I have $5000 burning a hole in my pocket and can't decide on what to buy. Dedicated home theater room with 100% controlled light. Used on a 90in wide at screen.
Some options I see,
Runco ls-3
Jvc rs15 maybe I can find rs25 under 5k
Optoma hd8200 or 8600 if under 5k
Not sure if Epson 8500ub or panny ae4000 compare with the projectors above. If so, I could save quite a bit.
Anyone have any others, or a favorite in this list.
The Panasonic is getting rave reviews and I think for the money would be tough to beat that said the Runco would also be an option but why spend the extra money if you dont have to. For a 90" screen the Panasonic AE4000 would be plenty of projector.
Runco IMO is overpriced new, they just dont deliever dollar for dollar performance worthy of its price. I like the Panasonic aswell and Epson 8500UB. I would add if your surround isnt all as good as possible save some cash on one of these 2 models and spend some on the sound side unless your happy as is.
New upgraded sub, reciever..premium bluRay perhaps??????
Agree with the others for the price that Panasonic costs it really can compete with higher priced models, I have the PT-AE3000 and it gives a stunning picture for the money and if the 4000 improves on that then save that extra money and spend it on something else :bigsmile:
I'll bet you could find a new rs25 or LS-5 real close to $5k or a rs15 in the mid to low 3's. But I agree, if the rest of your components are not up to a $5k projector the $2k panny throws a nice image and spend the remainder upgrading your other weak links. I bought my RS10 a year ago and have been fortunate to have demo'd the panny, epson and planar in my theater after I had the rs10. In some ways there are big differences between them all and in others not as much as you would think. I definately prefer lcos and this level dlp over current lcd though - but lcd is catching up. Good luck!
Since you will have a light controlled dedicated theater, you are in a position to see and appreciate the improved picture quality that the JVCs offer over the Panasonics and Epsons. In my white multipurpose room there would be little difference among them.
In my opinion JVC is the way to go. You can find a RS20 model, that is better than RS15 for about US$5000.00. Or, if you can find a RS25, it will be great too.
I have tried the Epson6500UB and the JVCRS10.... from those two I can tell you the JVC is quite a bit better...the native contrast is striking in most scenes when you compare the 2....
JVC unless you need to buy a screen too on that budget. You don't want a great PJ on shabby screen.
Of course If it were my 5000 I'd get a panny 4000 and spend the rest on other parts of my system, but I'm not a big believer of spending big on PJs since they always improve so much.
a jvc rs -20 for sure,jvc have great quality hard to beat projector.I presently am a proud owner of a Viewsonic pro8100,it is my first projector and I didn't want to pay for big bucks to begin
I think the Panasonic or JVC would be great projectors. I have the JVC RS2 and love it.
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