JVC's 42-inch LT-42SL89 / 46-inch LT-46SL89 LCD HDTVs nab July ship date

Dust those cobwebs out and strain that memory, won't you? Surely you haven't forgotten about JVC's pair of "world's thinnest" LCD HDTVs; after all, they were just announced at CES. Whatever the case, the 42-inch LT-42SL89 and 46-inch LT-46SL89 HDTVs are both proud members of the outfit's Procision series and boast a cabinet that "across most of its width measures a mere 1.5-inches, with a maximum depth of just 2.9-inches at the panel's center." Of course, each set also includes a TV tuner, three HDMI inputs, two component jacks and one S-Video / VGA port to complement the USB picture viewer, illuminated remote and touch-sensitive buttons on the front panel. Both super-slim units will hit retail stores next month for $1,899.99 and $2,399.99, respectively.

[Via FarEastGizmos]

[tyler @ Jun 24th 2008 8:32AM]

Anyone else think this looks like a Sony?

[steve @ Jun 24th 2008 10:58AM]

their panels are not made by Sony and it looks nothing like a Sony too

[tyler @ Jun 24th 2008 11:27AM]

http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/lcdtvpics/lcd/sony_kdlv40xbr1.jpg

Nothing?

[kjb434 @ Jun 24th 2008 8:59AM]

That's because it is.....

LCD and Plasmas are only made by handful of companies.

Plasmas are specifically made by only 5.

The difference is the exterior shell and the circuit boards.

Many times two LCD panels that are exactly the same will not look and act similar because the graphics processors and rendering technology are different.

[tyler @ Jun 24th 2008 9:13AM]

Interesting. I was told by various sources that if one were to buy a Samsung LCD, it would pretty much be a wolf in sheep's (Sony) clothing. Is that true?

[Tubalcain @ Jun 24th 2008 9:52AM]

Possible as there is also only a handful of LCD panel makers as well. Samsung & Sony are partners I believe. Sharp also has a hand in providing panels to Olevia, and a few other companies. So, while the panesl maybe the same all of the other features & gimics are specific to each company.