Out of all the others, only Devialet is doing something special with the sound...

From Denon spec, they don't quote an all channels driven power: 150 watts per channel (8 ohm, 20Hz - 20kHz,0.05% 2ch Drive) 190 watts per channel (6 ohm, 1kHz, 0.7% 2ch Drive) 190 watts per channel (6 ohm, 1kHz, 1% 1ch Drive) 210 watts per channel (6 ohm, 1kHz,10% 1ch Drive)

does it say anywhere what DAC is inside?

That is a pretty ridiculous comparison...Their pre/pro is $20k

@ yes but it will outlast any AVR. You’ll be spending more buying new AVRs like this Denon than on one Altitude - which is easily upgradable. And the sound quality difference is night and day.

@Fluterra Does not make sense. The whole AV experience landscape will change in the next 10 years, so you'll need to buy another Trinnov or Denon to keep up. Kids usually are wholeheartedly happy with toys, not tractors.

BTW, I have the A10H theater running, it sounds crazy good thru my B&Ws S3 surrounds.

@ do you know how a Trinnov is designed? Obviously not. I thought the sound was great from my Denon 8500 - until I got an Altitude and realized how night and day the sound quality and surround processing was. I would say the Denon is just a toy that kind of gets you surround; but no one serious about HT would use it. Unfortunately, Trinnov is the only game in town and it’s expensive- but you will end up spending less over 10-15 years.

Hey, it is partnered with a SANUS table top stand

Do you know what the stand details are?

Says the guy who has zero videos lol

Yes - there are direct RS232 & IP commands for each memory position.

Blanking is in the settings menu on the 9400.

@@jamesdrummie8302 thank you, i found it, but light still there 😁

it just digital blanking

These instructions are specific to the LS11000 and LS12000. (Also works with 9400 - but the menu looks different) If you are using one of these projectors you use the [Lens] button on the remote. This scrolls round - 1st press FOCUS, 2nd press ZOOM (the one you're looking for), 3rd press LENS SHIFT. You wouldn't normally plug a ROKU or Apple TV directly into a projector. You would normally plug all your input devices (Roku, Blu-ray, satellite box, etc) into an AVR, then plug the AVR into the projector. The AVR is then used for video switching and audio.

Yes - that's it. No need for an anamorphic lens if you use this feature on the VPL-XW7000.

This is so that the two lens memories stay at the top. If you are doing multiple positions, then yes saving 1.85:1 on to that memory position would make sense. However, on the new XW7000, the memory positions are simply names Position 1, 2, 3. So you pic yourself which memory to use.

You have to press the lens1 or lens2 button. It does not auto detect.

To get the best out of a projectors lens (and this goes for any projector), you want to stay as close to the middle of the throw range as you can. Having said that the lens on the XW7000 is very good using Sony's new Advanced Crisp Focus lens (ACF lens). Using a floating focus system and extra low dispersion glass elements. It also utilises an aspherical 70mm lens to assist with corner to corner focus, which is far superior to the spherical elements used in many other projectors.

This would indicate that the projector is not perpendicular to the screen. Make sure the projector is perfectly level to the screen and it pointing straight forward. If you slightly twist your projector until both the top an bottom are parallel (the image will go off the screen slightly). Then use the lens shift function to get the image back on the screen.

In day light viewing you'll need to use an ultra-short throw ambient light rejecting screen (ALR). This works well. However, in daylight on a white screen or wall this will not be as good. You might be better off looking at the Hisense L9 that comes with an ALR screen, either in 100" or 120". Or a large LED TV might be better if you have lots of light coming in. As for motion, it's pretty good - Something you'll have to see in person to decide for yourself.

You can manually zoom focus and shift the 5000. BUT, there's no way of storing the position, so you will have to go up to your projector and use the manual adjustments every time you want to change aspect ratios. So, possible yes... is it practical? No

@@jamesdrummie8302 thanks

What is your screen sizes in 2.35:1 and more questions kindly how you will watch movie in 2.4:1 ratio or not matter few cm

@@alameri40 The screen aspect ratio is down to the screen manufacturer we use. The screen in the video is 4m wide. Probably too big for the XW5000 as it is not as bright as the 7000. The maximum I'd go for the 5000 is about 3m wide (screen gain 1.0). If the content is 2.4:1 then on a 2.35:1 screen you will either have tiny bars top and bottom - OR, you can over scan slightly and crop the sides of the image to completely fill the screen. As most scope movies are 2.4:1 on home release (either blu-ray or streaming services) I would opt for a 2.4:1 screen if you can. Do you already have the screen? If you already have a VPL-XW5000 it's better to go for a 16:9 screen so you don't have to change the focus zoom and shift every time you watch different aspect ratio content. Do you already have the projector?

@@alameri40 There are multiple setting I would assume you can just change it again to a 2:4:1 ratio with the same process and save that setting as number 3. So you can have one setting for 16:9 one for 2:35:1 and a third setting for 2:4:1 which is why lens memory is important. A little pissed Sony left it off the entry level model.

Yes mate, the picture is cut off at the top and bottom because it's a 16:9 aspect ratio image that is being projected onto a wider aspect ratio screen .. Only a (lets call it a panoramic) 2.35:1 image can show the entire picture on a 2.35:1 cinemascope screen. I you wanted to completely fill the screen with the air ballon image (without cutting any off), you would have to project it onto a 16.9 ratio screen

What size screen do you have? Are you happy with it?

Great to hear! You currently able to claim a free Hisense 55" 4K QLED TV if purchased before 26.07.22. Full T&Cs apply

Hi Bob, the L9 models are as follows (shown as Length x Depth x Height): - 100L9 is 2257 x 42 x 1288mm 120L9 is 2697 x 35 x 1534mm

Sorry Peter the latest info we have is Summer 2022