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JVC LT-P300 series photos

The dock on JVC's LT-P300 series of LCD TVs provides a well-designed and easy way to enjoy iPod and iPhone content in the living room.

David Katzmaier
David reviews TVs and leads the Personal Tech team at CNET, covering mobile, software, computing, streaming and home entertainment. We provide helpful, expert reviews, advice and videos on what gadget or service to buy and how to get the most out of it.
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JVC LT-P300 series overview

The Apple iPod phenomenon has invaded not only your ears, but also your car, your home audio system, and now your television. JVC's LT-P300 series is one of the only TVs on the market designed specifically to work with iPods and iPhones, allowing you to charge your iPod and play back music, videos, and photos via the TV. JVC's integrated dock goes a step beyond the dongles and docks found on AV receivers like the Pioneer VSX-1019A-HK and TVs like the Panasonic TX-LX1 series, because it actually folds out from the front of the TV itself, for a seamless integration that should please convenience-conscious Apple fans. The looks of the television do not hew to the company's strict design cannon of flat planes and rounded corners, but given its decent picture quality and good-enough feature set, that's probably the only thing that will deter folks seeking the most Apple-friendly TV available today.
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JVC LT-P300 series front, dock closed

With the iPod dock closed and the blue lights turned on, the front of the LT-P300 has a decidedly non-iPod look.
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JVC LT-P300 series front, dock open

The dock itself is very well integrated into the TV, and it allows the iPod to charge continuously, even if the set is turned off.
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JVC LT-P300 series, iPod main menu

The easiest way to access iPod content is to hit the "iPod" button on the TV remote, which brings up a simple menu system that allows navigation to all of the iPod's normal music categories, including artist, album, song, genre and composer, as well as audio books and podcasts (although it doesn't display cover art). There's a shuffle option right on the main menu that shuffles all of the music on the iPod. Videos get similar category treatment: movies, music videos, TV shows, video podcasts, and rentals. Dedicated transport keys on the remote let you pause, rewind, and fast-forward videos and music.
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JVC LT-P300 series remote

The remote itself is a large affair that we liked for the most part, mainly because of the direct input selection keys and plenty of separation between buttons. We're not fans of the dual rings of identical-size buttons around the main "OK" button, however, since they're easy to confuse; we pressed "back" instead of the right cursor button, for example, on numerous occasions. The clicker can command four other pieces of gear, but it's not illuminated.
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JVC LT-P300 series back panel inputs

JVC's back panel includes all the requisite connections, although some of the analog inputs do double-duty.
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JVC LT-P300 series side panel

No side-panel AV inputs are in evidence, but there is a USB port for photos and music near the side controls.
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JVC LT-P300 series main picture menu

Picture settings are also quite basic, starting with the four adjustable picture modes that are the same across input types (so the Contrast setting, for example, is the same in Theater mode for all three HDMI inputs) as opposed to independent per input. We did appreciate that they all fit on one screen, however.
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JVC LT-P300 series picture quality overview

Overall, the LT-P300's picture quality was about average for an LCD, and should raise no major red flags for less critical viewers. It delivered good black levels, although color and shadow detail could definitely be better.
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JVC LT-P300 series compatible iPods

Here's a list of iPods that are compatible with the JVC LT-P300 series. The list was taken from Page 13 of the company's TeleDock for iPod guide (PDF).

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