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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...