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Anamorphic Lens in a Modern 4k Home Theater, Part 2 – The Panamorph Paladin DCR

Josh Zyber — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:00:15 +0000

After installing a 4k projector in my home theater, I questioned whether an anamorphic lens is still the best way of achieving Constant Image Height display. Although my first tests using an older model suggested that I was better off without it, our friends at Panamorph were gracious enough to lend me a new Paladin...

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JVC Makes Major Improvement to HDR Tone Mapping

Josh Zyber — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:00:49 +0000

HDR tone mapping remains the most confusing and frustrating aspect of 4k High Dynamic Range video, and is especially difficult on home theater projectors. Always at the forefront of the best projector image quality, JVC has issued a firmware update for its current line that may not completely solve the problem, but comes pretty close....

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Is an Anamorphic Lens Still Useful in a Modern 4k Home Theater?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:00:49 +0000

After about a month of breaking in my new JVC DLA-NX7 projector, I finally decided to remove it from the shelf it was sitting on and move it to my ceiling mount, which I guess means that it’s a keeper. In doing so, I was also forced to decide whether to reinstall my anamorphic lens...

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Unboxed: JVC DLA-NX7 4K HDR Projector

Josh Zyber — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:00:11 +0000

For a longtime self-professed videophile, you’d think I would have upgraded my home theater to 4k quite a while ago. I hesitated for a few reasons, chief among them that I was waiting for the right home theater projector that met all my needs and requirements. With the arrival of a new JVC DLA-NX7, I’ve...

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JVC and Panasonic Try to Figure Out HDR Tone Mapping

Josh Zyber — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:00:19 +0000

High Dynamic Range video is both the most exciting aspect of the 4k Ultra HD format and also the most confusing. With their new flagship products, JVC and Panasonic have teamed up to simplify HDR tone mapping (the process by which an HDR signal is adapted to fit within the limitations of an HDTV or...

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The Backup to My Backup

Josh Zyber — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:00:11 +0000

I reported yesterday that not just one, but both of my home theater projectors died on me, one right after the other. This definitely leaves me in a bind, but I’m not completely out of options quite yet. As an emergency stopgap while I try to figure out what to do next, I pulled an...

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Two Projectors Down

Josh Zyber — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:00:31 +0000

Most home theater owners would consider keeping two projectors installed at the same time overkill. However, doing so has allowed me to feel pretty confident that even if something went wrong with one, I’d have a backup at the ready until I could get the other fixed. Of course, that doesn’t work so out so...

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Flipping the Chip: JVC Projector Repair

Josh Zyber — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:00:25 +0000

A JVC D-ILA projector is the heart of my home theater. When it started acting flaky on me recently and seemed possibly on the verge of failure, a giant knot formed in the pit of my stomach. After doing some research, I decided to attempt the daunting task of repairing it myself. The Problem Let’s...

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Building a Home Theater, Step 8: The Official Reveal

Josh Zyber — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:00:53 +0000

This post has been a long time coming, and frankly, I shouldn’t have delayed it this long. I haven’t updated followers on the progress of my home theater construction project in three months. As I last left off, the room was still mostly in disrepair. Some readers may have gathered based on other blog posts...

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507 Hours

Josh Zyber — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:00:33 +0000

No, I’m not pitching a movie sequel where James Franco gets his other arm trapped behind a rock (though that might be hilarious). The number above reflects how long the lamp in my JVC projector lasted before crapping out on me this week: 507 hours. Considering that it was rated with a 3,000-hour lifespan, this...

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No Easy Fix for 3D Crosstalk

Josh Zyber — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:00:47 +0000

One of the more obvious downsides to the current generation of 3D home theater is an artifact known as crosstalk (or “ghosting”), in which picture information meant for one eye intrudes into the other eye’s view. This results in a ghostly double-image around objects in the frame. It can be incredibly distracting when it happens....

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Where’s My 3D Pop-Out?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:00:07 +0000

When I upgraded my home theater to 3D a few months ago, I originally predicted that about 90% of my viewing would remain in traditional 2D format. The reality has turned out to be closer to 99%. Nonetheless, I’ve watched a fair amount of 3D content on Blu-ray, cable and videogames. After struggling for a...

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