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.

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.

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

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.

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.

I also have an NZ7 that relegated an LG G1 to other tasks. I figured if I was going to replace an OLED, I needed something good. It has been fairly stunning in a fully light controlled room. my favorite part of the first few movies, when a scene would fade to black, the whole room would be pitch black, and my 5yo would start saying things like "Hello? is anybody there?"

Just be careful to check throw distance calculators too, you're near the minimum throw to hit a 120" screen at 13'. Measure from screen to front of lens. The older but still good nz9 has a slightly wider lense, for example. Projectorcentral.com has a nice calculator, but don't push the limits. I got a jvc nz7, 120" 2.35 screen, and the raw image doesn't fill the screen at about 12'5". This issue gets amplified for the occasional content that doesn't fill the raw frame, I can't zoom it any further and/or crop to fit.

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 tested the JVC NP5 vs NZ7 vs Epson 5050, returned the 5050. Not sure how much better Epson laser is but the JVC's were significantly better to me.

To me yeah definitely. I went from a 5020 => 5050 and didn't see much of an improvement I returned it and tried the NP5 and NZ7 , both seemed significantly better, colors (contrast?) and detail level. Kept the NZ7, missed the return window on the NP5, need to list it on ebay soon lol