Price Paid:  $299.00 from Best buy

Summary:
I continue to have trouble getting this player to consistently play DVD-audio. I have it connected to a BOSE Lifestyle-50 and I'm guessing that there are compatibility problems (de-coders stepping on each other?)? I have the digital output going into the BOSE and I also have the front speaker outputs going into auxilary input to the BOSE. It sometimes works and other times will not. However never have a problem playing dvd-videos. In fact I have a couple of DVD-audio that have a music video and that play fine, but the audio tracks won't play. Anyone have any suggestions? If I plug the right/left front speaker outputs into a video input to the BOSE, I do get audio, however, I think I'm giving up on getting quality 5.1 channel output and only having the BOSE break it into pseudo 5.1 channels sound.

Strengths:
great picture

Weaknesses:
can't play dvd-audios

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none

Price Paid:  $251.00 from Onecall.com

Summary:
It was a great DVD-Player while it lasted! I purchased the DVD player at one call on 1-24-02 and it already broke on me. This DVD player will not longer read discs, DVD Audio discs, or CD disks. I have tried cleaning the unit but still no luck. I would not recommend this unit as JVC quality is poor. I have heard from others having the same problems with this model.

Strengths:
Great DVD player while it lasted!

Weaknesses:
Borke after a year of use.

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Just Purchased Panasonic DVDRP91K DVD Player. JVC Never Again!

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
A really great progressive scan DVD player for the price. I got it free when I purchased my widescreen HDTV, and it was a great replacement for my old DVD player. Since people have already gone very far into specifics, I guess I'll keep this short.

Strengths:
Super clarity, progressive scan, multi-disc readability! What more could you want?

Weaknesses:
Subtitle problems, and maybe it's just me, but I don't get audio playback on some older DVDs unless I hit the 3D phonic button. Sometimes, there is no audio at all. I NEED TO WATCH MY KUROSAWA FLICKS!!! They're recorded in mono for crying out loud!

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Sony DVP-S560D

Price Paid:  $160.00 from Ebay, brand new, Van

Summary:
I replaced my older Philips DVD with the JVC, mostly so I could get DVD-audio. Great value for the money, solid progressive scan player with DVD-Audio. Great progressive and composite picture with very few artifacts. Remote is better than most. slim form factor.

Strengths:
Good remote control, good FF and slow frame capabilities. DVD-Audio sounds great. Excellend channel seperation vs. the DVD-Video versions of the same disc. I'm not sure why the other reviewer did not get digital sound from his DVDs unless it was in DVD-audio mode. You need to specify DVD-Video (or flip the disc over depending) to get this. Otherwise it's multichannel only. Player also handles my variable bit rate MP3s, no problem, my older Philips did not. Good on-screen display, displayed on progressive output, not just S-Video output.

Weaknesses:
My philips 30PW9817 doesn't understand the 480i component output on it's HD input. 480P looks excellent, and is the mode I use all the time. S-Video out is also very good. For setting up multichannel, doesn't let you set seperate volume/distance settings for L/R surrounds So if one is much closer than the other this may be a problem. Doesn't output S-Video and Component at the same time.

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Philips 953AT

Price Paid:  $229.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Had a Sony 300, switched to JVC for Progressive scan with Pioneer 53" TV. BIG difference in sound quality! Great sound output! Sounded like I had upgraded my speakers! No big complaints except getting the DVD-audio hooked up was a pain!

Strengths:
Picture, Sound, Check out DVD Audio Eagles: Hell Freezes Over, unreal sound!!

Weaknesses:
Hookup of DVD audio requires a reciver with proper inputs.

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Sony 300