JVC Home JVC LT-42P300I am comparing the JVC to a 40 inch sony that was about the same price. I am by no means an expert when it comes to flat panel TV’s.
I did not buy from this site. One of the national clubs has a better return policy. I purchased the sony and JVC at the same time. I am returning the JVC. The Sony controls and remote are superior in most aspects. A plus for the JVC is that it can control multible boxes. I can use the remote to control a Panasonic VCR.
Most of what I have to say are based on using QAM on Comcast (no cable box). With the switch to all digital I found that Comcast in my area (northern suburb of Chicago) has put the digital starter stations on QAM. This means if you have a QAM digital tuner on the TV you can get these stations. Almost all large screen TV’s have QAM. I also get HD on the broadcast channels as part of the basic service.
The Sony found the stations (about 100 of them) and put them in a fairly logical order. It is harder to switch digital station on the JVC remote because because of the key placement for sub-channels. I have not seen any reviews that address the time it takes to change stations. The slow speed of changing stations on the JVC is the main reason I am returning it. This is not a TV for a channel surfer. Even switching between input sources was very slow.
It does manage the switching between wide screen and 4:3 very well. Much better than the sony.
The JVC had an Ipod dock. My teenage sons really like this, they were disappointed when I told them I was returning it. I thought the quality of watching IPOD videos on the TV was poor but I am not part of the IPOD generation.
If I was only using the tv through a cable box I don’t know that wouldn’t be more favorable toward the JVC. It is a larger screen for the same amount of money and the slow channel changing would not be an issue.