JVC DLA-X590RB D-ILA Front Projector with 4K e-shift

Having been a projector user for over 10 years, I've always chosen DLP for its higher contrast and smaller size. I always though that a high end projector like JVC D-ILA won't be worth the extra $2000 to $4000. Boy was I wrong. This projector, although the entry level in JVC's lineup, can easily be 5 times better than any DLPs you can buy. The contrast is so high and the black level is so deep that sometimes I forgot I'm watching a projector.

Coming from a 5 year old Epson into this projector, I would have to say not to spend the extra money for this unit. First, Epson's blacks are better to the eye. Secondly, and more importantly, the Epson did a far better job at upscaling older/lower quality dvds than this unit. It seems the JVC is heavily marketed with questionable reviews (I am not compensated for my review, nor do I sell these products) and tries too hard to upscale with far too many settings. The end result in 65 to 70% of the cases is a heavily noisy (grainy) picture. And that is after attempting many different configurations in the units control menu. Initially, we thought there was a problem with the unit, but after having a factory rep come, look and calibrate it, we are still not overly impressed. The 4K e-shift, in my humble opinion (as a 15 year projector user and helping friends and family choose equip) is little improvement over a good projector playing a high quality bluray. In fact, some of the 4k results with this projector are worse. In short, there are a lot of projector options out there that will outperform this one for an equal or less investment. If you have a demo done as we did, take your own older DVDs and new BluRays in to be demo'd, that was our mistake, we bought this based on viewing the store's discs.