JVC DLA-HD550 D-ILA Projector Review

Can JVC finally provide colour accuracy as well as reference blacks in their entry level projector? Phil Hinton gives us his in-depth look at the DLA-HD550.

So, even with its inherently wide colour gamut, the HD550 is still a first rate projector that is still out performing its competition with a high native contrast and black level performance and the competition have come a long way in the last two years.

The JVC DLA-HD550 takes up the mantle left by its out going model and adds in some newer features such as CMD and screen adjust. It offers an excellent out of the box greyscale and gamma performance. Its super quiet and gives class leading native contrast and black level performance. Images look deep and detailed in the darker reaches with only the wide colour gamut producing some concerns in terms of saturation and hue errors. Faces can appear a little sun burnt or overly rosy and sadly there is no way to resolve this. However, for those wanting vivid images that are not completely accurate, but pleasing to their eye, will not find any issue with the HD550. Overall, even with the slight issues this is still the projector to beat for overall image quality at the price point and as such its highly recommended you go and see one.

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