JVC DLA-RS440 Review – One Serious, 4K Capable, Home Theater Projector Advanced Calibration

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Art Feierman

JVC DLA-RS440U Review – A Serious, 4K Capable Home Theater Projector
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JVC DLA-RS440 Review – One Serious, 4K Capable, Home Theater Projector Calibration Settings
JVC DLA-RS440 Review – One Serious, 4K Capable, Home Theater Projector Advanced Calibration
JVC DLA-RS440U Review – A Serious, 4K Capable Home Theater Projector - Summary
JVC DLA-RS440U 4K Home Theater Projector Review - Specifications

JVC DLA-RS440 and X590U 4K Projector Review – Advanced Calibration: CMS Calibration, Calibration Charts

CMS Settings for Best (dark room) calibration – User 1 Mode (low lamp)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 1 Mode Pre-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 1 Mode Post-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

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RGBCMY	Hue	Saturation	Brightness
Red	0	0	-6
Green	-11	10	-5
Blue	4	4	-5
Cyan	0	0	0
Magenta	-3	4	-5
Yellow	2	7	-3

As I mentioned on the calibration page CMS pre-calibration is quite good, besting most DLP post-calibration. Unlike most DLP’s the mid saturation (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%) points on the RS440U are near on the money. Calibrating CMS (color space set to auto) was a snap and yielded near a near perfect REC.709. One note however, JVC includes a 4^th adjustment called Axis Position and I could not get it to work but it’s not necessary at all, so no worries.

CMS Settings for Brightest calibration – User 2 Mode (high lamp)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 2 Mode Pre-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 2 Mode Post-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

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RGBCMY	Hue	Saturation	Brightness
Red	2	1	0
Green	-8	4	-3
Blue	0	0	0
Cyan	0	-3	0
Magenta	-1	-1	0
Yellow	0	4	-2

CMS for my Brightest calibration is actually a fraction better than my Best (dark room). I believe this is due to the lamp being driven at its normal (designed) voltage. Anytime you drive a lamp lower that its designed for it can cause small fluctuations in accuracy. (You ever seen a lamp flicker at lower settings? I have). Only small adjustments (no more than 4 clicks) were necessary to obtain outstanding color accuracy across the entire saturation range.

CMS Settings for 4K HDR – HDR Mode (high lamp)

JVC DLA-RS440 HDR Mode Pre-Calibration P3 Saturation Sweeps inside BT.2020

JVC DLA-RS440 HDR Mode Post-Calibration P3 Saturation Sweeps inside BT.2020

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While CMS with SDR content was stellar both pre and post calibration, hitting the P3 color gamut with HDR did not perform quite as well. I was able to get very good performance across all saturation points with blue and magenta. Red had problems making it out to 100% saturation, stopping around 90%. Green also didn’t quite make it to 100% but the real issue was with its hue turning towards yellow at its outer saturation point. Cyan was a little under saturated across its range except for 40% being over saturated. Yellow had issues with hue. Each mid saturation point would jump from plus-blue to plus-green in a ping pong fashion. (example 40% greenish, 60% reddish, 80% greenish).

Now putting this performance all in context with other (mostly DLP) projectors it still goes to the head of the class by a long shot, only being bested by Epson’s 5040/6040 & Laser LS15000. Overall I was very pleased with the post-calibration HDR color performance on the RS440U.

RGBCMY	Hue	Saturation	Brightness
Red	3	5	8
Green	2	0	-3
Blue	-1	-1	0
Cyan	3	-5	6
Magenta	7	0	8
Yellow	-3	3	3

JVC DLA-RS440 and X590U 4K Projector Review – Advanced Calibration: CMS Calibration, Calibration Charts

CMS Settings for Best (dark room) calibration – User 1 Mode (low lamp)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 1 Mode Pre-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 1 Mode Post-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

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RGBCMY	Hue	Saturation	Brightness
Red	0	0	-6
Green	-11	10	-5
Blue	4	4	-5
Cyan	0	0	0
Magenta	-3	4	-5
Yellow	2	7	-3

As I mentioned on the calibration page CMS pre-calibration is quite good, besting most DLP post-calibration. Unlike most DLP’s the mid saturation (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%) points on the RS440U are near on the money. Calibrating CMS (color space set to auto) was a snap and yielded near a near perfect REC.709. One note however, JVC includes a 4^th adjustment called Axis Position and I could not get it to work but it’s not necessary at all, so no worries.

CMS Settings for Brightest calibration – User 2 Mode (high lamp)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 2 Mode Pre-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

JVC DLA-RS440 User 2 Mode Post-Calibration CIE 1976 Saturation Sweeps (target REC.709)

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RGBCMY	Hue	Saturation	Brightness
Red	2	1	0
Green	-8	4	-3
Blue	0	0	0
Cyan	0	-3	0
Magenta	-1	-1	0
Yellow	0	4	-2

CMS for my Brightest calibration is actually a fraction better than my Best (dark room). I believe this is due to the lamp being driven at its normal (designed) voltage. Anytime you drive a lamp lower that its designed for it can cause small fluctuations in accuracy. (You ever seen a lamp flicker at lower settings? I have). Only small adjustments (no more than 4 clicks) were necessary to obtain outstanding color accuracy across the entire saturation range.

CMS Settings for 4K HDR – HDR Mode (high lamp)

JVC DLA-RS440 HDR Mode Pre-Calibration P3 Saturation Sweeps inside BT.2020

JVC DLA-RS440 HDR Mode Post-Calibration P3 Saturation Sweeps inside BT.2020

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While CMS with SDR content was stellar both pre and post calibration, hitting the P3 color gamut with HDR did not perform quite as well. I was able to get very good performance across all saturation points with blue and magenta. Red had problems making it out to 100% saturation, stopping around 90%. Green also didn’t quite make it to 100% but the real issue was with its hue turning towards yellow at its outer saturation point. Cyan was a little under saturated across its range except for 40% being over saturated. Yellow had issues with hue. Each mid saturation point would jump from plus-blue to plus-green in a ping pong fashion. (example 40% greenish, 60% reddish, 80% greenish).

Now putting this performance all in context with other (mostly DLP) projectors it still goes to the head of the class by a long shot, only being bested by Epson’s 5040/6040 & Laser LS15000. Overall I was very pleased with the post-calibration HDR color performance on the RS440U.