JVC DR-MX1S

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35% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

All the problems other reviewers have listed here, I have experienced as well. When I first tried to insert a VHS tape - it wouldn't turn on or auto-insert and naturally the tape stuck in the machine. I got this as a refurb and I wasn't about to pay...

I bought my DRMX1S and when I recieved it the first thing it did was eat a VHS tape. The company I bought it from sent me a 2nd new one. This one was working fine except for occationally jamming up with VHS tapes. I had to unplug it and plug it in...

I bought this recorder in Nov. 2005 and immediately had to send it in for repairs because it would not load a VHS tape. You have to ship it to JVC for repairs and pay the cost of shipping ($17) even if it is under warranty. A month later I received the...

I purchased this unit as a refurb. It has performed extremely well. I really love the ease of programming and navigation through the various menus. The picture and sound are excellent. The options for recording and dubbing are outstanding and...

I got this dvr as a gift in 12/2005 and it is now 5/2006 and I LOVE it. I have been transferring my old vhs tapes (about 200+) to the hard drive, deleted commericals, created a playlist and put them on dvds practically every weekend since I got it....

I bought this machine several months ago. It does everything I would like it to do. It has all the bells and whistles you could ask for in this level of a machine. Unfortunatly, after a couple months of use the system would freeze-up, go into "Loading"...

A great unit with many fine features, this unit is a must for the videophile who loves his vcr collection and his dvd collection at the same time. I have never seen a unit with so many features in 1 unit at the same time. It is a must have for the...

Great machine if it works, had it two days and then it froze. I could not finalize in video mode. sent it back and got it fixed,first day I had it the same problem occured. So sent it back again. I ended up getting a new one as the repaires did not...

Quick Summary: Excellent performance; sub-average user interface and manual resulting in steep learning curve; questions about future viability. I have used this unit for about 5 months now, so feel competent to comment on its strengths and weaknesses....