Press release from Well Above
JVC Professional has unveiled three new 3D-enabled D-ILA projectors that all host native contrast ratios unmatched in the industry, with the top model delivering a 100,000:1 native contrast ratio. The new projectors are the Procision Series DLA-X9E, DLA-X7E and DLA-X3E.
For 3D content, each projector includes two HDMI 1.4a ports and supports side-by-side (broadcast), frame series (Blu-ray), and above-below 3D transmissions.
An external 3D Signal Emitter (PK-EM1) syncs the projected image with JVC’s Active Shutter 3D Glasses (PK-AG1). The external 3D signal emitter ensures solid signal transmission to the 3D glasses for a superior 3D experience, no matter what type of screen is used or how the home theatre has been configured.
The new flagship DLA-X9E projector is built using hand-selected, hand-tested components and provides a 100,000:1 native contrast ratio.
For 3D display, the DLA-X9E comes with two pairs of 3D glasses along with a PK-EM1 3D Signal Emitter. The DLA-X9E also has a three-year warranty.
No other three-chip projectors in the home theatre market can match the 100,000:1 native contrast ratio of the DLA-X9E as JVC’s contrast ratio numbers are not artificially inflated by electronic circuitry or a dynamic iris, so every frame consistently and faithfully reproduces peak whites and deep blacks.
The DLA-X7E offers 70,000:1 native contrast ratio, while the DLA-X3E offers 50,000:1 native contrast ratio. Both projectors come with a two-year warranty and are compatible with JVC’s PK-AG1 Active Shutter 3D Glasses and PK-EM1 3D Signal Emitter (sold separately) for 3D presentations.
All three new projectors feature three 0.7” 1920 x 1080 D-ILA devices and are designed around JVC’s third generation D-ILA High Dynamic Range optical engine that is optimised to provide exceptional native contrast ratios without a dynamic iris to artificially enhance contrast specifications.
A directed light integration system and wire grid polarizer ensures optimum light uniformity and minimal crosstalk in the light path. In the top two models (DLA-X9E and DLA-X7E) a 16-step lamp aperture system matches the 16-step lens aperture to optimize the f-number (relative aperture) of the optics system in all steps.
The DLA-X3E features a 16-step lens aperture. With a new short arc gap, lamp brightness has been increased from earlier JVC models to 1,300 ANSI lumens.
To reduce motion blur, JVC’s double-speed 120Hz Clear Motion Drive technology uses a newly developed LSI for frame interpolation black frame insertion.
The two top models – DLA-X7E and DLA-X9E – have been designed to achieve THX® certification and are in the process of being tested by THX.
These same two models also include a new seven-axis colour management system (R, G, B, C, M, Y and orange) that allows precise colour tuning, especially in skin tones, and a choice of colour profiles, including Adobe RGB, DCI and sRGB/HDTV.
They have also been designed for ISF certification and will include an ISF C3 mode for professional calibration. Ninety-nine screen correction modes help to maximize viewing environments.
All three models share a completely new design, with a centre-mounted lens and rear power, signal and control connectors for improved cable management and more versatile positioning and mounting options.
Rear-to-front airflow also allows more placement flexibility while reducing thermal concerns.