JVC HD-52Z575 52 in. HDTV-Ready D-ILA TV
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- Digital TV Standard: HDTV-Ready
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 14:9
- Weight: 83.5 lb.
- Projector Technology: D-ILA
- Built-in Tuner: NTSC
- Screen Size: 52 inch
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An OK buy at best.
Pros
Picture great after tuning. 86 lbs. 3 HDMI picture modes.
Cons
Only 1(one) HDMI input. Short lamp life expectancy. Initial poor factory settings.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Decent set if you life in a dust free environment w/a steady cool ambient temperature. Oh, if you don't have a fluctuating power grid your tv might last 2yrs.
What drew me to the set was that it was the brightest picture on the sales floor, as I have a lot of ambient lighting. But factory settings for the picture could be a lot sharper; you will need to go into the service menu (sleep timer to 0, then video status & display buttons pushed together) to fix the pincusioning/color temp issues, which at that point it will start looking great.
The only major flaw is with the lamp housing. A combination of heat and dust buildup will lead to a very short lamp life expectancy (rated at 4000hrs-- I got 2300) and isn't cheap at JVC's $199 bulb price tag. Overall I got about 2 years out of careful use before the bulb 'popped'.
No built in HDTV tuner card worth talking about; unit understand NTSC but poor ATSC/QAM compatibility.
I would recommend that if you're seriously considering this TV as a purchase, get the extended warranty for the lamp and have a service technician fine tune your picture.
JVC's tech support line is pretty standard; hesitant no-nothings that will say anything to rush you off the phone. One thing they were good for though: The tech I spoke with even admitted that people call all the time inquiring about getting a new lamp because its a common issue. You'd think they'd do a courtesy recall on them.
Speaking of recalls these sets had a recall awhile ago because of something on the motherboard that could cause fires. If you have one of these sets then you're likely too late to act on that recall.
Bottom line, I would recommend instead buying a TV with DLP as LCoS technology is dying. DLP's fidelity is only getting better. It doesn't have as large a gap between 'pixels' as LCD and LCoS technology does.
The only major flaw is with the lamp housing. A combination of heat and dust buildup will lead to a very short lamp life expectancy (rated at 4000hrs-- I got 2300) and isn't cheap at JVC's $199 bulb price tag. Overall I got about 2 years out of careful use before the bulb 'popped'.
No built in HDTV tuner card worth talking about; unit understand NTSC but poor ATSC/QAM compatibility.
I would recommend that if you're seriously considering this TV as a purchase, get the extended warranty for the lamp and have a service technician fine tune your picture.
JVC's tech support line is pretty standard; hesitant no-nothings that will say anything to rush you off the phone. One thing they were good for though: The tech I spoke with even admitted that people call all the time inquiring about getting a new lamp because its a common issue. You'd think they'd do a courtesy recall on them.
Speaking of recalls these sets had a recall awhile ago because of something on the motherboard that could cause fires. If you have one of these sets then you're likely too late to act on that recall.
Bottom line, I would recommend instead buying a TV with DLP as LCoS technology is dying. DLP's fidelity is only getting better. It doesn't have as large a gap between 'pixels' as LCD and LCoS technology does.
