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New member Username: Miloman
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Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 12:39 pm: |
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Fist of all, I am new to this forum. I have been reading all of the ? and awnsers and of course all of the personal bashings between some. I thought this was a place to relay information that might help someone out. That being said here is my ?. I am considering the purchase of the new JVC 58S998 D-ILA tv. Is there anyone out there that already has one, and if so what are your thoughts about the tv's performance and picture. Any info someone or everyone can give me would be greatly appr. I am looking to buy my fist HD set and this one has really caught my eye because of its depth at 10.7 in. I will work great for my install needs. Thanks again. Dave. |
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Bronze Member Username: Turbo15479
Post Number: 76
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 08:47 pm: |
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If you are willing to buy a JVC with all the stated problems you are like a cigarette somker that believes they cannot get lung cancer. Bob |
Silver Member Username: Tvshopper
Post Number: 155
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 09:33 am: |
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David,
My experience with JVC (I've owned two DILA sets beginning in 10/04) has been excellent. My current set has been up and running since 10/05 on an average of 5-6 hours per day with no problems whatsoever (estimated bulb hours 3,000+).
There were definite problems with the early sets (JVC actually replaced my first generation set (they offered) because of light engine issues) and an early batch of bulbs. However, the reports of bulb issues has been slowing down significantly. Also, the reviews and feedback of the later versions of the TV have been very, very good. Let's remember that the bulb is subject to a lot of environmental issues (i.e. power quality, shut down cycles, proper ventilation, etc.) and some have not treated their bulb with the care required to maintain long life.
I have not seen a review of the new slimmer sets, nor have I read any first-hand accounts. They certainly look gorgeous and the slim profile and ability to hang it on a wall is intriguing. I know that when I go for my next TV, JVC will be in the running. You might try to see if there are any postings in the AVS Forums (they are more active).
You will have to decide for yourself whether going the JVC route is prudent. All I can do is report my own experience as an owner. And, that experience has been great. I have one question for Bob Smith and it is an honest one...Have you even owned one of these sets? Or is your opinion strictly formed based on the posts in here? |
New member Username: Np56
FLorida
Post Number: 5
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 01:18 pm: |
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I agree with tvshopper - My 2006 55" JVC has over 3,000 hrs on the original bulb and still looks/works great. I Just bought the 61" HD-61FN97 so we'll see how it lasts. Both TVs are hooked up to their own UPS, and will run approx 6-8 hrs a day. Both TVs have great pictures and exibit no issues or problems at all.
The internet (and Forums like this) are a great way to spread information, unfortunately, sometimes the information is not always correct, or an issue appears worse than it really is.
Looking at these boards it appears most if not all the manufacturers have some kind of issues. |
New member Username: Miloman
Post Number: 3
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 01:57 pm: |
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Thanks tvshopper for your info. You are very correct. The ability to wall hang the new JVC sets is going to play heavily in my buying decision. I really love the looks of the new sets. But at a $3000 price tag I sure do not want to make a mistake if at all possible. And quite frankly I dont really see the conection between buying a tv and a smoker and lung cancer. HOW CHILDISH as in bobs coment. Again thanks for your info. If you here anything more on the new sets please post and let me know. Dave. |
Bronze Member Username: Turbo15479
Post Number: 77
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 04:46 pm: |
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If you cannot see the relevance you must not have enough brain cells. Cigarettes are proven to be a carcinigen but people keep on smoking. JVC has proven to have problems and you are still looking at one. Makes perfect sense to me. Bob |
Bronze Member Username: Mcghost
Post Number: 12
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 07:31 pm: |
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Hmmm...wonder if these positive posts for JVC/guilt ridden posts for those having issues are a result of the "spin" team for JVC after they read that lawyers are circling the forum? I just find it strange that TV shopper has not one, but 2 accomplices appearing at once.
OR another thought, how many screen names could be registered to one person?
