AV INFO
PRODUCT: 4K HDR D-ILA home cinema projector
POSITION: Mid-point in JVC’s range between DLA-N5 and DLA-NX9
PEERS: Sony VPLVW590ES; Samsung LSP9T
THERE’S NOTHING MORE annoying than buying a brand-new projector, only for it to be replaced by something slightly better the following year. JVC has been guilty of this in the past – releasing generational iterations with small incremental improvements. But based on my experience with the N7 over the last two years, this policy appears to have changed.
The entry-level N5, the mid-range N7 and high-end NX9 were all released at the back-end of 2018, but remain JVC’s current lineup of 4K HDR projectors. Rather than launch new models each year, the company has opted to provide free firmware updates in 2019 and 2020. Each added significant new features, keeping the range cutting-edge and existing owners delighted.
What’s good about it?
The N7 is an impressively specified beamer, with a native 4K (4,096 x 2,160) D-ILA chipset, 100% DCI-P3 coverage and support for HDR10. Naturally it benefits from JVC’s legendary black levels, plus a host of useful features like a pair of full-fat HDMI inputs, lens memories, and calibration controls – although mine was very accurate out of the box, and perfect after some tweaking.
This story is from the March 2021 edition of Home Cinema Choice.
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