JVC XV-501 DVD Player

Pros: Perfect quality for DVD movies
Cons: Audio CD's not the best for this device

If you are looking into purchasing a DVD player, but don't want to put forth an outrageous sum of money, I would mostly prefer this type of DVD player. Although the player is great quality with DVD as it should be, it is also required to play ordinary...

Pros: Ease of use, virtual surround sound
Cons: large unit

My boss gave me the choice of just about any DVD player I wanted to purchase for myself as a Christmas present this year, so I immediately jumped on the web to get all my facts straight about every model available. I own a Panasonic TV and VCR, so I...

Pros: JVC system integration, excellent value
Cons: shares early adopter instabilities as found in other DVD players

I have owned the JVCXV-501BK for a little more than six months. Part of my reason for buying JVC was due to my past experience with JVC component stereo systems. And given that I already had a new JVC AC-3 receiver and matching JVC SVHS vcr, buying the...

Pros: excellent features
Cons: not very reliable

I purchased the JVC XV-501BK DVD player about a year ago and it was an excellent player - for about nine months. After the first nine months I began having problems with pixelation on certain discs (mostly newer releases), some discs would begin playing...

Pros: Good value
Cons: Software problem prevents playing of many DVDs

I purchased the XV-501 in February and immediately had issues which took a very long time to resolve.

I purchased the product based on the JVC brand name (I have had a good experience with the brand for other stereo equipment) and for its...