JVC HD-ILA Microdisplay Rear Projo HDTV

[Dr. Anthony]

Good points

I also think that there is something wrong with that television for it to sustain high temperatures and continue the fan going constantly. I would try to get a replacement.

I do believe the bulb of a projector can hit upwards of 120 degrees routinely. Ever touch a regular 100 watt bulb in a lamp after say an hour's use....ouch. Now combine that with the 150Watt bulbs of a say a standard projector and put it in a very tiny space....it has to get hot, but with proper venting, fans and heat pipes it can be dissipated quickly.

1080p contains a tremendous amount of bandwidth that broadcasters cannot pump easily into the current system as far as I know. An average 1080i contains 1/2 the bandwidth of a 1080p methinks. I do believe a 720P is about the highest bandwidth possible broadcast in the US currently save for Japan and perhaps parts of Europe. With more and more sets up converting to native resolutions of 720P or 768P the use of 1080p would be overkill and wasted given the current technology as everything would be scaled down and data actually lost. That would require the set to go at 60Hz full bandwidth. 1080i is much more NTSC friendly at 540 "lines" interlaced and I think is why it is used more perhaps?

There is out there the LCOS Toshiba 57HX32 that does 1920x1080P which is a projection set. MSRP $8999

I know that many standalone scalers can do 1080P but unless you have a LCOS projector capable of 1400x1024+ with an anamorphic lens or a Plasma that can do 1024x1024 all that vertical info will be lost. As it stands a 1024x1024 16:9 has roughly the same # of pixels as a 1280x768 so there is truly no improvement. I do believe that there is only one current LCD that can do 1920x1080 in 1080p and that is the 45" sharp aquos and they wont be shipping until October. We are still waiting for the Samsung projectors, LCD's and plasmas to show up.

Does anybody else know of a true 1080p setup other than the ones mentioned or the extremely overpriced ones that most cannot touch?

Thanks
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Anthony Rosalia
VP PlasmaDocs.com

 

[route42]

thanks for the answers guys. i can't wait for my set to arrive. i guess my lack of knowledge falls between the difference in 720p and 1080i. i mistakenly thought when i saw 1080 listed it meant 1080p. i think you all have shed some light for me though, and i really appreciate it.

 

[Unregistered]

Heat: Final Post

Well, I've been to three stores to check the heat on the HDLA floor models. I've concluded my set is operating to spec. In the stores the sets are away from the wall so it is more difficult to detect the heat. I put my hand over the vent on the back of my tv, and the heat coming out of the floor models at all stores is comparable.

A call to the JVC customer service people also leads me to believe my tv is functioning as they intended.

However, in my personal situation the tv's DIN is too loud to tolerate in the small den I have it in, so I'm going to take it back and get something else - probably plasma.

Thanks for all those who chipped in to help me!

 

[rgriffin25]

I have known a few plasmas to produce considerable heat and noise. Keep this in mind when shopping.

 

[Unregistered]

whats a good price?

Excited to have found this forum...as I have been looking for reviews on this JVC set for sometime. Have seen a huge difference in price on this set..and have concluded that purchasing it online is cheaper even w/ shipping costs. Would anyone know of a what site would be best for such a purchase. the cheapest I found was $3300 est. incl. shipping. Thanks all in advance....

 

[Unregistered]

jvc cost

hi.... i just ordered the 52" jvc hd-ila from drplasma.com at 2374, shipping was under 300.... i hope it's as great as everyone says, and doesn't melt the paint on my walls! i'll let you know

 

[Unregistered]

oops

sorry, make that 2474.

 

[Unregistered]

C-NET review

Check out the review of the JVC HD-52Z575 at C-NET, not very complimentery, they gave it a 6.3 "FAIR" rating, consumer ratings not much better.

 

[Unregistered]

Well...beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I was the Samsung DLP and the JVC side by side, and I got to tell ya....the JVC was impressive. It was alot brighter than the Samsung, and overall pic of the JVC looked really really good. Unless something else comes along in the near future, I think this is the set I wll go with.

