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JVC’s'entry-level'native 4K laserPJlacksseriouscom petition – Steve W ithers wondersifitm ightbeinaclas ofitsown Standing proud
JVC hasbeen wowing projectorfansrecently with its native 4K im ages, laser-powered lighting, clas -leading blacks and dynam ic HDR tone m apping,butthe costofadm is ion ain’tcheap.Tested here is the DLA-NZ7,the entry-pointinto JVC’slaserline-up withaprice tag of £11,499 that m akes it a signif icant investm ent.Needles to say,thisisn'taPJyou justaim ata white wal. The ‘afordable’JVC option in 2022 is actualy the lam p-based DLA-NP5,which is an updated versionofthepreviousgeneration,adding HDM I 2.1 inputs and support for HDR10+ and 4K/120p.Buteven the NP5 costs £7,499,so is hardlyabudgetm odeleither.
Sibling Rivalry O n paperthe NZ7 and NZ8 appearverysim ilar,with exactly the sam e chas is, three-chip 4K (4,096 x 2,160)D-ILA device,BLU-Escentlaserlightsource, and 17-elem ent,15-group al-glas 65m m lens.They also both have twin HDM I2.1 inputs that ac ept 8K/60p and 4K/120p,plus supportHDCP 2.3,3D and high dynam ic range – specificaly HDR10,HLG, and HDR10+. Theyalso boastthesam eAuto ToneM apping,which reads HDR m etadata and adjusts the static tone m apping ac ordingly.In addition,they benefitfrom Fram e AdaptHDR,which analyses the HDR signal and dynam icaly changes the tone m apping,along
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