Dennis,

Just wanted to drop you a note about my RS1.  It arrived in Minnesota in good shape and got a chance to run it through its paces today.  As you know, I’m upgrading from a Sony hs51 and I am extremely pleased with the upgrade.  I don’t know if you have a demo unit yet, but the contrast of this projector really gives the image a 3D pop combined with good light output.  The increase in resolution gives the image razor sharp detail.    I’ve read several online reviews of this unit and started to get a little nervous about some of the “defects” of this projector.  After seeing this projector in action, some people must have eyes of superman, or must be way too retentive to enjoy this hobby.  My projector has mild “Brighter” corners that I have read about (My HS51 has this too).  I don’t see any shading or uniformity problems.  Setting were dead on out of the box.  Convergence was also very good throughout the image.  Fan noise is louder than my HS51, but only hear it in quiet scenes.  The fan has a slight hum that comes in and out, seems that the fan may vibrate as it is running.  Another problem I’ve read about on the internet is that this projector shows too much grain if the source material has it and video noise present in darker images.  This initially made me nervous, because one thing I’ve always liked about Sony projectors were they did a good job of showing a “smooth” image and reduced any compression artifacts.  I am happy to report, that the RS1 does not show any excessive noise or graininess.  I thought I would give you some of my initial impressions, given you may get asked about these concerns. 

Thanks again and I hope JVC follows through with a large shipment so you can get your preorders filled.

Allan R.