JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Calibration and Settings

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JVC DLA-RS10 Image Noise

JVC uses higher end Silicon Optix for their image processing. They are using the Silicon Optix Reon-VX. Good stuff! The Reon-VX is found in a number of excellent projectors. I'm not aware of any notable flaws in image processing. Mosquito noise is just visible, in normal amounts, without the Noise Reduction engaged. I don't see a need to implement it, but that is personal taste. Performance on motion artifacts is very good. As you can imagine, the RS10 easily passes all the other related related tests on the HQV test disc, as that widely used test disc is put out by Silicon Optix.

DLA-RS10 Audible Noise

The new JVC RS10 is definitely quieter than my old RS1, and therefore also the RS2. It's still not the quietest projector around, but JVC is now claiming an impressive 19db in low lamp mode (Normal). It is also quieter than the older models in high lamp mode (High). It is now quieter than just about all the DLP projectors, and a bit quieter than the Epson Home and Pro Cinema series projectors (3LCD). On the other hand, it still makes more audible noise than the extremely quiet Panasonic and Mitsubishi home theater projectors.

Of course, none of that matters. What does matter, is whether it is quiet enough for your room and your sensitivity. In Normal mode, no one is going to have an issue. In High mode, a very small group of folks might, but I doubt that it will be a deal breaker for anyone. JVC lowered the audible noise enough (High mode) to take it out of the major concern category for most people who have the projector mounted almost directly overhead. If shelf mounted, it should not be an issue, as the shelf itself will absorb some of the sound eminating from the RS10. Let's put it this way - if the RS10 is still to noisy for you, then you will find that there are only a handful of projectors that can do noticeably better in this regard, and I believe all of them are of the lower cost LCD projector variety.

JVC DLA-RS10 Projector Calibration and Settings

We recommend a good professional calibration (several hundred dollars, sometimes more). Failing that, you can do most of the important adjustments with the use of a good end user calibration disc. I call them "end user" because they are very step by step. Allow a good hour to do your first calibration. There's a review on the site for the DVE-HD disc. If you don't like Plan A, or Plan B, try Plan C. That would be to plug in all of our post-calibration settings. They should definitely provide better results than just "out of the box" performance. There is variation, though from unit to unit, due to the lamp variation. Still, our settings will get you close!

The JVC DLA-RS10 is one of the more expensive home theater projectors out there (without considering those five figure 3 chip DLP projectors). If you are spending "the big bucks" for an RS10, you will certainly want it to perform at its best.

We recommend a good professional calibration (several hundred dollars, sometimes more). Failing that, you can do most of the important adjustments with the use of a good end user calibration disc. I call them "end user" because they are very step by step. Allow a good hour to do your first calibration. There's a review on the site for the DVE-HD disc. If you don't like Plan A, or Plan B, try Plan C. That would be to plug in all of our post-calibration settings. They should definitely provide better results than just "out of the box" performance. There is variation, though from unit to unit, due to the lamp variation. Still, our settings will get you close, and possibly better than your own work with a calibration disc.

JVC DLA-RS10 Color Temperature

Those numbers are not too far below the ideal 6500K, however, a quick adjust of the color offset setting for red, to -2, and blue, to -1 improves that notably, our post calibration settings much further improve the image.

For those interested, here are the color temperature measurement for white (100 IRE), for each of the five preset modes