Runco LS-10d – Performance Posted on July 17, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Runco Lightstyle LS-10d Projector Review - S10 Projector Highlights - Runco LS-10d Projector Overview2. Runco LS-10 Special Features - 3 Chip DLP Projector - Frame Interpolation - Constant Contrast - Dynamic Iris - DHD4 Processor3. Runco LS-10d Physical Tour - Runco LS10 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output4. Runco LS-10d Physical Tour 2 - Runco LS10 Menus - Runco LS10 Remote Control - LS10 Lens Throw - LS10 Lens Shift - Runco LS-10 Anamorphic Lens Options5. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality - LS-10d Out of the Box Picture Quality - Skin Tones6. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality 2 - Runco LS-10d Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality 3 - Runco LS-10 Shadow Detail Performance8. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality 4 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Runco LS-10d Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV, and Sports Viewing with the Runco LS-10d Projector:9. Runco LS-10d – Performance - Runco LS-10d Measured Brightness10. Runco LS-10d – Performance 2 - Sharpness - Runco LS-10d: Bottom Line Sharpness - Runco LS-10 Light Leakage - Runco LS-10d Audible Noise - Runco LS-10d Image Noise11. Runco LS-10d Projector Calibration and Settings - Runco LS-10d Color Temperature - Runco LS-10d Basic Settings - Runco LS-10 Calibration Settings12. Runco LS-10d – Screen Recommendations - Runco LS-10d Projector Screen Recommendations13. Runco LS-10i and LS-10d Projector – Warranty14. Runco LS-10d Home Cinema Projector – Competitors - Runco Comparison: LS-10d vs. LS-10i, LS-7 - Runco vs. VC DLA-RS60 - Runco vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES15. Runco LS-10d – Review Summary - Runco LS-10d Projector - The Bottom Line - Runco LS-10d Brightness - The very bottom line16. Runco LS-10d – Review Summary 2 - Runco LS-10d Projector: Pros - Runco LS-10d Projector: Cons - Runco LS-10d Projector: Typical Capabilities17. Runco Lightstyle LS-10d – Full Specifications Runco LS-10d Measured BrightnessLight canon time. That’s a phrase few home theater projetors get accused of being. And most of those – entry level “cross-over” projectors. Nonetheless, the LS10d, powered with a 260 watt lamp, is just that – a relative light canon, compared to the average $2000, $5000 or even $10,000 projector. For example, it measured (comparing “best” modes), almost 3 times as bright as the 1300 lumen claiming JVC RS60 that was here last month. (But the Runco, per spec, is only supposed to be about 60% brighter, not 300%.) The LS10 measured almost identically in “best” mode, as the RS7 did last year. This time our “best” mode lumen count, with the lens at mid-point on the zoom, and post calibration, worked out to 1465 lumens (besting the LS7’s 1451 – of course that slight an error is well within measuring accuracy, never mind lamp variation). After Mike’s calibration, that 1465 lumens represents 25 total lumens more than their claim of 1440 lumens at D65. Tis rare we see projectors that beat claims – ok, if not rare, uncommon. The 1465 also means we only lost 14 lumens in the process of calibrating! Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE for Various Color Temp Settings 5500 1299 @ 5485 6500 1479 @ 6423 7500 1619 @ 7385 9300 1808 @ 8929 Runco also claims 2100 lumens maximum. They didn’t do quite as well there, but still managed to measure 1808 lumens with the lamp in its (native?) 9300K mode. Not exactly where you want to be, extremely thin on reds, but it’s an extra 350 lumens if desperately needed. Here’s how color temp affected brightness: The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness: LS-10d lumen Output (Eco Lamp, 6500 Color Temp): 1217 lumens measured, down from 1479 a drop of only about 18%. That is interesting, as the projector says its two lamp modes are 230 and 260 watts about a 12% difference. Either way, an 18% drop is smaller than typical, with most projectors dropping 20-25% and often more. Effect of zoom on lumen output (6500 Color Temp) Zoom out 1337 Mid zoom 1479 lumens Zoom in 1430 The Effect of lens zoom on brightness: Strange! Normally lenses are brightest at wide angle, not so here, this projector measured brightest with the zoom at mid-point. Even stranger, the projector is brighter in telephoto, than wide angle. Still the entire variation is less than 10%. On projectors with very long zoom ranges (like 2:1) the drop from wide to tele can be more than 45%, and that affects placement decisions. It should not be a factor with the LS10 projector. 1. Runco Lightstyle LS-10d Projector Review - S10 Projector Highlights - Runco LS-10d Projector Overview2. Runco LS-10 Special Features - 3 Chip DLP Projector - Frame Interpolation - Constant Contrast - Dynamic Iris - DHD4 Processor3. Runco LS-10d Physical Tour - Runco LS10 Physical Appearance - Control Panel - Input/Output4. Runco LS-10d Physical Tour 2 - Runco LS10 Menus - Runco LS10 Remote Control - LS10 Lens Throw - LS10 Lens Shift - Runco LS-10 Anamorphic Lens Options5. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality - LS-10d Out of the Box Picture Quality - Skin Tones6. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality 2 - Runco LS-10d Black Levels & Shadow Detail7. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality 3 - Runco LS-10 Shadow Detail Performance8. Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality 4 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Runco LS-10d Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV, and Sports Viewing with the Runco LS-10d Projector:9. Runco LS-10d – Performance - Runco LS-10d Measured Brightness10. Runco LS-10d – Performance 2 - Sharpness - Runco LS-10d: Bottom Line Sharpness - Runco LS-10 Light Leakage - Runco LS-10d Audible Noise - Runco LS-10d Image Noise11. Runco LS-10d Projector Calibration and Settings - Runco LS-10d Color Temperature - Runco LS-10d Basic Settings - Runco LS-10 Calibration Settings12. Runco LS-10d – Screen Recommendations - Runco LS-10d Projector Screen Recommendations13. Runco LS-10i and LS-10d Projector – Warranty14. Runco LS-10d Home Cinema Projector – Competitors - Runco Comparison: LS-10d vs. LS-10i, LS-7 - Runco vs. VC DLA-RS60 - Runco vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES15. Runco LS-10d – Review Summary - Runco LS-10d Projector - The Bottom Line - Runco LS-10d Brightness - The very bottom line16. Runco LS-10d – Review Summary 2 - Runco LS-10d Projector: Pros - Runco LS-10d Projector: Cons - Runco LS-10d Projector: Typical Capabilities17. Runco Lightstyle LS-10d – Full Specifications Runco LS-10d Projector – Image Quality 4 Runco LS-10d – Performance 2
