JVC TH-C50 5-disc Changer 5.1-Channel Complete Home Theater System

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 35.4 x 19.4 inches ; 999 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 66 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000F2M17I
• Item model number: THC50
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,567 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

1,200W Mega Power 5-Disc Changer DVD Theater System with 2 Floor-Standing/2-Way Height Adjustable/Wall-Mountable Front Speakers and Omni-Directional Surround Speakers - featuring HDMI Digital Output, USB Hosting and DivX Features: 5-Disc Changer Digital Theater System with 1,200W Mega Power;Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II Decoders Built-in;Power Output: Front/Center/Surround: 200 watts per channel;Subwoofer: 200 watts;Playable Formats: DVD-Video, DVD-RW, DVD-R, +RW, +R, CD, CD-R/RW, SVCD/VCD, MP3/WMA/JPEG Digital Still (CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW), MPEG-4 (ASP)/DivX (CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW) .

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sounds great, easy setup, but..., December 6, 2006

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David Devine (Heaven, and Hell) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC TH-C50 5-disc Changer 5.1-Channel Complete Home Theater System (Electronics)

I just received this system on Monday. The audio sounds awesome, including the surround sound speakers. However, the surround speakers are kind of clunky/cumbersome if you have to wall-mount them.

The instruction manual is short and sweet.

The on-screen menus are somewhat picky if you press the buttons too fast. I found that it can exit the menu if you try to go too quick.

As far as the DVD player goes, I've noticed that it can sometimes lag a bit for a split-second, almost like it is fighting to keep up sometimes. I've noticed this on two DVDs, one from 1997 (Me Via en Rose) and one fairly new (Fellowship of the Ring), so I don't think it's my source.

I found you need to select 'Film' mode in the options, otherwise the screen tends to shift vertically once in a while, this was annoying. Perhaps the 3:2 pulldown detection had some issue, I'm not sure as I'm not an expert in video processing though.

Summary: As previous reviewer indicated, this system sounds awesome, however, some DVD player quirks keep it from being a great system.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great package, April 5, 2007

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A. Shariff (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC TH-C50 5-disc Changer 5.1-Channel Complete Home Theater System (Electronics)

First of all this system can not compete with a system that costs twice as much. However, for the price this can't be beat. The sound is really good in dolby digital. Just make sure to use the optical input. It has only one so if you have other devices such as ps3, xbox360 then I recommend getting a switcher that will handle all the optical ins and then send to the reciever. The sound separation is really good and the center channel is great for a system like this. The music does not drown out the voices as I have heard with other systems. The feature that convinced me to buy this was that with a complete sound systems you get a upconverter dvd to 720p or 1080i when using HDMI. The upconvert is decent but it definitely is not as good as a Bluray in 1080i. I am using this in a big room so the bass is not that great but others have said it is very loud in their setup. The tower speakers look nice and match my tv. The rear speakers look nice and my wife actually likes the look. The system enhances the look of the hdtv. You cannot go wrong if you are looking in this price range.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dont buy this product, May 30, 2007

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Raul T. Potenciano - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC TH-C50 5-disc Changer 5.1-Channel Complete Home Theater System (Electronics)

bought the system day after Christmas and been using it since then. Having all sorts of problems with it. First the HDMI input does not work properly. It would sometimes detect the TV is connected and most of the time, it would not. So i have to reset the HDMI cable for it to work. Second, the audio and video is not synchronized. Its like watching a foreign film that's dubbed in english. Third, the system would just stop working and I have to reset the center unit to make it to work again. And most importantly, JVC customer support was there to waste your time. Canned replies and they don't even try to troubleshoot the problem, they would just point you to an authorized service center which is 50 miles away. I chose this because of the features only to find out most of the features don't work. Now the system doesnt power up. Warranty is 12 months for parts but only 3 months for labor. so now I either have to pay for labor or just throw this piece of junk and get a better system... anything but JVC.