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Summary: Great concept, poor quality
Review: I have owned the JVC HR-XVC25U Progressive-Scan DVD/Hi-Fi VCR Combo for 3 months now. In this time frame, I exchanged one unit within two weeks of purchase and am hoping I can do it again today. The reason, when I insert a DVD or CD, it tells me there's "NO DISK" in the drive. When the unit works, I really enjoyed the picture quality and features of this product from JVC but I'm afraid after this experience, I'll be taking a pass on this brand from now on. There's just too many quality products out there competing for my $200.
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Summary: So disappointing
Review: I never had a DVD player, and mistakenly thought that I was doing something wrong. The DVDs get stuck, they won't advance even with fast forward. Also, I can't advance through the onscreen menu, the remote either isn't programmed right or this is broken, too. I should have returned it, now it's too late. I e-mailed JVC Customer Service but got no reply.
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Summary: HORRIBLE!
Review: I purchased my first one and had to return it the same day. The DVD player didn't recognize that I had inserted a DVD. I brought home the second one, but this one worked. I noticed that after about 2 months, the DVD was sticking, so I cleaned it. The cleaning CD even got stuck! I'm lucky if I can watch a DVD without it sticking 50 times. Find a more reliable model, this one stinks!
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Summary: Not compatible with any Disney movies!
Review: I received this player from Amazon.com one week ago. It will not play ANY Disney movies (apparently, they contain code that is not recognized by this JVC unit). The DVDs work fine on other players, and all other DVDs work fine on this player- including VCD burned on my computer. I have tried 6 different Disney movies with the same result - the disc is not recognized and will not play. NO RESPONSE from JVC support!! The good news...returns at Amazon are simple - mine's going back. If you have any intention of ever playing Disney movies, the player may not work...
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Summary: I love this dvd/vcr despite what everyone says
Review: I recently got this JVC dvd/vcr and I've had nothing but pleasure from it. I've had no problems. It's played all the dvds I have (admittedly I don't have any Disneys), and I love the features. It's nice and compact, saves me lots of wiring. It works well with my little TV antenna and does a great job recording tapes. The remote works with my Toshiba flat screen tv. It has a great zoom feature. It also remembers where you were on a dvd when you turn it off, so when you turn it back on it starts playing at the right spot. It's also progressive scan, so when I get an hdtv compatible set it will play at the higher resolutions, something that my older panasonic dvd player won't do, even though it also has component cable capability. All in all, I have to give it 5 stars. For the price (especially if you buy it during one of the "offers" in Electronics, like I did) it's a pretty good deal.
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Summary: Garbage, simply garbage!
Review: I've had this unit for about 4 months now. I bought it so I could play some DVDs that I was burning on my computer. I still need a VCR for the off chance I might watch a video but I don't watch videos enough to buy a seperate VCR. This seemed like the perfect solution.
What a pile of crap. Freezes up ALL the time. CAN'T play DVDs that I burn. My little portable DVD player does! This hunk of junk has been nothing but problems. It is too late to take back so I will just toss it in the trash and get a better model.
About 200 bucks right into the garbage! Thanks JVC!
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Summary: At least so far, we like it.
Review: Just got this item yesterday, so I can't speak for long-term durability, but so far we like it. And I have no idea what anyone is talking about when they say it won't play Disney DVDs. I just put in The Lion King and then Finding Nemo, and both worked fine. ????? Maybe the bug has been fixed?
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Summary: Poor Quality
Review: Never worked well. After 4 months it does not work at all.
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Summary: DOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Purchased new DOA. Very disappointed. DVD tray wouldn't open.
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Summary: DVD door broken from start
Review: Purchased this unit refurbished online, which I won't do again. Doubt any repair had gone on at all. From the start the DVD door would not open with the remote or the button on the unit. You could hear the motor trying, the machine just showed ERR across the front of the screen. Called JVC, they talked me through a reprogram, which of course did nothing, then suggested I take it in for repair! Yeah, right. While moving the unit around I could hear something rattling, so I unscrewed the side and shook it out, a broken chunk of plastic and a plastic dial, I would imagine the DVD door opening mechanism. Good thing it had been refurbished, eh? On the plus side, the VCR side worked fine, good picture and sound. Did not try recording. The remote was nice, thorough yet easy to use, and worked great with the TV. I was considering trying the unit again until reading all these reviews. Those of you that got well functioning units, it sounds like you got lucky. I'm looking elsewhere.
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