Summary

JVC has the art of imagery down to a science — as their latest I'Art series of high-performance TVs demonstrates. JVC models are known for delivering outstanding value and dependability. The I'Art series builds on those virtues by adding plenty of inputs to accommodate today's multi-source A/V systems. Choose the sleek, silver AV-27F703 and you'll enjoy a crystal-clear 27" image. Flat picture tubes cost more to manufacture, but the benefits are obvious at first glance: reduced glare from room lights and daylight. The screen's Invar shadow mask — a feature often found on high-resolution computer monitors — contributes to a picture that is vivid, yet always pinpoint-precise.

Flat set with component YPbPr input.

Manuals

• User Manual
• Service Manual

Media & Promo Materials

• Consumer Reports March 2003
• Crutchfield Product Page

Notes

There is an option to turn off VM in the user menu. The jungle chip does not have RGB inputs.

Composite 240p Performance

by Eli Krause

For composite decoding this set uses a Toshiba TC90A49P, a 3-line digital comb filter. Depending on the console/revision, dot artifacting ranges from slight to severe, and blending effects may be broken. If the set has an s-video or component YPbPr input, then using a good external notch filter to decode composite instead and sending that to the set would blend all dithering patterns and remove nearly all dot artifacts (full guide here).