Here is the user manual for this tv

430 dollars NEW at amazon Streaky reviews.

I received this TV as a birthday present this year, and while it doesn't have too many bells and whistles, it is an amazing TV. The biggest thing you'll notice is the sound that it produces. This is the best sounding HDTV I have ever owned right out of the box. (Obviously you'll want to beef up the audio depending on what you plan to do with it.)

The other thing I noticed was that I plugged in my DVD player to the RCA Video/Audio in and was blown away by the picture it produced from the analog signal. The DVD player is not an up-converting one, but you would have thought it was...

It is only 60hz, but I haven't noticed anything while playing my PS3 on it.

My main gripe with this TV is that the auto brightness feature is really sensitive, so putting it in a room where the brightness constantly changes makes the TV's brightness change right along with it - and it's noticeable, which just distracts from watching TV in general sometimes. (I do believe you can turn this option off in the menu though.)

Other than that, a great TV - and I know my GF unit paid at least $100 more than this new, so good deal too. (I peeked at the price at Costco where she got it - hey I need to know how much the day of my birth is worth to her, right?)

discontinued at newegg.com but great reviews!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889210090

She's gaming with a BABY!! What the FUDGE???!!

I have the 32" model which is almost the same. Super picture and sound. Have had it for almost a year. No problems. My friends think it almost looks like 3D, and at times it does. Watching the Olympics on it was a great experience. This looks like a good price; if you're in the market I'd think seriously about it.

Only 2 hdmi ports, should that be a deal breaker for a bedroom TV? I prefer at least 3. Not sure if we need 3 for a 18 x 18 br. Any additional info from those that have owned JVC LCD TV`s would be helpful. Please don't send me to another site, I prefer dealing w/ Woot. If this isn't good for the buck, another will be.

palady wrote:I have the 32" model which is almost the same. Super picture and sound. Have had it for almost a year. No problems. My friends think it almost looks like 3D, and at times it does. Watching the Olympics on it was a great experience. This looks like a good price; if you're in the market I'd think seriously about it.

Thank you and the other posted that went into great depth. My #1 priority is the picture. Replacing a 32" Toshiba with a fair picture from last December. Thanks you 2!

I bought this same set 4 months ago on sellout Woot for $5 less.
I am totally happy with it.
However, even though it has a USB port, it won't read a flash drive.
But the larger versions will.

I just bought the 32" version of this set from Costco for $249, so for an extra few bucks to get an extra few inches, this is a good deal. The picture is excellent with HD sources and better than average for standard def. (some HD sets don't play well with standard def, but this one does). The sound is great at 10 watts per speaker. No distortion even when played loud. I don't have a sound system in the room where I keep it or a sound bar, so the good sound is important. It did take some fiddling with the settings to get the picture where I wanted it, but that's true of every set I've ever owned. Now that I have the picture the way I prefer it, it looks great. I was watching a PBS special on a high-def channel just tonight that played a scene from "Sound of Music," and it looked amazing, like seeing a good print in a movie theater. I'm very happy that I bought my JVC, especially at the price.

I've been waiting for this to come back around since it sold out mid-afternoon on Sellout.Woot back in April.

It was $5 or $10 cheaper then, but I guess it's more this time since it sold out last time -- even though it's 4 months older now.

I've also been waiting for a good deal on a 42" Panasonic plasma (not on Woot), but that's looking less likely for various reasons. So this is it.

Bunch (7) of troubling reviews on amazon, http://www.amazon.com/JVC-JLC37BC3000-37-Inch-1080p-LCD/dp/B0056VNB3Q/

Seems that there is non-negligible chance that 3-4 months after purchase the TV may simply die. The problem with this refurb is it has 3-mo warranty only, so if bought you will be taking chances

Thank you.. that sealed the deal.. I will pass.. though I've been "looking" for a TV to fill my 36" wide bedroom cabinet for a couple of years now.. this seemed perfect, at first glance..

enterr wrote:Bunch (7) of troubling reviews on amazon, http://www.amazon.com/JVC-JLC37BC3000-37-Inch-1080p-LCD/dp/B0056VNB3Q/

Seems that there is non-negligible chance that 3-4 months after purchase the TV may simply die. The problem with this refurb is it has 3-mo warranty only, so if bought you will be taking chances

I also got this from the previous sellout.woot offer. My g/f used it for 2-3 weeks then the sound (apparently) stopped working. I went to her place and checked it out, could not get the sound working. Took it home and hooked it up here and it's been working great for months. Never did figure out what was up with the sound but it's now my main TV since a 42" Olevia bit the dust.

Definitely a noticeable difference between 37" and 42" but it's still a nice TV and weighs less than 30 lbs instead of more than 120 lbs like my old one!

MichXelle wrote:Only 2 hdmi ports, should that be a deal breaker for a bedroom TV? I prefer at least 3. Not sure if we need 3 for a 18 x 18 br. Any additional info from those that have owned JVC LCD TV`s would be helpful. Please don't send me to another site, I prefer dealing w/ Woot. If this isn't good for the buck, another will be.

If you require more HDMI ports for any TV - not just this one, you are better off buying your desired TV and purchasing an HDMI switch. That way you can plug everything you want even with just a single HDMI port. The link below even has intelligent switch - to automatically switch which HDMI based on what is being used.
http://www.meritline.com/high-speed-hdmi-hdcp-3-ports-mini-switch-external-ir-receiver-remote---p-33053.aspx

You can find HDMI switches cheaper or even on sale for about $10. Hope this helps!

