JVC HV-36P38 36" TV, £899 at Currys

[broona]

Seems to be a bit of a bargain for a 36" TV, no idea if it's any good, but as I'm thinking about buying it, any feedback on it would be appreciated! ;) Link to Currys (http://tracker.tradedoubler.com/pan/TrackerServlet?p=1469&a=60823&g=13819&url=http://www.currys.co.uk) home page, go to the bank holidays special offers page, can't work out how to get rid of session id. :(

[Alan. b]

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[broona]

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Thanks, will get it right next time. :thumbs:

[paulspiteri]

never mind i think it's my problem

[SpankySpanky]

Never heard of 75Hz scanning before.....


SS

[nscol]

Never heard of 75Hz scanning before.....


SS

That caught my eye as well, never heard of that on a CRT before. :shrug:

[Cooper]

For £851 delivered I might be tempted , its 50hz by the way .


Natural Flat 16:9 widescreen display
D.I.S.T. (Digital Image Scaling Technology): Flicker-free, High-resolution picture, Smart Frame Rate Conversion, Movie Theatre
Super DigiPure: Contour and Colour Enhancement, Vertical/Horizontal/Diagonal Control, Auto Super DigiPure, Motion Compensation, Digital Comb Filter, and Auto VNR
Colour DigiPure
R/F 1 Tuner
1-tuner PAP
Picture & Text Dual Screen
Auto Aspect Switching
Widescreen picture modes
Colour Temperature Adjustment
NICAM Stereo
4 (3 x 10cm) Speakers + 2 (2cm) Tweeters + 13cm Subwoofer
38W Total RMS Output
3D Cinema Sound
New Remote & New OSD
Component Input: Compatible with HD 1125i format signal
3 SCARTS
Front S-IN, AV-IN
Headphone Jack
T-V Link
Supplied with deluxe TV rack

[nscol]

I can't find a spec saying if it will do NTSC progressive scan, anybody got this tv or can find another spec showing NTSC progressive scan?

Very tempted if it does do it.

[broona]

For £851 delivered I might be tempted , its 50hz by the way .


Natural Flat 16:9 widescreen display
D.I.S.T. (Digital Image Scaling Technology): Flicker-free, High-resolution picture, Smart Frame Rate Conversion, Movie Theatre
Super DigiPure: Contour and Colour Enhancement, Vertical/Horizontal/Diagonal Control, Auto Super DigiPure, Motion Compensation, Digital Comb Filter, and Auto VNR
Colour DigiPure
R/F 1 Tuner
1-tuner PAP
Picture & Text Dual Screen
Auto Aspect Switching
Widescreen picture modes
Colour Temperature Adjustment
NICAM Stereo
4 (3 x 10cm) Speakers + 2 (2cm) Tweeters + 13cm Subwoofer
38W Total RMS Output
3D Cinema Sound
New Remote & New OSD
Component Input: Compatible with HD 1125i format signal
3 SCARTS
Front S-IN, AV-IN
Headphone Jack
T-V Link
Supplied with deluxe TV rack

According to this (http://www.jvc-europe.com/JvcCons/Press/Bel/dist.html) it's 75hz.

[Cooper]

Mmmm , I only cut & pasted off a dealers site which stated 50hz on the header bar . Makes me wonder now but here are the UK links which I think are more applicable to the set on offer :

http://www.jvc.co.uk/product.php?id=HV-36P38SJE&catid=100058&sub=feature#table


http://www.jvc.co.uk/article.php?id=100209

[Cooper]

Model

HV-36P38
HV-32P37
HV-28P37

Picture





Picture Tube

Natural Flat
Natural Flat
Natural Flat

Picture Size
91cm
82cm
71cm

(86cm visible)
(76cm visible)
(66cm visible)

D.I.S.T.

?
?
?

HD1125i signal reception

?
?
?

Natural Scan

?
?
?

Super DigiPure

?
?
?

Colour DigiPure

?
?
?

Comb Filter

Digital
Digital
Digital

Movie Theatre

?
?
?

Widevision Plus

?
?
?

Auto Aspect Switching

?
?
?

PAP (Picture-and-Picture)
? (1 Tuner)
? (1 Tuner)
? (1 Tuner)

Multi Picture (12)

?
?
?

Picture and Text Dual Screen

?
?
?

Colour Temperature

?
?
?

Picture Mode

?
?
?

Tuner





Reception System
PAL
CCIR I
CCIR I
CCIR I

AV-NTSC
3.58 / 4.43
3.58 / 4.43
3.58 / 4.43

Channel Storage Capacity

100
100
100

Channel Programming

Autoset
Autoset
Autoset

Sound





Stereo System

NICAM
NICAM
NICAM

Total RMS Power Output

38W
20W
20W

Subwoofer

? (separate)



Number of Speakers

4 + 2 tweeters + subwoofer
2
2

3D Cinema Sound

?
?
?

