JVC DLA HD100

Huge maximum contrast., Excellent factory setup., Versatile positioning.

Sub-optimal processing of standard video., Awkward zoom and focus controls.

A few small grumbles aside, the JVC DLA-HD 100 produces breathtaking pictures with its massive contrast ratio, excellent factory setup, and three-chip technology — and it manages this without showing digital artefacts. But to get optimal picture...

The full 1920 x 1080P HD three-chip D-ILA light engine achieves a stunning new level of color and contrast ; This is the first native 30,000:1 contrast ratio front projector,meaning it does not rely on an automatic iris and does not compromiseimage...

Light output is only adequate at600 ANSI lumens, suitable only for theaters that are completely blackedout and light-treated ; The wide lens offset exhibits some visible pincushion distortion with shorter throw distances ; The internal Gennum scaler...

Ten years ago, JVC transitioned fromusing an analog Imaging Light Amplifier (ILA) to a completely digitalversion that features outstanding and previously impossible lightoutput from a video projector (greater than 4,000 ANSI lumens). Thiswas designed...

After connecting my Philips BDP7200 with a BetterCables HDMI cable, I threw in one of my favorite Blu-ray test discs, Christopher Nolan's The Prestige. Put simply, I was absolutely floored by the depth and quality of blacks put forth by the DLA-HD100....

Exceptional black level and shadow detail, Crisp and natural detail, Rich, often near three-dimensional picture, Highly flexible gamma adjustments

Color gamut is not accurate, Lower brightness than JVC's less-expensive DLA-HD1, Poor deinterlacing of 480i via HDMI

s Given good-quality HD or SD program material, the HD100 produces remarkably vivid, clean, often strikingly dimensional images. Its greatest strength is the way it reproduces deep blacks and good shadow detail without compromising bright portions of...

JVC DLA-HD100™ is high end Cinema quality projector weighing 26lbs, costing less then $8,000.00 and available with appropriate projector and lamp warranties and technical support from JVC. Once again projector is designed for a dedicated Home Theater...

The DLA-HD100 is quite a bit more expensive and perhaps only marginally better than its predecessor. I prefer more natural colors, but the JVC performs in state-of-the-art fashion in so many ways, and it just looks so damned good overall that I can't...