I also find it odd that "people" who have no problems with their JVC's find this forum. If my TV were working, the last place I would be searching is a message board that states "JVC D-ILA VERY Short Bulb life".
Another thing I don’t appreciate is them trying to convey the idea that it is somehow our fault that their bulbs are defective(too much dust, positioning the sub woofer too close to the TV and so on….).
Oh, and how very slick of marketing to work in promos in a complaint thread for the new slim design model.
I wasn’t thinking of contacting the attorneys that posted here, but these lame “I love my JVC” posts are making me change my mind. So, to those of you from “The Firm” go back to the conference room and try and come up with another way of pointing the blame for your faulty products.
Good luck. *sarcasm intended* |
New member Username: Whathappend
Post Number: 8
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 07:52 pm: |
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My JVC is working well. I would buy another JVC if everything keeps working. I have the 2nd Generation JVC (52G886) and purchased it 8/2005. My first bulb went out at 2087 hours which was 10 months of heavy TV watching. JVC sent me a new Bulb overnight FedEx and the replacement bulb has 1936 hours of use on it and I have taken it out and looked at the bulb's internal glass and it is holding up well. The original bulb must have been defective because mine developed a bubble at the base at about 1500 hours of use (I noticed the picture get dimmer). So at this point I believe JVC that the new Bulbs are improved and I will get about 2 years of use on my current bulb. I think most users don't understand bulbs are consumable and if I get 4000 hours per bulb change I will be happy (I know JVC stated 6000 hours but I wouldn't want my TV to be that dim before replacing the bulb.)
BTW - I found this forum in my pre-buying research that I do before any major purchase. I really wanted LCOS and JVC was the only LCOS TV when I purchased. I purchased a 4 year extended warranty and bulb warranty just incase JVC didn't fix the issues that happened in their first generation LCOS but it appears they have fixed the green blob issue. |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 72
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 08:57 pm: |
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There is no "spin" going on here, especially on a Saturday night at 8:56. I'm just a normal retail customer.
Barry Watzman
5153 Brookstone Street
North Canton, Ohio
Watzman@neo.rr.com |
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New member Username: Np56
FLorida
Post Number: 6
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 10:05 pm: |
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To Susan Henson - I am not an "accomplice". If you do a little research you will find I first posted here on 02/29/06 in regards to programming a remote. At THAT time I had just purchased my first JVC. Also at that time I read (on these boards) about the JVC bulb issue.
I re-read the owners manual (yeah that's right I read it again) to make sure I operate the set as instructed. I don't work for JVC (never have), I don't know tvshopper, I am not compensated in any way for my comments.
I have some questions for you Susan. Was your JVC hooked up to a UPS? how many times a day did you turn your JVC on/off? Do you have the proper clearance around the TV? (for proper ventilation) IS there a lot if dust near the TV?
Did YOU read the setup and use instructions?
I have a feeling you did not.
Improper setup and or use of ANYTHING could cause it to fail prematurely. *Sarcasm intended* |
Bronze Member Username: Mcghost
Post Number: 13
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 10:51 pm: |
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The JVC is hooked up to a Monster Power Home Theatre Power Bar 1100. The TV is only turned on once per day. There is proper clearance and is dusted regularly and there is a Hepa air purifier in the room.
The only error I see is, that I HAD an Onyko 150 W powered sub located close to the TV prior to the bulb burning out. Having said that, the DH does not like the "surround sound" feeling and the sub was rarely used. |
New member Username: Np56
FLorida
Post Number: 7
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 11:10 pm: |
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Susan, The Monster PowerBar is only a power conditioner, not an uninterruptible power supply. The JVC needs to be connected to a UPS so that IF there is a power failure (no matter how small), and the power drops long enough for the TV to lose power, the cooling fan can run for the 90 seconds after the tv is powered off.
Without a UPS, if the TV loses power, it shuts off AND the fan that COOLS the bulb cannot run, resulting in a short bulb life.