Terminals





Rear
Euroconnectors (21 PIN, SCART)
1. RGB-In, AV-In/Out
1. RGB-In, AV-In/Out
1. RGB-In, AV-In/Out

2. RGB-In, S-Video In,
AV-In/Out
2. RGB-In, S-Video In,
AV-In/Out
2. RGB-In, S-Video In,
AV-In/Out

3. S-Video In, AV-In
3. S-Video In, AV-In
3. S-Video In, AV-In

Component Input + L,R-IN
?
?
?

Fixed Audio Output (L+R)
?
?
?

Front
Audio-IN/Video-IN/S-IN/ Headphones
? / ? / ? / ?
? / ? / ? / ?
? / ? / ? / ?

Others





WST / FASTEXT / TOP

? / ? / ?
? / ? / ?
? / ? / ?

MEGATEXT (1500-page memory, level 2.5)
?
?
?

Bitmap Menu

? (New)
? (New)
? (New)

Languages*

15
15
15

T-V Link

?
?
?

Sleep Timer

?
?
?

Child Lock

?
?
?

New Unified TV/VCR/DVD Remote

?
?
?



General





Power Requirements

220–240 V AC, 50Hz
220–240 V AC, 50Hz
220–240 V AC, 50Hz

Power Consumption: Average / Standby

141W / 2.0 W
137W / 2.0W
127W / 2.0W

Dimensions: W x H x D, mm; Weight: kg

912 x 624 x 593
948 x 562 x 554
854 x 508 x 490

[spuddie007]

Hi Guys

The 36P38 JVC has Digital Image Scaling Technology which means it can operate at 75hz and look to the human eye as if it is 100Hz. The human eye cannot see anything above 65Hz, so whether you have 100Hz or 75Hz, you still get a great picture!

Cheers
Spuddie

[Sammy709Sony930]

Went to Currys at lunchtime and had a good look at this TV. I'm afraid that I came away disappointed.

The set looks attractive enough, the stand not so attractive, the legs are just a bit too wide IMHO.

The TV was showing the Currys RF feed which is very digitally altered by the DIST processing. I asked if it had progressive scan. No1 assistant didn't have a scooby, so called over No2 assistant. Nope, only the Toshiba has that was the reply. I tried to give her a subtle hint and asked why it has component inputs on the back then? She went away to check and came back with the NO answer again. No offer made to try it out with a DVD player.

She checked the stock. 48 nationwide for England and Scotland, so if I wanted one I'd better buy it quick she said.

It comes with 6 months interest free credit. I asked what discount if I just paid it up front. No chance she said we want you to take out the credit agreement as a lot of people just pay the min payment over 4 years.

I had high hopes for this TV. It may be great through component but I was never shown it. However, the picture quality through the Curry's feed did leave a LOT to be desired and has put me off this TV.

p.s. Cross posted this to the other JVC36" TV from Currys thread in the Hardware Forum too

[broona]

I should find out if it's any good on 11th of September. Ordered it on the never never through the website, takes up to 14 days to process credit, and knowing my luck (and Experian don't seem to like me!), I won't be eligible.
Not TOO bothered if I don't get it, just it's about time to replace my Asda £500 bargain Fidelity 32" widescreen goldfish bowl I got about 5 years ago, and this seems like another bargain.

This is also posted in my other thread too. :thumbs:

Re the comments on picture quality, it's still guarenteed to look FAR better than my current TV, and at the price, I couldn't refuse. :n0rty:

[dood]

just seen this TV in the shop, and it is a bit cheap and nasty, especially the remote, which looks like its been painted with a can of silver from halfords.
on the plus side it seem to be responsive and show about as good a picture as possible. plus it has 3 scarts. but personally speaking I would not but one. but you cant knock the price.

[broona]

just seen this TV in the shop, and it is a bit cheap and nasty, especially the remote, which looks like its been painted with a can of silver from halfords.
on the plus side it seem to be responsive and show about as good a picture as possible. plus it has 3 scarts. but personally speaking I would not but one. but you cant knock the price.

The remote's not even a consideration, got my trusty old HTM MX500, so will only use the JVC one for 5 minutes for learning. ;) Glad you think the pictures OK though, always good to know. :thumbs:

[nscol]

I've just bought one of these babies with delivery on tuesday. I even took my sony dvd unit up and wired it up. The picture looks excellent with all the picture gizmo's turned off via component input and the sound from the tv speaker's is great too. I'm well chuffed with this bargain, having a 28" just now.

Thank's to the op. :thumbs:

[Cooper]

What is the picture quality like on this set during fast motion ? ie Football etc . If it is 75hz will this stop motion blurring ?
I've just been looking at my mums Philips 36" & it is terrible . I'm in the market for a 36" but prefer 50hz technology at the moment as I can't stand the motion blur of most modern 100hz sets .

[Sammy709Sony930]

Has anyone received theirs yet? If so, what are they like?

[Roy]

Sounds like they're poo then? Just checking as my 36" itch is getting in need of scratching... :D