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  • Tour & Design

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  • Blacks & Whites

  • Color Accuracy

  • Motion

  • Viewing Effects

  • Remote Control

  • Audio

  • Connectivity

  • Menus & Interface

  • Formats & Media

  • Power Consumption

  • Conclusion & Comparisons

  • Series Comparison

  • Tour & Design
  • Calibration
  • Blacks & Whites
  • Color Accuracy
  • Motion
  • Viewing Effects
  • Remote Control
  • Audio
  • Connectivity
  • Menus & Interface
  • Formats & Media
  • Power Consumption
  • Conclusion & Comparisons
  • Series Comparison

Tour & Design


The JVC LT-42P300 sports a glossy black bezel surrounding the 42-inch display. Below the display on the bezel is the JVC logo and below that you find a pop-open iPod dock with glowing blue light that is the signature feature of the P300 series. To the left and right of the dock are the televisions speakers with a semi-opaque white piece of plastic running along the middle as a stylistic addition.

Back


On the back of the LT-42P300 you'll find all of the on-tv ports, sitting just to the right of the center line.

Sides


On the left side of the JVC LT-42P300 you'll find the on-tv controls and a single USB port, while the right side has no significant features.

Stand/Mount


The JVC LT-42P300's stand is a simple glossy black plastic affair that is screwed into the back of the HDTV. Unfortunately it does not rotate. There are also four wall mounting points on the back of the LT-42P300.

Controls


The on-tv controls are found on the left side of the JVC LT-42P300. From top to bottom they are Input, Menu, Channel +/-, Volume +/- and Power.

Remote Control


The JVC LT-42P300 has the same large, bulky remote that we've seen on previous JVC televisions.

In the Box*(7.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300 ships with user manuals and a remote with batteries. There's no cleaning cloth or HDMI cable included. Getting the television out of the box and setup is very simple, especially since the stand does not need to be connected to the HDTV, something that you do have to do on smaller JVC models.

Aesthetics*(4.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300 is not a particularly stylish televison. There are some elements around the speaker and the iPod dock that may be attractive to some, but in generaly this isn't a television that will make you salivate. In fact the 'stylish' elements are just as likely to turn some off as turn them on. Thankfully that glowing blue light can be turned off for those who don't like it.

Calibration

Calibration


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](http://www.displaymate.com/)Televisions don't come out of the box ready for you to get the best picture possible. Since we wan't to test our HDTVs when they are providing the best picture we have to calibrate them before we do any testing. For this calibration process we use DisplayMate software, and have worked closely with DisplayMate's founder to ensure that we appropriately calibrate HDTVs. Our calibration process is oriented towards providing an accurate representation of what we're seeing on the HDTV. If you want your HDTV calibrated to ensure this you can pay for someone to come to your home and do this, or you can just use our settings below.

 

 

Please note that we only list the settings we actually change, if a setting is not listed just leave it alone. Also note that although we do all of our testing with the Backlight at maximum this is one setting that you may want to adjust depending on your viewing conditions. In a very bright room you may want to turn it up pretty high, but in darker situations you can turn it down, which can both save you power and save your eyes.

Video Modes


The JVC LT-42P300 has four video modes, called Video Status in the menu and manual. These are presets for specific situations that manufacturers provide. For most viewing situations we recommend using our calibrated settings above, but for your information here are the four settings and JVC's explanation for when they should be used.

Blacks & Whites

Black Level*(5.04)*


We had some trouble with the JVC LT-42P300's black level. When we first measured it we got a reading of 0.11 candelas per meter squared (cd/m2), which is an excellent black level for an LCD television. Unfortunately, on further examination, we realized that the LT-42P300 was actually 'cheating' to get this black level. What was happening was that when the television realized that the screen was all black it would actually turn down the backlight. Our standard is to measure the black level with the backlight turned up to maximum. As such we used a measure with the screen 90% black, which stayed constant across all but the 100% black screen as you can see in our tunnel contrast test below. This measure was a much less impressive 0.39 cd/m2.

The reality is that you are rarely, if ever, going to be looking at a total black screen when watching content on your HDTV. As such the higher black level reflects the reality of how deep blacks are going to get for the average user. To make sure that this was the case we looked at some very dark scenes on the LT-42P300 and noted that even a nightime scene wouldn't trigger the backlight reduction we saw in our testing. We don't know why the LT-42P300 does this, it could be a power saving feature or it could be for the benefit of people like us and marketers as an attempt to claim a deeper black than the HDTV is actually able to produce in normal use.

