JVC DLA-NZ700

The NZ500 with double the native contrast and a motorized lens. 80,000:1 on/off from native 4K D-ILA panels is the figure that separates JVC from everything below it, and 2,300 ANSI lumens makes a 120-inch screen comfortable in a properly dark room.

Approx. price

~$8,999

snapshot, not a live price

Brightness

2,300

ANSI

Screen at 10 ft

68–109 in

16:9 diagonal, estimated from the throw ratio

Light source

Laser-phosphor

20,000 h rated

Best for: A serious dark-room theater with a scope screen

Specifications

Type: Home theater
Imaging tech: D-ILA
Native resolution: Native 4K
Max signal: 4K60
Max refresh: 60 Hz
Light source: Laser-phosphor
Light source life: 20,000 hours
Throw ratio: 1.26–2.01:1
Zoom: 1.6x
Vertical lens shift: ±70%
Horizontal lens shift: ±28%
Native contrast: 80,000:1
HDR formats: HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
3D: Full HD 3D
HDMI: 2 × HDMI 2.1
Weight: 32.6 lb
Released: 2025

Features

80,000:1 native contrast
Native 4096x2160 D-ILA
Motorized 1.6x zoom, focus, shift and lens memory
Frame Adapt HDR
Full HD 3D
48 Gbps HDMI 2.1

What it does well

80,000:1 native contrast is double the NZ500 and roughly two orders of magnitude past the DLP field
Motorized zoom, focus and shift with lens memory — one button switches between 16:9 and 2.35:1 framing
Native 4K D-ILA panels with no pixel shifting
Full HD 3D is retained on this model, unlike the NZ500
Frame Adapt HDR handles HDR10 tone mapping automatically per scene

What it gives up

60 Hz ceiling on this model, which is a strange omission at $8,999
32.6 lb and physically large
No audio and no streaming
2,300 ANSI lumens is a dark-room figure; a bright room will defeat it
No HDMI eARC, so audio cannot be routed back out of the projector to a receiver

The two lists above are read off manufacturer specifications and published measurements, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been collected it appears separately below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.

What owners say

No owner discussion has been collected for the JVC DLA-NZ700 yet. The pros and cons above are read off manufacturer specifications and published measurements, not from owner reports, and this section will stay empty until there is something real to put in it.

Throw calculator

Worked from this projector’s published throw ratio of 1.26–2.01:1. Estimates: a real install loses a little to lens offset, and zoom ranges are quoted at the extremes of the lens.

Lens to screen

feet

16:9 diagonal

68–109 in