product and being not the largest company they still have some growing pings to get through.
This shipping was weird for mine. It just showed up one day and then two days later I got an email saying that it was shipped and when I tracked it, it said that it had already been delivered. I went and looked on my front porch that I never entered my house on and had been sitting there for a day and a half... So that was definitely a failure on that part. I was one of the pre-orders. The last email I received was sent/received came from [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Heythumb88 1.0The only difference is brightness. I got the stream master 1 yesterday and it easily rivals my Nebula X1 in picture quality
hippynox 1.0Valerion without a question of doubt.
Holiday_Sale5114 1.0Not sure if it helps or makes your comparison harder, but the Nexigo does drop to around $1399-1499 on sale. Maybe even the Valerion Plus or Plus 2 should merit consideration at that price point.
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