The new JVCs won’t be able to do anamorphic stretch in 3D mode. The reason being the video chip isn’t fast enough to handle the calculations for both 3D and horizontal stretching at the same time. It was confirmed by a JVC employee on AVSF.

Art,

I very much enjoy your reviews. Keep up the good work! I expect the RS40 to best the RS20/25/35 in sharpness, brightness, frame interpolation and equal the RS20/25 in contrast. All according to people who’ve seen them at IFA/CEDIA. It will be interesting to see how it fares in color as well, now that it has a Rec.709 setting.

Looking forward to reading your impressions!

I believe you are correct about dual screens, for now, at any rate. I’m likely to have a 3D screen behind a replacement for my Firehawk G3, in the new theater at the new house that we’re moving to next week. And I may have it smaller than the other screen. I’ll decide in the next day or three.

3D an anamorphic – well if nothing else, it’s a relatively wider screen. I don’t see why there would be any specific issues, with doing anamorphic, but, as you point out, wheter there are some trade-offs… We shall see – someday – perhaps I’ll be able to pull in an anamorphic lens to work with one of those JVCs… -art ps. I can’t wait to get one of them in, either…

-Michael

As to the RS35, no, probably the only thing that can beat that (brightness notwithstanding) would be the RS60. I really was blown away by how much better the sharpness and depth of the RS35 I reviewed was, when compared to the RS25, or my own RS20. All those hand picked components really do make a difference.

I’m thinking RS50 or RS60 for myself, but I want to see them first. I may just have to pass. My new theater will have 2D and 3D screens – final size to be determined this week, but Stewart now has a two screen system (I need to find out more) – one is fixed, the other motorized. I don’t even know if they have to be the same size. My current Firehawk is 128″ diagonal. I don’t see how 1300 lumens for 3D is going to make me happy when I want to watch some sports in 3D next fall. Since 1300 lumens becomes something more like 500-600 lumens when doing 3D… I may have to wait for a 2000 lumen pj. The LG CF3D that I’m writing up shortly, is more of a commercial 3D projector than home, but it claims 2300 lumens, and it can handle a pretty large screen doing 3D. -art

I second Frank in his comment about your site.
You mentioned the RS40 being superior to the RS20. Would you say it beats the RS35, too (apart from the 3D capabilities)?

Thanks,
Michael

I’d like to get one of the JVC’s in before I really can conjecture. I’m a 3D fan. I want it, though I want good 3D content. If a projector like the JVC really is polished at doing 3D, then it’s worth considering. At the rate the brands are snatching up movie releases, though, we’ll be lucky if there are 4 movies you can watch by Christmas… Panasonic has Avatar locked up, Samsung has Monsters vs Aliens, Sharp has Despicable Me, and so on…

Point being, there won’t be a whole lot of content. the number of 3D movies for 2011 will be way up, but it’s going to be a long year for content. Perhaps we’ll get some relief with good 3D sports, but again, a year wouldn’t hurt. Let’s wait till December and figure out how good the JVC’s are. BTW with only 1300 lumens, they aren’t going to be big screen friendly in 3D… -a

1. I don’t know about the 21000 vs. the JVC RS20, in terms of blacks. No, I doubt the 21000/31000 can really get as black as the JVC even on a really dark scene, but until one arrives, that’s speculation. I saw nothing in the 31000 they were showing to indicate that the Epson could best the JVC overall in blacks. Certainly, on scenes not really dark overall, the JVC should have the advantage in blacks, and, of course has no dynamic iris to create artifacts or affect the smoothness of the view.

2. The RS40, though, should be superior or equal in all ways, compared to the RS20, and offers you 2D and 3D, and 1300 lumens, instead of a rated 900. and creative frame interpolation, but: True, it’s $4500, so not “under $4K”.
All that said, the Epson’s should be brighter than my existing RS20 or the RS25, but rated actually slightly below the newly announced JVC RS40 (RS15 replacement, 1300 lumens, 3D…)

3. There will be the new DLA250Pro for $3K. That is basically an RS15, with slightly lower contrast, so not up tot the RS20.

4. I didn’t see the new Sony VWPRO1 in action. It does rely on a dynamic iris though, and even the previous VW85 couldn’t match the RS20 in blacks so the PRO isn’t likely to, as it’s replacing the HW15, which wasn’t a match for the RS15.

On the other hand, still other new products coming, but not shown at CEDIA so probably still months away – as always. -art