We are living in strange times but compared to their main competition which is Sony these projectors are not priced out of the market. Not good news for people who where assuming that prices on projectors would constantly go down year after year or at least stay the same but price increases seem to be the new normal.
Personally I would go with a used RS1000 / NX5 - it is an excellent projector and gives the most bang for the buck. For most use cases having a lamp is no issue at all.
I would say it depends. Manufacturers have the initial power as creators of the products we want and need to power our lives but consumers [collectively] have the final say as to how successful any particular product line will be. I "could" pay 10K for a projector but I won't. I believe that price point is too high and that manufacturers can do better through reduced margins, innovation or both. If enough people feel the same way and show it through their purchasing decisions then JVC [and Sony] will have no choice but to get prices down to levels we are more comfortable with or abandon the market entirely. The problem as I see it is with the "if" referenced above. Consumers rarely ever show solidarity which gives manufacturers a huge and decided advantage.
I know.im my case I can't justify spending 16K Canadian (soon to be 17K or more) on a.projector, no matter how badly I would like to have a replacement for my RS2U.
What’s going on? Thought you had a great price on a NZ8, just waiting for delivery.
This is where I’m at. Realistically, I can afford the NZ7 and could even swing the NZ8, with trade offs in other major purchases planned for the next few years. But, boy I really don’t feel like I want to spend that amount for this tech at this state of its lack of maturity.
I'm pretty certain this will follow the pattern of their other D-iLA projectors where 3D will be available via an optional RF emitter module.
Correct if it is like the NX5/RS1000 in this regard but to put this in perspective the color space coverage should be quite similar to 4 out of the 6 available Sony 4k projectors that still are in their current lineup and a bit bigger than the top of line Epson so it is actually about average or even a bit above average depending on what you compare it to.
I'm hearing you. I'd prefer to wait until 100' OLED set came down to some reasonable price range; however, I have to consider another projector, eventually, because they are the only means available to watch my older 3D content. If it wasn't for that fact I wouldn't bother with a projector at this stage in the display tech game.
Direct View is eroding projectors' niche, to be sure.
If manufacturers really wanted to up the usefulness of rollable screens then you think they would figure out a way to allow OLED screens above 100" to be rollable. A person could buy a 120" screen rolled up in a box, allowing easy shipment and movement. It would be unrolled, mounted on a wall and then be plugged into a base unit using a cable. The speaker issue is a bit more problematic, but I can't see it being much different than what moat people do now.
I guess it could be worse, like pre-ordering an F-150 Lightning. I've read that some Ford dealerships are raging bull charging as much as 30G over MSRP for one of those new E-pickups.
Not any more.
www.thedrive.com
Yeah. I.read about that on the Microsft news feed. The article I read went into the limitations on what FMC could affect with those actions. More of a discussion in the EV thread though.Not any more.
Ford Threatens to Pull F-150 Lightning Allocations from Greedy Dealers
The automaker isn't interested in customers paying "additional deposits or payments" to dealers.
Yes, both the former JVCs and this new series do fantastic 3D ($100 for the separate RF emitter you need to buy, and of course 3D glasses). I have the NZ8 that shared much of the same optics as this model (with laser instead of bulb) and the 3D is vivid, ghost-free, and spectacular. In fact, I have found that I prefer a good native 3D SDR HD movie to 4K HDR if given the choice. Alita: Battle Angel was an experience that left me and my guests amazed. I highly recommend anyone who's 3D enabled to watch this movie. And 3D on a projector is (IMO) the way to go as you get the immersion and field-of-view that makes 3D have the impact it's meant to have.
