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HCC Review - JVC DLA-X3-3D HD Projector
August 2011

DLA X3 3D Ready Full HD D-ILA Projector (BLACK)

This review is in progress and will be completed by 14/8/11

What we've done is asked a few people that have purchased the JVC DLA X3 to write a review based on their actual experience. Below you'll find the technical & sales information.

What we know already is unlike most LCD projectors based on the Epson 3-LCD engine JVC does not fudge the contrast ratio claims by quoting misleading full on/off contrast ratio readings that have little to do with cinema performance. Note the word "native" this would be about 5 times better than the nearest 3-LCD projector not that they quote it any more.

If JVC were to quote CR the same way our guess is it would be in the order of 1,000,000:1 which to the informed is an insult. We're impressed JVC did not go to the dark side of marketing BS.

If you're buying the X3 just for 3D you're doing the projector a disservice. There is no perfect 3D, as noted by the comment below. 3D has come and gone as a fad many times already. Think twice about driving for a while after watching a 3D movie at the methods use trick the brain and interfere with real 3D perception for a while.

"..having just spent time with Sony's VW90ES projector, it's become clear that the JVC's crosstalk issues are actually much less pronounced than those of the much more expensive Sony. .. makes me at least tempted to turn the overall mark into a 10, especially considering how cheap the X3 is compared with the Sony model.." -- John Archer

Most lightly you'll wow your friends and family for a while then get back to watching 2D content and wow them again compared to a flat screen TV because the experience is way better than anything you'll see at the cinema.

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With an impressive 50,000:1 native contrast ratio the DLA-X3 sets a new standard for home cinema.

It's an immersive home 2D and 3D viewing experience for today's demanding consumer who wants the best black levels, the brightest, brilliant whites and the most natural color reproduction available.

The 3D Enabled 1920x1080 D-ILA Front Projector with with 2x motorized zoom lens, HQV Reon-VX video processor, on-screen gamma control, produces clear crisp 2D and 3D images without compromise.

The newly developed optical engine features a new wire grid and a redesigned aperture that reduce excess light leakage to negligible levels, making possible a remarkable 100,000:1 native contrast ratio.

High contrast and film-like quality offered by the original D-ILA devices also help to ensure smoother greyscale, truer black levels, and increased depth.

Many years in development and supported by technical expertise, the D-ILA panel module is a JVC original LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) reflective LCD panel module for projectors that guarantees precise video reproduction.The D-ILA device provides smoother and natural-looking pictures thanks to more closely spaced pixel elements, which help to minimise visual artefacts such as the “screen-door effect”.

And, when this device is combined with the new optical engine, cinema-like quality picture is assured.

Clear Motion Drive technology successfully generates an accurate intermediate frame even for scenes with rapid movement by employing JVC’s original high-precision interpolation algorithm that strengthens the precision of picture-character detection.

When the video signal source is 50/60 fps broadcasting, viewers can enjoy smoother and clearer images with reduced motion blurring thanks to this unique interpolation technique that optimises the number of frames.

The high-performance 2x zoom lens features a large-diameter, all-glass lens system with 17 elements in 15 groups including an ED (extra low dispersion) lens to guarantee the faithful projection of full HD images.

This lens system not only enhances focusing performance but also significantly reduces chromatic aberration and colour bleeding to better project images with ample depth.

What’s more, it is also equipped with a 16-step aperture function that enables adjustment of brightness according to user preferences and/or operating environment to realise the deepest black possible.

It is now possible to enjoy the excitement of 3D stereoscopic images in the comfort of your living room without using a special screen.

The fast response characteristics and picture quality offered by D-ILA technology allow viewers to enjoy vivid and colourful 3D images with far less crosstalk or image ghosting. *Optional 3D Glasses (PK-AG1) and 3D Synchro Emitter (PK-EM1) are required for viewing images in 3D.

Note: Keystone, anamorphic mode and some other functions cannot be used while projecting in 3D mode.

The mechanism behind 3D viewing involves binocular disparity, a unique form of depth perception used by humans that takes two different views and moulds them together into a three-dimensional object.

3D video content is created by using a special camera with two separate lenses that can record images for the left and right eyes sequentially.

These recorded images for the left and right eyes are projected separately on the projector and synchronized, which when viewed by 3D glasses that darken sequentially for each eye, create binocular disparity to enable the brain to perceive them as 3D stereoscopic images.

Most authorised dealers offer:

FREE Active Shutter 3D GlassesActive Shutter 3D Glasses to suit JVC D-ILA 3D Projectors.These glasses and the PK-EM1 Signal Emitter are required to view 3D content on JVC 3D Projectors.

Warning some are selling "Gray Market" with no real warranty. If you do have a problem you'll wish you paid the Australian stock (and supported) price.

JVC DLA X3B Full HD Projector ( Black ) with Free PK EM1 1 & AG1B 2JVC-DLA-X3B

Pricing see www.ausmedia.com.au