JVC XV 501BK

After a power fluctuation, my JVC player would only play G-rated movies, even with the parental controls turned off. Found out that the EEPROM needed to be reset and it solved the problem. I haven't had any problems with it where multi-layers is...

As one of the earlier reviewers has written, the player could not play "Cruel Intentions" additionally my Player would not read "The Mummy" or "Saving Private Ryan". It will read my other DVDs. Question is what should I be looking for on the DVD to ...

Picture and sound quality for sub-$500 players is pretty much splitting hairs. There are lots of goodies on all these players like DTS, Digital Dolby, optical outputs - but for me, these features don't really mean much to my system that consists of...

I have a part-time job in a stereo store, and there are several DVD players running on demos. What I particularly like about the JVC is the quiet operation, just a little "whoosh" when the disk comes up to speed compared with an extremely annoying...

If you are looking for a very nice and good futures DVD player, this could be one of your best choices.

EXCELLENT ! BRAVO ! I, too, own this player. The bright blue flourescent digital readout face is visible-friendly.The JVC XV501BK even has the appearance of a high-end DVD player. It also rivals more expensive players with regards to sound and picture...

As usual, the horror story review below has one grain of fact and the rest is false. I just bought this player, and the picture quality is nearly perfect, by far better than any in it's price range (if you use the SVideo or Component out) and almost as...

The folks at JVC have outdone themselves with this player. The video clarity is awesome even with composite output. The video fine processor lets you apply filters including a custom filter to further enhance the picture. Another nice feature is...

I was orignally attracted to this player for its top of the line features. Indeed, it does have several. However, behind all of these features is an inferior machine. How would I know? Well, I have owned two of them now and both malfunctioned the exact...

I was looking for a great DVD player that wouldn't send me to the poor house. For the price range, this one does it all! I needed component outputs, plus DTS and DD5.1 output on optical. I also wanted a great sounding audio CD player. This one does...