The JVC DLA-HD10K uses D-ILA (Digital Direct Drive Image Light Amplifier) technology to pump out 1080p with a contrast ratio of 2500:1 but unfortunately with just 600 lumens of brightness. This D-ILA is JVC’s name for Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS or LCoS), a slightly different animal from garden-variety DLP, where it’s still a reflective technology but instead of DLP’s Rube-Goldbergian principle of thousands of tiny mirrors, it uses liquid crystals to reflect the light instead.
The remarkable component of this projector is its single 1.3-inch chip, capable of cranking out 2048×1536 pixels, well above what is necessary for 1080p, which is 1920×1080. Missing from its spec list is HDMI, were JVC saw fit to input this high-rez video via DVI—not a big sacrifice, but notable nonetheless. Set to ship July 1, it’ll cost around $12,500. Expensive, yes, but just consider it a harbinger of even brighter D-ILA projectors, which will battle the impending onslaught of 1080p DLP models. Can’t wait to see these 1080p projectors get into the sub-$5,000 range, so mere mortals might possess one.
JVC DLA-HD10K, the new HD D-ILA video projector [Akihabara News]
