JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 4 Posted on October 11, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Review - DLA-RS25 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Overview2. DLA-RS25 Projector – Special Features - THX Certification - Color Management System (CMS) - Motorized Lens System - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation3. JVC DLA-RS25 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS25 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output4. JVC DLA-RS25 Physical Tour – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 Menus - JVC DLA-RS25 Remote Control - DLA-RS25 Lens Throw - DLA-RS25 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - Image Quality - DLA-RS25 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones6. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 1 - JVC RS25 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 2 - Shadow Detail Performance8. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 39. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 4 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - JVC DLA-RS25U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. JVC DLA-RS25 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS25 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - Uncalibrated: - Sharpness11. JVC DLA-RS25 – Performance – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS25 Image Noise - DLA-RS25 Audible Noise12. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS25 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration): - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - JVC DLA-RS25 Basic Settings13. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Calibration and Settings – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): - Gamma settings: - JVC DLA-RS25 RGB Settings - CMS Settings: H=Hue, S=Saturation, B=Brightness14. JVC DLA-RS25 – Projector Screens & Competitors - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Screen Recommendations - JVC DLA-RS25 - Competitors - DLA-RS25 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. BenQ W6000 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z300015. JVC DLA-RS25 – Projector Screens & Competitors – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Planar PD8150 and Optoma HD8600 - DLA-RS25 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP860216. JVC DLA-RS25 – Projector Screens & Competitors – 2 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Panasonic PT-AE4000 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. JVC DLA-RS20, DLA-RS15 and RS35! - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Sony VPL-HW15, VPL-VW85, Optoma HD860017. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Warranty - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - Warranty18. JVC DLA-RS25 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS25 - Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - The Bottom Line - Brightness19. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Warranty & Summary – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector: Typical Capabilities20. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Specifications JVC DLA-RS25Mitsubishi HC7000Panasonic PT-AE3000JVC PreviousNext JVC RS25 as usual is on the Right. the Epson to the Left. This scene is from the trailer of the recent Star Trek movie directed by J.J. Abrams. Click Image to EnlargeOverall Color & Picture QualityStunning comes to mind, as a good descriptor. Overall, our calibrated Cinema 2 (essentially the same as THX, but with our calibrated CMS settings not theirs), looks great. Skin tones are excellent, looking better side by side, than the Epson UB projector and also better than the Panasonic PT-AE4000 (although in fairness, we haven’t calibrated that one yet). Overall there’s very little difference between the JVC DLA-RS25, and the older DLA-RS20. I’m not sure how much of the slightly greater “pop” the RS25 has, is due to the older lamp in my RS20, or how much is due to the slightly improved, and truly unmatchec black levels. Ultimately, though, the RS25 does look, overall, both extremely similar, and slightly better, than the RS20. Not a great difference, but at this level, any real improvement is always appreciated, in the quest for perfection. Darker and very dark scenes, of course are a real strength of this JVC RS25. With its advantage over all other projectors, in terms of blacker blacks, and the fact that unlike almost all other projectors, which rely on a dynamic iris for excellent blacks, the JVC does not. That means darker images are not being compressed. With dynamic iris designed projectors, for an iris to close down, those small bright areas also have to be dimmed or the iris can’t close down at all. With the JVC, the whites are just as bright on an otherwise extremely dark scene, as they are on a full daylight scene. Projectors with DI’s just can’t claim that, and it does make a real and easly visible difference. I got to witness and demonstrate that to the Panasonic folks that were here yesterday, when we compared their PT-AE4000 to the JVC DLA-RS25. A mix of additional images to show off the DLA-RS25: August Rush And here are a few more images, the two from Dark Knight, followed by two from the movie August Rush, plus a few assorted scenes from movies and digital video sources: The very bottom line on overall image quality and color: It doesn’t get much better than this. Rich, very accurate colors, good saturation, and those superb, unmatched blacks, plus a lot of lumens for movie viewing, pretty much insure a great viewing experience, and one that can handle a larger screen too. JVC DLA-RS25U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports Coming soon: 1. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Review - DLA-RS25 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Overview2. DLA-RS25 Projector – Special Features - THX Certification - Color Management System (CMS) - Motorized Lens System - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation3. JVC DLA-RS25 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS25 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output4. JVC DLA-RS25 Physical Tour – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 Menus - JVC DLA-RS25 Remote Control - DLA-RS25 Lens Throw - DLA-RS25 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens5. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - Image Quality - DLA-RS25 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones6. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 1 - JVC RS25 Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 2 - Shadow Detail Performance8. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 39. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 4 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - JVC DLA-RS25U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. JVC DLA-RS25 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS25 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - Uncalibrated: - Sharpness11. JVC DLA-RS25 – Performance – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS25 Image Noise - DLA-RS25 Audible Noise12. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS25 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration): - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - JVC DLA-RS25 Basic Settings13. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Calibration and Settings – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): - Gamma settings: - JVC DLA-RS25 RGB Settings - CMS Settings: H=Hue, S=Saturation, B=Brightness14. JVC DLA-RS25 – Projector Screens & Competitors - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Screen Recommendations - JVC DLA-RS25 - Competitors - DLA-RS25 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. BenQ W6000 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z300015. JVC DLA-RS25 – Projector Screens & Competitors – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Planar PD8150 and Optoma HD8600 - DLA-RS25 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP860216. JVC DLA-RS25 – Projector Screens & Competitors – 2 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Panasonic PT-AE4000 - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. JVC DLA-RS20, DLA-RS15 and RS35! - JVC DLA-RS25 vs. Sony VPL-HW15, VPL-VW85, Optoma HD860017. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Warranty - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - Warranty18. JVC DLA-RS25 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS25 - Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector - The Bottom Line - Brightness19. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Warranty & Summary – 1 - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS25 Projector: Typical Capabilities20. JVC DLA-RS25 Projector Specifications JVC DLA-RS25 Projector – Image Quality – 3 JVC DLA-RS25 – Performance