Sony VPL-VW70 - Image Quality - 1

Click to enlarge So close. The side by side image below has VPL-VW70 is on the left, and the JVC DLA-RS20 on the right.

Click to enlarge So close. The image immediately below it, is the same frame, but intentionally overexposed

Click to enlarge So close. Below is a side by side with the Sony on the left and the JVC RS20 on the right:

Click to enlarge So close. Next is a frame from the beginning of the The Dark Knight, showing the Legendary logo. As you can see, the black levels appear close to identical in this shot, however, the bright parts of the logo on the JVC (right) are much brighter (and therefore shifting toward white, as they are overexposed). The Sony's dynamic iris is compressing the overall image, so, while it lowers the blacks, whites and near whites in darker scenes, are suffering a bit. The JVC which does not have a dynamic iris, therefore produces a more spectacular dark scene.

Here are some all digital images, which are good ones for considering black levels. Look for the richness in the black part of some of the buildings and the sky in the second image. Both of these are digital hi-def images from the DVE-HD calibration disc.