Peak Brightness*(8.36)*


We measured the JVC LT-42P300's peak brightness at 304.16 cd/m2. This is a measure of how bright the screen can get, and as you can see from the comparison graph below it performed significantly better than the JVC LT-32P679, albeit not quite as good as our other two comparison HDTVs. In the larger scheme of things the LT-42P300's peak brightness is above average and should be quite bright enough for almost any user.

Contrast*(5.65)*


Contrast is the ratio between the brightest white and the deepest black. In the case of the JVC LT-42P300 the contrast ratio is hurt by the unimpressive black level of 0.39 cd/m2 and as such measures only 779.9:1. You can see below that this is the worst contrast ratio amongst our comparison HDTVs. It's also significantly below our average for all televisions. The human eye is very sensitive to contrast so this is an important measure of the quality of the image you will get on your HDTV, especially when viewing high contrast scenes.

Tunnel Contrast*(7.64)*


In this test we look at what happens to the black level of the JVC LT-42P300 as we put less and less black on the display. You can see here the direct effect of the dynamic backlight feature that we talked about above in the black level section, notice how it starts out much lower when the screen is 100% black then when the amount of black on the screen starts to fall. Once this initial change occurs, however, the black level stays rock solid, which is what we want to see from this test.

White Falloff*(2.60)*


This is the opposite of the tunnel contrast test, here we want to see how the peak brightness holds up as less and less of the screen is white. Once again you see the effect of the dynamic backligh, which here occurs when when the percentage of the screen that is white falls to 10%, with a remarkable drop in the brightness, which gets even worse when you get to the 5% white screen. This dropoff results in a pretty excerable score in this test.

We thought about how to handle this situation given that we diregarded the effect when looking at the black level of the JVC LT-42P300. In the end we decided that because the feature cannot be turned off and can in fact cause some problems, for example we saw the screen brighten and then dim alternately when looking at content like scrolling credits, that we would leave the score as is.

Uniformity*(7.50)*


Here we look at how uniform the JVC LT-42P300's display is by looking at both a white and black screen. As is typical of most HDTVs we noticed dimming at the corners with the white screen and overly bright areas at the corners with the black screen. This was the only major problem however, we were happy to see that the center of the screen was smooth and uniform with none of the blotchiness that we sometimes see from other HDTVs.

Greyscale Gamma*(6.42)*


Gamma is the curve along which a television makes the transition along the greyscale from black to white across the range of greys in between. Below you can see a graph of the gamma curve plotted logarithmically (ie. 10, 100, 1000 etc.) which is how our eyes actually perceive changes in the greyscale. The blue line represents the best fit, and as you can see there are no major deviations from this line on the actual curve, which would indicate  problems.

The JVC LT-42P300's actual gamma was measured at 2.8. This is significantly higher than our ideal of 2.1 to 2.2, and indicates that the television is being more aggressive about changes along the greyscale than we would like. This means that things will get brighter faster, which can cause some scenes to look overly bright or washed out.

Resolution Scaling*(8.03)*


Although we would love for every piece of content you see on the JVC LT-42P300 to come in full 1080p quality, the reality is that this quality is only available from Blu-ray discs. Most other content will come in either standard definition or a different flavor of high definition formats. Below you can see how the JVC LT-42P300 handled the scaling of each of these formats.

480p*(8.80)*

This is the quality you will get from DVDs and is standard definition quality. As is common when content is being upscaled from a lower resolution the JVC LT-42P300 had some trouble mapping the pixels onto its display, resulting in about 2% of the screen being lost on all sides, a phenomenon known as overscanning. We didn't have any problems reading text on the display, even small 6.8 point fonts, and there were no issues with resolution or moire patterns.

720p*(7.80)*

This officially qualifies as high definition content, with 720 lines from the top to the bottom of the display. As with 480p content, however, there were some overscanning issues with 2% of the scene lost on all sides. We also noticed some minor problems with letters running together on small fonts and some more serious problems with resolution as the LT-42P300 struggled to reproduce clearly distinct alternating black and white lines.

