JVC HM-DH30000U

29 reviews

Nov, 2024

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price (8)
usability (7)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 29 reviews of JVC HM-DH30000U. The average rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.7/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for all reviews. Reviewers really like the size. The design is also appreciated, whereas many are less positive about the usability and price. Reviews are divided on the image quality.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the JVC HM-DH30000U is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 72/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for JVC HM-DH30000U

alaTest has collected and analyzed 25 user reviews of JVC HM-DH30000U from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the size. The design also gets good reviews, whereas many are negative about the image quality and usability. There are some mixed reviews about the price.

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52% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Kevin Miller (cnet.com)

JVC HM-DH3000U D-Theater review: JVC HM-DH3000U D-Theater

JVC HM-DH3000U D-Theater

Awesome HDTV performance; nice feature package; illuminated remote control with jog/shuttle dial; backward compatible with analog VHS formats.

Expensive; all the disadvantages of a tape-based format; no instant-chapter access as with DVD.

If you must have an HD recorder/player today, this is an attractive yet expensive solution that likely will be supplanted by the HD DVD format in next few years.

Oct, 2002

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Expert review by : Kevin Miller (cnet.com)

JVC HM-DH3000U D-Theater review

JVC's new D-Theater D-VHS HDTV software format has garnered some support from Hollywood studios, but it's still a chicken-and-egg scenario. With only a handful of movie titles currently available, there isn't much prerecorded content to watch on this...

Awesome HDTV performance; nice feature package; illuminated remote control with jog/shuttle dial; backward compatible with analog VHS formats.

Expensive; all the disadvantages of a tape-based format; no instant-chapter access as with DVD.

If you must have an HD recorder/player today, this is an attractive yet expensive solution that likely will be supplanted by the HD DVD format in next few years.

Jul, 2002

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Consumer review (rakuten.com)

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This is a machine capable of playing movies that are almost undistinguishable from the studio master. I was able to see this machine compared to the best DVD as well as the studio master and it blew the DVD at 480p away. It was very difficult to see...

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Consumer review (rakuten.com)

JVC HM-DH30000U D-VHS(tm) HD Video Recorder

If you buy this unit be prepaired to send it in for repair at least after 200 or less hours of use. I have been through 12 units and all have failed. A Forum I belong to did a survey and found it to have a higher then 75% failure rate. If you have to...

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