JVC HD-56G786 56" HD-ILA Rear Projection TV
Great Resolution and Color
JVC's D-ILA technology is fantastic. Pixels are not visible standing a foot from the screen, so excellent viewing is available in smaller spaces. The colors and definition -- sharp lines with no staggering -- are the best I have seen with side-by-side comparisons to similar sized DLP, plasma and LCD HDTVs. There is a little dimming in the off-axis in the verticle direction, but very little side-to-side, so viewing around the room from a normal seated position is excellent. The built-in tuner works well, picking up both standard definition and HD broadcasts with off-air antennas. The variety of picture and sound settings provides a lot of features to select personal preferences. The set worked right out of the box, and the set-up adjustments were easy to make. The built-in speakers are quite good, but with this quality picture, surround-sound is clearly in the future.   <br />The only minor complaint I have with this model is that the picture adjustments reset to the default settings with any loss of power, so one needs to copy down the settings for reference. Also, the default settings tend to \\"overload\\" the color. I found the best Picture settings to be: <br />Tint   +02 <br />Color   -14 <br />Picture   +05 <br />Bright  -03 <br />Detail  +05 <br />Color Temperature  LOW  <br />I talked to JVC before purchasing this product to check on the reliablity issues experienced by some customers in the early production of these units, and they have made a concious effort to eliminate the problems. So far, a month into flawless operation, and viewing spectacular HD over-air and via DirectV I am very satisfied.