Should You Buy a JVC TV?

JVC is one of the most popular TV brands as well as being well known for its headphones and camcorders.
We've collated all the key information on JVC TVs in this handy guide. We've analysed over 150,000 user and expert reviews and over 2,000 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 8,300 TVs to impartially compare each TV brand.
The average price of a new JVC TV is $220.
Is JVC the Best TV Brand?
So are JVC TVs any good? We give every TV a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all TVs we are able to impartially rank all the TV brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that JVC is the 14th best TV brand out there.
#1 |
South Korea
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95% |
95%
104,467 reviews
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#2 |
South Korea
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95% |
95%
243,477 reviews
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#3 |
United States
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89% |
89%
5,037 reviews
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#4 |
Japan
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87% |
87%
4,609 reviews
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#5 |
Supersonic
United States
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85% |
85%
2 reviews
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#6 |
Japan
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76% |
76%
1,965 reviews
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#7 |
Curtis
Canada
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73% |
73%
1,114 reviews
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#8 | 70% |
70%
3,292 reviews
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#9 |
Element
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70% |
70%
39 reviews
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#10 |
SunBriteTV
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68% |
68%
40 reviews
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#11 |
PROSCAN
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67% |
67%
6 reviews
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#12 |
Netherlands
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66% |
66%
11,859 reviews
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#13 |
China
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65% |
65%
4,403 reviews
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#14 |
Japan
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64% |
64%
1,733 reviews
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#15 | 64% |
64%
1,328 reviews
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#16 |
Sylvania
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63% |
63%
8 reviews
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#17 |
RCA
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63% |
63%
115 reviews
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#18 |
Viewsonic
Taiwan
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61% |
61%
8 reviews
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#19 |
Neovo
Taiwan
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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#20 |
NEC
Japan
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51% |
51%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how JVC TVs compare to the other TV brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
All TV Brands |
JVC TVs |
At an average purchase price of $220, JVC TVs tend to be cheaper than most other TV brands. JVC also have better reviews than the typical TV brand, with the average rating of a JVC TV being 68%.
When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of JVC TV is $24 (based on a person typically using a TV for 5 hours per day), which makes them more efficient than most other TV brands.
There's a smaller selection of JVC TVs available compared to other TV brands, with only 1 JVC TV currently on the market in the US.
No. Of TVs |
Average Price
$818 |
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$0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $10,499 |
No. Of TVs |
Average Price
$220 |
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$0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $19,999 |
What Do the JVC TV Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every JVC TV to work out the average distribution of reviews for JVC and then compared this to the other TV brands.

Expert Reviews
5 stars | 6 | |
4 stars | 6 | |
3 stars | 1 | |
2 stars | 2 | |
1 star | 0 |

User Reviews
5 stars | 980 | |
4 stars | 490 | |
3 stars | 90 | |
2 stars | 69 | |
1 star | 81 |
Over 80% of expert reviews and 86% of user reviews for JVC TVs are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 91% and 93% respectively across all TV brands.
Purchasers of JVC TVs frequently mentioned that the product was well designed, had a good price and was easy to use.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to JVC TVs by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other TV brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
Average Review Score | Samsung | LG | Philips | Sony | Toshiba | JVC |
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77%
206 reviews
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77%
169 reviews
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77%
32 reviews
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71%
22 reviews
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85%
43 reviews
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81%
179 reviews
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80%
93 reviews
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75%
37 reviews
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74%
7 reviews
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83%
156 reviews
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81%
98 reviews
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83%
31 reviews
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86%
12 reviews
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68%
25 reviews
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86%
129 reviews
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79%
72 reviews
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80%
31 reviews
|
83%
13 reviews
|
76%
28 reviews
|
70%
1 review
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96%
94 reviews
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81%
70 reviews
|
82%
33 reviews
|
87%
9 reviews
|
67%
15 reviews
|
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72%
96 reviews
|
67%
68 reviews
|
78%
18 reviews
|
89%
14 reviews
|
54%
7 reviews
|
|
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82%
122 reviews
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80%
37 reviews
|
78%
22 reviews
|
83%
8 reviews
|
65%
13 reviews
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88%
54 reviews
|
90%
59 reviews
|
89%
36 reviews
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91%
15 reviews
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83%
11 reviews
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75%
84 reviews
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63%
59 reviews
|
75%
11 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
60%
5 reviews
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88%
38 reviews
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87%
68 reviews
|
83%
38 reviews
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88%
12 reviews
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90%
6 reviews
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76%
85 reviews
|
70%
44 reviews
|
39%
1 review
|
56%
2 reviews
|
62%
8 reviews
|
60%
2 reviews
|
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80%
56 reviews
|
81%
54 reviews
|
65%
20 reviews
|
74%
8 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
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90%
65 reviews
|
82%
33 reviews
|
88%
20 reviews
|
85%
4 reviews
|
74%
7 reviews
|
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80%
57 reviews
|
80%
40 reviews
|
79%
21 reviews
|
81%
6 reviews
|
73%
3 reviews
|
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88%
73 reviews
|
88%
38 reviews
|
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87%
6 reviews
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85%
1 review
|
82%
3 reviews
|
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68%
54 reviews
|
79%
42 reviews
|
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69%
8 reviews
|
61%
11 reviews
|
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75%
52 reviews
|
73%
43 reviews
|
64%
4 reviews
|
70%
9 reviews
|
65%
4 reviews
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87%
40 reviews
|
87%
33 reviews
|
78%
19 reviews
|
85%
6 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
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81%
59 reviews
|
76%
24 reviews
|
50%
2 reviews
|
84%
9 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
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81%
37 reviews
|
83%
28 reviews
|
79%
10 reviews
|
81%
11 reviews
|
73%
7 reviews
|
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Other Expert Sites |
75%
1,327 reviews
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76%
1,070 reviews
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76%
359 reviews
|
78%
312 reviews
|
68%
99 reviews
|
64%
7 reviews
|
Average |
82%
2,927 reviews
|
79%
2,328 reviews
|
75%
769 reviews
|
80%
538 reviews
|
71%
283 reviews
|
69%
13 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have JVC TVs Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for JVC TVs. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular TV brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Number of Awards | Samsung | LG | Philips | Sony | Toshiba | JVC |
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119
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27
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17
|
7
|
7
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92
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28
|
10
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14
|
4
|
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60
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50
|
22
|
2
|
12
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81
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23
|
16
|
5
|
11
|
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29
|
52
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36
|
14
|
3
|
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61
|
23
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|
|
2
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|
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37
|
13
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
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23
|
18
|
9
|
2
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2
|
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15
|
21
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9
|
4
|
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14
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16
|
10
|
7
|
1
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23
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19
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2
|
4
|
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12
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21
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5
|
2
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6
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22
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8
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11
|
4
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20
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21
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3
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8
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18
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5
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3
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1
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18
|
10
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3
|
3
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13
|
10
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5
|
1
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17
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11
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1
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19
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6
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4
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8
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12
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4
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Other Expert Sites |
207
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184
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54
|
54
|
4
|
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Total |
898
|
591
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215
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139
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63
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Compare All JVC TVs
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