JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Competitors Posted on June 26, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-X35 Projector Review - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-X35 Special Features - JVC DLA-X35 Projector: Special Features - No Dynamic Iris, but a Manual One - DLA-X35 3D Abilities - JVC X35 3D active glasses and emitter - 2D to Simulated 3D on the DLA-X35 - JVC DLA-X35 Calibration3. JVC DLA-X35 Special Features 2 - CFI - JVC X35 Creative Frame Interpolation - JVC Fancy Features - DLA-X35 Projector Lens Memory - JVC DILA Remote App4. JVC DLA-X35 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-X35 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - JVC DLA-X35 and DLA-RS46 Projector Input/Output - JVC DLA-X35 and DLA-RS46 Menus5. JVC DLA-X35 Physical Tour 2 - DLA-X35 Lens Throw6. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality - JVC DLA-X35 Projector - Image Quality - DLA-X35 "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - DLA-X35 Projector - Flesh Tones7. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality 2 - DLA-X35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance9. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality 4 - JVC DLA-X35 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - The bottom line on overall picture quality: - Bottom line for HDTV on the JVC DLA-X35 Home Theater Projector - Bottom line for HDTV on the JVC DLA-X35 Home Theater Projector10. JVC DLA-X35 Performance11. JVC DLA-X35 Performance 2 - JVC DLA-X35: Bottom Line Sharpness - JVC DLA-X35: Bottom Line Sharpness - X35 Light Leakage - DLA-X35 Image Noise - JVC DLA-X35 Audible Noise12. JVC DLA-X35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-X35 Color Temperature - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Calibration and Settings - RGB Settings - JVC DLA-X35 Grayscale Calibration:13. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Competitors - JVC X95 vs X35 - Epson Home Cinema 5020UB vs JVC X3514. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Warranty15. JVC DLA-X35 Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - JVC DLA-X35 Projector - The Bottom Line16. JVC DLA-X35 Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary 2 - DLA-X35 2D Brightness - The Very Bottom Line on the JVC DLA-X35 Home Theater projector: - JVC DLA-X35 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-X35 Projector: Cons17. JVC DLA-X35 Projector Full Specifications The JVC DLA-X35 is the last new projector to arrive before I start working on our annual 1080p Home Theater Projector Comparison report. I start on that in about 48 hours, and it will publish mid-February – that is, within two weeks. 3-3-13 – Art Feierman JVC X95 vs X35 Due to the upcoming report, I am not going to offer up the usual multiple comparisons here, since the report will cover all of that. Suffice to say that this JVC projector will be slugging it out in the $2000-$3500 price range, with some serious competition, including the Sony VPL-HW50ES, The Epson UB projectors, Panasonic PT-AE8000U Mitsubishi HC7900DW, HC8000D, and a couple of others. A three way comparison between the JVC DLA-X35, the Sony VPL-HW50ES and the Epson Pro Cinema 6020UB will be featured in the annual report. For now, I have for you some side by side images. First the JVC X35 compared to the JVC X95R, and some “directly competitive images comparing the X35 to the Epson Home Cinema 5020UB: JVC X95 vs X35 (the X95R image is on the left): Brightness between the two projectors has been set as close as I could get it, using the JVC X95R’s iris. Still, note that the X95R images are a touch brighter. Epson Home Cinema 5020UB vs JVC X35 Now let’s take a look at the Epson Home Cinema 5020UB. One could consider this the more direct match of the two Epsons (the other being the Pro Cinema 6020UB). Why? Well, with the Home Cinema 5020UB then both it and the JVC DLA-X35 have a two year warranty (even though the Epson comes with a two year replacement program as well). Also both are finished in white. (A black version of the JVC is available.) The Epson is $2599, while the JVC is $3499. The Epson however comes with two pair of 3D glasses, while the 2 pair and the emitter are optional. 