JVC DLA-X70R Performance 2 Posted on March 27, 2012 By Art Feierman 1. JVC DLA-X70R Projector Review - JVC DLA-X70R Projector Overview - JVC DLA-X70R Projector Highlights2. JVC DLA-X70R Special Features 1 - JVC DLA-X70R Projector Special Features - No Dynamic Iris - 3D Abilities - 3D Active Glasses - 2D to Simulated 3D on the DLA-X70R3. JVC DLA-X70R Special Features 2 - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation - JVC e-Shift and "4K" resolution - Manual Iris4. JVC DLA-X70R Physical Tour 1 - Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output5. JVC DLA-X70R Physical Tour 2 - Menus - Remote Control6. JVC DLA-X70R Image Quality 1 - "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - Black Levels and Shadow Detail7. JVC DLA-X70R Image Quality 2 - Black Levels and Shadow Detail (continued) - Shadow Detail Performance - Overall Color & Picture Quality - The Bottom Line on Overall Picture Quality8. JVC DLA-X70R Image Quality 3 - Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the JVC DLA-X70R Home Theater Projector9. JVC DLA-X70R Performance 1 - Brightness10. JVC DLA-X70R Performance 2 - Post-Calibration Brightness - Sharpness - Bottom Line Sharpness11. JVC DLA-X70R Performance 3 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. JVC DLA-X70R Calibration and Settings - Color Temperature - Basic Settings - Calibration and Settings: - RGB Settings13. JVC DLA-X70R Warranty14. JVC DLA-X70R Review Summary 1 - The Bottom Line15. JVC DLA-X70R Review Summary 2 - 3D - The Very Bottom Line16. JVC DLA-X70R – The Pros and Cons - Pros - Cons17. JVC DLA-X70R Specifications Post-Calibration Brightness Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) User 1: 20 IRE 6662 30 IRE 6336 40 IRE 6403 50 IRE 6434 60 IRE 6502 70 IRE 6532 80 IRE 6586 90 IRE 6452 100 IRE 6528 Average gamma= 2.20 DLA-X70R Best mode- User 1: 748 lumens @ 6528 Average gamma= 2.19 JVC Gamma Control: Although the gamma, in the Normal setting is low (brighter in the mid-ranges). The JVC offers extensive gamma custom controls, as well. A Custom Gamma was set up by Mike. Otherwise, note: Gamma setting A, lifts the very dark regions of an image. When engaged, it seems that the very dark shadow detail is improved, but in reality, it’s really just lifting that which was already there, making it far more obvious (and too much). Art’s NOTE: The JVC X70 R doesn’t exhibit the slight blue shift in the very dark regions that the RS45 had. Mike’s NOTES: Grayscale calibrated very well, with an average Delta E of only 0.9 (same as the HD250). As Stage (the brightest mode) is only 12 lumens more than THX mode, there’s no need for a quick cal of a “bright” mode. Unfortunately, THX mode cannot be calibrated and has too much blue in the RGB balance. I see that the projector has an ISF designation, so presumably it could be calibrated in a service menu. Gamma was too low in any of the presets (Normal was the high with an average gamma of 1.96), so I used the custom gamma. JVC changed things again with a variety of color profiles (ie: gamut). They all vary mostly by how much green is oversaturated. The THX and Standard color gamut (see CIE charts) are the best. One oddity which doesn’t really show up much in regular viewing is that if you put up a 100% blue screen in anything but THX color profile, it looks like a bluish magenta. Something’s not right there. The Calibration page provides the settings we used. That includes basic settings as well as gain and offset. SharpnessThe JVC DLA-X70R starts out “typically sharp” for a 3 chip or 3 panel projector. All else being equal, single chip DLP projectors have a sharpness advantage as they don’t have to align and converge separate Red, Green, and Blue light. But this is JVC with their “4K” e-shift technology, which I discussed on the first page of this review. While I don’t buy into their marketing of 4K, e-shift does bring things to the party. For most viewing, the DLA-X70 seems to be at least as sharp as any other 3 panel/3chip type projector I’ve seen, at least if we exclude some many times the price 3 chip DLP projectors (with optics that probably sell for more than this projector). The Epson 5010 I have here for reference for black levels, seems to be very sharp for a 3LCD projector, and at no point, did the JVC not seem every bit as sharp. Overall, I’d say the JVC is a tad sharper than the Epson. It will take a good DLP to look visibly sharper/crisper. JVC DLA-X70RRunco LS-5Epson Home Cinema 5010Panasonic PT-AE7000Optoma HD8300PreviousNext Bottom Line SharpnessOverall, very good sharpness (better than some in the corners), for a 3 chip device. A number of competitors are slightly sharper, or “sharper still”, as I like to say, and that includes several DLP’s as well as a few 3 panel based projectors. 1. JVC DLA-X70R Projector Review - JVC DLA-X70R Projector Overview - JVC DLA-X70R Projector Highlights2. JVC DLA-X70R Special Features 1 - JVC DLA-X70R Projector Special Features - No Dynamic Iris - 3D Abilities - 3D Active Glasses - 2D to Simulated 3D on the DLA-X70R3. JVC DLA-X70R Special Features 2 - CFI - Creative Frame Interpolation - JVC e-Shift and "4K" resolution - Manual Iris4. JVC DLA-X70R Physical Tour 1 - Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output5. JVC DLA-X70R Physical Tour 2 - Menus - Remote Control6. JVC DLA-X70R Image Quality 1 - "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - Flesh Tones - Black Levels and Shadow Detail7. JVC DLA-X70R Image Quality 2 - Black Levels and Shadow Detail (continued) - Shadow Detail Performance - Overall Color & Picture Quality - The Bottom Line on Overall Picture Quality8. JVC DLA-X70R Image Quality 3 - Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the JVC DLA-X70R Home Theater Projector9. JVC DLA-X70R Performance 1 - Brightness10. JVC DLA-X70R Performance 2 - Post-Calibration Brightness - Sharpness - Bottom Line Sharpness11. JVC DLA-X70R Performance 3 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. JVC DLA-X70R Calibration and Settings - Color Temperature - Basic Settings - Calibration and Settings: - RGB Settings13. JVC DLA-X70R Warranty14. JVC DLA-X70R Review Summary 1 - The Bottom Line15. JVC DLA-X70R Review Summary 2 - 3D - The Very Bottom Line16. JVC DLA-X70R – The Pros and Cons - Pros - Cons17. JVC DLA-X70R Specifications JVC DLA-X70R Performance 1 JVC DLA-X70R Performance 3