JVC HD61Z575 61" Widescreen Tv HD-ila

Rating:
Summary: Can you say "chromatic aberration"??
Review: I have been through 3 of the HD61Z575 sets in the last 2 weeks. They all suffer from chromatic aberration: whenever there is a high-contrast object on the screen (e.g., white letters on a dark background, such as displayed using an on-screen guide) there is a one-pixel-wide stripe of green on one side of the object, and a one-pixel-wide stripe of magenta (reddish) on the other. Darth Vader has a halo when moving across a light background!!!

If you don't mind spending upwards of $3k on a TV, and having such flaws, this TV is for you: the HD is truly spectacular. However, if you are one to "tweak" the settings on the TV to get the best picture possible, once you see this flaw, you won't be happy with the set. The flaw was supposedly fixed in models made after August 2004, but the 3 December 2004's that I have had in my house all had this manufacturing flaw that can't be adjusted. Of course, I know that the picture won't be "perfect" on any TV set. However, this is not seen in other technologies (JVC is LCOS-based).

HD material is truly awesome on this picture, except for the flaw. If it is something you don't notice, then I recommend this TV. If you are a discriminating TV viewer, and are concerned about such things as black levels and true color reproduction (all technologies have plus's and minus's in these categories), then this flaw will not be something you can live with.