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JVC LT-37X688 Review: 37” LCD HDTV

Up for Review: JVC LT-37X688 LCD TV. Considering the fact that 37” was once considered the ultimate in LCD panels, you can look upon the JVC LT-37X688 with renewed interest. The large display makes it possible to place this HDTV in your living room. You can also make it fit into your bedroom if it is large enough. It can be kept on a sturdy stand or mounted on the walls as per convenience. The bezel design makes it ideal for wall mounting. The slim black bezel looks quite sleek and is at par with any of the designs from the leading HDTV companies.

The JVC LT-37X688 has 1080p resolution which lets you watch the full-HD DVD pictures with great clarity and excellent picture quality. JVC’s unique D.I.S.T. technology comes into the picture here to provide brilliant images. The HDTV also houses a 32-bit CPU processor called the JVC Genessa chip which has innovative techniques to do image processing, color management and noise reduction at the same time. Consequently, the dark areas are quite improved and the images look more life-like than before.

JVC LT-37X688 Features and Specifications Review:

• 37” display
• 1080p resolution
• 16:9 aspect ratio
• 1300:1 contrast ratio
• 176 degrees viewing angle
• 5 ms response time
• Color temperature control
• Universal remote control
• 2 speakers
• 2 HDMI
• EPA Energy Star compliant

A review of the JVC LT-37X688 shows that it has nine aspect ratio modes. This helps to access a number of video sources. You will get a flexible option to connect to various types of video formatting. Additionally, there are four picture modes which can separately access and store channels tuned to sports, movies, news and games.

Apart from the pictures and video, the audio is also well developed. There is JVC’s Advanced Hyper Surround Sound which can produce dramatic sound effects and will let you hear the sounds irrespective of where you are sitting in the room. There is also JVC Smart Sound feature which takes care of the disparity in sound levels. Now you will have a constant sound level even when you change channels or when the commercials come on.

Connectivity is again quite good in the JVC LT-37X688. Inclusive of 2 HDMI connections, it also has two HD component video inputs and three composite A/V inputs. The presence of an S-video input and an USB port make the HDTV quite remarkable. The USB port makes watching digital photos quite easy. There are also various options to play around with the photos while viewing them.

You can buy the JVC LT-37X688 without caring much for the price of $1,485 MSRP if you are really interested in a good product. After all, it will liven up your house and give you all-round entertainment.

HDTVUniverse.com gives JVC LT-37X688 8/10 stars!