A UPS either allows the TV to run until the power comes back on, or allows the user to power off the TV (which allows the fan to run) |
New member Username: Miloman
Post Number: 4
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 01:07 am: |
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Bob U R A Idiot PLAIN and simple. U missed MY point entirely. Buy that does not surprise me. |
Bronze Member Username: Turbo15479
Post Number: 78
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 10:04 am: |
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If trying to help people not invest in an item with known problems is a mistake then I did indeed am an idiot. Bob |
Silver Member Username: Tvshopper
Post Number: 156
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 10:21 am: |
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Bob Smith,
You never answered my question regarding whether you own or have ever owned one of these TVs. Do you or did you?
Susan Henson,
Your schtick sounds like a tape recording of Rodger Nash. JVC plants, fake posts, black helicopters, etc. Puhleeeeze....
Regarding posting in here, go to the JVC DILA post to 9/2004 or so and you will see my screen name posting. I've been in and out of this forum doing research, comparing tweaking notes with other owners and providing a different point of view from the bashers (my true experiences...not all of which have been positive).
I certainly understand why someone that is displeased with their product would be angry with the manufacturer of that product. And, I recognize their right to post their experiences with out impugning them or their existance. Now, please afford me and others the same respect. Be able to agree to disagree. Just because you hold an opinion does not make it right and mean that we all should hold the same opinion. |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 73
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 10:52 am: |
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But it's not clear that there are "known [systemic] problems". JVC makes millions of TV sets annually. This is a forum for people who have failures, and of course, in a population of millions, there are failures. Only short lamp life shows up as a consistent issue, but JVC themselves admits that there was a run of bad lamps a couple years ago, and we have no way of knowing whether the premature failures reported here represent .001% of the population or 35% of the population. Further, every other brand of large screen HDTV is reporting various problems also, many of which seem far more severe to me than the JVC problems (take a look at the Samsung threads .....). Certainly anyone purchasing these sets should make the purchase "fully informed", but at the same time, the fact that in a population of millions some failures do occur is to be expected. I'd love to have some statistically valid information on the lamp failure rate with current sets and current lamps, but we don't. However, if you go back through this forum, you will see that the complaint level is WAY down from what it was. And you can get replacement lamps new for $160 or so. |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 74
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 10:52 am: |
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But it's not clear that there are "known [systemic] problems". JVC makes millions of TV sets annually. This is a forum for people who have failures, and of course, in a population of millions, there are failures. Only short lamp life shows up as a consistent issue, but JVC themselves admits that there was a run of bad lamps a couple years ago, and we have no way of knowing whether the premature failures reported here represent .001% of the population or 35% of the population. Further, every other brand of large screen HDTV is reporting various problems also, many of which seem far more severe to me than the JVC problems (take a look at the Samsung threads .....). Certainly anyone purchasing these sets should make the purchase "fully informed", but at the same time, the fact that in a population of millions some failures do occur is to be expected. I'd love to have some statistically valid information on the lamp failure rate with current sets and current lamps, but we don't. However, if you go back through this forum, you will see that the complaint level is WAY down from what it was. And you can get replacement lamps new for $160 or so. |
Bronze Member Username: Ebric
Post Number: 19
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 12:16 pm: |
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David,
Samsung has the lowest failure and complaint rates accross the board and the highest Consumer Reports ratings. JVC is average. Fanboys complain to Consumer Reports not me.
On a side note, you can get a PANASONIC TH-58PX600U Plasma for under 3K that is slimmer, with an overall better picture (if you intend to game on it or sit closer than 6' stick with projection). I am sure in 6-12mo the new type JVC will be cheaper than the Plasma but for now seems crazy to spend more for a tv that is overall worse. |
Silver Member Username: Tvshopper
Post Number: 157
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 12:43 pm: |
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joblow,
Do you have a link or text regarding the Consumer Reports ratings? I would like to read that for sure.
