JVC AV-48WP74 48-Inch Widescreen HD-Ready Projection Television
JVC AV-48WP74 is an awesome TV
Ordered on 9/15; estimated delivery was 9/24; Arrived at shipper's local warehouse 9/19; I picked up at the shipper's warehouse on 9/20.<br />Shipping  (5+++++ Stars)<br />Worried about having a Projection TV shipped to ya' from somewhere on the other side of the country?  Well I guess you should be, but everything worked out very well for me. The cardboard shipping box was in perfect condition with barely a mark on it.  There were no crushed corners, punctures, or even rub marks.  Also it was strapped to a wooden pallet (for forklift handling I suppose).<br />Sound  (4.9 Stars)<br />For a TV, this is probably the best that sound can get (my judgement is tainted b/c of my 5.1 channel theater sound system).  Of course no TV could compete w/ that by itself, but the sound for the TV is very very good.  The Digital sound tweaking system that JVC touts really adds a depth to the sounds of regular TV programming.<br />Picture  (4 Stars)<br />Picture is Superb!  It is sharper than any other TV that I've owned including tube sets.  It is also very bright and I don't see any graininess.  The only problem with the picture is that the reds are very strong, but I'm tweaking on that w/ the picture settings (ie. tint, color, bright).  So far I've struck an acceptable balance, but sometimes the reds still \\"bleed out\\" and get bright and smudgy.  Overall I'd say that the picture is equal to the Sony projection screen TVs, but with a little too much red.<br />Setup  (3.5 stars)<br />Connecting it was very easy.(Good job JVC!)<BR>Color tweaking has been a pain.  There are 4 modes that each have their own color settings.  And the manual is not very user friendly.  You'll figure it out, but it just takes a few minutes of getting used to.  Convergence was automatic and worked very well.<br />Value  (5 +++++ stars)<br />Well Amazon doesn't want me to say what I paid, so let me tackle it this way.  At fifteen hundred dollrs w/o s&h this TV would be an ok deal(I'd say a toss up between it and a Sony).  For two hundred and fifty less then I'd say there was nothing else better out there.  But for five hundred less it seems like a steal.  My cost made it a steal.