JVC LT-37DR7SJ Review
The LT-37DR7SJ is currently JVC’s most affordable 37in LCD TV, and so we guess we shouldn’t be too surprised to find build quality sacrificed in the name of cost-cutting. Having said that, companies like Samsung and LG seem able to produce similarly cheap LCD TVs that still manage to look cute, so maybe we shouldn’t be so forgiving of the 37DR7SJ’s blandness after all.
The extent to which JVC has compromised on this TV’s build quality immediately raises concerns about what other compromises it may have made to hit an entry-level price point. So it certainly comes as no shock to find just one HDMI input when we’re really starting these days to want – if not need - two. There are only two Scarts as well, though these can at least both handle RGB signals.
The sudden upturn in our feelings towards the 37DR7SJ started by the digital tuner continues with the discovery that the set also sports JVC’s generally well-received DynaPix HD image processing. Of course, pretty much any LCD TV worth its salt nowadays carries some sort of image processing engine. But DynaPix HD’s variety of tricks seems more sophisticated than most.
The LT-37DR7SJ is a perfect example of why you should never judge a book by its cover. For while it might be no LCD classic, it’s certainly much more respectable than you’d guess from its bargain bucket exterior.