The only thing about a plasma is that they do burn in and burn out over time. The number I usually hear associated with burn out (i.e. the display is worthless) is 10,000 hours. That isn't very long if you use your TV often. In fact, when I bought my TV, that fact took plasma off my list. I'm not knocking the quality of the TV but until they get the technology to the point that it is renewable (i.e. rechargable or fixable), that is too much money to spend every 5 years. |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 75
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 12:46 pm: |
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I dobut if the Plasma set is 1080P ... there are very, very few 1080P plasma sets. And for me, 1080P was the first criteria in selecting a set.
I subscribe to a Samsung board, and there are a lot of people who have failures of the "digital" board and the color wheels (unique to DLP) and the repair costs are $600 to $1,200. Samsung has been very good about covering these, even sometimes when the warranty has expired, but I don't see anywhere near the number of JVC problems [OTHER than early lamp failures] that I see in the Samsung sets (the DLP technology, because of the mechanical color wheel, may have an issue in that regard). Also, some people simply can't watch a DLP set at all, due to the color wheel and the fact that some people perceive a "rainbow effect". That's not an issue with the LCoS technology. And Samsung also had a batch of "bad lamps" that were failing early, which they have been replacing under warranty (even if the warranty had expired).
As to thickness, in my view even 8 to 10 inches is too thick to wall mount (which, in fact, I don't want to do in the first place), and actually a deeper set may be beneficial if the set is sitting on a table or stand, in terms of tip-over stability. I also think that the slightly thicker sets are better in terms of having freedome from optical distortion in the system of lenses and mirrors required to project a 50 to 70 inch image when the total set thickness gets down in the 12" and under range.
I believe that the ultimate winner will be direct view LCD, but at this time, it's still too expensive to get a 56" 1080P LCD. I got my JVC 56FN97 new from Best Buy, and my final cost was around $1,350 (I managed to buy it very, very right). My only concern is the lamp life issue, because now that I have the set, I find that our viewing rate is going to be a lot higher than I thought .... about 3,000 hours per year. So far I'm on the original lamp (1,000 hours). I've also found a source of used still working (hours vary and unknown) lamps for about $90 each. These are lamps that have been removed from sets that are undergoing warranty replacement or repair to the "light engine". |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 76
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 12:56 pm: |
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There have been several Consumer's Reports reviews, but the best/most recent one is in the March 2007 issue. In the review of models using any rear-projection technology, on page 32 of the March issue, the JVC 56FN97 was ranked # 5 of 22 sets tested. Sets 1 thru 4 were all Toshiba models, but two of them were only 720p. And the differences in "overall score" of these 5 models was very small. Not a single Samsung model appears in this particular review. Sets using direct view LCD or Plasma technology were reviewed separately. |
Bronze Member Username: Turbo15479
Post Number: 79
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 03:32 pm: |
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I did own one of these sets. The first one lasted 3 days and the bulb popped. It had 5 hours viewing on it. I took it back and brought another one home. In three weeks this one had problems. I took it back and got a refund. I also had 2 other JVC products and when they were a little over a year old they were both broken. These were not big ticket items. The television I own now is a 1080p Samsung with led technology. There is no bulb to replace,it has leds and these last a long time. It is a 56 inch and it has a very slim case. They are selling now at buy.com for a little over 2,000.00 delivered. That would depend on your zip code though. I will try to include th link if anyone wants to take a look.
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New member Username: Lldeleon
Post Number: 1
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 06:31 pm: |
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I recently purchased a JVC 56FC97. Has anyone had any success in routing the audio signal to an external amplifier when using using an HDMI cable from the cable box or DVD player to the TV? I've been told by JVC that this can't be done since they haven't figured out how to split the audio portion of the digital input signal. They also didn't rule out that this might be resolved in a future firmware upgrade. Has anyone heard of this or dealt with this issue? |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 77
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 - 07:24 pm: |
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Forget the TV (mute it), take the audio signal directly from the cable box or STB's RCA jacks, ignoring the audio component of the HDMI cable.
