JVC releases a superslim, super-premium 32-incher

Matthew Moskovciak | Sep 11, 2009

The JVC LT-32WX50 is just a quarter of an inch thick at its slimmest point.
(Credit: JVC)

We're not quite sure why HDTV manufacturers feel the need to keep going thinner, but that hasn't stopped them yet. JVC's new 32-inch LCD, the LT-32WX50, is just a quarter of an inch thick at its slimmest point; the screen only bevels out toward the bottom because of the thickness of the inputs. Here's a quick glance at its feature set.

Key features of the JVC LT-32WX50:

Edge-lit LED backlighting

4,000:1 quoted contrast ratio

Wide color gamut--100% percent of sRGB and 90% of Adobe RGB

Two HDMI inputs

VGA-style PC input

RS-232 port for custom installations

JVC is positioning this product as an "LCD monitor for home theater use," but we're having trouble figuring out why anyone would opt for this US$3,000 display over, say, a 50-inch Panasonic TC-P50V10 (street price under US$2,000). Another strike against the LT-32WX50 is its use of edge-lit LED backlighting, which we've found it a step behind both local dimming LED-backlighting and plasma displays for home theater use.

Via CNET.com

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