JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Calibration and Settings

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Art Feierman

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

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)