Quark Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 (edited) 1 hour ago, drummerboy01 said: How is everyone’s NX7 going. It’s been a while and mine is going good. Still on my same bulb and only done 400 odd hours. I can remember getting the dreaded pin stripe lines when I first purchased it some years ago. They went away and have never come back. Thinking of doing a JVC auto cal on mine. Not that I see a problem as I am half blind these days. Just wondering how the current state of the NX line is going these days. It’s a good thing to keep tabs on. My N5/NX5 developed the vertical lines intermittently after about 8 months of ownership. The issue was always fixed with a reboot but became more frequent and I booked it in for repair just before the 3 year warranty expired. Was referred to Pro Hi Tech Services by another repairer and they were great to deal with. DD board replaced under warranty - took a couple of weeks for parts to arrive but only had to drop off for a few days for the actual repair. Can't recommend them strongly enough. I've had mine calibrated by Tony O'Brien - made a huge difference for SDR material, not so much HDR. Up to nearly 2400 hours now and will probably replace the lamp at 2500 (got a spare lamp at purchase as part of a deal running at the time). Edited June 30 by Quark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummerboy01 Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 22 minutes ago, Quark said: My N5/NX5 developed the vertical lines intermittently after about 8 months of ownership. The issue was always fixed with a reboot but became more frequent and I booked it in for repair just before the 3 year warranty expired. Was referred to Pro Hi Tech Services by another repairer and they were great to deal with. DD board replaced under warranty - took a couple of weeks for parts to arrive but only had to drop off for a few days for the actual repair. Can't recommend them strongly enough. I've had mine calibrated by Tony O'Brien - made a huge difference for SD material, not so much HDR. Up to nearly 2400 hours now and will probably replace the lamp at 2500 (got a spare lamp at purchase as part of a deal running at the time. Always good to hear a good outcome. I must say its quiet as the only time i get some noise from my NX7 is when i am switching from 16x9 to 240.1 aspect ratio via the "settings memory" on my remote. Other than that its quiet. I always watch content on low lamp mode so that reduces the noise a little. I tried using high lamp mode for HDR and found that the difference in a darkened room is minimal and to me was not worth the extra strain on the bulb. All up i am happy with it so far. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 5 minutes ago, drummerboy01 said: How is everyone’s NX7 going. It’s been a while and mine is going good. Still on my same bulb and only done 400 odd hours. I can remember getting the dreaded pin stripe lines when I first purchased it some years ago. They went away and have never come back. Thinking of doing a JVC auto cal on mine. Not that I see a problem as I am half blind these days. Just wondering how the current state of the NX line is going these days. It’s a good thing to keep tabs on. still loving ours and ours is going strong. no issues still pumping out an amazing image... ive been posting a few screen shots from movies been watching whether brand new or a old classic the inc n7 is quite the stunner.. we have clocked over 1000 hours and its still looks amazing ! some favourites watched recently ... Dune 2 https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/322343-thoughts-on-the-new-dune-movie/?do=findComment&comment=6378271 La Femme Nikita https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/615680-la-femme-nikita-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/ Abyss https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/610637-the-abyss-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/?do=findComment&comment=6344120 Aliens https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/613901-aliens-1986-remastered-and-restored-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/ True lies... https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/612474-true-lies-remastered-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/ and so on.... this thing is a gift that keeps giving .. I too had Tony O'brien calibrate mine and very happy with the results 4k and blu-ray and anything else throw at it from multiple sources ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummerboy01 Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 4 hours ago, betty boop said: still loving ours and ours is going strong. no issues still pumping out an amazing image... ive been posting a few screen shots from movies been watching whether brand new or a old classic the inc n7 is quite the stunner.. we have clocked over 1000 hours and its still looks amazing ! some favourites watched recently ... Dune 2 https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/322343-thoughts-on-the-new-dune-movie/?do=findComment&comment=6378271 La Femme Nikita https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/615680-la-femme-nikita-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/ Abyss https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/610637-the-abyss-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/?do=findComment&comment=6344120 Aliens https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/613901-aliens-1986-remastered-and-restored-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/ True lies... https://www.stereonet.com/forums/topic/612474-true-lies-remastered-on-4k-uhd-blu-ray/ and so on.... this thing is a gift that keeps giving .. I too had Tony O'brien calibrate mine and very happy with the results 4k and blu-ray and anything else throw at it from multiple sources ... Dune 2 is on the cards for me. The wife is visiting the grand kids on the Gold Coast and will be bringing Dune 2 back with her. I just finished cleaning my NX7 and checked it all over for dust build up. Dust and heat are potential probs so I like to keep it clean. Good to know yours is still going strong. I was not sure if you upgraded or not. How do you rate pro cal to JVC auto cal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 1 hour ago, drummerboy01 said: Dune 2 is on the cards for me. The wife is visiting the grand kids on the Gold Coast and will be bringing Dune 2 back with her. I just finished cleaning my NX7 and checked it all over for dust build up. Dust and heat are potential probs so I like to keep it clean. Good to know yours is still going strong. I was not sure if you upgraded or not. How do you rate pro cal to JVC auto cal? thats very nice of your wife Alan, i watched dune 2 by myself .. not something rest of family wants to know about ! good on you for looking after the NX7 and good yours is going strong too ! no not upgraded.. do get tempted at times as i tend to upgrade projectors usually every 3-5 years ...to keep up with the tech .. but the cost of the tech has spiralled up to point ... rather put the cash to other prioroties and helps the NX7 is still as amazing as it is so can keep enjoying ... and i think most folks are hanging onto their N5-7-9s these days as just too much step up in cost to go up... not tried autocal on this machine sorry.. i did some basics myself and then went straight for the pro calibration and its been worth it ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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