Flesh Tones Posted on March 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 Not a problem here, of course. As a JVC owner, I’ve always been really pleased with skin tones. While I didn’t log all the hours I normally would for a full review, I got enough facetime with the segments of the same old movies that I watch for comparison’s sake, to realize that the RS60 was going to be very much like the RS35, which is to say, also like my RS20, for the most part. Skin tones on the RS60 are softly natural in terms of color. They aren’t quite as rich looking as some single chip DLPs, especially on darker scenes, but they are pretty fine. I’ve never had a problem with JVC skin tones. Variation I think is more lamp to lamp, or even more so new lamp vs. old, than any significant change between the three recent generations. Next are our usual three images of Daniel Craig, as Bond in Casino Royale, under different lighting conditions. (These were all taken with the RS25 projector.) The point here, is that correct skin tones vary, depending on the lighting. You can expect significantly different looking skin tones, when switching from bright sunlight, to nighttime, fluorescent lighting, incandescent lighting, or even lighting in the shade, or a cloudy day. Consider these three images, the first in direct sunlight, the second is a scene with fluorescent lighting, and the third, a sunny day, but Bond is sitting in the shade – indirect lighting. JVC RS60 Black Levels & Shadow DetailOf course, one of the first things of interest when uncorking the RS60, even before Mike got to measure and calibrate it, was to check out the black level performance. After all, the older DLA-RS35 already had the best black level performance known to man (or at least known to me), from a conventional projector. (Still no match for a CRT!) JVC gives us an even better contrast spec with the RS60, and since no dynamic iris is involved, we would expect a slight improvement in blacks. I never did put the RS60 up against my RS20 – that would have been part of the photo shoot, so I can’t tell you by direct comparison, to the closest projector I have here, in terms of blacks. I definitely convinced myself that the blacks of the RS60 are a touch blacker, than last year’s, but I’d really like another, closer look, to be sure. The thing is, a little better is always appreciated, but, in the grand scheme of things, for example, I’d gladly keep last year’s black levels in exchange for 50% more brightness for my 3D viewing. 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-RS60 Projector – Image Quality JVC RS60 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 2