JVC TH-L1 All-in-one Surround Sound Home Theater System Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the JVC TH-L1 All-in-one Surround Sound Home Theater system.

Quote from the review: "JVC, a well known and long-lived purveyor of consumer audio/video components, has released an all-in-one surround sound home theater speaker/receiver system, dubbed the JVC TH-L1. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Everio GZ-HD3 Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the new JVC EVERIO GZ-HD3 digital camcorder. JVC announced the GZ-HD3 in July. The JVC Everio GZ-HD3 records onto an integrated 60GB hard-drive or onto SDHC memory cards.

Quote from the review: "It really is a HD World, as many Japanese companies have hyped for the last decade. A good example is the new JVC GZ-HD3, a hard disk based HD camcorder that’s the less expensive sibling to the GZ-HD7 released earlier this year. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Oct 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Victor to lay off 1,150 Employees

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Apparently you guys did not buy enough JVC TVs and JVC HDD camcorders. JVC plans to lay off 1,150 employees, which are about 18% of their work force.

The cost cutting plans come after JVC and Kenwood agreed to a capital and business tie-up back in July. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:29:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Announces 2nd Generation LCD TV Technology

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JVC announced today its second generation high-speed LCD TV technology. The new JVC TVs use Clear Motion Drive II technology that gives a 120Hz refresh rate bringing a five times improvement in motion detection over the older technology previously used.

The new line will display full HD 1080p resolution at a refresh rate of 120 frames per second. The new line of HDTV sets using this technology will be available this fall with the first set using the technology launching as a 37-inch screen size. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:42:30 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

JVC Victor releases XA-S208 and XA-S108 MP3 Player

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JVC releases under it's Victor brand the XA-S208 and XA-S108 MP3 player in Japan.

The Victor XA-S208 features 2GB of memory and the XA-S108 features 1GB of storage.
Both new DAPs feature a 4 line OLED display, MP3, WMA and WMA-DRM 9 format support, 6.5mW×2ch, 18bit DAC, line-in recording and 20 hours battery life. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Aug 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kenwood Announces Joint Venture with JVC

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Kenwood announced today that they and JVC will be teaming up to bring products to market in the car and home electronics arena to pool development and save costs. It seems that merging the two companies under a holding company is in discussions at this time.

The deal would have JVC issuing $290 million in new shares to Kenwood and top Kenwood shareholder, Sparx Group. Kenwood would then pay $167 million for 17% of JVC with Sparx buying an additional $125 million in JVC shares for a 12.8% stake in JVC. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

JVC HD-61FN97 Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the JVC HD-61FN97 1080p back projection TV.

Quote from the review: "JVC was one of the first companies to announce a true next-generation large television display for the upscale consumer with its D’Ahlia rear-projection MicroDisplay TV back in 2001. Since that time, the company has been on an odyssey to produce high quality MicroDisplay rear-projection HDTVs. JVC is the only rear-projection television company to feature Direct-drive Image Light Amplifier (D-ILA) technology. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Everio GZ-HD3 officially announced

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JVC officially announces the Everio GZ-HD3 compact digital camcorder.

The JVC Everio GZ-HD3 records onto an integrated 60GB hard-drive or onto SDHC memory cards.

With the GZ-HD3 you can record video with a resolution of 1,440x1,080i. The 200x zoom lens from Konica is a great feature considering the small size of 82×75x146mm. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Four new JVC 1080p LCD HDTVs

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JVC expanded its LCD TV line-up with the addition of four new models that offer 1080p full HD resolution.

The four new JVC LCD TVs are the 37-inch LT-37X688, the 42-inch LT-42X688, the 42-inch LT-42X788 and the 47-inch LT-47X788.

All four new JVC TVs feature full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 and JVC’s fifth generation D.I.S.T. (Digital Image Scaling Technology) engine that upconverts all signals to display at full 1080p.

Other features include Genessa chip, 2 HDMI 1.3 ports, nine aspect modes, four picture modes, a new universal remote with new convenience features, and a USB photo viewer. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Everio GZ-HD7 Review

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Digital Trends, our partner in our efforts to bring you the best gadget reviews has published a new review of the HDD camcorder JVC Everio GZ-HD7.

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"Enter the new three CCD JVC GZ-HD7, a high-def camcorder recording to a 60GB hard disc drive that holds up to five hours of 1920 x 1080i video at 26.6 Mbps (similar to HDV). Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC HD-110MH80 110 inch 1080p HDTV

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JVC launches their huge 110 inch HD-110MH80 1080p back projection TV in Japan.

The JVC HD-110MH80 heart is a 0.7 inch full hi-vision D-ILA device and JVC's GENESSA image processing. JVC claims that the power consumption of the 110 inch TV is the same of a 37 inch LCD TV.
The see if this monster TV fits into your living the measurements of the HD-110MH80 are 2544× 1777×936mm. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 Jun 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC LT-47LH805, LT-42LH805 and LT-37LH805 LCD HDTVs

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JVC announces under its Victor brand three new Full Hi-Vision (1920x1080px) LCD HDTVs in Japan.