If the firmware is upgradeable, I sure have some suggestions. But I'm not aware that there have ever been any firmware upgrades for any of these sets. |
New member Username: Robert94114
Post Number: 1
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 01:23 pm: |
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I had looked at the JVCs in a couple stores (along with the Samsungs and Toshibas and ....) but it was all so confusing I never could make up my mind..... I happened to end up with a Toshiba.
I came here to find info on bulbs, as these are pretty much the same issues for all DLPs I'd think. The specific one for mine costs like $185
I just got a refurb Toshiba 56MX195 (rather randomly) for what I thought was a great price and a stand to keep the thing off the carpet and for good airflow. But I searched around and got the 5 year TV for like 100 and 3 year (2 bulb) bulb for about 100 just in case. Reading some of the issues with bulbs dimming, being turned to the high setting, and then popping shortly after. Sounds like a good idea I bought the warrantys! But it also sounds like the big problems with lamps have passed. I'd guess all the DLP electronics is from the same place. Hope I have good luck with Toshiba.....
They do have something rather buried on their site at http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/notices/dlplamp.asp extending the warranty (possibly) another year (or in the case of a refurb, maybe another 90 days?) that I'll have to check out. If so, is that the kind of thing some of you would want JVC to do?
As far as some of the stuff on here, it's the typical message board stuff, nothing new. I'd be surprised if there wasn't any!
And as far as the class action, guess that's dead? (And lay off the guy! If you were a lawyer that did them, wouldn't you speak up if people were discussing doing one if you saw it? Where else do you find people who might want to do a class action? So he posted twice, cut him some slack for not knowing the etiquette. It's not like he's spamming the forums with dozens of posts over and over like you see some places.)
Although I've only read one page of the archived stuff, the oldest one, and this page this discussion has been very helpful.
Seems like for anyone that has power problems, a UPS is a must have. I only watch TV for a few hours at a time and then turn it off if I'm not going to be watching again until the next day. But my power is very solid. Maybe these bulb failures are from people unplugging the set once they're finished? Hmmmm. Nah, just batches of bad bulbs I guess. I'd imagine they're mostly all made in the same place by the same people anyway. |
Silver Member Username: Tvshopper
Post Number: 158
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 09:14 am: |
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joblow,
Do you have that link (or the text itself) for the Consumer Reports review that you mention? Or, isn't that statement true? |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 78
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 09:26 am: |
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I gave you the information above (see my 4/15 post), exact issue and page numbers. It was not an online article, I subscribe to the physical paper print magazine. |
Silver Member Username: Tvshopper
Post Number: 159
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 - 08:29 am: |
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Barry,
Thank you. I was refering to the review that joblow cites where Samsung won across the board and JVC was "average." I figured that joblow's statement was a falsehood but was trying to confirm it. |
New member Username: Miloman
Post Number: 5
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 - 04:21 pm: |
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tvshopper, Have you seen the review on the JVC 58S998 D-ILA tv. In that review they gave it an overall aproval. The one thing they really gigged the tv on was horizontal line geomitry. They said any lines such as tickers or menu lines and even some picture shots were off. They say the lines bow upward at the corners of the screen. the efect , they say is more visible at the top end of the screen. Have you seen this review and if so what is your take on that effect on overal picture quality. Have you seen one of these sets perform yet? If so what are your thoughts. Dave. |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 79
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 - 07:25 pm: |
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I think his review was an older review, and dealt with older models (and 720p rather than 1080p sets).
