JVC LT42DS9 Reviews: 42" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

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+ This television scores high on sound quality. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Quality, stunning looks, styling, 1080p (progressive scan) is superb, ease of use,…” John, Bournemouth View all 29 real customer reviews

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96% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.8
Ease of use	9.3
Image quality	9.6
Sound quality	9.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.4
Overall rating	9.4

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Glynn, Doncaster , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ This TV is top quality as you would expect from JVC. Impressive design and super slim. Worked straight from the box and connected to sky box without any probs with the HD quality superb.

- Like all flat screen TV`s, the sound is not too brilliant but have connected my home cinema sound to it to get the full effect.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to assemble and install following the instructions. Innovative designed packaging so easy to get out of box.

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2009

Pamela , Newport , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Love the slim frame - makes it more like a picture than a telly on the wall

- Have to take off wall to plug in additional leads

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purchased 04 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Great design, easy to get up and running. Looks excellent as a centre piece for entertainment. Highly recommend to anyone that wants the Slimest LCD TV.

- As with other LCD TV's the black is hard to see, you need to adjust the colour (easily) depending on what you are watching.

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purchased 25 May 2009

Anonymous, High Wycombe , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent picture, sound and style. Great value for the money

- None

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purchased 26 May 2009

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If TVs were organic beings, this set would best be described as a freak of nature. The Full HD JVC LT-42DS9BJ is staggeringly skinny ‚Äì just 39mm deep for the most part. Yet unlike the similarly compressed Hitachi UT32MH40U it hasn't been stripped of essential features such as a TV tuner and multiple HDMI inputs.Sleek design There is nothing freakish about this TV's looks, though ‚Äì this is one of the best looking screens JVC has ever made. The controls on the frame are touch sensitive, so the sleek lines of the set are undisturbed, and the gorgeous piano black case has such a thin…

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reviewed 23 Oct 2008

TechRadar expert review

While Hitachi became the Ô¨Årst manufacturer to bring a super-slim TV to the UK market, its WOOO offering lacked a tuner, making its svelte dimensions not as impressive as they Ô¨Årst seemed. The Ô¨Årst entirely super-slim screen was this stunner from JVC, which extended just 34mm at its slimmest point (and 74mm at its thickest). Not content to trade on the slenderness alone, the manufacturer squeezed plenty of other features into that svelte body. There were three HDMIs (all able to take 1080p/24fps HD feeds), JVC's DynaPix HD system, for improving scaling, Ô¨Åne detailing, colours,…

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reviewed 01 Oct 2008

Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	42
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.
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 vertical resolution of 750 pixels (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.
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.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	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 Interfaces	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.
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	7500
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1080p
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Response Time in ms	6.5
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.
Screen Format	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.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	500
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.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	Yes
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	Yes
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	19.5

Height in mm	627
Width in mm	982

Depth in mm	74
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
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.
Sound System	MaxxBass
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.

Also known as: JVC LT42DS9BJ, Jvc LT42DS9-NXF3, JVC LT-42DS9BJ, JVC S, JVC LT-42DS9

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Manufacturer's Description

• New “Super Slim” Airy Design
• DynaPix HD Picture Engine
• MaxxBass®
• Super Slim
• 7-days EPG
• Picture & Text
• Touch Sensor Panel Operation
• Swivel Stand
• Multi Brand Remote
• Full HD (1920 × 1080) panel
• HD Ready 1080p
• Dynamic Contrast 7500:1
• IDTV (Integrated Digital TV Receiver)
• HDMI Input x 3
• Component Input
• SCART x 2
• S/PDIF Digital Audio Output