JVC XVM5GSL DVD Player

Rating:
Summary: Very good player
Review: The movies look great (but I don't have many players to compare with).

+ Plays name brand and generic DVD +/-R media. Haven't tried +/-RW.
+ Plays the jpegs on CD-Rs as a slideshow.
+ Loads a 4 megapixel (approx 1.8MB) jpeg image in about 14s which seems to go by relatively quickly because the image is being displayed top to bottom while loading. The manual recommends a max of "2400 pixels" (2.4mp?).
+ Can play MP3 and WMA files.

- The LED next to the current tray that's being used flashes during the entire playback of the movie. Very irritating. Flashing is used to quickly grab attention, not as a lengthy indicator.
- The trays feel flimsy. I would've preferred the 5 disc carousel used by the Sony 665.
- The numbering of the disc trays start at 5 at the top to 1 at the bottom. Wouldn't it be more obvious to put 1 at the top and 5 at the bottom?

This a very good player but the feature that makes it really stand out for me is the jpeg viewer.