I think that the 58S998 is one of the newer "thin" sets. Trying to do a projection set onto a 52" to 70" screen in a total depth of only ten inches or so seems to me to "pushing the limits" in terms of optics, and I would not be surprised to find more geometrical distortion than on the 2006 model sets that had a bit more depth. And if you are not going to hang the set on the wall (and 10" is still a bit thick for that), then actually a slightly deeper set might also be more stable in terms of tipping over. |
New member Username: Miloman
Post Number: 6
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| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 12:46 am: |
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The review for the new JVC is presently on the C-Net site. the review was for the 58S998 D-ILA. |
Silver Member Username: Tvshopper
Post Number: 160
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 10:13 am: |
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David,
No, I have not seen the review. I will bet that Barry is spot-on with his analysis regarding the depth and pushing the optical limits. I certainly do not notice such distortion on my G-series set. |
New member Username: Newtohdtv
Post Number: 6
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 02:00 pm: |
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I have not followed this thread for awhile. Back in DEC 05 my bulb went out. Got new bulb in JAN 06, bulb been working since. Still love the picture. |
New member Username: Sjones1
Post Number: 6
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 07:44 pm: |
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Per my understanding, there is a new version of the lamp discussed here:
http://fixyourdlp.com/blog/?p=11
Apparently Discount-Merchant.com sells this lamp for $160. I don't have first hand experience on the JVC lamps, but I bought a Samsung Lamp and it arrived in two days, is ORIGINAL lamp (not generic), and works PERFECT! Needless to say, I'm happy with them!
Here is a link to the JVC:
http://www.discount-merchant.com/JVC-LCD-Projection-TV-Lamp-TS-CL110UAA-TS-CL110 U-p/jvc-ts-cl110uaa-new.htm&Click=1466
Good luck,
S.Jones, a heated Samsung DLP Owner... |
New member Username: Tomq
Post Number: 5
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| Posted on Monday, May 14, 2007 - 10:35 am: |
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Hi I heard about this problem before and it seems like it is very common a friend of mine was actually able to fix this problem using the help of a tech support site. They have free live chat support that can help you with fixing it.
This is the page for JVC Projection TV Support
Good luck
Tom |
New member Username: Srbobster
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:13 pm: |
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Mine went bad after 4 months, I call for a class action lawsuit. I hope some lawyer puts one in. |
Silver Member Username: Tvshopper
Post Number: 162
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| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 09:04 am: |
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Did JVC replace your bulb under warranty? They should have if it occurred in the first year of ownership. |
New member Username: Cckilner
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| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 03:18 pm: |
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Has anyone ordered the JVC buld from Discount Merchant? I placed an order on Monday and still shows not shipped when they say they usually ship within 24hrs. I have sent emails and tried calling and all voicemails are full. Getting a bit leary here to say the least!! |
Bronze Member Username: Turbo15479
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| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 06:18 pm: |
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If you look at previouis posts there is an attorney that wants to start a suit. Bob |
New member Username: Cckilner
Post Number: 2
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 06:42 pm: |
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Bob,
Thanks for the information! Cancelled order and contacted credit card company to reject charge. |
Bronze Member Username: Tsduke
Post Number: 26
Registered: Feb-06
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| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 11:13 am: |
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I haven't posted in awhile, but was curious how the bulb issue was going for others.
FWIW, I'm now just past 15 months on the original lamp in my HD-52G786 and still going strong. |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 81
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 11:30 am: |
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I'm only at 6 months, but 1,500 hours. So far, so good. We try to give the TV only 2 cycles (on-off) per day (at most).
ATTENTION Chris Kilner: I think you screwed up. The post from Bob Smith about a lawsuit was a reference to an action against JVC, NOT against Discount Merchant (e.g. that message was not a reply to your immediately preceeding message). I know a number of people who have ordered from Discount Merchant and who have been very happy with them, except for a brief period last fall when they sold out of lamps (no one lost any money, but some people had to either cancel their order or wait a couple of weeks to get the lamps). But they were forthright about it and posted that they were backordered, out of stock and it would be a couple of weeks. |
New member Username: Cckilner
Post Number: 3
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 03:53 pm: |
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Barry,
I realized the lawsuit was against JVC after I posted. I am still unhappy with the lack of service from DM. All voicemail numbers are full and not one reply to multiple emails sent. Order still shows "not yet shipped". This lack of customer service does not deserve my money. |
New member Username: Cckilner
Post Number: 4
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 05:58 pm: |
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Okay eating a bit of crow here, just |
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