I’m going to do the review in a reverse manner…meaning I will let the images produced by this JVC projector “do the talking” for now.
Here are some “eye candy” shots (Note: images have compressed to save on bandwidth and increase loading speed) after I have calibrated the JVC DLA-NZ7. Most of what you see here are NOT even full-bitrate 4K HDR clips. These are assorted clips from prominent Youtube sites featuring trailers and some stock demo clips to showcase HDR. Their source links can be found below:
For starters, look at the inky black background at the start of the “Spider-man Across the Spiderverse” trailer
From Antman Quantumania trailer
From Avatar Way of Water
From Good Guy trailer
From Bullet Train trailer
Some stock clips showcasing HDR
Here are some clips showing the difference in dynamic tone-mapping between using JVC (Frame Adapt HDR + Theater Optimizer) vs Lumagen Radiance Pro:
JVC frame Adapt HDR w/Theater Optimizer DTM
Lumagen Radiance Pro DTM
JVC frame Adapt HDR w/Theater Optimizer DTM
Lumagen Radiance Pro DTM
So far, the Lumagen DTM is the best in taming specular highlights while retaining black levels. The flash bolt passing through Barry Allen shows how difficult to tame HDR. I need more time to tweak the JVC DTM to get better results.