JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Calibration and Settings Posted on April 22, 2015 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-RS6710U, RS67U, X900R, 4K Home Theater Projector Review - JVC DLA-RS6710 / DLA-X900R Projector - Overview - JVC DLA-RS6710 Highlights2. JVC DLA-RS6710U Projector Review – Special Features - 4K Content Handling by the JVC RS6710U - e-Shift3 - Pixel Shifting - 3D Performance - Lens Memory3. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Hardware Tour - DLA-RS6710 Projector - Hardware Overview - RS6710 Control Panel - JVC DLA-RS6710 Inputs and Connections4. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Hardware 2 - JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, and X900R Remote Control - JVC DLA-RS6710 Menus5. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Hardware 3 - JVC Projectors - Zoom Lens - Throw Distances - JVC RS6710, RS67U, X900R: Lens Shift Range - JVC 3D Capabilities6. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U and X900R – Picture Quality - Out of the Box Performance - JVC DLA-RS6710U Handling Skin Tones - JVC Black Level Performance7. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Picture Quality 2 - Dark Shadow Detail - JVC RS6710 Handling of HDTV and Sports - Overall Picture Quality8. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Performance - JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projectors - Brightness for Different Color Modes - Color Temperature of JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projectors - Post Calibration Brightness, Measurements - DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projectors - DLA-RS6710U Projector Audible Noise - JVC DLA-RS6710 Image Noise9. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Performance 2 - Sharpness - E-shift 3 Engaged - Competition: JVC RS6710 - vs Epson LS10000 - 4K content - Brightness as affected by lens position/placement10. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS6710 Color Temperature - RS6710U Post Calibration Color Temperature (Grayscale balance) - RGB Color Balance (Grayscale) - Mike's Performance Notes - Mike's Grayscale Calibration Notes11. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Advanced Calibration Information - About this Calibration Information - JVC DLA-RS6710 Color Management Settings - Mike's CMS Notes - CIE-STD Chart Pre-Calibration - THX mode - CIE chart - CIE Chart Post-Calibration (CMS) - CIE Gamma Chart - CIE Chart Grayscale Post-Calibration - THX Grayscale - no adjustment12. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projector Review Summary - DLA-RS6710 (and siblings) Picture Quality Summary - 4K Content Compatibility - JVC RS6710U Brightness13. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projector Review Summary 2 - Special Features - Value Proposition - The Bottom Line14. JVC DLA-RS6710U 4K Home Theater Projector – Specifications Recommended Basic Calibration Settings for JVC DLA-RS67U, RS6710U and X900R. The calibration settings for the CMS (color management system), which is the calibrating of the individual primary and secondary colors, is found on the Advanced Calibration page (available to our subscribers – for a tiny annual subscription fee). On this page we re-post some of the measurements taken by Mike when he calibrated the projector (also found on the Performance pages). That way, on this page, you have both the calibration settings we used, and the effect they have on the JVC DLA-RS6710 projector’s measurements in one page. Also found below, are Mike’s comments from measuring and calibrating the DLA-RS6710 projector. JVC DLA-RS6710 Color Temperature DLA-RS6710 and siblings Brightness, Color Temperature Color Mode Lumens Color Temp (K) Cinema 756 6381 Natural 940 6287 Stage 989 6683 Animation 989, or 1262 in H.B. 6700, or (not meas.) User 1-4 940 6283 THX 940 6278 Film 748 5830 Photo 748 6619 Lumen Output (Low Lamp, Animation mode): 643 Interesting note: The RS6710 measures exactly 200 lumens less than the lower cost RS4910 we reviewed. But understand that lower cost JVC is rated brighter. Color Temp over IRE Range, Best mode (Pre calibration) Cinema (User THX and Natural are very similar) 30 IRE 5487 50 IRE 5830 80 IRE 6380 100 IRE 6377 JVC DLA-RS6710U Pre-calibration – Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): Cinema Natural Stage Animation User 1-4 Film Photo THX Contrast=(0) -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 8 Brightness=(0) 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 Color Sat.=(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Tint = (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Color Temp = (Xenon 2) (6500) (7000) (7000) (6500) (Xenon 1) (6500) (6500) Gamma = (Grad. Priority) (Normal) (Bright Priority) (Cont. Priority) (Normal) (Film1) (Normal) (THX) Color Profile = (Cinema) (Standard) (Stage) (Animation) (Standard) (Film 1) (Adobe RGB) (THX) Lens Aperature = (Auto 2) (Auto 1) (Auto 2) (Auto 2) (Manual – fully open) (Manual – fully open) (Manual – fully open) (Manual – fully open) THX mode is the basis for Mike’s calibration. Changes are stored in User 1. In the above table, look to THX mode for those final settings, User 1-4 are showing just basic adjustments. Lamp Mode=High (unless noted otherwise). All other settings at default () = default settings RS6710U Post Calibration Color Temperature (Grayscale balance) Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): 20 IRE 6985 30 IRE 6560 40 IRE 6428 50 IRE 6437 60 IRE 6560 70 IRE 6587 80 IRE 6602 90 IRE 6624 100 IRE 6507 Average gamma = 2.22 Except for very dark gray – 20 IRE, this JVC measured very tight, post calibration, with all other brightness levels within 125K of the targeted 6500K. Also, excluding the cool 20 IRE, the rest of the range stays within a total temperature variation of just under 200K. Overall, rather excellent! Coinicidentally, this JVC projector measured the same 940 lumens pre -calibration in THX mode as it measured post calibration (based on THX, but stored in User 1). That rarely happens. Typically post calibration measures lower. Effect