JVC LT32E479 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

I bought the the JVC 32" 720p LCD HDTV LT32E479 on sale for under $700. I liked it better than the Samsung or Toshiba which were highly rated. The picture is sharper and the contrast deeper than other 32" LCD TVs selling at a higher price. I have it connected to DirecTV HD. You couldn't ask for a better picture or better sound for that size TV.

The picture quality on this TV is amazing, but everything else about it pretty much stinks. It does what it was designed to do, but the design was BAD from the start.

With the tuner:

1. No signal strength meter
2. Dolby digital via optical out stops working about every 20 minutes, and you have to change the channel back and forth to get it to work again.
3. Analog and digital channels are mixed together in numerical order. This is soon to be a moot point, but I have never seen another TV that does this.
4. If you use the buttons on the TV itself, you will ALWAYS end up changing the tuner setting to cable. Change it back, but only through the menu.
5. If you enter a channel number from the remote, it always assumes you mean an analog channel number unless you give it a sub channel. Didn't they hear that analog broadcast is going away??

Other issues:
1. Analog audio for HDMI 1 = doesn't work, and no option to select...Read more

I got this TV as A gift for my self for Christmas. I must admit after viewing diffrent ones in the store this one beats them all. Great picture,sound, and easy controls. I would recommend this TV to anyone looking for A good HDTV.