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JVC DLA-X550R 3D D-ILA Projector

Al Griffin | Mar 14, 2016 | 1 comments

2D Performance
3D Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value

PRICE $3,999

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Very good brightness for the price
Excellent contrast
Fully motorized lens controls
Minus
Slight enhancement artifacts

THE VERDICT
JVC’s DLA-X550R continues the company’s streak of producing high-value projectors that deliver high-contrast images.

Most projector manufacturers refresh their product lines every fall like clockwork, but JVC opted to sit things out for 2014. The main reason (I suspect) was the state of flux surrounding the HDMI standard, which at that point was evolving to a new 18-gigabit-per-second version designed to accommodate a full range of 4K/Ultra HD bells and whistles, including 60-hertz frame rate, 4:4:4 color sampling, and high dynamic range.

JVC HD-70FN97 70-inch HD-ILA Rear-Projection HDTV

Al Griffin | Feb 01, 2007 | 0 comments

New Products

JVC Launches New 8K Projector Lineup

Al Griffin | Sep 02, 2021 | 0 comments

JVC’s projector line is getting a refresh, with three new models ranging in price from $9,999.95 to $24,999.95. All models employ the company's BLU-Escent laser diode light source—a feature previously available only in the flagship DLA-RS4500—along with its proprietary 8K/e-shift technology. They are also outfitted with 8K60p/4K120p-capable HDMI inputs (48Gbps)—a first for a home theater projector, according to JVC.

JVC Lets Loose Another Top-Notch Projector

Al Griffin | Mar 31, 2008 | 0 comments

JVC has long been a player in industrial-grade video front projectors, with its D-ILA (JVC's variant of LCoS technology) models finding their way into plenty of boardrooms, digital movie theaters, and other commercial venues.

JVC LT-47X898 47-inch LCD HDTV

Al Griffin | Dec 02, 2007 | 0 comments

JVC LT-47X898 47-inch LCD HDTV 46838030581 JVC 47X898 JVC is perhaps best known in the TV world for LCoS-based projectors, but the company also has some impressive flat-panel LCDs.

JVC LT-47X899 47-inch LCD HDTV

Al Griffin | Oct 28, 2008 | 0 comments

Other Tech

JVC SU-DH1 Headphone Surround Adapter

Al Griffin | May 04, 2006 | 0 comments

Here's the deal: It's late, the kid's in bed, the wife is reading, and I'm dying to watch the new Rob Zombie gorefest The Devil's Rejects on DVD. No chance of firing up the full surround sound rig under such conditions, but, hey, there's Dolby Headphone.

CES 2022

JVC’s 8K Video Demo Impresses at CES 2022

Al Griffin | Jan 07, 2022 | 7 comments

Ever since Sound & Vision posted Kris Deering’s in-depth review of JVC’s DLA-NZ9 D-ILA projector, a Top Pick of the Year winner for 2021, I’ve been wondering what true 8K video looks like displayed on a big screen by an 8K-capable projector. Well, I finally got my chance to have that experience at CES 2022, and it was, in a word, breathtaking.

CEDIA 2019

KEF Displays New Flagship KF92 Subwoofer

Al Griffin | Sep 15, 2019 | 0 comments

While a CEDIA focus for KEF was various new in-wall and on-wall speaker models, the company was also showing off the new KF92 subwoofer in a corner of its translucent booth.

Munich 2019

KEF’s LSX Wireless Speaker Comes Up for AirPlay

Al Griffin | May 09, 2019 | 0 comments

Released in late 2018, KEF’s LSX wireless speaker provides a more compact and affordable option for listeners who might balk at the company’s LS50 wireless speaker’s $2,100/pair price. At $1,100/pair, the LSX costs exactly half what KEF charges for the LS50 while offering up a good-sized portion of its big brother’s performance.

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