JVC has announced that they will be releasing a line of 4K Tv’s in October that will compete with other low cost lines. We are specifically highlighting the 65-inch model due to the planned pricing of only $1999.99, which is less than the model Hisense shared (for their similar model) with us at CES in January.
The new model will be direct LED backlit, have a 3840×2160 resolution, 32 dimming zones and come with a slurry of features. It will have 5 HDMI inputs, 4 of which will be HDMI 2.0 standard that support HDCP 2.2 content encryption for 4K streamed media. It features 240hz Crystal Motion, a 50,000,000:1 contrast ratio, virtual 3d sound (built-in speakers) as well as two smart TV solutions (one being their own, and the second being a USB Roku stick that will come packaged with it. The TV will also come with a full qwerty keyboard for easy content navigation.
Thanks to it coming with a Roku stick, the TV will have access to one of the largest TV app markets.
The level of features and specs prove to be an effective challenge against rival companies such as Vizio, Hisense and Sharp.
The series will also include a 55-inch model at $999 and an 85-inch model which will fall around $8999 (a large jump in price that we hope will fall by the time the series goes public so that it can also bring some of the other larger models down in price).
More information will be known about the units closer to release. We are sure we will be doing a thorough review when that time comes.
In the meantime, if you can’t wait until October, you can check out the latest 65-inch 1080p HD LED JVC released. They have been available at both Costco and Amazon, at around $1100-1200. Of course if it’s 1080p you are looking for and shopping within that range, we would recommend the Samsung UN65H6350 as at only a few hundred more, it will provide much more bang for your buck and a superb picture.
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I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on a affordable 4K Tv that is within budget. 4K looks really nice, but it’s not worth all of the hoopla in the current prices everywhere else. It’s just a improvement on graphics, with a LARGE multiplier in price to get such improvement. When you compare a “good” 1080p screen to a 4k screen… visually it is not as impressive as the price multiplier.