Daniel J SaitFeaturing the newly developed, ‘world’s smallest’ native 4K D-ILA device, together with a laser light source JVC is calling ‘Blu-Escent’, the manufacturer has launched a new projector named DLA-Z1, that will be available in Europe from late November.
This new laser light source, Blu-Escent, delivers a brightness of 3,000lm which also has dynamic light source control and 20,000 hours operational life time.
The new set-up, says the manufacturer, will improve its performance particularly where large size screens over 200in are concerned and raise the peak brightness on any HDR picture, bringing more depth to the image.
The new laser diode approach for the company should also deliver faster reaction times in terms of brightness – also helping with image quality.
Additionally, JVC says a high brightness, high quality and vivid 4K picture can be produced thanks to the new lens dedicated for 4K and the new Cinema Filter with wide colour gamut.
One of the companies that opened up high-quality projection and more affordable price points, JVC first developed its Native 4K D-ILA device in 2000 and since has continuously added to this platform reducing it in size consistently. The new device has narrowed the pixel gap by 31% against former devices to 3.8㎛, realising high quality 4K (4096×2160 pixel) from what JVC says is the world’s smallest at 0.69in.
The manufacturer adds that by using both vertical orientation technology and planarization technique, scattering and diffraction of light has been decreased to deliver high contrast ratio. The DLA-Z1 uses three of the new 4K D-ILA devices, each device dedicated for the colours Red, Green and Blue to offer strong detail even on larger screens.
The DLA-Z1 is JVC’s new top end machine
JVC adds that the combination of laser light source and new Cinema Filter can obtain wide colour gamut of 100% DCI P3 and over 80% coverage of BT.2020, offering more life-like colours.
Together with the 4K D-ILA devices, a new 16 group 18 sheets all glass lens and full aluminium lens barrel has been developed. The diameter of the lens is 100mm compared to conventional 65mm, in order to project the 4K resolution to every corner of the screen whilst keeping a wide shift range of 100% vertical, 43% horizontal shift.
In addition, JVC says that by adopting five anomalous dispersion lenses in accordance to the different refractive index of R/G/B light, the chromatic aberration and colour fringing when shifted can be minimised, resulting in precise projection of 4K resolution graphics.
With its new capabilities and make up, the manufacturer says the machine is ready for anything HDR can throw at it.
Other features of note include a matt black paint job to reduce reflections in pitch black theatre rooms and the rear intake/front exhaust can flexibly adapt to various environments of installations to ensure long term usage. The machine also has a new professional level air filter.
Unlike previous models, the machine has no e-shift technology to up-scale standard and HD content to 4K images, but JVC says the new set up delivers the ability to automatically up-scale all SD/HD signals to 4K without the need for -e-shift.
The new projector is also compatible with the Auto Calibration Function which can calibrate the various pictures under different environments automatically and a new Screen Adjust Mode, which optimises the colour differences caused by different screen materials.
Ten installation modes are included for collective management of the settings like Lens Memory, Pixel Adjust, Screen Mask, which may be adjusted depending on the installation.