SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Special Features 2 Posted on July 19, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Review - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Highlights - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Overview2. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Special Features - Dynamic Iris - 3 Lens Choices - Nero 3D-2 3D Abilities - Let's talk 3D active glasses: - 2D to Simulated 3D on the Nero 3D-23. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Special Features 2 - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Gamma Modes - Nero 3D2 Brilliant Color - CFI - SIM2 Lamp Characteristics4. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Physical Tour - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector - Appearance - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Control Panel - Input/Output5. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Menus - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Remote Control - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Lens Throw - Nero Lens Shift - Nero 3D-2 Anamorphic Lens6. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Image Quality - Nero 3D-2 "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Nero 3D-2 Projector - Skin Tones - Nero 3D-2 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Home Theater Projector8. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Performance - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Brightness - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector - Post Calibration Greyscale9. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Performance 2 - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Sharpness - SIM2 Nero Light Leakage - Nero 3D-2 Image Noise - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Audible Noise10. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Calibration and Settings - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Color Temperature - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Calibration and Settings - Calibration Settings11. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 – Projector Screens - Nero 3D-2 Projector Screen Recommendations 12. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Competitors - Nero 3D-2 vs. Sony VPL-VW95ES - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 vs. Mitsubishi HC9000D - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 vs. Runco LS-1013. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Warranty14. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the Nero 3D-2 projector: - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector: Pros - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector: Cons15. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Full Specifications SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Gamma ModesThe SIM2 Nero 3D-2 has three different gamma setups: Dynamic, Natural, and Parametric. Parametric allows you to set the level desired – such as the normal 2.2, or 2.4. Of note, Dynamic lifts the dark areas, for more shadow detail. Here is an example of each: Dynamic Natural Parametric Nero 3D2 Brilliant ColorAs expected, the SIM2 implementation of Brilliant Color, is relatively subtle, whereas with many projectors, Brilliant Color can be not just dynamic, but sometimes over the top. Texas Instruments – the DLP folks, provide a “Brilliant Color” engine, that DLP projector manufacturers can modify and set up the way they want to. Here’s a cropped image from the movie Red. You can see differences in the ribbons and if you look closely, you can see Brilliant Color is a touch less smooth on skin tone transitions in Bruce Willis’ face. Brilliant Color OnBrilliant Color OffPreviousNext One more pair of images Off, then On. Note the reds are more realistic with Brilliant Color off, as turning BC on is a bit cooler. Still you can see that the sky and image overall is a bit more dynamic looking with it on: Brilliant Color OffBrilliant Color OnPreviousNext CFICreative Frame Interpolation works very well. PureMotion is SIM2’s name for it. It behaves like most other projector’s Low setting, would be my guess. As usual, I don’t recommend using it for movies if you care about “the director’s intent”. I would guess that most people don’t use it for movies. I don’t. It changes things – too much, for my taste, but then that’s true of all CFI’s. Image: Leeloo, from The Fifth Element Click Image to EnlargeSIM2 Lamp CharacteristicsUnlike most projectors that offer a full power and a lower power “Eco-mode”, the Nero 3D-2 offers six settings each slightly different. 280 watts is full power, 230 watts is the lowest power. You can choose any wattage in between, in increments of 10 (240, 250…). The thing to note of greatest importance, is that as a single chip DLP projector, the Nero 3D-2 is not particularly quiet in terms of fan noise. At full power, it’s right up there with other projectors that seem to be around 30 db. If you drop the power down from 280 (past 270) to 260, the fan does kick down a notch. It’s not a dramatic improvement, but definitely a couple few db. The fan noise will drop still further by 230, but even then, this isn’t a particularly quiet projector with many other projectors quieter in their eco modes, and with some projectors still quieter at full power, than the SIM2 at the 230 watt setting. In smaller rooms, I’m pretty sure most folks will have their projectors at 260 watts to help control the noise. Time to look at the (external) hardware, the remote control and the SIM2 3D-2 projector’s menus. 1. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Review - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Highlights - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Overview2. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Special Features - Dynamic Iris - 3 Lens Choices - Nero 3D-2 3D Abilities - Let's talk 3D active glasses: - 2D to Simulated 3D on the Nero 3D-23. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Special Features 2 - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Gamma Modes - Nero 3D2 Brilliant Color - CFI - SIM2 Lamp Characteristics4. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Physical Tour - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector - Appearance - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Control Panel - Input/Output5. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Menus - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Remote Control - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Lens Throw - Nero Lens Shift - Nero 3D-2 Anamorphic Lens6. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Image Quality - Nero 3D-2 "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Nero 3D-2 Projector - Skin Tones - Nero 3D-2 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Home Theater Projector8. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Performance - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Brightness - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector - Post Calibration Greyscale9. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Performance 2 - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Sharpness - SIM2 Nero Light Leakage - Nero 3D-2 Image Noise - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Audible Noise10. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Calibration and Settings - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Color Temperature - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Calibration and Settings - Calibration Settings11. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 – Projector Screens - Nero 3D-2 Projector Screen Recommendations 12. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Competitors - Nero 3D-2 vs. Sony VPL-VW95ES - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 vs. Mitsubishi HC9000D - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 vs. Runco LS-1013. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector Warranty14. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector - The Bottom Line - The Very Bottom Line on the Nero 3D-2 projector: - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector: Pros - SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector: Cons15. SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Full Specifications SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Special Features SIM2 Nero 3D-2 Projector – Physical Tour LnRiLWhlYWRpbmcuaGFzLWJhY2tncm91bmR7cGFkZGluZzowfQ==