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I bought the PVDV953 about a year ago after it just came out in preparation for our baby. We have used it pretty heavily in the last 6 or so months since the birth. Overall, very easy to use. Ergonomics Tt is pretty comfortable to hold and shoot. The menu is kind of difficult to navigate...

Thanks to everyone for their responses. First to clarify, the wood veneer is not huge on my personal list of requirements but the WAF is definitely higher. Also, I have read the great review on the PB2+ by Edward J M which is what led me to put the this SVS sub on my list rather than the PB1...

I'm looking for a new sub. My budget is around $1000 with a max of around $1200. Must be box type and wood veneer a plus. The room is about 18x12 but there are a few large doorways and windows so effective square footage is probably a bit bigger. Hardwood floors with rug and some wall hangings...

Jeff, I have tried both MP3 and JPEGs burned on CD-RW on the JVC and both work fine. Have not tried DVD+-r/rw yet. I have read that it can play mp3s and I presume jpegs as well off of burned dvds. That would be 4.7GB * 7 of mp3 music! The sound quality is decent. Of course mp3 is not really...

I have some questions regarding the mx-500 and it's macros capability. As I read it, this remote has just the 3 system wide macros buttons and 10 device macros. First question is, if I use the device macros to switch TV inputs and set video modes and such, will I be able to switch the remote to...

I currently use an SL-9000 from the same company. It came with my B&K receiver. This is a good remote and I am happy with what it does as far as it goes. That said, I still have an array of 9 remotes under the coffee table. One of the problems is the missing menu button for programming vcrs etc...

It is definitely macrovision. Disney is well known for it's wide use of macrovision. Don't want people renting those cartoons for the kids and copying it so they can watch it millions of times. The reason copy macrovision depends on the devices is because it exploits a "feature" of most vcrs...

I have a Pioneer DVL-700 which has been my main dvd/cd player since 1996 when I bought it. It still plays both flawlessly. We just bought a JVC FA900BK so the ld player can finally be relieved of dvd/cd duty. We'll probably still keep it around to play the remaining LD titles that we have not...

Look here here for some technical info.

The list of most conductive metals from least to most: aluminum gold copper silver Therefore, infusing or plating coopper with silver will decrease electrical resistance. This has the affect of making the wire more "invisible". Assuming equal gauge wire, you can very roughly say that...

Don, I made the decision to purchase the JVC knowing these issues because I felt that the specific usability issues I had with the pan cp72k would bother me every time I picked up the remote but I will probably not notice deinterlacing glitches most of the time unless I am looking for them...

I plan to go with the Sony DRU-500A but DVD-R is generally considered the most compatible. DVD+R comes right after. Both of these formats are designed to be compatible with existing players. DVD-RW and DVD+RW are both touch and go when it comes to compatibility. Compatibility in most of these...

Joe, Is there a reason you want to use 5.1 inputs to your H/K rather than use digital audio? The AVR525 has all of audio decoding you will probably need. There is an analog audio setup menu item which lets you select whether you want to use the analog audio connectores for 2ch or 5.1ch. Make...

Here's my review in another thread.

After a good deal of deliberation, I made the decision to go with this unit instead of the PAN CP72K. I was not able to do a side by side comparison since no local dealer carried both. My requirements were as follows: DVD changer (for the wife) Progressive Scan (of course) VCD/SVCD...

Your $50 player has component video out? That seems unusual to me. Check your connections again and check the manual for the DVD player to make sure the cables are plugged in to the right jacks. Other than that, check to see if your cables have a signal flow arrow and make sure they are...

OK. It's done. I went with the JVC from BBY. Found out today that they have an $80 rebate if you order it online. I'm picking it up in an hour or so. It was a tough call but in the end, the usability and features of the JVC won out. Price was my last hang up (the JVC being almost $100 more...

J&R had it for a reasonable shipping cost and price but I had one on order for a week and they kept telling me it was in stock and should be shipping that day. After 2 calls and 2 emails, I finally cancelled the order because I suspected that they were lying to me when they said it was in stock...

I've been comparing the JVC FA900BK with the PAN CP72K and have posted a few questions to this forum. I've also been reading many of the other threads about both units. One of these discuss a problem relating to poor grounding of the component output. This concerned me so I started to shift my...

This was a popular feature back in the laserdisc days to play cd's well. Panasonic advertises it as a feature but I have not seen it on any other brand. Is there a consensus on whether or not this is important in a dvd player?

Doug, Just so I'm clear do you own the XV-SA600BK or the XV-FA900BK? I did see those prices on pricegrabber but I actually had an order for the PAN CP72K at J&R since last week. I immediately got a back-order notice even though their site listed it as in stock. I called several times and was...

What is the best deal on the JVC XV-FA900BK right now?

Doug, Thanks for the input. That surprises me as well. I have always heard that the Pan has the best film source and prog vid source performance in the $200-300 range. When you say more pleasing, do you mean it is sharper or something else?

Also, can anybody comment on the speed of disc changes and noisiness of the player? I've read various mentions of these problems for both players. Thanks.

See here for a very often referenced chroma bug description. You can also find other threads in this forum by doing a search on "chroma bug".

I would like to get a comparison of these two units. Both have similar features and specs. I've read that neither suffers from the chroma bug. I have also read about the crappy remote and reportedly poor build quality of the panny but various user reviews of the jvc (at amazon.com and...

One more thing. Not all of the players listed in the above link have progressive scan output so please comment on that as well. Thanks.

I am still using my trusty Pioneer DVL-700 to play dvds. It has performed quite well through even the most problematic early dvds without a hitch but I've finally decided that it's time to enter the 21st century and get a progressive-scan player that actually has a DTS output. So here are my...

James, Thanks. I did find the precisionlaserdisc site but they aren't responding to emails. Phu, I should have posted this earlier! Do you have any more info about them? Are they any good? Thanks. I'll have to keep looking I guess. EdD

Has anyone ever used one of these boards? Most of them I've found look like the one made by Sample Rate Systems so I assume they are just reselling. They run about $100 which is about as much as I want to spend. What I'd like to do is buy the board and put it in a chassis with a p/s and...