JVC XVN512SL DVD Player ( Silver )

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Summary: Perfect Player - Plays everything!
Review: This is my third JVC DVD player and I love all of them (my other two are still going strong and have not given me a minute's problem). This unit plays slideshows made by "Movies on TV" software, which does not play on just any dvd player. In fact, one of my more expensive dvd-vcr/player-recorder machines will not play these slideshows. The JVC read my dvd-rws that had mp3s on it. It showed me all of the folders on the dvd and as I highlighted each folder, it showed me all of the files in the highlighted directory. It played the songs perfectly. The screen tells you how many folders are on your dvd, how many total songs are on the disc, how many songs are in each folder, what song is playing, and the elapsed time. The screen for commercial cds is not as informative, but I think there was something I had to do to have more than a "play" line showing. The unit, however, played the cd perfectly. Not only did this machine play my home-made slideshows, you can make a regular jpeg disk (by just copying jpg files to a dvd or cd) and the machine will not only display the pictures beautifully, but the default is for the machine to play all the pictures on the disk in slideshow format. You can stop the slideshow and zoom in to pictures too. There are so many options available on this machine, I haven't had time to try them all. If you are looking for a dvd player (it is NOT a dvd writer), I can't recommend this one enough. The machine I bought came in a silver that matched all my other equipment perfectly. It is only 1 3/4" high, so it will fit anywhere. It came with a set of A/V (R/W/Y) cables as well as 2 sets of audio cables (r/w only). It has connections that will use the better composite cables (RBG), and the lesser quality s-video cables, but does not ship with them. I used the regular a/v cables and the picture on my Toshiba TV was wonderful, whether playing home-made or commercial dvds. The unit comes with batteries for the very readable remote, and worked well with my One4All Universal remote as well. The instructions say that the unit plays only Region 1 dvds. I have not gone to the JVC web site to see if JVC has upgraded firmware to play dvds from other regions, because I only buy dvds made for region 1. Whether you are a techno-beginner or someone who wants to record tv onto a dvd and watch a dvd at the same time, this machine is for you. Finally, a word about Amazon: I chose free shipping and still got my unit within 36 hours of placing my order.