I auditioned this projector-twice. I went back as I found it disappointing in nearly every way. The black level and shadow detail were not competitive with my 7 year old JVC. The optics were no better than the other Sonys subjectively. And it wasn't very bright and was disppointing on HDR. I am now thinking it would be better to wait for OLED to break 100 inches before I upgrade. When that occurs I wonder what role there will be for front projectors. Does anyone have any idea how long it will be before OLED gets to that point?
Sony VPL-VW885ES LCOS Projector Review Settings
SDR:
Calibration Preset: Reference
Reality Creation: On (Resolution 2, Noise Filtering Min) Cinema Black Pro: Output: 80, Dynamic Control: Full or Off, Contrast –Enhancer: Off
Motionflow: True Cinema or Off
Contrast: 99
Brightness: 52
Color: 50 Hue: 50 Color Temp: D65
Gain: R –8, G –4, B +3
Bias: R –4, G –5, B –7
Sharpness: 50
Expert Settings:
NR: Off
MPEG NR: Off
Smooth Gradation: Off
Gamma Correction: 2.4
Color Correction: Off
Clear White: Off
x.v.Color: Off
Color Space: BT.709
Input Lag Reduction: Off
HDR:
Calibration Preset: User
Reality Creation: On (Resolution 2, Noise Filtering Min) Cinema Black Pro: Output: 100, Dynamic Control: Full or Off, Contrast Enhancer: Off
Motionflow: Off or True Cinema
Contrast HDR : 45
Brightness: 59
Color: 50 Hue: 50 Color Temp: D65
Gain: R –8, G –4, B +3
Bias: R –4, G –5, B –7
Sharpness: 50
Expert Settings:
NR: Off
MPEG NR: Off
Smooth Gradation: Off
HDR: HDR10 and HDR Reference on title-by-title basis
Color Correction: Off
Clear White: Off
x.v.Color: Off
Color Space: BT.2020
Input Lag Reduction: Off
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Though it is technically possible to manufacture 100" OLED display panels, the limited market of buyers makes the financial investment that LG would have to undertake not feasible.
Far more likely is the fast improvement of ultra short throw projectors.
At $25,000 Sony's VPL-VZ1000ES UST projector points to things to come.
The Chinese have also boldly entered the UST projector market, believe me, they will push the market.
Of course patience will reward us. Within five years, 4k Home Theater projectors will come very close to current high end 4k TV displays.
I say so because current $5,000 projectors outperform a 2010 Plasma display from Pioneer or Panasonic which sold for an exorbitant $5,000.
It was exactly the high cost of producing such high end Plasma panels that killed Plasma. LG won't make that mistake.
My advice, wait and see what the market bears.
Of Course you can also update to the latest JVC DLA 990.
It will make the wait far more pleasant.
Samsung has small flat panels that fit together like a puzzle, can make any size ya want. If that is as good as my recent LED 4K panel, then I will be satisfied not to upgrade my projector and 10 foot screen. Not sure we need OLED in that size, a non OLED can come awful cose. Make mine a 10 foot model for 3 or 4 grand, I/m sold. THEN projectors days are numbered. I think that will be the future. I saw the 60K Sony laser projector, I was blown away, but that had fine glass lens, why did they use a low end lens? I once saw a Runco 1080P that had such a good glass lens that I swore it was a 4K on a 12 foot screen! OPtics make all the difference, sham on Sony for not knowing that, they do, just trying to make a quick buck.
Some of us have projection setups that mandate a retractable screen, usually due to not having a room that can be fully dedicated to a home theater with a fixed frame, permanent screen. LG did demo a rollup OLED screen at CES, but that is apparently still at least a few years from being a consumer product. It was also only 65" with no price given so it's not clear how large LG might be able to make that in a reasonable price any time soon.
Until there's a rollup/retractable OLED (or other) solution at 100-120" sizes for under, say, $15k at least, it's hard for me to contemplate giving up a projection solution.
High-end DLP and LCOS projectors are the best way to watch movies in the home for those with a dedicated dark home theater room. If one can mount the projector on the ceiling in their existing home theater room. DLP projectors are reference quality when it comes to motion resolution and 3-D. LCOS are also fairly good.
In the commercial movie theaters DLP projectors and LCOS projectors are used to provide large pictures. Perhaps decades in the future a paper thin poster style roll up screen that has images better then OLED might replace projectors in the commercial theaters. However for now 100% of commercial theaters are using projectors because of their reference 4K and 3D quality. Dual 4K DLP IMAX style projectors are also available for the consumer market.
So it makes perfect sense to get a high-end DLP projector or SXRD projector for the home to come close to the quality of a movie theater experience. I have no complaints about IMAX 3D or Dolby Cinema Theaters. Most consumers would prefer a IMAX setup in their home over a OLED flat panel any day.