1080i*(7.50)*

The difference between 1080i and 1080p is in the way that the content is scanned onto your television. While 1080p content shows you all the lines of resolution at once 1080i content alternates between two sets of 540 lines. This is the reason why it's most commonly used by broadcast stations as their HD standard since you only have to send half the signal at any given time. Unfortunately it can also produce some unfortunate side effects, and this was the case with the JVC LT-42P300. In particular we noticed a strong green tinging on the display for certain cross-hatched patterns, something that can be annoying as it could show up on many patterns in actual content, for example a herring-bone suit. Aside from that, however, we saw no major issues and since 1080i is the same technical resolution as 1080p there were no overscanning problems.

Color Accuracy

Color Temperature*(9.79)*


Anything that emits light produces a particular temperature of light, for example stars range from blue hot to cold and red. Similarly an HDTV has a color temperature, which sould ideally sit around 6500 Kelvin (K). As important as the actual temperature, however, is how steady the color temperature is, which is what we look at in this test. Below you can see a graph of the JVC LT-42P300's color temperature plotted across the greyscale, starting with the brightest white and going all the way down to black. Deviations above the line indicate the temperature is getting hotter and causing a bluish cast, while those below the line indicate a dropping temperature that can cause a yellowish or reddish cast.

You can see from the graph above that the JVC LT-42P300's deviations are minor, but the graph below makes this even more clear. Here we plot each of the data points on a color space. The important feature is the red circle, which indicates the range within which our eyes can't detect a difference in color temperature. You can see clearly here that the JVC LT-42P300's variation in color temperature fall almost completely within this circle, which is exactly what we want to see, and the reason for the LT-42P300's excellent score in this section.

RGB Curves*(6.33)*


Every color that you see on your HDTV is produced by mixing various amounts of red, green and blue light. As such the accuracy of these colors is paramount for determining the color accuracy of the television. Below you can see graphs for the JVC LT-42P300's red, green and blue plotted across the intesity scale. What we're looking for here are smooth, slightly concave curves that increase steadily across the range of intesities.

You can see immediately that the JVC LT-42P300 has some problems here. All three colors exhibit some amount of what we call peaking, which is indicated by the plateaus at the top end of the curves. What this means is that the LT-42P300 is struggling or completely unable of producing differences in the colors at the high end. This peaking can mean that you lose fine detail in bright colors. You'll also notice that the blue curve never falls completely to zero. We also noticed that the LT-42P300 produced some artifacts, in particular false contouring in certain situations, which can cause gradiations to appear on the display that shouldn't be there. These problems combine to produce a below average RGB score for the JVC LT-42P300.

Color Gamut*(6.45)*


In order to ensure that the colors you see on the television are the same as the colors everyone else sees and the colors the producer of the content wanted you to see all televisions must adhere to the international Rec.709 standrd for color gamut. In this test we look at how well the HDTV does this. Below you can see the color gamut for the JVC LT-42P300 graphed against this standard.

As you can see the LT-42P300 had a few problems matching the standard, in particular in the blues and greens. What this means is that these colors will be slightly different than what the content producer actually wanted you to see. We have to say, however, that almost every HDTV we've reviewed has done a less than impressive job of matching the standard. The LT-42P300's performance is actually significantly better than average. For those who want the raw data you can see the measured and ideal color coordinates and the error in the table below.

Motion

Motion Smoothness*(5.25)*


The JVC LT-42P300 had some significant problems with motion smoothness. When looking at a complex pattern moving like a human face you lose almost all detail, it just turns into a blurry mess. More uniform objects displayed some significant blurring behind them as well. This just isn't going to be a television that's going to handle the fastest action sequences without a problem.

Motion Artifacting*(5.13)*


Artifacting refers to things that appears on the screen that shouldn't be there. The JVC LT-42P300 displayed several artifacting problems with motion. We saw a significant shutter effect with certain patterns and scenes, especially when the television is handling a 1080i signal. We also saw glowing bars along the edges of certain solid moving objects, an indication that the HDTV is seriously cranking up the contrast ratio to attempt to keep up with motion.

