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Best in Class – $5,000+ Price Performance Home Theater: JVC DLA-NX7

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Art Feierman
  1. The 2019-2020 Best Home Theater Projectors Report
  2. The Latest Trends in Home Theater Projectors and Home Entertainment Projectors
  3. The 2019-2020 Best Home Theater Projectors Report: List of Winners
  4. Best in Class – Under $1000 Special 4K Capable Home Theater: AAXA 4K1
  5. Best in Class – Under $1000 Value Home Entertainment: Optoma HD143X/HD243X
  6. Best in Class – Under $1000 Performance Home Entertainment: Epson Home Cinema 2100 and 2150
  7. Best in Class – Under $1000 Price Performance Home Entertainment: Optoma UHL55
  8. Best in Class – $1000 - $2000 Performance 4K Capable Home Theater: Epson Home Cinema 4010/Pro Cinema 4050
  9. Best in Class – $1000 - $2000 Performance 4K Capable Home Theater Runner-Up: BenQ HT3550
  10. Best in Class – $1000 - $2000 Bright Room/Home Entertainment (Tie): BenQ TK800M & ViewSonic PX747-4K
  11. Best in Class – $2,000 - $5,000 Performance Home Theater: Epson Home Cinema 5050UB
  12. Best in Class – $2,000 - $5,000 Value Home Theater: BenQ HT5550
  13. Best in Class – $2000 - $5000 Best Media Room Projector: Sony VPL-VW295ES
  14. Best in Class – $5,000+ Price Performance Home Theater: JVC DLA-NX7
  15. Best in Class – $5,000+ Laser TVs (UST)/Bright Room Performance: LG HU85LA
  16. Best in Class – $5,000+ Performance Home Theater: Sony VPL-VW995ES
  17. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Winners – Charts
  18. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners Under $1000 Class
  19. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners $1000-$2000 Class
  20. 2019-2020 Best Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners $2000-$5000 Class
  21. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners $5000+ Class
JVC-DLA-NX7

The JVC DLA-NX7 is the middle of JVC’s three native 4K projectors using LCoS technology. Although, we get to review JVC home theater projectors too infrequently, we are always impressed. Simply stated, there is nothing at its $10K price point that can touch the NX7. JVC is best known for offering the best black levels of any projectors on the market.

Even the better Sonys, and Epsons, which offer some pretty impressive black levels, don’t really cut it when compared to JVCs – but I believe you have to go all the way up to Sony's $35,000 projector to rival the NX7. As such, the JVC DLA-NX7 is the winner of our Best In Class Price Performance Home Theater Award in the $5000+ Projector Class.

JVC DLA-NX7 Overview

What you’re getting with the JVC DLA-NX7 is a projector that is ideal for a high-quality home theater, and one that is worthy of a dedicated space. The image really pops, and the great black levels give it more depth than is found on lesser projectors. It is reasonably bright as well, with a claim of 1,900 lumens! Calibrated, it came in less than 150 lumens shy of its claim – even in HDR10 Mode.

The DLA-NX7 is not just about performance – it is quite feature-laden as well. It supports both major forms of HDR – HDR10 and HLG (Hybrid Gamma Log), which is expected to be widely used in the future of broadcasting. It has two HDCP 2.2 HDMIs for accepting 4K content, so you can connect multiple 4K sources, such as a PlayStation 4 Pro and your 4K UHD Blu-Ray Player. Nice.

2019-2020-Home-Theater-Report_Price-Performance-HT-$5000+

The NX7 switches automatically to HDR10 Mode when HDR signals are received, making watching your HDR content easier than ever. It also has Auto Tone Mapping, which adjusts settings to get the absolute best picture from your HDR content, without you having to lift a finger. The projector also provides deeper, richer colors by tackling the expanded P3 color space.

The JVC DLA-NX7 has a 17-element, 15-group all-glass 65mm diameter, high-quality 2.0:1 zoom lens with motorized lens functions, including a generous amount of lens shift (+80% vertical and +34% horizontal), and Lens Memory. That Lens Memory feature is important, because most folks buying this projector are generally very serious about their movies, and are far more likely to want to go with a Cinemascope style widescreen, rather than the traditional 16:9 HDTV-shaped screen.

JVC_NX7_PQ-15

This projector has several features designed to get you the best color possible. It has a color management system with a 6-axis matrix, as well as Auto-Calibration to keep the color accurate over the duration of its lamp life – which is up to 4,500 hours in Low Mode. The NX7 also has an ISF C3 (Certified Calibration Controls) mode.

Additional features include 3D compatibility, via an optical sensor (not included) and proprietary software from JVC, and nine settings of Installation Mode. Those settings are: Lens Control, Pixel Adjustment, Mask, Anamorphic On/Off, Screen Adjust, Installation Style, Keystone, Pincushion, and Aspect. These installation modes can be stored for various environments, and called up when necessary. The JVC DLA-NX7 has an excellent warranty of 3 years, parts and labor.

The Bottom Line

The JVC DLA-NX7 could have easily won our Performance Award in this Projector Class for the 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report, had it not been up against the Sony VPL-VW995ES. That projector is about three times the price of this JVC, at $34,999, so we decided to give the NX7 our Best in Class – Price Performance Home Theater Award, with the Performance Award going to that Sony.

Both are very serious in terms of picture quality, performance, and features. The Sony is best suited for a more sophisticated home theater – that is, totally dedicated, stadium-type seating, etc. – while the JVC would be best suited your typical dedicated home theater environment, as well as the most elaborate of home theaters. Either way, you’re paying for their world-class black level performance that would many any movie theater insanely jealous.

