Do any professional reviews of these models exist anywhere? RTINGS doesnât appear to have rated them, and I cannot find one.
Unless things have changed recently, JVC is above average quality. Like everything itâs made in China but it is still none the less a Japanese company.
Wouldnât two different screen size tvs have two different sets of outside dimensions? I only see one set of dimensions listed. Could you please provide the with stand and without stand dimensions for the 49"? Thank you.
Got the in-laws a JVC 49 inch LCD about 5 years back. Nothing special, but sound is actually quite good, and it gets the job done.
I didnât know JVC was still making TVs. Are these any good? Price for a 4K under $300 seems pretty unusual.
Iâm still going strong with my circa-2007 Samsung 46" LCD, no need to upgrade.
its an Ultra HD, not actually 4K. they shouldnât say 4K
Whatâs up with the giant, hairless, guinea pig in the first picture?
JVC Refers to them as 4K Ultra HD which is what weâre calling them as well.
You have something against giant, hairless guinea pigs?
Naw, just need to know what level of alert I should be one.
This site does a good job of explaining this.
TLDR: No, UHD is not quite true 4K. But basically every consumer â4Kâ panel is actually UHD. Nevertheless, 4K has become a consumer industry term and the manufacturers continue to use it interchangeably or in combination with UHD.
Edit: I would actually say Woot was more accurate with their description than JVC. They at least put 2160P in brackets in the title, which is the most correct representation of the resolution.
That is an AWESOME movie âOkjaâ.
Watched it on an airplane and then watched it again with my family, real tear jerker.
The Walmart reviews make me want to run from this.
https://www.walmart.com/reviews/product/916717227
I got a new one of these (49") a few months ago from WalMart for $250.
I was very surprised by how beautiful the picture is and how good the sound is (comparing both to the name-brand HD set it replaces). We only use our amplifier and speakers for movies; the sound is totally fine for football or cooking shows (sorry, but we only watch those 3 things). Oh, and the TV reception (with an antenna for HD football) is better than the old set, too.
It is just âsmartâ enough to receive a ChromeCast; it has no other built-in apps and canât spy on you. So youâll want to âcastâ it from your phone or tablet to the TV. Weâve only tried NetFlix and YouTube so far, but they worked pretty easily. Expect ChromeCast setup to take about 10 - 15 minutes; thatâs what it took me, and I had never used or setup ChromeCast before.
The remote that comes with it has very few buttons. You can change channel up or down, adjust volume, and select an input. The surprise is there are no number buttons to select a channel directly; youâll have to hit the âupâ or âdownâ button enough times to go from one to the other. Since there are no buttons on the TV at all, youâll need to keep the remote handy.
Logitech also may not have it in their universal remote control database; the support people helped me out (they have a very similar one they say is compatible), but I havenât tested it yet to see how well it works. (Add an âAâ to the end of the model.)
It has a USB port, but can only show photos from it. (I imagine it can also do a BIOS update from it.)
The only audio output is a headphone jack. The volumeâs a little low when running it into an amplifier, but it sounds quite good, and the volume is adjustable from the remote.
I donât know about reliability (I can say that ours has had zero problems, but thatâs not so helpful.) Square Trade is your friend here.
The only other surprise I can think of is its wide stance: the feet are about 1 inch in from the ends of the set, so you may need to re-think your furniture if your old set is smaller or has a center stand.
Honestly, unless you want your TV to be âsmarterâ than this one, or need some other feature it doesnât have, the picture and sound are so good and price so low that itâs a crazy good deal. I canât remember the last time I bought something electronic and got such a pleasant surprise.
I received my 49" via Fedex today. I removed three plastic straps and was surprised to find the top of the box had already been opened, and the staples holding it closed had been removed. The tracking has a note that might hold cluesâŚ
2:01 pm
WILLINGTON, CT
Shipment exception
Barcode label unreadable and replaced
I folded back the box flaps and ran my hand along the top pf the TV and could feel the screen bowed out, and separated from the chassis. I looked at the sides of the box and could see abrasions on the cardboard box. At least the driver didnât toss it on my porch like most drivers do.