JVC TH-P 3

Advantages: compact speakers
Disadvantages: Poor disk loading mechanism causes problems.

...My TH M303 has broken again. I only ever used it as a CD player/radio. I'm actuallty online looking for a new 5cd player to plug into my JVC m303 as it won't play Cds/dvds any more. I was given it by JVC as a replacement for another dire mini stereo system that was so flawed they couldn't repair it. I was happy when they said i'dget a home cinema even though i only anted it as a stereo. The first M303 they sent me didn't work, it kept skipping and stalling. Then the next one did work for about a yeear then a cd jammed. This went on and off for the nest year or so. i think the repair shop guy replaced the mechanism 3 times. Now it has gone again and it is out ofwarranty. i'll keep using it as an amp for now but thats it with JVC for me. NEVER AGAIN. DON't buy this unit. Very unreliable. And the radio reception is poor and ther radio... Read review

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Advantages: Highly affordable Multi-Region DVD Player
Disadvantages: Bulky looking remote control

...I recently purchased a region 1 DVD from America but was unable to play it on my JVC player as it was region 2. After many hours of trawling the net looking for access codes I eventually decided it was a lot less hassle to buy a multiregion player-another £150 I thought. How wrong could I be? For under £35 with free P+P I decided on probably the cheapest Multiregion DVD player around. When it arrived I couldn't believe how thin it was compared to my JVC, under two inches wide with a nice chrome style drawer. The general appearance of the XL2 puts my JVC to shame, with an array of playback features including DVD R, DVD RW, VCD, SVCD, JPG-CD, MP3, CD, CD-R and CD-RW to mention a few. The picture and sound quality are excellent and they even give you the batterys for the remote and a scart lead. So if you want a quality multiregion DVD... Read review

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Advantages: good picture quality
Disadvantages: £499

...High picture quality with over 500 lines horizontal resolution (S-Video) Newly developed LSI for K2 Interface with 96kHz sampling, provides a dramatic reduction in digital distortion due to jitter Dynamic range of 108dB JVC P.E.M. D.D. Converter: 1-bit operation, JVC VANS noise sharper and Fine Pulse Interface combine to achieve high performance and sound quality. Separate power supplies for analog and digital circuitry. Optical digital output for Dolby Digital (AC-3). High-quality linear PCM Audio (20 bit/96kHz) Now I can not speak from personal experience but I have a friend who owns this player and says it is great. It looks cool and has a 9-bit decoder instead of the usual 8-bit which speeds up menu screen loading and help with the picture quality on fast moving action scenes. At $499 from Crutchfield it is a good deal.... Read review

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