Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 JUNK! JVC has hit an all time low with me January 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a brand new christmas gift that is a piece of junk! Hangs up during any media you throw at it you name it DVD CD Mp3 new or old it does not matter. This thing will be sure and jump with any of them.
I have never had so much trouble trying to explain that the player was messing up and I had not tried to use it for anything other that playing DVDs and CDs and had not had it for even a month. You would think that JVC would want to make a customer happy.I explained that I had recieved this as a Christmas gift and they said they would not even look at it unless I had a reciept.I tried to explain again that it was a gift and the person that purchased it lived across the country from me. They said sorry that is there policy. And told me to call a local repair shop to get it fixed.I am going to purchase another DVD player and place this one in the trash after I list it on ebay with a link to this review.
Buyer Beware January 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Player skips on CDs. This includes MP3 CDs and brand new audio CDs. Only a 90 day warranty. Of course started doing this after 90 days...
Video is fine.
 Nice DVD player but had to return it January 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The DVD player produces very nice images and sound.
My biggest gripe is the upconversion feature, 480p to 1080i,
is enabled from the from panel. There is no way to set it from
the remote. You can't set it permanently to 1080i from the setup
menus either.
For every movie you watch, you have to to stop motion, manually
set it to 1080i from the front panel, and then resume playback.
 Upgrade with true 1080i Upconversion at a great price January 10, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
.
.
Upon opening the unit the first thing you will notice is its small footprint and shallow depth.
The width is a standard 17" wide so it should be on the very top of your other video hard ware due to the shallow depth.
As others may have stated, the disk tray is made with very thin materials and is something that should be handled very carefully due to it's almost "to flexible" build.
But getting past the 2 noted features we just pointed out let us move on the reasons we bought this unit!
QUALITY VIDEO AND SOUND REPRODUCTION!!
We only use the HDMI output for the obvious reason of the HDTV 1080i quality playback features this product can produce. The best resolution this model outputs is 1920 X 1080i via the HDMI connection on the back. Playback on our 50" wide plasma monitor is outstanding to say the least! Using a burned copy of "Transformers" with a very high compression method still provided near perfect replay and visual performance!
Playback of the factory copy of "Transformers" showed us a flawless, perfect visual replay!
The unit also has a menu setup for 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio for viewing.
Additional Black Level Expansion B.L.E. for allowing expanded grey scale settings of 0 IRE cut off and 7.5 IRE Cut off, making black level settings even more enhanced with your plasma's Black level settings. Nice feature.
Menu setup is very straight forward and the G.U.I. takes very little time to use and feel comfortable with. The visual replay level from this unit deserves a 5 out of 5 for its top performing playback, true up-conversion ability's and stability on screen thru out the entire resolution spectrums.
Moving on to the sound quality. Digital and Audio Sync is 100% accurate with no laps in synchronious replay!
We only use the Digital Toslink output connection due to the higher sound replay and ability this model outputs! True Digital DTS, DOLBY 5.1 and in higher 96 kHz digital signals. Anyone who owns a quality full feature H.T.S. receiver with the upper band ability for playback is going to notice a big difference in sound play back!
This model shoots out Dolby surround sound better than any other DVD player we have found on the market to date for the price paid! Clear, Powerful, and stunning sound quality! So we gave the unit a 5 out of 5 for sound playback as well.
If you're looking to upgrade your DVD player for the benefits of HDMI 1080i playback and want to take advantage of the higher bandwidth on the sound spectrum as well, you won't go broke throwing down for this lightweight compact DVD player. The only features we wish it had come with... a 3 to 5 disk changer, and seeing the disk tray built a tad bit stronger than its current structure's design. JVC componant owners will also miss out on the lack of Compulink connectivity, as it is also not present on this model.
If you can look beyond these small quirks, you won't be disappointed with what you do get from this very well priced player. Great video HDTV Play back and Fantastic DTS-DOLBY Sound reproduction! For the price its a "VERY" safe bet!
Final Thoughts: Keep your power cords "AWAY" from any speaker wires and other input output cables. Learn the correct ways you can eliminate RFI noise in your H.T.S.
Read the manual thru and thru and also take your time setting up this unit.
SCC-AXION Studios Inc.
 Nice player for the money, but I got a lemon January 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Please read update at end of review. Unit is defective after a week.
I don't have a HD TV, so I'll just be reviewing the player in general. The unit loads DVDs faster than in some other units I've owned - in fact, I was impressed with the loading speed.
It takes a little while to eject a disk, however, but luckily there is an eject button on the remote, so you'll have to get used to using it if you don't want to stand around at the machine waiting for the door to open. Waiting time isn't horrible, but I'm used to units that eject faster.
The remote has all the bells and whistles, including a zoom feature and a numeric keypad.
The only problem I've had with this unit is that it sometimes won't locate an episode or chapter on a disk and will revert to its splash screen (the screen that appears when you first turn it on). This tends to happen after using it non-stop for a long period of time. I don't know if the unit overheats or just gets tired. I am a marathon dvd watcher - I will watch the entire season of a TV show in one sitting (as I did this past weekend). There are 4 issues that could have affected the player: (1) the room was overly warm ; (2) the unit overheated; (3) the unit got "tired" or (4) the unit is defective. Each time, shutting the unit off for a short period of time "fixed" the problem, so I'm thinking there is something in the unit that may be overheating.
The disk tray seems fragile. It's very thin. I suggest you use the eject button (either on the unit or the remote) to operate the disk tray unless you have a slow and gentle touch.
The display on the unit is very unobtrusive. It's small and doesn't serve as a nightlite as the display on some units do.
All-in-all, I'm happy with the unit. The picture on my old CRT TV (which I am planning to replace with a HDTV soon)is as good as it can be. I'm taking away 1 star for the flimsy disk tray and for the couple times the unit would not load an episode. If that problem becomes chronic, I will be back to edit my review further.
OK..problem is now chronic. It is refusing to locate episodes any old time. I'm also getting disk errors. The unit is not hot; the room is not hot; I just turned it on so it's not "tired."
Doesn't look like I'm allowed to change my star rating, but if I could, I'd bring it down to 2. I'm returning the item and asking for a replacement, just in case I just got a lemon.
|