Run! Run far away!

http://moofi.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=5046765&pageindex=1&replycount=61

http://www.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=5087007&pageindex=3&replycount=214

We needed a replacement for our 37" Westinghouse (which was great until I blowed it up with a home electrical wiring glitch) so purchased this on a previous Woot. Agreed that the sound is quite impressive. It does seem to be quite light (as in not heavy)as well. It's been a great TV so far. No problems or complaints.

umzy wrote:Run! Run far away!

This isn't a Vizio, this is a beautiful looking and sounding JVC.
I have this exact TV that I bought new last Dec for $433 from Buy.com. It's perfect for my bedroom as a gaming PC monitor & XBMC watcher.
I'm buying another one for my work PC!

Ok. So who's wife is majorly pissed off because you used that picture of her making that face live in your website?

So, Woot Staff - every so often when there's a refurb-type item, you actually tell us what the refurb is about! (Like when I got my Wolfgang Puck coffee maker, and you told all us brave souls that it had a new lid that wouldn't leak).

Any chance you could fill us in on the refurb work that's been done on these TVs? Like, for instance, are they claiming to have taken care of the mysterious "suddenly stops working showing only JVC logo" problem? Thanks!

Lots of reports of this failing after 3 to 5 months:

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/jvc-jlc37bc3000/4505-6482_7-34850195.html

http://www.amazon.com/JVC-JLC37BC3000-37-Inch-1080p-LCD/dp/B0056VNB3Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Clearly the Amazon takeover is progressing even further than one could have imagined... now we have images that must only be intended to relate to housewives... Does the current people not know that techwoot's audience isn't Peg Bundy, its NERDS and GEEKS... if you must put women in the image playing video games, they must follow a few simple rules... as few clothes as possible, as large a breasts as possible and above all NO BABIES... those belong on kids woot.

pdietert wrote:Lots of reports of this failing after 3 to 5 months:

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/jvc-jlc37bc3000/4505-6482_7-34850195.html

http://www.amazon.com/JVC-JLC37BC3000-37-Inch-1080p-LCD/dp/B0056VNB3Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Well that explains why they are refurbs now... I wonder if it more of the cheap capacitor that have killed power board in lots of TV for the past decade.... If so what are the odds the refurb company used high end capacitors that will last vs used more cheap capacitors that will only get you through the warranty period.

Bought this TV from Costco about two months ago and so far, so good. I did grab the Squaretrade warranty on it so not overly concerned with early death. With tweaking, it looks great and sounds good. It does especially well with the SD signal from my DirecTivo box. Many HDTVs don't cope well with that. This one does. The lack of gazillion HDMI ports was easily solved with a cheap switcher from Monoprice. Everything else was pretty much golden.

Costco still sells this in stores as well.

Did I hear someone say that the cheap capacitor was made in China?

If anyone is still wondering or reading this thread still. Purchased mine 8/14/2012, tonight 10/17/2012 half of the screen has filled up with solid lines, audio still coming through. tried unpluging it same lines on the left hand side. I tried to register at https://jvctv-registration-avc.alorica.com/ doesn't like the serial, has two. One up top on a sticker is slightly different then the manufactors one. Neither work, I get "Enter valid Serial Number". Tried calling JVC Customer Support and Service Center 1-855-868-1928 at 11:07pm est, the hours are 8am - 11pm est, M-F. I will report with the outcome. I have never had any issues with items I purchased through woot, refub or not. Not bad considering I am near the 200 mark of purchases!

Thanks Woot for the post, just got off the phone with them. They want photo's of the TV not working to be emailed to them so they can evaluate the TV (lol). Then they will call me back! Will follow up when they respond.

PemberDucky wrote:okay, good. definitely update when you can. we're listening.

OK just got off the phone with JVC. Options that were given to me:
1. Give them my Credit Card to cover the cost of the TV until the replacement arrives and they will release the hold.
2. Pay for shipping again and the box to ship out, wait 7 business days after they receive it, in order to have them inspect something they already said is defective via Photo's and receive a replacement.

I then asked what kind of warranty can purchase or have on this certified/refurbished replacement they are going to send out, after I pick one of the two options, they said my existing refurbished warranty applies to the certified/refurbished replacement which is going to expire in 25 days as of this post, minus the shipping time. After reviewing purchases made on Amazon and reviews on Cnet, to be honest, I feel I am throwing good money at bad money or down the toilet.

Woot I would be happy if you can take care of this or help me. All I want is, what I paid you for. A working 37" HD TV. To be honest I am scared to get a certified/refurbished replacement TV from JVC in which has already failed me in two months already. I would like to get a refund so I can purchase TV with a better fail rate plus a extended warranty from a manufacture who takes care of their customer. Or if Woot has some TV's in stock in which I may get instead of this one. I don't want anything for free, I just want what I paid in good faith for. Help a long time customer out, check my past orders. I have never had a problem with purchasing anything from you in 6 years, 15 pages of merchandise. Is there anyway I can get a extended warranty on this replacement with you? Or something? Please, I need some help woot!

Mine will no longer get past the initial JVC boot screen. I cannot turn it off using the power button, and no other buttons work either. I can only turn it off by unplugging the power cord. I have tried changing outlets, power cords, powering it on with the only HDMI connection plugged in, and unplugged, holding the power button for 30+ seconds during boot, and several other basic support options, but it still won't get past the initial boot screen.

I called JVC support and since it is past the 90 day warranty, they said that someone would be getting in contact with me to let me know my options, but at this point if it is anything over $150 I might as well recycle it and get something new for around $250.