of Lens Aperture setting on lumen output (Animation mode): 0 (maximum opening) 989 -7 (half open) 643 -15 (minimum opening) 281 Using the iris manually you can easily limit overall brightness. For example you might use the -7 setting if you are only filling a 92″ or 100″ screen in a proper home theater, as officially that’s more than enough brightness. Alternately, you might instead use Eco mode and the iris wide open. The advantage, though of using the iris to lower the brightness, is that a calibration at full power will have different color results than switching to lower power eco mode. The iris, on the other hand, would not affect color. RGB Color Balance (Grayscale) Calibration settings for User 1: User 1, Custom Color Temp 1 w/ 6500 starting point Gain (0)NOTE: Gain can only be adjusted down R = 0 G = -2 B = -0 Offset (0) R = -25 G = 0 B = 6 Lumens at 100 IRE: 1235 @ 6467 NOTE: Gamma on Custom1 – 2.4 starting point. Here Mike and I differ. Technically 2.4 is providing the better gamma, but I found that with 2.4 there is some not very pretty action in very very dark scenes where dark colors appear oversaturated – over the top. I dialed down to 2.2 and found that helped. Mike's Performance NotesThe first time I got to review JVC’s “hand selected components” top of the line projector was JVC’s DLA-RS60, now several generations gone. That was definitely the most impressive projector overall, that I had reviewed in that time frame, including a couple of far, far, brighter 3 chip DLP projectors, thanks to having awesome black level performance. The one drawback to the RS60 in my opinion, was that it measured less than 600 lumens calibrated. By comparison, this JVC clocks in over 50% brighter, allowing for much larger screens, and, the ability to maintain reasonable brightness as the lamp ages. Mike's Grayscale Calibration NotesPerformance: The 6710 was not as bright as last year’s 4910, with an average drop of about 250 lumens from that model. It is equally bright in most modes and dropping an average of 200 lumens in Cinema, Film and Photo modes. All of the modes were set to Low lamp power by default, which reduced the lumen output by another 35%, but grayscale was slightly better by default in low lamp mode. Unlike other JVC projectors, grayscale in Cinema or THX modes was much too red in the lower IREs. Gamma was too low in the Normal preset, averaging right around 2.0, but was right on 2.2 for the THX preset. Grayscale Calibration: Grayscale calibrated reasonably well, with an average Delta E of only 1.8, only exceeding 3 at the 20 and 40 IRE levels. The RGB balance was also good and other than a bump in red at 40-50 IRE, was consistent across the whole IRE range. As we’ve seen with other JVC projectors, adjusting Gain has a greater effect on the total IRE range than Offset does. So, if you adjust Gain first, then Offset, you don’t need to check back and forth between the two more than once. Again, as with prior JVC projectors, I used the custom gamma of 2.4 to achieve an overall gamma of 2.2 or higher. This results in a pretty smooth gamma with an average of 2.18. There’s also the ability to do custom gamma adjustments, but the presets work well enough if you choose the appropriate one. 1. JVC DLA-RS6710U, RS67U, X900R, 4K Home Theater Projector Review - JVC DLA-RS6710 / DLA-X900R Projector - Overview - JVC DLA-RS6710 Highlights2. JVC DLA-RS6710U Projector Review – Special Features - 4K Content Handling by the JVC RS6710U - e-Shift3 - Pixel Shifting - 3D Performance - Lens Memory3. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Hardware Tour - DLA-RS6710 Projector - Hardware Overview - RS6710 Control Panel - JVC DLA-RS6710 Inputs and Connections4. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Hardware 2 - JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, and X900R Remote Control - JVC DLA-RS6710 Menus5. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Hardware 3 - JVC Projectors - Zoom Lens - Throw Distances - JVC RS6710, RS67U, X900R: Lens Shift Range - JVC 3D Capabilities6. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U and X900R – Picture Quality - Out of the Box Performance - JVC DLA-RS6710U Handling Skin Tones - JVC Black Level Performance7. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Picture Quality 2 - Dark Shadow Detail - JVC RS6710 Handling of HDTV and Sports - Overall Picture Quality8. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Performance - JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projectors - Brightness for Different Color Modes - Color Temperature of JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projectors - Post Calibration Brightness, Measurements - DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projectors - DLA-RS6710U Projector Audible Noise - JVC DLA-RS6710 Image Noise9. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Performance 2 - Sharpness - E-shift 3 Engaged - Competition: JVC RS6710 - vs Epson LS10000 - 4K content - Brightness as affected by lens position/placement10. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-RS6710 Color Temperature - RS6710U Post Calibration Color Temperature (Grayscale balance) - RGB Color Balance (Grayscale) - Mike's Performance Notes - Mike's Grayscale Calibration Notes11. JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Advanced Calibration Information - About this Calibration Information - JVC DLA-RS6710 Color Management Settings - Mike's CMS Notes - CIE-STD Chart Pre-Calibration - THX mode - CIE chart - CIE Chart Post-Calibration (CMS) - CIE Gamma Chart - CIE Chart Grayscale Post-Calibration - THX Grayscale - no adjustment12. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projector Review Summary - DLA-RS6710 (and siblings) Picture Quality Summary - 4K Content Compatibility - JVC RS6710U Brightness13. JVC DLA-RS6710, RS67U, X900R Projector Review Summary 2 - Special Features - Value Proposition - The Bottom Line14. JVC DLA-RS6710U 4K Home Theater Projector – Specifications JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Performance 2 JVC DLA-RS6710 Projector Review – Advanced Calibration Information