Mango Infidel
01-22-2005, 08:53 PM
I just bought the JVC 52z575. Setting it up took literally 10 seconds after the Best Buy guys placed it on my stand. I simply plugged in the power and plugged in the component video cable from my Comcast HD STB.
Impressions:
1) Brightness and 52" screen size are very nice
2) Standard cable signal is better than I expected. Quite acceptable.
3) When using the xbox to play DVDs using a component video cable, the picture quality is subpar and there is no correct aspect ratio available.
4) The high definition picture is sharp and has very good colors. But there's a huge amount of pixelization/motion artifacts whenever the camera changes views or whenever there's fast action. This is very noticeable. I also noticed this on the 50" Pioneer plasma I was considering, and pretty much all large HDTVs at Best Buy for that matter. However, this was NOT a problem on my previous roommate's old Panasonic (non-digital) rear projection high def TV.
5) The TV is very light for it's size; it weighs significantly less than the 32" JVC CRT Tube TV it replaces, so it swivles on my TV stand much easier.
6) I bought a DVI-HDMI cable from Best Buy so that I could compare the picture quality out of my Comcast HD box between component and DVI. I cannot notice any difference.
7) My unit was manufactured in August 2004. I don't know if it has the purple problem or not.
8) I do not find the fan noise to be a problem
9) I do not find the startup time of the TV to be a problem (takes around 30 seconds plus or minus).
I'm going to watch it for the next week and see what I think. I have the Best Buy service plan so I can have them come out and have them address any issues I might encounter, or possibly return it if I want.
Impressions:
1) Brightness and 52" screen size are very nice
2) Standard cable signal is better than I expected. Quite acceptable.
3) When using the xbox to play DVDs using a component video cable, the picture quality is subpar and there is no correct aspect ratio available.
4) The high definition picture is sharp and has very good colors. But there's a huge amount of pixelization/motion artifacts whenever the camera changes views or whenever there's fast action. This is very noticeable. I also noticed this on the 50" Pioneer plasma I was considering, and pretty much all large HDTVs at Best Buy for that matter. However, this was NOT a problem on my previous roommate's old Panasonic (non-digital) rear projection high def TV.
5) The TV is very light for it's size; it weighs significantly less than the 32" JVC CRT Tube TV it replaces, so it swivles on my TV stand much easier.
6) I bought a DVI-HDMI cable from Best Buy so that I could compare the picture quality out of my Comcast HD box between component and DVI. I cannot notice any difference.
7) My unit was manufactured in August 2004. I don't know if it has the purple problem or not.
8) I do not find the fan noise to be a problem
9) I do not find the startup time of the TV to be a problem (takes around 30 seconds plus or minus).
I'm going to watch it for the next week and see what I think. I have the Best Buy service plan so I can have them come out and have them address any issues I might encounter, or possibly return it if I want.
