JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Calibration and Settings Posted on February 10, 2010 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Review - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Review 23. DLA-RS35 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS35 Special Features4. Individual panel adjustment - CFI - Clear Motion Drive - Color Management System (CMS)5. JVC DLA-RS35 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS35 Physical Appearance - Control Panel6. Input/Output - JVC DLA-RS35 Menus - JVC DLA-RS35 Remote Control7. DLA-RS35 Lens Throw - DLA-RS35 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens8. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector – Image Quality - DLA-RS35 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones9. JVC RS35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. JVC RS35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 211. Shadow Detail Performance 212. Shadow Detail Performance 313. JVC RS35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail614. Overall Color & Picture Quality15. JVC DLA-RS35U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports16. JVC DLA-RS35 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS35 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector - Uncalibrated: - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness: - Effect of Lens Aperture setting on lumen output (THX Mode):17. Sharpness18. Sharpness 2 - JVC DLA-RS35: Bottom Line Sharpness19. Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS35 Image Noise - DLA-RS35 Audible Noise20. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS35 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration): - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - JVC DLA-RS35 Basic Settings21. JVC DLA-RS35 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): - JVC DLA-RS35 RGB Settings - CMS Settings: H=Hue, S=Saturation, B=Brightness22. JVC DLA-RS35 – Screen Recommendations - JVC RS35 Projector Screen Recommendations23. JVC DLA-RS35 – Competitors - DLA-RS35 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Mitsubishi HC700024. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 2 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. BenQ W6000 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. LG CF181D25. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Planar PD8150 and Optoma HD8600 - DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP860226. DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602-2 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Panasonic PT-AE400027. 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-VW8528. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector – Warranty29. JVC DLA-RS35 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector - The Bottom Line - JVC DLA-RS35 Brightness30. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Typical Capabilities31. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Review JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Calibration and SettingsWe calibrate each home theater that is reviewed. Normally we just do a basic grayscale calibration, but the JVC DLA-RS35 projector also benefits from having its individual colors calibrated in its Color Management System. If you are seriously considering the RS35, and aren’t doing your own calibrations, it makes sense to bring in a pro. At this level in the game, calibrating can go beyond the projector to the input devices, room conditions, etc. Keep in mind that this projector is about as good as it’s going to get in terms of under $10,000 projectors. The “out of the box” performance of the JVC DLA-RS35 is rather very good, it definitely improves with a proper calibration. JVC DLA-RS35 Color TemperatureFirst, here are the color temperature measurements for the Cinema 2 mode, as well as the THX mode. Important clarification: Cinema 2, and THX modes are almost identical, but for this important difference. The CMS for THX is already “calibrated” and is not user adjustable. Cinema 2 allows you to use the CMS system. Out of the box, THX is definitely superior to Cinema 2. The color temp and brightness may be essentially identical, but the THX mode’s individual color adjustments (RGBCYM) are better, and you get better skin tones, etc. Like with the recent RS25 and last year’s RS20 the thing is, we believe, that we can improve slightly of the THX settings, by calibrating Cinema 2. That said, THX is extremely good. One of the best “out of the box” performances we’ve encountered. These are the measurements, taken “right out of the box.” Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration): Cinema 2 THX 30 IRE 6463 6462 50 IRE 6670 6670 80 IRE 6752 6755 100 IRE 6870 6877 Essentially identical, but in THX mode many image controls are not accessable. Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): Cinema 1 624 5979 Cinema 2 680 6870 Cinema 3 726 8030 Natural 670 6892 Stage 724 8033 Dynamic 774 @ 10161 781 @ 10143 with Color Sat. set to 0 THX 677 6877 User 1 or 2 677 6891 JVC DLA-RS35 Basic Settings ma 1 Cinema 2 Cinema 3 Natural Stage Dynamic THX Contrast (0) -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 Brightness (0) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Color Sat. (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (10) (0) -12 Tint (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Color Temp (5800) (6500) (7500) (6500) (7500) (High Bright) (6500) Gamma (B) (A) (C) (Normal) (D) (D) (Normal) In addition to calibrating Red Green and Blue for a correct grayscale balance (6500K), there are a number of other settings that come into play. Typically Contrast and Brightness (white balance and black balance), need to be done first. Color saturation and gamma also need adjustment. Our final settings (the default settings for Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Tint are all 0, in all modes). Mike made adjustments to these, and the Color Temp settings for each of the seven modes: Both User modes (1 and 2) have same default and adjusted settings as THX mode Lamp Mode=High (unless noted otherwise) Lens aperture fully open All other settings at default (untouched) Zoom set at mid-point for all measurements Note, the JVC does not have User savable settings (you can customize all modes). The RS35 has those two User modes that start out the same as THX. When we say “not savable”, understand: If you make changes, the next time you go to that mode, those changes will still be there. But, if you make more changes, the older ones are lost. With a true User Savable memory, once you hit save, you will always get those settings back, unless you make changes and resave the User mode. To get the very most out of the DLA-RS35, a calibration is necessary, but will only yield a slight improvement over THX mode. Dynamic mode seems improved in terms of color, compared to last year’s RS20. The CMS is much improved, as noted. This allows for a pretty straightforward calibration, without the hassles encountered by early buyers of the RS20 last year. 1. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Review - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Review 23. DLA-RS35 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-RS35 Special Features4. Individual panel adjustment - CFI - Clear Motion Drive - Color Management System (CMS)5. JVC DLA-RS35 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-RS35 Physical Appearance - Control Panel6. Input/Output - JVC DLA-RS35 Menus - JVC DLA-RS35 Remote Control7. DLA-RS35 Lens Throw - DLA-RS35 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens8. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector – Image Quality - DLA-RS35 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones9. JVC RS35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. JVC RS35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 211. Shadow Detail Performance 212. Shadow Detail Performance 313. JVC RS35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail614. Overall Color & Picture Quality15. JVC DLA-RS35U Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports16. JVC DLA-RS35 – Performance - JVC DLA-RS35 Brightness - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector - Uncalibrated: - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness: - Effect of Lens Aperture setting on lumen output (THX Mode):17. Sharpness18. Sharpness 2 - JVC DLA-RS35: Bottom Line Sharpness19. Light Leakage - JVC DLA-RS35 Image Noise - DLA-RS35 Audible Noise20. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS35 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration): - Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - JVC DLA-RS35 Basic Settings21. JVC DLA-RS35 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): - JVC DLA-RS35 RGB Settings - CMS Settings: H=Hue, S=Saturation, B=Brightness22. JVC DLA-RS35 – Screen Recommendations - JVC RS35 Projector Screen Recommendations23. JVC DLA-RS35 – Competitors - DLA-RS35 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro 9500UB - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Mitsubishi HC700024. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Mitsubishi HC7000 2 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. BenQ W6000 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. LG CF181D25. JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Planar PD8150 and Optoma HD8600 - DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP860226. DLA-RS35 vs. InFocus IN83 and SP8602-2 - JVC DLA-RS35 vs. Panasonic PT-AE400027. 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-VW8528. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector – Warranty29. JVC DLA-RS35 – Review Summary - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector - The Bottom Line - JVC DLA-RS35 Brightness30. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Cons - JVC DLA-RS35 Projector: Typical Capabilities31. JVC DLA-RS35 Projector Review Light Leakage JVC DLA-RS35 Post Calibration Grayscale