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[chris BEN]

Okay guys, just some quick advice please. In a nutshell, wishing to upgrade to "wavetrains" JVC X7, so crunching some numbers before I run it by the Chief.
I have a professionally calibrated (Avical) JVC HD 350, is in pristine condition and done around 870 hours.
It has never missed a beat, so what's a fair price for it.
Thanks in advance

Edited by chris BEN, 21 June 2012 - 04:33 PM.

[yorac]

would guess around 3.5k but do not be surprised if you struggle to see that as gear in general is not selling, hours a not high but enough there to raise an eyebrow and given what can be purchased new (not talking JVC as not aware of current pricing) it may make people pause also........

that said I always put gear at what I think it's worth and allow for negotiation, also consider whether you want to ship, insure and have packaging, all can add to the cost mate......

others may have more idea with the JVC's than I have..............

[pgdownload]

Tough one this. Can't find any prices online to give some sort of indication.

Is calibration a set arrangement for a projector? Or is it specific to the room and person watching the projector? If the later then its probably of less value to a buyer.

Found the HD250PRO which seems to be the replacement? Specs are almost identical (slightly lower contrast). They are compared here

Price for the new 250 is about $2600. With Projector Tech I'd imagine later models are still providing better images for less money (and lamps are going to be easier and possibly cheaper to source - currently $250 for the HD350).

I'd suggest $1600 is probably enough to entice buyers to consider getting a classic second hand model over a new one with a few years warranty. Maybe start at $2000 and that gives you some room to drop down if someone gets interested...

But that said, I'm not an expert

Regards

Peter Gillespie

[mttel]

Unfortunately I think that Peter is probably closer to the mark.
Reviews indicate $6,500 new in early 2009. Threads in DTV were indicaing that you could get a store ex demo close to $2k earlier this year.

Michael

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chris, yes anything not in the 100s of dollars is pretty slow to sell these days.

but there are still people out there looking to pick up a bargain. as they say anything is only ever worth what people are willing to pay for it. And ofcourse its something you will only sell at a price willing to let it go at.

if ever unsure about what to sell things at I usually think auction type sales from the likes of ebay a good idea. you then start the item off at the very lowest willing to let it go at. that way if price is realistic and people in market looking for one, they will bid and will sell for at most anyone willing to pay for it. This way get most likely to get and also sells at a price willing to let it go at  

[yorac]

well I was only out by a few dollars.............

[chris BEN]

Thanks experts, You've given me  a good ball park figure. I still think it comes back to the old "supply and demand" and agreed Chris there is no past sales to help with a figure.  And in this market, I think you have to meet the market or be prepared to sit back and wait for that right buyer .....and who knows when they come around. It is a bit like trading you car in, you allways think it is worth a lot more  but you've got to just look at the changeover figure. Although, I really don't know if it's worth all the hassle to trade up to the X7. Again thanks Guys, the Jury is out.

[oztheatre]

chris BEN, on 21 June 2012 - 09:18 PM, said:

Thanks experts, You've given me  a good ball park figure. I still think it comes back to the old "supply and demand" and agreed Chris there is no past sales to help with a figure.  And in this market, I think you have to meet the market or be prepared to sit back and wait for that right buyer .....and who knows when they come around. It is a bit like trading you car in, you allways think it is worth a lot more  but you've got to just look at the changeover figure. Although, I really don't know if it's worth all the hassle to trade up to the X7. Again thanks Guys, the Jury is out.

Just keep in mind the X7 is last years model, no lens memory either. Calibration is set for the room it was done in, whilst it will still look better than out of the box in your room, it was not calibrated in your room so saying it's already calibrated means more if it's done in your room.
I'd go the X30 which you can get brand new for less, it's a new 2012 model and has lens memory too if you wanted to go scope.

What's wrong with your 350 anyway? was a good projector and like others have said, the 2nd pricing on a machine that's 4 models back won't be too crash hot... Everything's a dinosaur these days with new models every 12 months. I think you either keep your PJ for 5 years or sell every 12 months and lose less. Either way, you will lose money, just depends what's viable for you. Good luck deciding.

[chris BEN]

Thanks Richard, great advice. To be honest, I did not realise there was a x7 and x70, the ladder having the memory shift that I was after so I would not have to adjust the picture all the time on the terrific evo scope screen I brought from you a couple of years ago. I still think the 350 has a ripper of a picture and recently have painted the cinema room matt black ceiling, very dark grey walls and carpet and certainly improved the picture hugely. I suppose just a case of upgrading.