Here’s a quick run down for JVC in CEDIA 2023. As usual, the German chap from Hollywoodzuhause always has the latest coverage on major brands like JVC and Sony.
I don’t speak German so I used Google Translate for the sypnosis. Here’s the short and concise version of what’s covered in his video.
“There are NO new projectors to be announced by JVC at CEDIA23, but the Japanese manufacturer is focusing on improving its home cinema projector line-up: JVC is announcing a new firmware for November with further improved Frame Adapt HDR, as well as a few more brings small improvements and will be available free of charge for all models in the current line-up (NP5, NZ7, NZ8 and NZ9). By the way: the previous generation (N5) has a different chip architecture and is therefore not able to be upgraded with the new firmware.”
Here’s from one of the JVC fans talking about what to expect from the new firmware in Nov. Something to look forward to. I will do a comparison to pit against the Lumagen Radiance Pro when the time comes…
Looking at the specs…just an incremental upgrade from the previous generation with more lumens and boosted native CR. I will skip the new model if one already has the NZ7/8/9.
This video intro on the new NZ800 and NZ900 further confirm that the upgrade is merely incremental. There is no NZ700 to replace the NZ7. Don’t waste your money on this new model with almost neglible difference between the new and the existing model. If you are able to get a good price for NZ8 or NZ9, quickly grab it as it is a “no-brainer”.
What caught my attention are the following new features.
DML
New optical engine
New hardware re design.
35% reduction in size
Air intake vent now changed to the back. This is good and bad. Good as it reduces the incidence of hot air venting that sometimes caused a mirage effect to the image projected while bad is the rear will now need more space to blow out hot air. This is a very subjective move. Not necessary a good one imo
Nothing new when it comes to resolution. It is still using a native 4K panel at its core.
Just installed my new NZ700 on Sat, replacing the N7
Calibrated the 3DLut through my Lumagen and everything out through SDR2020 but using LRP DTM instead of the JVC’s in built.
Picture look fantastic with bright and realistic image, like a giant 120" OLED in my pitch black room
Really cannot see my fingers during fade to black, it’s totally off
Contrast look better than the N7 even though spec same at 80k but the additional brightness vs the 1250hours bulb is heaven and earth.
the 1DLut of grayscale and colour are spot on with average dE of less than 1.0