With 47 inch the LT-47LH805 is the largest of the three new 1080p JVC HDTVs. The other sizes are 42 inch (LT-42LH805 ) and 37 inch (LT-37LH805).

JVC introduces a new 10-bit IPS liquid crystal panel with the new Victor TV line-up. The new processing provides 120Hz image display and better colors. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 May 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Exits GPS/PND Market

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GPS Lodge reports that JVC has announced plans to quit the GPS market.

Quote: "After announcing their KV-PX9 at an outrageous $750 they appeared not to have sold too many. So, while price points are dropping, the big players, namely Garmin, and TomTom are finding some traction with their brands without deep discounting. Read more

Posted on Sat, 19 May 2007 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC I'Art LT-46FN97 46'' LCD Full HD TV Review

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If you are ready to step into the work of full HDTV with a set that features 1080p screen resolution today’s review is just what you need. JVC has a great 46” LCD HDTV that has true HD 1080p resolution called the JVC I’Art LT-46FN97 46" LCD HDTV.

JVC also gave the a wealth of connectivity options and a very nice stand. The set has great image quality and performs well for watching movies and TV programming. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:47:09 CST | by Shane McGlaun

JVC Gets Ready to Launch 120Hz HDTV Sets

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I talked a bit about a demo I saw at CES from Olevia that showed the difference in picture quality you get from a LCD TV with a 120Hz refresh rate compared to a set with the standard 60Hz rate. The visual difference was quite impressive with the 120Hz set looking much clearer and more life like.

JVC is poised to beat Olevia to market with sets based on the 120Hz tech and have announced three new TVs that will utilize the higher refresh rate allowing a new image on screen every 8.3ms, which is twice as fast as standard sets. The improved refresh rate is achieved via interpolation. The 32” LT-32L95, 37” LT-37LC95 and 42” LT42LC95 all share 120Hz refresh, 1366 x 768 resolution, 500 cd/m2 brightness and built in digital tuners. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

JVC Wood Cone Speakers

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Musical instruments like pianos, violins, and guitars are made of wood to get the best sound quality and JVC is now applying the same methods to speaker design. JVC's Woodcone series speakers use what the name implies, wooden speaker cones.

JVC says that the wooden speaker cones deliver natural acoustics for a superior listening experience. The light color speaker cones are made from birch and look great offset by the dark cherry wood cabinet of the speakers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

JVC HDD Camcorders Record Direct to DVD

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If you like the idea of a Camcorder that records to a HDD but don’t like the idea of having to use your PC each time you want to move your video to a disk you JVC has your remedy. Their Everio line of HDD camcorders now has the ability to write directly to DVD via a new CU-VD20 DVD writer.

You can use the burner to write the entire contents of the hard drive or specific clips direct to DVD without the use of the PC. You can also use the DVD burner to watch DVDs so long as it is connected to the camcorder. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:48:08 CST | by Shane McGlaun

JVC Victor XA-C210, XA-C110 and XA-C51 MP3 Players

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JVC releases under its Victor brand the XA-C210, XA-C110 and XA-C51 music players.

The top model is the XA-C210 with 2GB. Features include WMA-DRM10, MP3, AAC and Wav music file support, FM radio, stereo microphone, color OLED display with 64k colors, Line In and a 19.5 hour battery life.
The XA-C110 has 1GB of memory and the XA-C51 has 512MB. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Everio GZ-HD7 Full HD Camcorder Announced at CES 2007

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JVC announces at the CES 2007 the first consumer full High-Definition 3-CCD camcorder capable of shooting and recording full HD images (1920 x 1080i).

The JVC GZ-HD7 uses three 1/5-inch 16:9 progressive scan CCDs designed for HD use in a diagonally offset pixel configuration to generate the high resolution image for recording in full HD. The Red and Blue imaging CCDs are shifted a half-pixel both horizontally and vertically relative to the Green imaging CCD.
Because the pixel-shift system uses progressive scan CCDs, signals are processed first as 1920 x 1080p progressive signals, then converted to 1920 x 1080i interlace signals for recording.

JVC also is the first to use the Broadcast HD Video Camera Fujinon Lens in a Consumer Camcorder.
Read more

Posted on Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Camcorder with 34x Zoom

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If you are tired of your camcorder craping out in the zoom department at your child’s school shows you need this JVC camera. This thing sports a massive 34x optical zoom lens, none of that digital zoom crap here.

The scary part is that I can’t hold my camera still enough at 12x zoom to get a decent picture, so if you plan on using the zoom you better have a tripod with you. The camera also sports a 2.7” LCD and uses MiniDV tapes to record the video. Still shots can be made, but your camera phone will do a better job of shooting stills. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

JVC DLA-HD1 full HD Projector

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JVC Victor will introduce a cool and affordable full HD (1080p) home cinema projector in Japan.

The JVC DLA-HD1 features an amazing 15,000:1 contrast ratio delivered by a D-ILA device and a new optical engine.

The JVC DLA-HD1 features an 80% vertical and 34% horizontal lens shift function, 2X Zoom, 60-200 inch projection size, 700 lm brightness, 2 HDMI ports and 25dB noise level. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr