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JVC HD-56FN97

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Average user rating from 15 users

Very good

7.4

out of 10

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9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Great picture right out of box, better than the Sony KDS-R50XBR1"
I have only had the TV for 5 days, but after 4 HDTVs and nine months of looking I found the HDTV... (read more)

by hdtv007 (see profile), August 28, 2006

45 out of 45 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

10
out of 10
Perfect

"cnet lies, it does have individual input setting memories"
Unfortunately, CNET goes not all for .5 ratings, or I would have rated this 9.5 deleting the .5... (read more)

by ekb (see profile), March 13, 2007

20 out of 20 users found this opinion helpful

10
out of 10
Perfect

"Perfect in every way!"
I bought the JVC HD-61FN97 about eight months ago, after I had read about and viewed just about... (read more)

by MayorDW (see profile), October 20, 2007

10 out of 10 users found this opinion helpful

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Freekin awesome"
This is my first HD set. I was in Bestbuy to spend 1100.00 on the bigest\best thing I could find.... (read more)

by dbd977 (see profile), October 1, 2007

10 out of 10 users found this opinion helpful

2
out of 10
Terrible

"May be nice, but not what I paid for...."
My story starts on May 12th, of 05. I purchased the JVC HD-56Fh96 set from Video Only for $3500... (read more)

by McConnor (see profile), January 23, 2007

15 out of 25 users found this opinion helpful

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Excellent HDTV"
Replace a Toshiba HDTV with the JVC. No comparison...great picture is HD and a very good SD... (read more)

by mvhall (see profile), February 11, 2007

5 out of 5 users found this opinion helpful

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Great for gaming (PS3) or DVD using HDMI"
Bought used for family/game room. Overall great TV with three (small) problems.
Every hook-up... (read more)

by bigred130 (see profile), June 30, 2008

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Very pleased with it after 10 months"
I bought this in March '07 for $1550+$399 for the 4 year warranty (it covers the $200 bulbs which... (read more)

by d2scta (see profile), January 7, 2008

6
out of 10
Good

"Nice Picture but buy the warranty!"
Made the determination from a couple of weeks of reviews of this model and Sony 56in 1080 HD - I... (read more)

by Katzinjammer (see profile), December 8, 2007

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Works great, and nice picture quality"
I love my unit, even though it is not the perfect TV! The unit is beautiful, all black, and it... (read more)

by tmontaghami (see profile), November 29, 2007

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CNET editors' rating

Very good

Reviewed by: Kevin Miller

Reviewed: 11/13/06
Release date: 8/15/06
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