JVC LT40X776 40-Inch LCD Flat Panel Television
By: JVC Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 1
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 On: 2006-01-31
Granted, at this time there are not alot of 40" LCDs to choose from at this time. This is definitely at least an average item within its class/price range.
My setup: DirectTV H20 (no HD package purchase as of yet) and high quality z300 Monster component cables, Phillips HDMI cable, Zenith silver surfer antenna, Pioneer DVD (non-progressive) jukebox player.
Heres the experience Ive had after 1 month with my 40" JVC:
Pros: Super anti-glare screen, had zero dead pixels, upconversion works well with non-prog DVD player (good scaler), swivel base, attractive (not gaudy) appearance, HDMI, HDTV built-in tuner, good pickup of off-air HDTV channels, excellent color accuracy (within SMALL viewing angle range and with proper menu setup, see CONS), fairly good Standard Def 480i picture using high quality cables, excellent HDTV quality. Component input looks slightly better than HDMI.
Cons: NON-uniform screen brightness, absolutely LOUSY viewing angle range (unless you are directly in front of the TV you notice the washout of contrast/color immediately - less than 1 ft. range left-to-right I would say), only 1 component video input, screen anomalies galore while tv adjusts native resolution (this has GOT to be bad for the tv over time - its scary while watching), glossy black bezel shows much glare (why glossy? how about matte?), remote and menu are very cumbersome/difficult to navigate, widely spread out inputs produces longer cable runs.
Mainly, if JVC would improve the viewing angle range/screen uniformity and remove the ugly/scary anomalies during channel changes (up/down conversions) they would basically have a winner.
So, TV gets returned and Ill try again while expanding my horizons to include 37" LCDs I guess. Hope this was a helpful review !
On: 2006-01-30
Granted, at this time there are not alot of 40" LCDs to choose from at this time. This is definitely at least an average item within its class/price range.
My setup: DirectTV H20 (no HD package purchase as of yet) and high quality z300 Monster component cables, Phillips HDMI cable, Zenith silver surfer antenna, Pioneer DVD (non-progressive) jukebox player.
Heres the experience Ive had after 1 month with my 40" JVC:
Pros: Super anti-glare screen, had zero dead pixels, upconversion works well with non-prog DVD player (good scaler), swivel base, attractive (not gaudy) appearance, HDMI, HDTV built-in tuner, good pickup of off-air HDTV channels, excellent color accuracy (within SMALL viewing angle range and with proper menu setup, see CONS), fairly good Standard Def 480i picture using high quality cables, excellent HDTV quality. Component input looks slightly better than HDMI.
Cons: NON-uniform screen brightness, absolutely LOUSY viewing angle range (unless you are directly in front of the TV you notice the washout of contrast/color immediately - less than 1 ft. range left-to-right I would say), only 1 component video input, screen anomalies galore while tv adjusts native resolution (this has GOT to be bad for the tv over time - its scary while watching), glossy black bezel shows much glare (why glossy? how about matte?), remote and menu are very cumbersome/difficult to navigate, widely spread out inputs produces longer cable runs.
Mainly, if JVC would improve the viewing angle range/screen uniformity and remove the ugly/scary anomalies during channel changes (up/down conversions) they would basically have a winner.
So, TV gets returned and Ill try again while expanding my horizons to include 37" LCDs I guess. Hope this was a helpful review !
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