Conclusion
The JVC DLA-X35 is a superb entry-level LCOS projector which we feel is on roughly equal footing to Sony’s excellent VPL-HW50, once the pros and cons of each have been weighed up. The competing Sony projector features superior motion resolution and a more filmic appearance by way of its Dark Frame Insertion mode, which we’re huge fans of (although other users find it unusable due to the added flicker), and it also has a less visible “screen door effect” due to the higher pixel fill ratio inherent to SXRD technology. However, the JVC X35 is hardly bad in this department, with a minor “screen door effect” only being visible in very bright scenes.
JVC’s DLA-X35 can count superior panel uniformity (resulting in images free of obvious red, green or blue smears) when compared to other competing projectors we’ve seen at this price point.