JVC DLA-RS60 – Review Summary Posted on October 10, 2013 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 A summary of the JVC DLA-RS60 projector’s pros and cons and capabilities. All images on this page are RS35 or RS25, not the reviewed DLA-RS60 projector. We will replace them when a 2nd RS60 arrives. JVC DLA-RS60 Projector - The Bottom LineMost of this summary is straightforward. As long as the discussion sticks to 2D, what we have here, in the form of JVC’s DLA-RS60 projector, is, without a doubt one of the finest projectors available for less than the price of the most basic 3 chip DLP 1080p home theater projectors. Calibrated its 451 lumens of brightness is lower, at 451, than previous JVC’s but is still more than enough for a 100 or 110″ diagonal 16:9 screen. The RS60 is a classy projector, from looks to performance. It features motorized lens – focus, zoom, and lens shift, offers excellent placement flextibiliy, a pretty typical selection of inputs, and is reasonably quiet. The three year warranty is longer than many projectors near its price, but many others also have three year warranties. We consider three years to be very good. JVC’s also built up a very good rep for supporting some of the pickiest home theater enthusiasts on the planet, since their projectors are favorites among the “hard core”. Overall picture quality is excellent. The great skin tones and overall color accuracy post calibration, look natural. Unmatched black level performance (at any price), enhances all scenes, but gives the JVC DLA-RS60 a dramatic advantage on really dark scenes, even against excellent competition, like the Sony VPL-VW90ES. End of conversation, all that combined earns the JVC DLA-RS60 a Hot Product Award. Brightness and 3D performance need work, but this is one superior 2D projector. JVC DLA-RS60 Brightness The issue of brightness (compared to claim) is an issue in its own right. Still the brightness is what it is, we have only our measurements plus those from several owners to confirm the low numbers. The closest competitors to the JVC DLA-RS60 are the Sony VPL-VW90ES and JVC’s own DLA-RS50 (the identical twin with the “bad genes”, as the RS60s get the best of the components). Calibrated, the JVC RS60’s 451 measured lumens of brightness is lower than previous JVC’s but is still more than enough for a great looking 100 or 110″ diagonal 16:9 screen. The basic THX mode, also excellent, will deliver just over 500 lumens (mid point on the zoom, about 550 at full wide angle). While 451 lumens is still reasonable, it is strange, that this projector which claims 1300 lumens at 8500K, can do only about 1/3 the rated lumens at D65. My own RS20, two generations older, measured about 750 lumens, when new, and calibrated. So be it! Having enough brightness is important, so a less bright projector limits potential screen size, or might require a higher gain screen to get sufficient brightness. Still as long as this JVC is bright enough for your setup, and tastes, 450 – 500 lumens will work for a whole lot of folks for some seriously fine movie viewing. 3D Brightness of the DLA-RS60 projectorI am not saying that the 3D image of the JVC DLA-RS60 is too dim to watch in 3D. What I am, however, trying to point out, is that when you do watch it it will seem dim. If you’ve compensated greatly with screen gain, or have the smallest of screens (under 80″ diagonal) you can get something resembling good moderate brightness. Even then, however, when ever you peek out from under those active 3D glasses, and see the screen without the loss of roughly 75% of the brightness, you will be immediately reminded about how lacking the 3D image is, in terms of real brightness, and how much better you would enjoy it if it was 2x, 3x, or 4x brighter. And that’s the point, I think almost everyone will be unsatisfied, in that they certainly would be if 2D was that bright. For 3D viewing, we used the brightest mode we could find (we had not discovered the color profile off option with it’s very iffy color). Even when I reduced the image size on the 1.4 gain white surfaced Carada screen, to sizes between 80 and 90 inches diagonal, I was never happy with the brightness. In a couple of weeks, however I will have my first real high power screen, Da-lite’s with it’s 2.5 gain screen. Perhaps the RS60 or an RS50 will arrive about then, one can only hope, as I’d like to see first hand the trade-offs. 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 – Warranty The very bottom line