Sony VPL-VW60 vs. JVC DLA-RS2

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Art Feierman

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Sony Specs
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Lamp Life
Weight
Warranty


Overview
Image Quality
General Performance
Warranty
Summary, Pros, Cons

In the review of the VW60, I mentioned at one point, that it might be considered a "poor man's" JVC RS2. We'll explore that, and other aspects of these two projectors.

The Basics: What is similar about these two home theater projectors - features?

Links to additional one-on-one comparisons
Panasonic PT-AE2000U vs. Sanyo PLV-Z2000
Mitsubishi HC4900 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U
Sanyo PLV-Z2000 vs. Mitsubishi HC4900
Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB vs. JVC DLA-RS1x
Sony VPL-VW40 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB
Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U
BenQ W5000 vs. Sony VPL-VW40
JVC DLA-RS2 vs. Sony VPL-VW60

Both of these projectors are three panel LCoS technology. The VW60 relys on a dynamic iris to help it achieve its best possible black levels, while the JVC DLA-RS2 manages even better black levels, without gimmicks.

Both have two HDMI inputs, and both support HDMI 1.3. The JVC RS2, however supports Deep Color - one of those "future" improvements we can expect on Blu-ray discs, for better color handling. The Sony, unfortunately, does not.

Both have very good remotes. I like both remotes, about evenly. If I had to pick one, it would be the JVC. The Sony does not have discrete buttons for each source, so to change from one to another source, the JVC remote has the advantage.

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Projector Warranties

Since were talking hardware right now, I should mention the projector warranties. Both projectors come with a two years, parts and labor warranty. Talk about a tie!