JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Calibration and Settings
Mike performed his usual measurements and calibration, and for once we were truly surprised - by the brightness. Here's what we measured, and what Mike did to optimize the picture:
3/21/11
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JVC DLA-RS60 Color Temperature
Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (white) at mid zoom:
Film= 351 @ 6024
Cinema= 383 @ 6725
Animation= 506 @ 8531
Natural= 500 @ 6829
Stage= 500 @ 7955
3D= 507 @ 8997
THX= 497 @ 6828
User 1 or 2= 500 @ 6820
The core "best" modes Cinema and THX, both, out-of-the-box, were actually a bit further from the ideal 6500K than I would have expected from JVC, but then those numbers were still excellent for out-of-the-box.
A quick look from dark gray to white for the 6500K setting reveals this for the two best modes (remember, JVC doesn't give you access to adjust all the controls in THX mode):
Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration):
Cinema THX
30 IRE 6238 6431
50 IRE 6544 6696
80 IRE 6805 6959
100 IRE 6725 6828
In both cases, the projector is shifting slightly from warm in the darker ranges to slightly cool by the time white is achieved. After calibration, it ends up about as close to dead on as one sees.
Post Calibration Color Temperature
Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration):
20 IRE 6494
30 IRE 6515
40 IRE 6472
50 IRE 6513
60 IRE 6565
70 IRE 6605
80 IRE 6633
90 IRE 6547
100 IRE 6490
Brightness for these measurements: 451 lumens (lamp on high, zoom at mid)
Gamma for these measurements: 2.10
The highest gamma I could achieve without getting into the custom gamma controls was 2.06, which is not real good. (2.2 considered optimum for today's projectors)
JVC DLA-RS60 Basic Settings
Pre-calibration:
Film |
Cinema |
Animation |
Natural |
Stage |
3D |
THX |
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| Contrast = (0) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Brightness = (0) | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Color Sat. = (0) | |||||||
| Tint = (0) | |||||||
| Color Temp = | (Xenon1) | (Xenon2) | -8000 | -6500 | -7500 | -8500 | -6500 |
| Gamma = | (Film 1) | (A) | (C) | (Normal) | (D) | B(3D) | (Normal) |
| Color Profile = | (Film 1) | (Cinema 1) | (Anime 1) | (Video) | (Stage) | (3D) | (THX) |
Mike notes: Both User modes have same default and adjusted settings as THX mode with the exception of the Color Profile, which is Standard for User 1 & 2
Lamp Mode=High (unless noted otherwise)
Lens aperture fully open
All other settings at default (untouched)
JVC DLA-RS60 Calibration Settings
What's most interesting is not the actual results themselves, but that the settings required relatively coarse adjustments, in terms of the numbers, compared to previous models. On the other hand, the projector starts out looking really good, so perhaps it's just that they've given us finer tuning by magnifying the working range for a small change.
Calibration settings for User 1:
Gamma on Normal, Color on -13
Custom Color Temp 1, 6500K ref.
Gain R = -4
G = -28
B = -31
Offset R = -11
G = -18
B = 4
Lumens at 100 IRE: 451