2002.
This was right before CRTs started getting weird. Flat tubes were showing up everywhere, Sony was going NUTS, and then there was the JVC D-Series. Just a solid, normal, well-built consumer CRT that actually gave a damn about picture quality. AND SHES A BUBBLE TUBE!!!!
My AV-32D303 was a free smoker TV. Absolutely disgusting when I got her. Sticky remote, nasty vents, smelled like…. death. But after a full cleaning she cleaned up shockingly nice.
She was also unbelievably heavy. Not just heavy but shes just awkward. Every 32” curved CRT feels like carrying a water heater filled with like concrete or something. I had to get rid of her to fill my room with little PC monitors and PVMs and I feel like an idiot. I desperately miss this CRT. The image quality on this thing was insane for a consumer set. Component input looked fantastic on my XBOX 360 especially. Sharp without looking artificial. Still soft enough to feel like a proper living room CRT instead of a monitor.
That’s the thing I liked most about her. She didn’t feel “professional.” She just looked like my childhood. Something about a HIGH quality slot mask tube is just awesome man. Tight phosphor structure, clean scanlines, nice color blending. 480i content especially felt really natural on this TV and I HATE 480i. Geometry on mine was surprisingly decent too, especially for a big 32” set. That alone makes her better than a lot of late-era flat CRTs. The only real downside was the size. These giant curved tubes are awesome until you actually have to move one. The AV-32D303 isn’t rare but she is entering Trinitron…. “Retro Gamer TV” crap on marketplace. It isn’t some magical unicorn CRT. It’s just a really good consumer TV from the right era.
Sometimes that’s enough. 8.7
| Brand: | JVC |
| Manufacturer: | JVC |
| Model: | AV-32D303 |
| Series: | D-Series |
| Viewable Size: | 32″ |
| Input Signals: | Composite, S-Video, RF, Component YPbPr |
| Native Resolutions: | 240p, 480i |
| Horizontal Scan Range: | 15 kHz |
| Vertical Scan Range: | 60 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Mask: | Slot |
| Adjustments: | OSD Customer Controls, OSD Service Menu |
| Removable Glare Film: | No |
| Sound: | Stereo, 5W x 2 |
| Chassis: | A107, GE |
| Weight: | 114.4 lbs (51.9 kg) |
| Dimensions (W/H/D): | 859 x 684 x 548 mm (33.8 x 26.9 x 21.5″) |
| Application: | Consumer TV |
| Cabinet Material: | Plastic |
| Launched: | 2002 |
| Country of Manufacture: | Mexico |
| Market: | North America |
| Power Standard: | 120v |
| Mounting: | OEM Stand |
| Degaussing: | Auto-on power, Manual |
| CREDIT FOR THIS SPECIFICATIONS TABLE GOES DIRECTLY TO: | SegaSaturn94, Eli Krause on the CRT DATABASE |
User Manual
Service Manual
Product Catalog (2002 D-Series)
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