JVC DLA-RS15 Special Features Posted on October 10, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Review - DLA-RS15 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-RS15 Special Features - LCoS Projector - D-iLA - Individual SXRD panel adjustment - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation3. JVC DLA-RS15 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS15 Physical Appearance - JVC DLA-RS15 Menus slideshow - Control Panel - Input/Output4. JVC DLA-RS15 Remote Control - DLA-RS15 Lens Throw - DLA-RS15 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Image Quality - DLA-RS15 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - JVC RS15 Black Levels & Shadow Detail6. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Image Quality1 - Shadow Detail Performance7. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Image Quality28. Overall Color & Picture Quality - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports9. JVC DLA-RS15 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS15 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - Uncalibrated: - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - Calibrated: - Sharpness10. JVC DLA-RS15 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS15: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS15 Image Noise - DLA-RS15 Audible Noise11. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS15 Color Temperature - JVC DLA-RS15 Post Calibration Grayscale - JVC DLA-RS15 Basic Settings12. JVC RS15 Gamma settings: - JVC DLA-RS15 RGB Settings - Brightness Post Calibration - JVC RS15 Projector Screen Recommendations13. JVC DLA-RS15 – Competitors - JVC DLA-RS15 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - JVC DLA-RS15 vs, JVC DLA-RS25 - JVC DLA-RS15 vs. BenQ W6000 - JVC DLA-RS15 vs. Optoma HD860014. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Warranty - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - Warranty15. JVC DLA-RS15 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - The Bottom Line - JVC DLA-RS15 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities16. JVC DLA-RS15 – Review Summary1 - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Typical Capabilities17. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Specifications LCoS Projector - D-iLAJVC manufactures their own LCoS panels (Liquid Crystal on Silicon). Think of LCoS as an LCD panel that reflects the light instead of letting it pass through the panel. Different design, different light engine design. JVC calls their LCoS panels D-iLA (Sony calls theirs SXRD, Canon, calls theirs Realisys, and so on). A key strength of LCoS is less visible pixel structure. Traditionally though LCoS, like LCD have been rather weak when it comes to contrast and black level performance. Not so the JVC solution. JVC’s panels and light engine develop contrast ratios far better than any LCD or DLP, or other brand’s LCoS panels, and that yields far blacker blacks. Oh, the competition tries to come close with the use of a dynamic iris, which the JVC’s don’t need to do the job. Even so, the best of the other LCoS, LCD and DLP projectors, even with Dynamic irises, can’t match even the RS15, JVC’s most entry level LCoS home theater projectors. True, it’s possible the Sony VW85 and the Planar PD8150 might produce slightly blacker blacks on just the right type of scene, but, this JVC will still do better blacks, overall. Individual SXRD panel adjustmentA very nice, touch, this JVC allows individual adjustment of each panel for more precise alignment. This feature carried forward from previous years. And, it works nicely! Like the Sony projectors solution as well, the JVC adjust digitally, so adjustments are in 1 pixel increments. For example, if a red panel is off by, say 1/3 a pixel diameter to the right, there’s nothing that can improve that, since shifting red a pixel to the left, would then have it off by 2/3s of a pixel. On the other hand, if that red pixel was off by 3/4 of a diameter, then the adjustment could reduce that to 1/4: 3/4 shift to right – 1.0 shift to left = 1/4 shift to left. In other words, it can improve sharpness if your projetor is off more than 1/2 pixel, but still doesn’t get you to a perfectly converged set of panels. CFI - Creative Frame InterpolationCreative Frame Interpolation: JVC calls theirs Clear Motion Drive, and there are two settings. We stuck to low. Good for sports. With movies, like with others, you get a little of that “live digital video” or “soap opera” look, that most enthusiasts and all purists will avoid on movies, but, hey, some folks like it. When my daughter has friends over, they mostly watch stuff like Iron Man, or Star Trek, or Across the Universe, or High School Musical 3 with CFI on. My daughter can instantly tell when a projector (or LCDTV has CFI running). Which just goes to show you that it does have a visible impact. And some may like it even though it may distort the “director’s intent”. 1. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Review - DLA-RS15 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-RS15 Special Features - LCoS Projector - D-iLA - Individual SXRD panel adjustment - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation3. JVC DLA-RS15 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS15 Physical Appearance - JVC DLA-RS15 Menus slideshow - Control Panel - Input/Output4. JVC DLA-RS15 Remote Control - DLA-RS15 Lens Throw - DLA-RS15 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Image Quality - DLA-RS15 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - JVC RS15 Black Levels & Shadow Detail6. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Image Quality1 - Shadow Detail Performance7. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Image Quality28. Overall Color & Picture Quality - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports9. JVC DLA-RS15 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS15 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - Uncalibrated: - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - Calibrated: - Sharpness10. JVC DLA-RS15 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS15: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS15 Image Noise - DLA-RS15 Audible Noise11. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS15 Color Temperature - JVC DLA-RS15 Post Calibration Grayscale - JVC DLA-RS15 Basic Settings12. JVC RS15 Gamma settings: - JVC DLA-RS15 RGB Settings - Brightness Post Calibration - JVC RS15 Projector Screen Recommendations13. JVC DLA-RS15 – Competitors - JVC DLA-RS15 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - JVC DLA-RS15 vs, JVC DLA-RS25 - JVC DLA-RS15 vs. BenQ W6000 - JVC DLA-RS15 vs. Optoma HD860014. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector – Warranty - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - Warranty15. JVC DLA-RS15 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector - The Bottom Line - JVC DLA-RS15 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities16. JVC DLA-RS15 – Review Summary1 - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS15 Projector: Typical Capabilities17. JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Specifications JVC DLA-RS15 Projector Review JVC DLA-RS15 Physical Tour