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JVC Procision LT-42WX70

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June 16, 2009 By Richard Baguley
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JVC Procision LT-42WX70
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JVC LT-42P300 Summary



• The LT-42WX70 is significantly more expensive, but has better performance
• The LT-42WX70 has no antenna/cable input
• The LT-42P300 has an iPod dock for watching movies and music on the big screen

Value Comparison

The JVC stablemates are very different competitors in the price race: the LT-42WX70 cost about $2300, while the LT-32P300 can be picked up for about $900. That's a huge difference that might be the deciding factor for most people. But value is about more than price, and the 42WX70 outperforms the 42P300 in pretty much every test.

  Comparison Specifications
 
  JVC LT-42WX70 JVC LT-42P300
Size 42' 42'
Price $2300 $900
Type LCD LCD
Format 1080p 1080p
Other Adobe RGB gamut support iPod dock

Blacks & Whites

The LT-42WX70 is a clear winner here; it has much deeper blacks and slightly brighter whites, and a bigger contrast ratio between the two. What this means is that you'll get much more dramatic looking pictures on the more expensive JVC model

Blacks & Whites Comparison Chart
JVC LT-42WX70 Score:
Black Level: 8.00
Peak Brightness: 8.67
Contrast: 8.23
 JVC LT-42P300 Score:
Black Level: 5.04
Peak Brightness: 8.36
Contrast: 5.69

Color Accuracy

It was a much closer competition in the performance that we saw on color. The cheaper LT42P300 had slightly better performance on our white temperature test (where we measure how constant the whites are), but the LT42WX70 had the edge on the other tests, with smoother RGB responses and a closer adherence to the HDTV color gamut standards.

Color Temperature Comparison
JVC LT-42WX70 Score: 8.76
JVC LT-42P300 Score: 9.79
RGB Curves Comparison


JVC LT-42WX70 Score: 7.58


JVC LT-42P300 Score: 6.33
Color Gamut Comparison
JVC LT-42WX70 Score: 5.14
JVC LT-42P300 Score: 6.45

Motion

Our tests for the performance of both TVs at displaying motion were a mixed bag; we found that the LT-42WX70 produce smoother motion (which is not surprising as it has 120Hz processing, so it can display images twice as fast), but that the 42P300 had fewer issues with artifacts showing in the video. Both had fairly decent motion performance, though.

  Motion Scores
  JVC LT-42WX70 JVC LT-42P300
Motion Smoothness 6.75 5.25
Motion Artifacting 6.5 7.50

Viewing Effects

The LT42P300 was the clear winner when it came to watching TV from an angle; we found that we could sit significantly further away from straight on with this TV than with the 42WX70.

Viewing Angle Comparison
JVC LT-42WX70 Score: 5.23 JVC LT-42P300 Score: 6.57

Connectivity

It's a fairly even race when it comes to connectivity, although the P42P300 does have one significant advantage in that it comes with a cable/antenna input, which is not present on the 42WX70.

  Connectivity Comparison
  JVC LT-42WX70 JVC LT-42P300
HDMI 3 3
Component 1 2
Composite 1 2
S-Video 0 1
VGA 1 1
Analog Audio In 1 3
Digital Audio Out 0 1
Analog Audio Out 0 1
LAN 0 0
USB 0 1
Memory Card 0 0
Other N/A iPod Dock

Other Comparisons

The 42WX70 has the advantage of having the wider color gamut support than the P300; the more expensive model can reproduce about 96% of the Adobe RGB gamut. However, this feature is only useful for serious photographers, and it is unlikely to be worth the significantly larger expense for most of them.

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