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James Dillard
a AudioPhile
from Date Reviewed: September 15, 2003
Strengths: Broadcast quality audio and video should be this good. Easy to hook up. Did I mention the picture quality? (This is not your normal VHS picture!)Weaknesses: HDTV firewire inputBottom Line: One of the best machines I have ever used or owned. I plan to buy another unit in next 3-6 months. Picture quality is beyond excellent, head and shoulders above anything DVD. Only gripe is the HDTV firewire input. I rate it overall above the 5-***** ceiling.
Price Paid:
$499.00
Purchased At: Sears
Similar Products Used: Nothing compares to this.
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DentFixer
a AudioPhile
from WilliamsburgDate Reviewed: December 23, 2002
Strengths: Easy to use: auto senseing tape type
Looks cool, great picture, easy to hook upWeaknesses: no chapter index, like DVD's
and have to rewind when doneBottom Line: Incredible! Just as clear as HD from sat. Found the D-Theatre HD tapes from Widescreenreveiw.com I have'nt recorded anything yet. So far though it has been great. T2 and Cast Away are awesome in HD.
Price Paid:
$799.00
Purchased At: Cuircit City
Similar Products Used: nothing but HD from Direct TV
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Expensive_Hobby
a Audio Enthusiast
from San Jose, CA USADate Reviewed: September 23, 2002
Strengths: Image quality. The potential for recording images at higher
than DVD quality is appealing.Weaknesses: Quality/Workmanship issues noted above.
Ease of use needs work-the timer mode
recording mode is surprising inflexible.
Record one progam, or just one program
at the same time Monday through Friday-
that's it.Bottom Line: Mixed bag. On the Plus side, playing the D-VHS Hi-Def DEMO tape
that shipped with the unit was stunning - sharp, vibrant, and detailed
images. I could just about put my face up against my Plasma
screen - it was that impressive.
On the downside, my unit could not play or record standard VHS
modes out of the box - I had to send the unit to JVC for
warranty service. Plus, recording in any of the D-VHS modes
from the tuner or from a composite or S-Video feed sometimes
resulted in red and green shadows along the border edges of
people's faces, depending on background and surrounding color
and brightness of the image - doesn't look like a chroma/luma or
Y-B-R overly issue, since images still look sharp elsewhere.
This is quite annoying when compared to how pristine the Hi-Def
Demo tape plays. JVC Warranty Service was unable to duplicate this
issue, or so they say. I plan to return the unit to JVC once more and
request a chroma adjustment.
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At: J and R
Similar Products Used: Sony Standard VHS.
Sony DVD Player.
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