2 x $179, + $99 = $457. So consider there’s a huge pricing difference, at least equipped for 3D, which works out to an over $1350 difference. Both are finished in white, but of course the JVC has motorized lens functions. To get the closest match up between the Epson and the JVC, I had to use the JVC’s manual iris, and shift the Epson to eco-mode (where the colors are off a slight amount from the full power calibration). The Epson is on the left in all of these. Please note, that overall brightness seems to differ depending on how bright a scene is being photographed. This is to be expected since one projector has a dynamic iris – the HC5020 UB, and the other not. In the images of the night scene below from The Hunger Games,you can see how the blacks are blacker on the Epson (left), and more shadow detail (look in the darkest areas to the left and bottom left). Overall, the Epson has significantly more “pop” in this very dark image. In fairness, had this image had some additional bright areas, at some point the Epson’s iris would not close down this far, but on very dark scenes like this, and the Bond night train below, dynamic irises are extremely effective. You would think that JVC might decide some day to add a dynamic iris to their already great LCoS panels? What about the Sony VPL-HW50ES you ask? On a personal note, I find the JVC DLA-X35 to be closest overall, to the Sony VPL-HW50ES. They are similar in price with the Sony, theoretically only slightly less ($3999 with 2 pair of 3D glasses, spare lamp) vs. ($3499 no extras). Unfortunately these two projectors passed through here many months apart, so no chance for side by side comparison images. Both are excellent, both LCoS, each with a some advantages, but very comparable overall. In the full report I’ll talk about a number of differences, but more than anything else, the biggest difference to me, between the JVC and Sony projectors is the Sony’s significant brightness advantage (calibrated; roughly 1000 vs. 700 lumens). For smaller screen folks, that shouldn’t matter much, but for most, it could be the difference maker. 1. JVC DLA-X35 Projector Review - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Highlights - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Overview2. JVC DLA-X35 Special Features - JVC DLA-X35 Projector: Special Features - No Dynamic Iris, but a Manual One - DLA-X35 3D Abilities - JVC X35 3D active glasses and emitter - 2D to Simulated 3D on the DLA-X35 - JVC DLA-X35 Calibration3. JVC DLA-X35 Special Features 2 - CFI - JVC X35 Creative Frame Interpolation - JVC Fancy Features - DLA-X35 Projector Lens Memory - JVC DILA Remote App4. JVC DLA-X35 Physical Tour - JVC DLA-X35 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - JVC DLA-X35 and DLA-RS46 Projector Input/Output - JVC DLA-X35 and DLA-RS46 Menus5. JVC DLA-X35 Physical Tour 2 - DLA-X35 Lens Throw6. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality - JVC DLA-X35 Projector - Image Quality - DLA-X35 "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - DLA-X35 Projector - Flesh Tones7. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality 2 - DLA-X35 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality 3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance9. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Image Quality 4 - JVC DLA-X35 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - The bottom line on overall picture quality: - Bottom line for HDTV on the JVC DLA-X35 Home Theater Projector - Bottom line for HDTV on the JVC DLA-X35 Home Theater Projector10. JVC DLA-X35 Performance11. JVC DLA-X35 Performance 2 - JVC DLA-X35: Bottom Line Sharpness - JVC DLA-X35: Bottom Line Sharpness - X35 Light Leakage - DLA-X35 Image Noise - JVC DLA-X35 Audible Noise12. JVC DLA-X35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-X35 Color Temperature - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Calibration and Settings - JVC DLA-X35 Projector Calibration and Settings - RGB Settings - JVC DLA-X35 Grayscale Calibration:13. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Competitors - JVC X95 vs X35 - Epson Home Cinema 5020UB vs JVC X3514. JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Warranty15. JVC DLA-X35 Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - JVC DLA-X35 Projector - The Bottom Line16. JVC DLA-X35 Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary 2 - DLA-X35 2D Brightness - The Very Bottom Line on the JVC DLA-X35 Home Theater projector: - JVC DLA-X35 Projector: Pros - JVC DLA-X35 Projector: Cons17. JVC DLA-X35 Projector Full Specifications JVC DLA-X35 Projector Calibration and Settings JVC DLA-X35 Projector – Warranty