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October 2010 Home Theater Magazine review on the DreamVision StarLight 1 LCOS Projector

On pages 66-68, and page 70 of the October 2010 Home Theater Magazine is a review on the DreamVision StarLight 1 LCOS Projector. The StarLight 1, StarLight 2, and StarLight 3 electronics are based on JVC 2010 LCOS Front Projector technology and according to the Home Theater review the performance and basic features are the same as the 2010 JVC projectors. The cosmetics of the DreamVision LCOS Front Projectors are different from the JVC. DreamVision purchased the rights to use JVC LCOS technology and attempted to make the projectors look more attractive. When Pioneer was in the Front Projector business a couple of years ago they also made a Front Projector that was based on JVC technology. JVC LCOS Front Projectors are the best consumer projectors in the world in terms of black levels and overall picture quality for those that want deep blacks.


The entire DreamVision Starlight series offers a true film quality 4:4 pulldown mode at 96HZ when a 1080p/24 signal is received. Crystal Motion Drive must be turned off in order for the 96HZ repeating frame method to work. If Crystal Motion Drive is turned on the projector will use frame interpolation at 120HZ which makes film based material look like artificial video.


StarLight 1 32,000:1 Contrast Ratio
StarLight 2 50,000:1 Contrast Ratio
StarLight 3 70,000:1 Contrast Ratio

Brochure for Starlight Projector series

The following are select quotes from pages 66-68, and page 70 of the October 2010 Home Theater Review

“With Crystal Motion Drive off (which is where I left it), the Starlight1 simply repeats a 24-fps source three times for a refresh rate of 96 Hz. It repeats a 60-fps source once for a 120-Hz refresh.”

“The StarLight1 offers 120-hertz operation with frame interpolation in a feature that Dream Vision calls Crystal Motion Drive. This process is popular in many modern displays under a variety of names. It produces smoother motion that pleases some viewers. But while it can be helpful on video-based sources, it produces a too-fluid look on movies that others, like me, don’t like at all.”

“There are three projectors in the StarLight line. All of them are based on the 2010 range of JVC LCOS projectors, and the performance and basic features appear to be the same for the equivalent StarLight/JVC models. But the aesthetics are different.”