DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 Posted on November 1, 2010 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Review - DLA-RS60 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Overview 2 - THX and ISF Certification - Individual panel adjustment - CFI - Clear Motion Drive3. Color Management System (CMS) - 3D Projector!4. Color Management System (CMS) - 3D Projector!5. JVC DLA-RS60 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS60 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - JVC DLA-RS60 and X9 Input/Output6. JVC DLA-RS60 Menus7. JVC DLA-RS60 Remote Control - DLA-RS60 Lens Throw - DLA-RS60 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens8. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector – Image Quality - DLA-RS60 Out of the Box Picture Quality9. Flesh Tones - JVC RS60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. JVC RS60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 211. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance12. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 213. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 314. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 415. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 516. Overall Color & Picture Quality17. JVC DLA-RS60U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports18. JVC DLA-RS60 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS60 Measured Brightness - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom) - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness19. The Effect of lens zoom on DLA-RS60 brightness - Effect of zoom on lumen output (THX mode) - Sharpness - JVC DLA-RS60: Bottom Line Sharpness - JVC DLA-RS60 Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS60 Image Noise - JVC DLA-RS60 Audible Noise20. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS60 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration) - Post Calibration Color Temperature21. JVC DLA-RS60 Basic Settings - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Calibration and Settings - Pre-calibration - JVC DLA-RS60 Calibration Settings 22. JVC DLA-RS60 – Screen Recommendations - JVC RS60 Projector Screen Recommendations23. 3D Viewing with the JVC DLA-RS60, JVC DLA-X9…24. JVC DLA-RS60 – Competitors - DLA-RS35 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB25. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. BenQ W600026. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. LG CF181D - When night falls it's a different world: - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Planar PD8150 and Optoma HD860027. DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP860228. DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 2 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Panasonic PT-AE400029. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. JVC DLA-RS20, DLA-RS15 and RS25! - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. JVC DLA-RS25 - The two best under $10K home theater projectors? - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Sony VPL-HW15, VPL-VW8530. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector – Warranty31. JVC DLA-RS60 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector - The Bottom Line - JVC DLA-RS60 Brightness - 3D Brightness of the DLA-RS60 projector32. The very bottom line - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Typical Capabilities33. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Specifications Let’s start with the InFocus SP8602 (SP is the short form for their old ScreenPlay name for home theater projectors, I assume). I’m in the midst of the SP8602 projector as we speak. Actually I just shipped it back to them to check out a discrepancy. I’m measuring 570 lumens at “best” mode, and only 750 lumens in “brightest” mode (at the mid-point of the zoom). This InFocus loses more lumens as it goes from wide angle on the zoom (936 maximum to 750 at the mid-zoom point), and about 500 lumens in “brightest” mode, with the zoom at full telephoto. The SP8602 has made a dramatic improvement in black level performance over the older IN83 (which was not good in that regard), still, it’s no match for the JVC. Period. It can’t keep up with the Epson UB projectors either. The InFocus seems to be more inline with the Panasonic PT-AE4000 and a little better than the LG CF181D or BenQ W6000 home theater projectors. For most of the rest, I’ve pasted in the IN83 vs (older) DLA-RS20 competitor section (I’ve searched and replaced RS20 with RS35 from January). This is done for two reasons. First, I did a lot of still relevant side by side photos between the IN83 and the RS20. Since the picture quality of the RS35 is virtually the same as the RS20’s but for some minor improvement (including black levels), these images are close enough Very interesting competition here. The IN83 is an excellent DLP projector with Darkchip4. The IN83 I have here still does the best overall color of any of the current 1080p projectors I’ve reviewed, doing our normal calibration. Even with the CMS settings we are using for the RS35 (and we didn’t do anything but grayscale balance, brightness, contrast and gamma, for the IN83), the InFocus still has the advantage in skin tones and overall color. It’s the kind of difference where the RS35 looks great, and everyone is happy, until put side by side with the IN83, then it’s – the RS35 looks great, but the IN83 does better. That’s only until you hit the first dark scene, and the JVC RS35’s black levels just destroy the IN83’s best on those dark scenes. Black levels aren’t even close, as you can see from these three side by side images. The first is simply a black image (between scenes). Since neither projector uses a dynamic iris, what you see, is what you get. Remember we overexpose these images (to varying degrees) to make the differences easy to see (JVC is on the right side in all of these images): Click Image to Enlarge Next is a scene with almost no bright areas, from Men In Black. This is an excellent example of the difference in black level handling between these two. The first pair is more overexposed to show differences, the second is closer to what you will see on your screen: 1. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Review - DLA-RS60 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Overview 2 - THX and ISF Certification - Individual panel adjustment - CFI - Clear Motion Drive3. Color Management System (CMS) - 3D Projector!4. Color Management System (CMS) - 3D Projector!5. JVC DLA-RS60 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS60 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - JVC DLA-RS60 and X9 Input/Output6. JVC DLA-RS60 Menus7. JVC DLA-RS60 Remote Control - DLA-RS60 Lens Throw - DLA-RS60 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens8. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector – Image Quality - DLA-RS60 Out of the Box Picture Quality9. Flesh Tones - JVC RS60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. JVC RS60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 211. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance12. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 213. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 314. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 415. JVC DLA-RS60 Shadow Detail 516. Overall Color & Picture Quality17. JVC DLA-RS60U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports18. JVC DLA-RS60 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS60 Measured Brightness - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom) - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness19. The Effect of lens zoom on DLA-RS60 brightness - Effect of zoom on lumen output (THX mode) - Sharpness - JVC DLA-RS60: Bottom Line Sharpness - JVC DLA-RS60 Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS60 Image Noise - JVC DLA-RS60 Audible Noise20. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS60 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration) - Post Calibration Color Temperature21. JVC DLA-RS60 Basic Settings - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Calibration and Settings - Pre-calibration - JVC DLA-RS60 Calibration Settings 22. JVC DLA-RS60 – Screen Recommendations - JVC RS60 Projector Screen Recommendations23. 3D Viewing with the JVC DLA-RS60, JVC DLA-X9…24. JVC DLA-RS60 – Competitors - DLA-RS35 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB25. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. BenQ W600026. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. LG CF181D - When night falls it's a different world: - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Planar PD8150 and Optoma HD860027. DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP860228. DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 2 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Panasonic PT-AE400029. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. JVC DLA-RS20, DLA-RS15 and RS25! - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. JVC DLA-RS25 - The two best under $10K home theater projectors? - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Sony VPL-HW15, VPL-VW8530. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector – Warranty31. JVC DLA-RS60 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector - The Bottom Line - JVC DLA-RS60 Brightness - 3D Brightness of the DLA-RS60 projector32. The very bottom line - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS60 Projector: Typical Capabilities33. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector Specifications JVC DLA-RS35 vs. LG CF181D DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602 2