3:2 Pulldown & 24fps*(7.5)*


3:2 pulldown refers to the process that HDTVs use to convert content they receive at 60 frames per second (fps) to a more film-like 24 fps. This process is used for broadcast HD signals that always come in at 60 fps that should be shown at 24 fps, for example movies. The JVC LT-42P300's handling of this conversion is solid, with the rather unfortunate caveat that you need to turn on the Natural Cinema feature in the menu to enable this function. Leave it off and you get problems with flickering. The annoying part of this is that you have to guess when you might need the feature, as we mention above this process is usually used with broadcast HD and there's no indicator on the broadcast that tells you the feature is needed. Most HDTVs do this conversion automatically as such we deducted a point from the LT-42P300's score in this section. If you've got native 24fps content from something like a DVD or Blu-ray disc the LT-42P300 supports that as well.

Viewing Effects

Viewing Angle*(6.57)*


The JVC LT-42P300's had a viewing angle of 34 degrees from the center line, which works out to a total viewing angle of 68 degrees. This is slightly below average for all HDTVs we've reviewed, but not too bad, especially for an LCD television, which tend to have worse viewing angles than Plasma televisions. We were also pleased to see that colors held up well at various viewing angles, although we did note some dimming there was no solarization and the colors didn't wash out completely as we see on some HDTVs. Overall the LT-42P300 will do well in a room with a wide couch directly in front of the HDTV, just don't expect to get a great viewing experience when looking at it from the love seat siting at an eight degree angle from the screen.

Reflectance*(6.5)*


The JVC LT-42P300 does a good job diffusing light that is shined directly on the screen, this means you can't make out sharp details of the light, rather it's spread out. Unfortunately the diffused light can still be very distracting, especially when it is shining directly at the screen. We wouldn't leave this HDTV sitting across from a window where you get a lot of direct sunlight. Moving your lighting source to a an angle above and away from the screen, however, and the annoyance becomes much less.

Video Processing*(1.5)*


As with most HDTVs the JVC LT-42P300 offers a variety of different functions that are supposed to improve your viewing experience in certain situations. Here we look at those features and let you know whether they're actually worth beans.

Remote Control

Ergonomics & Durability*(4.60)*


The JVC LT-42P300's remote is the exact same model we've seen come with previous JVC HDTVs, which is not a particularly good thing. The problem is that it's large, clunky and unccomfortable to hold. The balance at neutral, with your thumb on the directional buttons, is not bad, but the size of the thing means that if you shift your hand even a little bit up or down the remote quickly becomes unbalanced. With a plethora of buttons studded across the entire face you'll be doing this often. The buttons tend to be large and are made of soft plastic. Unfortunately there's not a lot of key travel and the buttons feel squishy so you don't get a lot of tactile feedback. We wish that JVC had taken the opportunity to roll out a new remote to go with their new HDTVs, unfortunately they have not.

Button Layout & Use*(5.25)*


The JVC LT-42P300's remote is studded with buttons along it's entire length. The remote is rather wide, but even those with smaller hands should be able to reach channel and volume buttons from the directional pad, albeit with a bit of a stretch. Reaching the rest of the buttons, however, will definitely require you to shift your hand, with the subsequent balance problems we mentioned above. Unfortunately some of these buttons are necessary a lot of the time, for instance the power button or the input controls. We were pleased that the LT-42P300's remote works from a wide angle.

Programming & Flexibility*(6.0)*


If you're willing to put up with the JVC LT-42P300's shortcomings you can use it as a universal remote for the other devices. There are clear instructions on how to set this up in the manual along with a list of codes for most major A/V manufacturer devices.

Audio

Sound Quality*(6.5)*


We were quite pleased with the audio quality of out the JVC LT-42P300's speakers. Although not the best we've ever heard it is a major step up from what we heard from the JVC LT-32P679. The audio was clear and details were easy to hear. If you're an audiophile you likely won't be happy with it, but for most buyers the built-in speakers will be just fine.

Surround Sound*(2.0)*


Unlike most HDTVs that have a single surround sound on/off switch the JVC LT-42P300 actually offers several different surround sound options, including Movie, Music and News. Using the Movie mode we noticed that the sound volume dropped significantly, but other than that we saw no significant difference. Certainly nothing we would actually call real surround sound. As with most HDTVs we recommend you invest in even a cheap set of surround sound speakers rather than use the JVC LT-42P300's simulated surround feature.

Maximum Volume*(8.26)*


We measured the JVC LT-42P300's maximum volume at 82.6 decibels, which is just about exactly average for an HDTV. Frankly anyone who needs the HDTV turned up this loud has either lost their hearing or will lose it soon, but it's nice to know you can deafen your friends/family at need.

