JVC LT-39CA120 Android TV 39" Smart HD Ready HDR LED TV with Google Assistant (Renewed)

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When letter input is required, you can press that button once for the first letter, press twice for the second letter and press 3 times for the third letter. That means you should be able to enjoy streaming HDR content from any of the main providers, with the added bonus that you’ll get the best results on any streaming service with Dolby Vision support, which currently includes Disney+ and Netflix. Indeed, the lack of buttons may be a refreshing change for many users – or indeed for kids who just want their fix of Paw Patrol. To connect your universal remote control, you need the model number and brand name of both the remote control and the television.

Netflix was seemingly unaffected but watching content via Disney’s streaming service was blighted with hitches and jerks throughout. as real users, posing a threat to a site’s security, so the site sometimes runs random security checks. This partially depends on personal preference, but as a rule of thumb the optimal viewing distance is about 3x the diagonal screen size of the television. Dynamic’ HDR formats such as Dolby Vision are capable of adapting to the limitations of low-end 4K TVs, whereas ‘static’ HDR formats such as HLG and HDR10 rely more heavily on a TV’s natural talents.The JVC’s modest backlighting means that it does struggle with HDR content in brighter rooms, and here the Dolby Vision Bright profile lends a helping hand to make sure things don’t end up looking too dim, even if shadow detail does end up looking washed out in the process. As a result, wall-mounting it above eye-level is a no-no, and you’ll want to be seated directly in front wherever possible, which may be awkward in many living rooms.

The overall colour balance is very cold and bluish out of the box, so we’d recommend either switching the colour temperature to its Warm setting in the Picture menu or just switching to the default Film preset.The TV comes in three sizes – 40in, 49in and 55in – and all three have support for the HLG, HDR10 and Dolby Vision formats. The Fire TV interface is very likeable despite its more sluggish moments, and being able to tell Alexa what you want to watch is a big plus. Flick to terrestrial TV or standard Full HD content, and the JVC struggles to effectively upscale to the native 4K resolution. In SDR mode, its default Standard picture preset puts out a maximum brightness of around 369cd/m² and achieves a very respectable contrast ratio of 5,329:1 even with all the contrast– and colour-enhancing features turned off.

Similarly, while images look crisp in 4K when the camera is moving slowly, fast action and sports shows up the panel’s limitations, with detail becoming flattened and indistinct.A contrast ratio of for example 400:1 means that the blackest black on screen is 400 times darker than the whitest white. These inputs are treated just like apps or watched programmes, so if you regularly use the HDMI 4 port, for instance, then that gets pole position in your recently watched list. In terms of overall brightness, the JVC performs very similarly to the LG, but drops behind on HDR performance and has poor motion handling. Images look soft, smeary and lacking in detail, and this combines with the poor motion handling to make for some very unimpressive results.

If you find an inaccuracy in our frequently asked questions, please let us know by using our contact form. The poor motion handling and upscaling will rightfully knock it off many people’s wish lists, but for watching everyday TV and streaming services, it’s passable. So much so, in fact, that it’s actually closer in performance to the LG UM7400 ( which we reviewed in August 2019).There’s oodles of detail on offer, and just enough brightness to give images a decent amount of pop and excitement.