 

[MarkOcena]

Dvd + Hd-ila

At my store we recently got the new Toshiba DVD player with HDMI output and 720p upconversion. I did not hesitate to put it out for demo right away. Hooked up with the HDMI to the 52" JVC's digital input, with Star Wars episode 6... very nice. I was impressed with the quality of the presentation. From about 9 or 10 feet back, the JVC gave the scene close to the kind of depth you see with HD content.

They'd probably be a similar effect with the DLP based TVs. Everyone should see this kind of demo for these TVs!

 

[Unregistered]

well, my JVC should arrive in the next 12 hours.... i'll tell you what i think... any questions or things i should look for?
peace

 

[Unregistered]

JVC HD-ILA fan noise problem

The fan noise on my JVC is intolerable. I can hear it constantly 15 feet away with volume turn up to 20 during news broadcast. Are all JVC HD-ILA like this or is this only a problem with earlt production models (mine was manufactured in August)?
The picture quality is fantastic but the fan noise is a deal breaker.

 

[Unregistered]

Fan Noise

I just received my 61" D-ILA yesterday and was wondering if the constant hum/buzz of the fan was normal. Reading these reviews confirms it for me that it is. It's incredibly irritating. It's a deal-killer. I'm sending mine back. Don't buy one, trust me.

Greg

 

[JAVZLOGIC]

Dude....I'm getting mine tomorrow. I hope its not as bad as u say....61-inch as well. When trying to decide between the Samsung 61 and the JVC, the JVC had the best pic overall. Will let u all know tomorrow how it goes.....

 

[Unregistered]

We have had a JVC HD-52Z575 for about 3 weeks and we love it. The picture is great and nice and bright. We have the TV in front of a bank of windows that look out over the city and the picture is still very visible.

I have not noticed the fan noise while the TV is on. When it's powered off, and it's going through the cooldown phase, the noise is audible, however it is much quieter than my PC fan. One time when I powered the TV on immediately after having powered it off I did notice that the fan noise seemed louder than usual. Perhaps the fan has multiple speeds depending on the temperature of the bulb assembly? In our setup, the TV is about 2 feet from the wall/window so it has lots of ventilation.

As far as the CNET review goes, I think they must have had a bad set. The picture on mine is great with none of the problems described in the CNET review.

I would like to point out a couple negative things that you are unlikely to hear about in the showroom though. One is that you cannot turn the TV on for about 90 seconds after you turn it off. As well you cannot turn the TV off for about 60 seconds after you turn it on. This precautions are to protect the bulb. I don't know if all micro projection TVs have this limitation but it struck as unusual since our last TV was a CRT.

The second thing is that the twin and index modes for viewing multiple screens on the TV at once are not very useful given the limitations that they come with. In particular, the index mode can only be used if the cable input is used. And even then it has functionality issues.

Overall though I love this TV and am very happy with our purchase.

charlie

 

[skilz853]

Connecting a PC to JVC hd56fn97

I just bought the JVC hd56fn97 and had visions of hooking up my computer to it and with wireless keyboard, sit back in recliner and surf the web. When ever I connected the PC, it first showed a splash screen saying windows 2000 is starting up. Then it'd go no farther and "invalid signal" flashes on the screen. The only way I could get it to work was by stating windows in vga mode, which is only 16 colors and is totally useless. Please tell me there's a solution. I'm new at this and hope this is the proper place for this post! Thanks Skilz

 

[rgriffin25]

I just bought the JVC hd56fn97 and had visions of hooking up my computer to it and with wireless keyboard, sit back in recliner and surf the web. When ever I connected the PC, it first showed a splash screen saying windows 2000 is starting up. Then it'd go no farther and "invalid signal" flashes on the screen. The only way I could get it to work was by stating windows in vga mode, which is only 16 colors and is totally useless. Please tell me there's a solution. I'm new at this and hope this is the proper place for this post! Thanks Skilz

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