Connectivity

Input Ports*(6.5)*


All of the JVC LT-42P300's ports are found on the back of the HDTV on the right side when facing the back or around the left side when facing the front. Here you will find three HDMI ports arranged facing downards towards the bottom. The cable/antenna input is also located here.

Above these ports are all the rest arranged in a group. Here are three analog audio inputs, two component video inputs, two composite video inputs, a VGA input and an S-Video input. This isn't a great selection of inputs, for example there's no 3.5mm jack for the VGA port to get audio from a computer and no DVI input, but it should be sufficient for most.

Output Ports*(2.0)*


As with most HDTVs the JVC LT-42P300 has only two output ports, one analog audio out and one digital audio out.

Other Connections*(0.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300 doesn't support any form of wireless connectivity such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

Media*(1.0)*


There is a single USB port on the JVC LT-42P300 found on the left side of the HDTV underneat the on-tv controls. This allows you to connect a USB storage device and view photos from it.

Placement*(5.0)*


The placement of the JVC LT-42P300's ports is not good. We've seen worse, but as it is all of the ports except the USB port are located on the back too far towards the middle to make them easily accessible by reaching around the side. Throw in the fact that some of the most important ports like the three HDMI ports are downward facing, which makes connecting devices awkward, and connecting and disconnecting devices from the JVC LT-42P300 can be very annoying. There's also no swivel on the stand so you'll either have to leave yourself a lot of room behind the HDTV to get to the ports or move the television. About the only good thing is that there are large and clear stickers to tell you what each of the ports is, but once again you'll have to get behind the HDTV to be able to read them.

Ease of Use*(6.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300's menu system is the same we've seen from other JVC HDTVs. You have a very simple tabbed interface, with items along the top. Selecting a top level item will drop down a menu of options for that feature. We like the ease of use and the fact that there aren't a ton of confusing sub menus. We do find the translucent menus a bit annoying, but thankfully that feature can be turned off in the Settings menu. The larger screen size of the LT-42P300 means we don't have the concern with font size that we did with a previous 32-inch JVC television. We also have to mention that the menu system is lacking in style, but frankly we'd rather have usability rather than style.

Picture Controls*(6.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300's picture controls are all available from the Picture drop-down menu. Here you will find both basic controls and controls for the advanced features. We like having all of the options at hand with no complicated advanced menus. That said this also means that the JVC LT-42P300 lacks many of those advanced controls, such as direct control over RGB values. For most consumers this won't matter, but advanced users may find it limiting. Another bonus for users is that there is a short explanation of the function of each menu item that appears at the bottom of the screen.

Audio Controls*(6.0)*


Audio controls are found in the Sound section of the JVC LT-42P300's menu. Here you will find just a couple of controls, but we're pleased to see that an equalizer is part of the mix. You can also choose from five equalizer presets and you can choose from several 'Surround' options, although these are really not very useful as we discussed in our audio section.

Other Controls*(7.0)*


In addition to Audio and Picture controls there are four additional top-level menu options on the JVC LT-42P300. These are Display, TV, Power and Setting. The Display menu lets you apply input labels, access the USB photo viewer and change the viewing aspect ratio. The TV menu allows you to control closed captioning options, manage channels and access the V-Chip options. The Power menu let's you control the illumination for the blue glowing power indicator and the illumination for the glowing blue lights around the iPod dock.

The setting menu is basically where everything else goes. Here you can adjust the time zone, language, adjust menu transperency and other odds and ends.

Manual*(5.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300's manual is a simple black and white booklet. There is a table of contents but no index. We like the tabs on the edge of the pages that let you know what section you are in as well as the large text headers at the top of each page, which make flipping through the booklet easier. What we don't like is the rather small font size and the small accompanying images. It's neither the best, nor the worst manual we've ever seen.

Formats & Media

Formats*(9.5)*


The JVC LT-42P300 is a full 1080p television, which is a step up from the JVC LT-32P679, which sported only a 720p resolution. This is great because it means the HDTV can natively handle the highest quality of HD content available. It can also upscale lower resolution content. The HDTV can also convert content to give it a film-like quality when necessary using the 3:2 pulldown process, although you do need to turn on the Natural Cinema feature to enable this. You can also view native 24fps content.

