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"Great Picture With a Long Term Cost" on by jeremygizmo
Pros: Excellent Picture Quality
Cons: Abysmal Lamp Life
Summary: The HD-56G887 has an incredible picture that one can view up-close and far away with ease. None of the pixelation problems frequently noticeable in LCD's are visible in this TV. Color and brightness are great.
The reason for the low score is the incredibly short lamp life. Within 6 months of owning the TV the lamp burnt out. I called JVC and they referred me to a service center. Unfortunately it's going to be 3 weeks before the service center can get the bulb and install it so I am currently w/o a TV. The lamp lasted approx - 5040 hrs (this number derived by assuming 4hrs a day x 7 days a week x 180 days, which is a bit of an overestimate on my actual tv use). At $200 + tax & shipping for each bulb this quickly adds onto the cost of the TV.
Interestingly there is a lamp timer built into the TV which will tell you when your bulb needs to get changed, but nowhere in the documentation or on the box does it say what the bulb life is (I never did get a notice that the bulb needed to get replaced so I assume the bulb had not even reached the manufacturer expectations). Also interesting is the fact that you can reset the bulb life counter, but it never displays the actual hours that the bulb has been used. This would imply to me that the manufacturer knew they were releasing a product with an inferior bulb-life and were intentionally misleading the customer to sell a defective product. I am currently writing a letter to JVC and will try and update my review when I get their response (mistakes happen and it's all about the how the company deals with them). -
"Great TV if picture quality is important" on by jwk1982
Pros: Super Bright Picture, Lots of detail
Cons: Menu system seems old
Summary: Wondered about buying JVC...but after I got home and hooked it up...well...my room has never been the same..! This set is awesome...!!!! I did a lot of research prior to purchase...and found that LCOS...or HDILA as JVC calls it...is by far the superior technology...my neighbors are totally jealous.
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"Good first Buy" on by 1mind
Pros: Has what you need for first time HD
Cons: For a few more bucks you could upgrade to the next level
Summary: Good television, has what I need and was looking for in a large screen television. It a good first buy for anyone who has little knowledge of HDTV's and Plasma TV's.
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"Great Buy Great picture and sound!" on by Stevosps
Pros: Bright clear picture
Cons: No computer input (monitor)
Summary: We've had this set for a month.It has a great picture.It,s bright and clear.I had a 56in. DLP and while it was clear it was never that bright.
It has all the main inputs including HDMI.
The only input it doesn't have is the hook up for computer monitor.
Baseball and Football games in HD are unbelievable.It's better than being there.Updated
After going over the inputs again it turns out there is a Pc hook up. -
"A decent value-priced 720p big-screen" on by skovbasa
Pros: Decent video quality out of box, lots of inputs, cheap
Cons: None so far
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