JVC LT-32DR9 TV reviews

Score 8.5/10 Read 11
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This TV is a good all rounder.

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JVC LT-32DR9 with 32" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.5
Image quality	8.7
Sound quality	8.3
Design	8.3
Value for money	8.5
Overall rating	8.5

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Lukasz, Bradford High spec fanatic

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: no socket to connect TV to PC directly as an external monitor - however, this is compansated by HDMI and S-Video outs - all working pefectly.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Apr 2009

Chris, Huddersfield Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up and use, picture quality will accommodate future use of HD.
Bad points:: Black surface shows up all fingermarks etc

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 26 Mar 2009

Brian, London

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good value for money. No problems with this product
Bad points:: None

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 May 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: slight buzzing noise when there is silence in a program or movie.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 May 2009

H, iNVERNESS

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: excellent for the Xbox
Bad points:: have not found any

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	32
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	6.5

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	15000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	178
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	480
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	12.7

Release date	2008-10-27
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Jvc LT32DR9BT, JVC LT-32DR9BJ, LT32DR9, JVC LT-32DR9

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Manufacturer's Description

HD Ready 1080p Full HD LCD IDTV with DynaPix HD Picture Engine, MaxxBass®, Slim Oblique Cone Speakers, and HDMI input (x3).

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