Photo Playback*(5.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300 allows you to view photos from both a connected USB device and an iPod or iPhone connected to the HDTV via the built-in dock. Using the USB connector you get an on-screen display of the file structure of the USB device when it is connected. From here you can browse to the folder that has the photos you want to see. When a folder with photos is opened you get thumbnails of the images in two rows of five images. Press the center select button to view a photo full screen. Once in this view you can rotate, zoom and pan around the photo, with clear instructions for the controls at the bottom of the screen. You can also play back a slide show, and you can control the interval between photos on the slideshow in the menu.

With an iPod attached to the JVC LT-42P300 you can play back photos, but just as we saw on the JVC LT-32P679, the process is annoying. Once the iPod/iPhone is connected to the television you then need to press the PCON button, which allows you to navigate your content using the device interface rather than JVC's on-screen interface. Once you do this you can navigate to your photos and play back a slideshow, which will appear on the HDTV. Obviously this is an annoying way to go about things, we don't know why JVC didn't just include access to the photos in their iPod menu system as they do for music and video.

Music & Video Playback*(10.0)*


With a built-in iPod dock the JVC LT-42P300 is capable of playing back music and videos from any iPod or iPhone device. Like their previous generation of iPod capable televisions the LT-42P300 allows you to control playback functions via the televisions remote, but they have improved the interface and given users access to more features. Once you have opened the iPod dock in the front of the TV and inserted your device you then hit the dedicated iPod button on the remote to enter this interface.

From here you can access your music and videos as well as a couple of settings and the option to just start shuffing all of your music. You'll note the lack of photo access, see above for the cludgy workaround you'll need to access photos from your iPod/iPhone. Entering the Music Play or Video Play menus will give you the additional options that were missing from the previous generation of JVC's televisions.

In the Music Play menu you can view your music by playlist, artist, album, title, genre or composer. You can also view your audiobooks and podcasts separately. When music is playing you see the title, artist, album and genre information on screen. Unfortunately the album artwork did not appear in our test. Another unfortunate feature is that you can't back out of a playing song to go browse the rest of your music, going back to the menu pauses the music you are playing. The Video Play menu lists the various video types such as Movies, Music Video, TV Shows, Video Podcasts and even Rented Movies.

Another interesting feature of the LT-42P300 and other JVC iPod equipped televisions is the abilitiy to use it as a dock to synchronize with a computer. In order to accomplish this you'll need to connect a USB cable from your computer to the dedicated Sync port on the back, a cable that is not included with the HDTV.

Overall we very much appreciate the improvements in iPod/iPhone playback that JVC's newest Teledock televisions. The improved interface is a big step up and the addition of sync to a computer is a thoughtful extra. What does annoys us is the fact that music stops playing when you go back out to the menu and the lack of support for album artwork. These are relatively minor issues, however. Of course if you don't own an iPod or iPhone you're plum out of luck, but as ubiquitous as the devices are we don't think this will be much of a problem.

Streaming Playback*(0.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300 does not support streaming video content from online sources like Youtube.com.

Additional** Media***(0.0)*


The JVC LT-42P300 does not have a built-in DVR, DVD player or other media features.

Power Consumption

Power Consumption*(8.76)*


When checking for power consumption we adjust the backlight of the television until we get a peak brightness of 200 candelas per meter squared (cd/m2). At this setting the JVC LT-42P300 used an average of 125.33 watts, which works out to an annual cost of $24.75. This is for five hours of television viewing a day using the national average for energy cost. We should also note that unlike most HDTVs the LT-42P300 also draws a trickle of power when the television is turned off, although this didn't make a huge difference in the final cost. We als ran our testing with the backlight turned up to maximum and down to minimum. You can see all of our results in the table below.

The JVC LT-42P300's power consumption is significantly above average for all televisions, and is as good as or better than even smaller HDTVs, as you can see below.

Conclusion & Comparisons

 

 

Series Comparison

JVC P300 Series


JVC's P300 series features their TeleDock technology, which gives you a built-in dock for iPods/iPhones. This allows you to access movies and music from these devices. Aside from this the P300 offers the same features as JVC's J300 series. All them models in the series feature 3 HDMI ports and  USB port for viewing photos. The only difference between the three models is size and price.

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