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This JVC TV is a great flat screen TV. It doesn't have all the unnecessary bells and whistles like Picture in Picture, Surround Sound, HDTV, or 3D filter tube like all the 700 dollar models, but who really notices or needs that. It has great sound and a perfect color flat screen for watching TV and DVD's.

After a lot of research, I decided to buy this TV. I looked at the Sony WEGA but analog cable looks like junk on it. The JVC is better for all different sources. I'm giving it a 4 out of five because I wish it had 2 s-video inputs. Oh well.

The reviewer who is having a problem with 16:9 mode needs to set an option in his DVD player setup to output to 16:9 (sometimes called widescreen) mode. The DVD player will then not add the second set of black bars (unless the movie is 2.35:1, then there will be small black bars added to maintain the correct aspect ratio).

I just got this TV last week. It has 16:9 feature same as Sony wega. Document that comes with is horrible! I couldn't find any information about this feature as if it isn't a big deal. I know that it is a matter of pressing the button but it would be nice if there is some document about it. So when I first use this feature, 16:9 mode there are 2 black bars on top and the bottom, so far so good. But when I pop in any of my DVD movies, it has 2 more black bars on top of the first 2 black bars. So I have double black bars on top of one another. Picture is great but all movies looks like shooting with 2:35:1 panavision camera, doesn't make sense! I got this TV mainly for gaming and movie watching and it has enough RAC jack for all the systems I own, 1 component, 1 S-VHS, and 2 more audio video input plus extra audio jacks for audio receiver. Great buy none the less.

Great picture and feature set. Kid friendly set lets you disable the front buttons from the kids. Theater Pro setting helps get the picture looking good (only a few changes using AVIA to get the picture near perfect). ...Highly recommended.

Just bought the TV from a local store, we compared this product against comparable Sony and Toshiba 27" flatscreen models. Couldn't tell the difference in picture or quality, yet about $50 cheaper than either of the two. Great value for your money, and although longevity remains to be tested, so far a great TV for all our daily uses.