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JVC HD-56FH96 1080p HD-ILA
Rear-Projection Television
What do you get when stepping up from 720p RPTV to a 1080p model?
ot long ago (Issue
N
64), I reviewed
the HD-52G786,
JVC's 720p HD-
ILA RPTV. I liked the
high brightness of that
model, but I didn't find it
to excel in any other
areas, though it was a
generally competent per-
former. On the down-
side, its blacks were not
good and really held the
entire set back.
Enter the 1080p ver-
sion, and what a differ-
ence! I'll tell you right up
front: This one's a differ-
ent animal and a real
contender for the best
RPTV on the planet.
Since many features
are the same, I won't
dwell on the similari-
ties—only
the
differ-
ences. Check out Issue 64
(www.avguide.com) for
details about the earlier set's features
that also apply to this model. Like the
vast majority of 1080p sets this year,
the HD-56FH96 upconverts all scan
rates to 1080p, but it can't actually
accept a 1080p signal (not that you
could find one except perhaps from a
very high-powered home-theater PC).
Features
Like its sibling, the HD-56FH96 is a
true high-end RPTV with digital
tuner, PC input, and CableCARD
slot, but this model has two HDMI
inputs instead of one. There is no
media card slot (for viewing digital
photos); you'll have to get the 70-inch
version for that.
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V I D E O R E V I E W
Like the 720p set, this model also
has HD EZ F
screen with any broadcast, four video
presets, a signal-level indicator for
tuning digital stations (important),
and a button to select either digital or
analog off-the-air channels, prevent-
ing them from mixing when channel
surfing. These are neat and useful
features often missing from other
sets. Advanced audio features are
missing from the audio menu and can
only be accessed with the S
ton on the remote.
One new feature that seems useful is
called V1 S
your various component and S-video
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R a n d y To m l i n s o n
to assure a full
ILL
but-
OUND
I
. If you plug
MART
NPUT
sources into your surround receiver
and connect the receiver's component
and S-video outputs to the set's
Component 1 and S-video 1 inputs,
respectively, the set will detect which
connection has a signal as you switch
sources with the receiver.
More technical features include a
true 1920x1080 pixel structure with
an HD-ILA light system, fifth-genera-
tion scaler, 5-point color management,
and (hurrah for JVC) a 3-step iris for
improving black level. There are four
different
noise-reduction
operated, in part, by the D
and MPEG NR controls in the user
circuits,
VNR
IGITAL
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