JVC DR-MV100B

alaTest has collected and analyzed 198 user reviews of JVC DR-MV100B from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the price. The image quality also gets good feedback, whereas there are some critical opinions about the size and reliability. There are some mixed views about the design.

JVC told me that it has to do with copy protection signals sent out by the cable company. I spoke to my cable company and they confirmed that they are not flagging any regular TV shows, (standard definition broadcasts), such as the ones that I was...

This is the 3rd JVC DVD recorder/VHS combo. The first two failed, leaving me with discs that were not finalized. Feeling I was trapped in the JVC brand, I bought the DR-MV100B. Not only did I find out that they discontinued the very handy on board...

For a higher end machine, the unit and remote seem somewhat flimsy. The lack of automatic clock setting also struck me as odd given all of the other features.

I haven't yet tried to dub my old VHS home videos to DVD but given the unit's performance so far it should do just fine.

Record." To prevent that problem JVC recommends to use a compatible CPRM disc formatted in VR mode. CPRM compatible DVDRW discs (VD-W47DU5) are available at www.jvc.com. ---------------- Basically use their special disk. Best price with shipping is...

I recently upgraded my AV setup and one of the goals was to cut down on the mess of cables connecting everything. While I don't watch tapes very much, I didn't want to eliminate having a VCR since I occasionally will tape shows. Looked at a variety of...

I brought this JVC player recorder in November. 30 days to the day after I got it, it stopped working. When we try to play dvd's or vhs tapes you can hear the sound and see the counter running but there is no picture. I went on to Amazon where I...

Commercials. We'll see if the JVC Vdw47Eu5 Dvd-Rw 5-Pk (4X) with CPRM solves this problem. 2) Recording quality is okay, but there is a small loss in quality. Sometimes just a tiny bit fuzzy. The average person probably won't see this loss. 3) Naming...

Go to [...] and get JVC DVD-RW media at a reasonable price, quick service, no bother, and that will be media you'll know will work on the machine. Also, dubbing is as simple as pie. This is a great machine. ... Read review

Or manual controls. I contacted JVC customer service on 6 Dec 08 and went through their troubleshooting list with them over the phone with no luck. I took it to the closest authorized service dealer on 9 Dec 08 which happens to be 29 miles away from my...