CEDIA 2008: JVC Unveils Two Full HD THX-Certified Projectors

Since JVC is one of the most important names in the A/V industry, it was to be expected that it would have something big in store for this year's CEDIA expo. And one of the company's announcements is related to the area of projectors, as JVC has just unveiled four new such devices, namely the consumer-grade DLA-HD750 and DLA-HD350 models and the professional-grade DLA-RS20 and DLA-RS10 models. Out of these four, the DLA-HD750 and DLA-RS20 are both THX Certified.

 

The four new projectors are built using the JVC-developed D-ILA technology, which employs three (RGB) devices, while an optical engine with wire grid polarizers ensures precise light polarization without light leakage for an improved black level reproduction. Thanks to this advanced technological features, all of the four projectors can simultaneously deliver deep blacks and a very good level of luminance detail thanks to native contrast ratios of 30,000:1 (DLA-HD750/DLA-RS20), 17,000:1 (DLA-RS10) and 15,000:1 (DLA-HD350).

 

Among the most important new developments is the use of the HQV Reon-VX video processor developed by Silicon Optix, which improves the image reproduction with precision I/P conversion and scaling. In addition, the DLA-HD750 and DLA-RS20 feature color management that interpolates colors individually by R, G, B, C, Y, or M, in three separate axes of color phase, chroma saturation and brightness.

 

Other important and innovative features worth mentioning are the new, high-performance 2x zoom lens with motorized focus, which sports a large diameter, and an all-glass lens system with 16 elements in 17 groups, which includes an ED lens. Furthermore, the device is quite versatile from the point of view of the setup options, mostly due to the ±80 percent vertical and ±34 percent horizontal motorized lens shift function that allows the projected picture to be moved horizontally or vertically by simply using the remote control. This feature is actually quite important, since it allows users to make the exact adjustment they require, depending on their exact viewing position.

 

As mentioned earlier, the consumer-oriented JVC HD750 and the professional-grade RS20 are THX-certified, and for this reason they'll also feature a THX Movie Mode, a pre-calibrated video setting for watching movies on DVD, Blu-ray HD or broadcast television. This playback feature sets the display's gamma, luminance, color temperature and other settings to mirror those used by filmmakers in post-production, and it also ensures the fact that the projector brightness is optimal for large screen viewing.

 

According to the company's statement, the DLA-HD350 and DLA-HD750 will arrive in stores in November and will sell for under 5,000 US dollars and under 8,000 US dollars, respectively, while the DLA-RS10 and the DLA-RS20 (also scheduled to arrive in November) will retail for less than $6,000 and $8,000, respectively.


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