JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality2 Posted on October 10, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Review - DLA-RS10 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Overview - DLA-RS10 Projector - Special Features2. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Review1 - Detail Enhancement - Motorized Lens System - and use with Cinemascope wide screens3. JVC DLA-RS10 – Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS10 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output - JVC DLA-RS10 Menus - JVC DLA-RS10 Remote Control4. JVC DLA-RS10 – Physical Tour1 - DLA-RS10 Lens Throw - DLA-RS10 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Image Quality - DLA-RS10 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones5. JVC DLA-RS10 – Physical Tour2 - Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance6. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality7. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality1 - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Image Quality8. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality2 - Overall Color & Picture Quality9. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality3 - JVC DLA-RS10U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS10 Brightness - DLA-RS10 Projector - Uncalibrated: - Cinema 2: 629 lumens - Sharpness11. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance1 - JVC DLA-RS10: Bottom Line Sharpness12. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Calibration and Settings - Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS10 Image Noise - DLA-RS10 Audible Noise - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS10 Color Temperature13. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance3 - JVC DLA-RS10 Basic Settings14. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance4 - JVC DLA-RS10 Post Calibration Grayscale - JVC DLA-RS10 RGB Settings15. JVC DLA-RS10 – Projector Screens - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Screen Recommendations16. JVC DLA-RS10 – Competitors - JVC DLA-RS10 - Competitors - DLA-RS10 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. BenQ W20000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Optoma HD81-LV - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Panasonic PT-AE3000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. JVC DLA-RS2, DLA-RS20 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Sony VPL-HW1017. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Summary - JVC DLA-RS10 - Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - The Bottom Line18. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Warranty - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Warranty - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Warranty19. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Specifications Below is a heavily overexposed scene from Lord of the Rings. The overexposure lets you see all the details in the shed on the right, the structure on the left, and the plants and ground along the lower right. The DLA-RS10U performs very nicely. DLA-RS10Epson_6500UBPT-AE3000UPreviousNext Our last comparison uses the night train scene from Casino Royale. Look to the trees and shrubs on the right, especially just above the tracks. The first image is the JVC DLA-RS10, the second the RS20, third is the Epson 6500UB, followed by the Mitsubishi HC7000, and finally, the Panasonic PT-AE3000. While shadow detail performance is very good on all of these, you can see that the JVC does produce the best blacks. DLA-RS10JVC_DLA-RS20Epson_6500UBHC7000PT-AE3000UPreviousNext Another good image for observing shadow detail is this very dark scene from the first National Treasure film. The DLA-RS10 performs extremely well on this image. This image is dramatically overexposed to allow you to view the darkest shadow details. Look to any dark area in the frame, but especially in the upper right steps. It handles those particularly well: Overall Color & Picture Quality The RS20 out of the box, as noted, leaves much to be desired in color accuracy and saturation, except in THX mode. THX is very impressive, but to my taste, it’s a little lacking in wow factor – a little flat. Don’t get me wrong, the RS20 really does look excellent in THX, it’s just that it can do better. THX mode also doesn’t quite have as dark a black level performance, as we achieved after calibrating. The thing is, to best calibrate the DLA-RS10 requires the color management system, and is tricky. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, if you are spending “the big bucks” for an RS20, plan to spend the additional few hundreds for a really good calibration, if you want to get the best out of this projector. After much work here, and help with the CMS from some of the very serious enthusiasts on the forums, we obtained an excellent calibration. (For more about it, see the calibration page.) While the colors are not as dead on as my favorite (for color accuracy), the InFocus IN83, which seems to look about perfect, in terms of colors and skin tones, no matter what you throw at it, the JVC RS10, is close behind. I’ve got some side by side images, and you can see differences, in some of them, but others look so close you might mistake them for being the same projector. 1. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Review - DLA-RS10 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Overview - DLA-RS10 Projector - Special Features2. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Review1 - Detail Enhancement - Motorized Lens System - and use with Cinemascope wide screens3. JVC DLA-RS10 – Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS10 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output - JVC DLA-RS10 Menus - JVC DLA-RS10 Remote Control4. JVC DLA-RS10 – Physical Tour1 - DLA-RS10 Lens Throw - DLA-RS10 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Image Quality - DLA-RS10 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones5. JVC DLA-RS10 – Physical Tour2 - Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance6. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality7. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality1 - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Image Quality8. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality2 - Overall Color & Picture Quality9. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality3 - JVC DLA-RS10U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS10 Brightness - DLA-RS10 Projector - Uncalibrated: - Cinema 2: 629 lumens - Sharpness11. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance1 - JVC DLA-RS10: Bottom Line Sharpness12. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Calibration and Settings - Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS10 Image Noise - DLA-RS10 Audible Noise - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS10 Color Temperature13. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance3 - JVC DLA-RS10 Basic Settings14. JVC DLA-RS10 – Performance4 - JVC DLA-RS10 Post Calibration Grayscale - JVC DLA-RS10 RGB Settings15. JVC DLA-RS10 – Projector Screens - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Screen Recommendations16. JVC DLA-RS10 – Competitors - JVC DLA-RS10 - Competitors - DLA-RS10 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. BenQ W20000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Optoma HD81-LV - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Panasonic PT-AE3000 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. JVC DLA-RS2, DLA-RS20 - JVC DLA-RS10 vs. Sony VPL-HW1017. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Summary - JVC DLA-RS10 - Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - The Bottom Line18. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Warranty - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Warranty - JVC DLA-RS10 Projector - Warranty19. JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Specifications JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality1 JVC DLA-RS10 Projector – Image Quality3