JVC DLA-NX7 Review

JVC-DLA-NX7

The JVC DLA-NX7 is the middle of JVC’s three native 4K projectors using LCoS technology. Although, we get to review JVC home theater projectors too infrequently, we are always impressed. Simply stated, there is nothing at its $10K price point that can touch the NX7. JVC is best known for offering the best black levels of any projectors on the market.

Even the better Sonys, and Epsons, which offer some pretty impressive black levels, don’t really cut it when compared to JVCs – but I believe you have to go all the way up to Sony's $35,000 projector to rival the NX7. As such, the JVC DLA-NX7 is the winner of our Best In Class Price Performance Home Theater Award in the $5000+ Projector Class.

JVC DLA-NX7 Overview

What you’re getting with the JVC DLA-NX7 is a projector that is ideal for a high-quality home theater, and one that is worthy of a dedicated space. The image really pops, and the great black levels give it more depth than is found on lesser projectors. It is reasonably bright as well, with a claim of 1,900 lumens! Calibrated, it came in less than 150 lumens shy of its claim – even in HDR10 Mode.

The DLA-NX7 is not just about performance – it is quite feature-laden as well. It supports both major forms of HDR – HDR10 and HLG (Hybrid Gamma Log), which is expected to be widely used in the future of broadcasting. It has two HDCP 2.2 HDMIs for accepting 4K content, so you can connect multiple 4K sources, such as a PlayStation 4 Pro and your 4K UHD Blu-Ray Player. Nice.

2019-2020-Home-Theater-Report_Price-Performance-HT-$5000+

The NX7 switches automatically to HDR10 Mode when HDR signals are received, making watching your HDR content easier than ever. It also has Auto Tone Mapping, which adjusts settings to get the absolute best picture from your HDR content, without you having to lift a finger. The projector also provides deeper, richer colors by tackling the expanded P3 color space.

The JVC DLA-NX7 has a 17-element, 15-group all-glass 65mm diameter, high-quality 2.0:1 zoom lens with motorized lens functions, including a generous amount of lens shift (+80% vertical and +34% horizontal), and Lens Memory. That Lens Memory feature is important, because most folks buying this projector are generally very serious about their movies, and are far more likely to want to go with a Cinemascope style widescreen, rather than the traditional 16:9 HDTV-shaped screen.

JVC_NX7_PQ-15

This projector has several features designed to get you the best color possible. It has a color management system with a 6-axis matrix, as well as Auto-Calibration to keep the color accurate over the duration of its lamp life – which is up to 4,500 hours in Low Mode. The NX7 also has an ISF C3 (Certified Calibration Controls) mode.

Additional features include 3D compatibility, via an optical sensor (not included) and proprietary software from JVC, and nine settings of Installation Mode. Those settings are: Lens Control, Pixel Adjustment, Mask, Anamorphic On/Off, Screen Adjust, Installation Style, Keystone, Pincushion, and Aspect. These installation modes can be stored for various environments, and called up when necessary. The JVC DLA-NX7 has an excellent warranty of 3 years, parts and labor.

The Bottom Line

The JVC DLA-NX7 could have easily won our Performance Award in this Projector Class for the 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report, had it not been up against the Sony VPL-VW995ES. That projector is about three times the price of this JVC, at $34,999, so we decided to give the NX7 our Best in Class – Price Performance Home Theater Award, with the Performance Award going to that Sony.

Both are very serious in terms of picture quality, performance, and features. The Sony is best suited for a more sophisticated home theater – that is, totally dedicated, stadium-type seating, etc. – while the JVC would be best suited your typical dedicated home theater environment, as well as the most elaborate of home theaters. Either way, you’re paying for their world-class black level performance that would many any movie theater insanely jealous.

JVC DLA-NX7 Review

  1. The 2019-2020 Best Home Theater Projectors Report
  2. The Latest Trends in Home Theater Projectors and Home Entertainment Projectors
  3. The 2019-2020 Best Home Theater Projectors Report: List of Winners
  4. Best in Class – Under $1000 Special 4K Capable Home Theater: AAXA 4K1
  5. Best in Class – Under $1000 Value Home Entertainment: Optoma HD143X/HD243X
  6. Best in Class – Under $1000 Performance Home Entertainment: Epson Home Cinema 2100 and 2150
  7. Best in Class – Under $1000 Price Performance Home Entertainment: Optoma UHL55
  8. Best in Class – $1000 - $2000 Performance 4K Capable Home Theater: Epson Home Cinema 4010/Pro Cinema 4050
  9. Best in Class – $1000 - $2000 Performance 4K Capable Home Theater Runner-Up: BenQ HT3550
  10. Best in Class – $1000 - $2000 Bright Room/Home Entertainment (Tie): BenQ TK800M & ViewSonic PX747-4K
  11. Best in Class – $2,000 - $5,000 Performance Home Theater: Epson Home Cinema 5050UB
  12. Best in Class – $2,000 - $5,000 Value Home Theater: BenQ HT5550
  13. Best in Class – $2000 - $5000 Best Media Room Projector: Sony VPL-VW295ES
  14. Best in Class – $5,000+ Price Performance Home Theater: JVC DLA-NX7
  15. Best in Class – $5,000+ Laser TVs (UST)/Bright Room Performance: LG HU85LA
  16. Best in Class – $5,000+ Performance Home Theater: Sony VPL-VW995ES
  17. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Winners – Charts
  18. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners Under $1000 Class
  19. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners $1000-$2000 Class
  20. 2019-2020 Best Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners $2000-$5000 Class
  21. 2019-2020 Home Theater Projectors Report – Non-Winners $5000+ Class

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