JVC DLA-X55R Home Cinema Projector - Review Summary 3

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Art Feierman

JVC DLA-X55R Home Cinema Projector: Pros and Cons

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JVC DLA-X55R Projector: Pros

There sure are a lot of Pros!

Extremely good color post calibration
Great black level performance for the price (and no dynamic iris needed)
Good CFI - multiple modes
Slightly bove average brightness in "best" movie mode (703 lumens) for movie viewing
Very good dark shadow detail, expecially considering the dark blacks
2D->3D works - try it with some of your 2D videos from your camcorder or...
Lens Memory - allows movie fans to go with a widescreen - such as 2.35:1 cinemascope
Zoom, Focus, Lens shift, are all motorized
Supports anamorphic lens in both 2D and 3D (not all the competition supports an anamorphic lens in 3D)
Wide variety of color presets
Better than average lamp life (4000/3000 hours)
Extensive gamma and custom gamma controls
Crosstalk is much improved (reduced) from last year
Optional RF glasses are rechargeable, have a great, 30 foot range from emitter
Very good menu layout
Really excellent remote control
Rather good documentation, better than most
Excellent placement flexibility
Reasonably quiet projector - not too bad at full power, very quiet at low power
Black case - works in dedicated theaters with dark ceilings
Decent warranty - 2 years parts and labor

JVC DLA-X55R Projector: Cons

Just below average in "brightest mode" (less than 1000 lumens)
Needs to be brighter for 3D - stick to smaller screens or high gain ones
Lacks a standard analog computer input
A 3rd HDMI input would be nice (always), but especially so, in light of no analog computer input
Warranty 2 years parts and labor is average, but several competitors are offering 3 years
Lamp life - with 3000 hours claimed at low power, we estimate 2000 at full. That makes its lamp life one of the shorter durations
Only an OK warranty, for the price range
3D glasses and emitter are optional
3D glasses are Very expensive at $179

JVC's DLA-X55R is one fine projector. We tend to overanalyze most things. Take one of these home and watch it, and you'll wonder why you've been wasting a fortune at movie theaters all these years. Well done!