JVC DLA-N5 (RS1000) Native 4K Projector Review - Superb HDR10 and SDR Picture Quality
354The JVC DLA-N5 is the entry-level native 4K projector in the line-up sitting below the DLA-N7 and flagship NX9 models. It uses the same native 0.69-inch 4K native D-ILA devices as the two higher models and newly developed digital driver LSI for native 4K resolution. This dedicated driver LSI simultaneously drives each of the three (R/G/B) native 4K D-ILA devices at high-speed 120fps to improve the projected image quality with the new native 4K devices, which have a resolution of 4096 x 2160.
The N5 (RS1000) also has a 17-element, 15-group all-glass lens with a 65mm diameter to project fully focused 4K native resolution to all corners of the screen. JVC also claims a brightness of 1700 lumens and high native contrast of 40,000:1 with a dynamic contrast of 400,000:1. The lens shift is fully motorised with control over zoom, focus and shift and this works with the new installation modes that allow you to have preset control over the aspect ratio, masking and several other settings. This allows you to have modes for various different viewing experiences and content.
The DLA-N5 supports HDR10 and Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) images with dynamic tone mapping thanks to the new Frame Adapt system (make sure the projector is running 3.10 firmware). This dynamic mapping significantly improves the HDR playback of the projector to balance out the image and retain details in the specular highlights as well as the shadows. Unlike the N7 and NX9, the N5 does not feature the Wide Colour Gamut (WCG) filter so therefore does not support WCG with HDR.
Read the full in-depth review - https://www.avforums.com/reviews/jvc-dla-n5-native-4k-projector-review.17398
Read the owners thread at AVForums - https://www.avforums.com/threads/jvc-n5-rs1000-n7-rs2000-nx9-rs3000-owners-thread.2210041/
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