JVC DRMV79B Tunerless 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder VCR Combo

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 16.9 x 3.1 inches ; 9.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 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: B0015IOTYE
• Item model number: DRMV79B
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,173 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

DVD Recorder Combo Advantage -- VHS Playback via Same Output Connection as DVD. Tuner-Free. TimerLink Recording. One-Touch Recording. Manual Timer Programming. Super MPEG Encode Pre-Processor. Super MPEG Post Processor. 10-bit/54MHz Video D/A Converter. DVDVHS Dubbing. 12-Hour DVD Recording (on Double-Sided Disc). Playlist-based Editing (DVD). 1.5x Quick Playback with Sound (DVD). High-Resolution GUI (English/French/Spanish/Portuguese). Stylish Slim Design -- Only 2-7/8" (71.5mm) High.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars JVC has a horrible quality/reliability history with dual decks ..., October 18, 2008

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Tony Polito "TonyPolito" (Greenville, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC DRMV79B Tunerless 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder VCR Combo (Electronics)

I recommend buyers look at the Amazon reviews for defunct JVC VHS/DVD
dual deck products before they purchase any current dual deck model.
They have a proven history of extremely poor build quality. JVC keeps
rapidly changing model numbers, which makes this more difficult for
the consumer to discover. However they all look very similar with
only slight cosmetic differences.

Search on these item numbers and see for yourself:

JVC SR-MV40US

* Built Defective, I bought and returned three of these units (12/2007)
* Faulty DVD Drive is a known inevitable problem on every unit (11/2007)
* Worked well while it worked (10/2007)
* Disk Error on most discs after 5 months of owning the unit (08/2007)
* No luck with this (06/2007)
* Problem unit (05/2007)

JVC HRXVC27U (5 1-stars out of 8)

* 1yr and 1/2 and it died (02/2005)
* Worst home electronic device I've ever owned (03/2006)
* Barely outlived the warranty (10/2005)
* the J must stand for Junk (05/2005)

JVC DRMV5S (8 1-stars out of 16)

* Do Not Buy The JVC DRMV5S DVD ... (09.2007)
* JVC DRMV5S is defective! (03/2007)
* Total Junk and they Know it ! (12/2006)
* There's got to be something better (03/2006)
* JVC should be ashamed! (01/2006)
* Died after two weeks (10/2005)

A search on "Jvc Hi-fi Vcr/DVD Combo" search yields the following models:

JVC HRXVC29S

* I had the unit for under a year, and one day ... it just froze (04/2006)
* What a disapointment after only 2 years (03/2006)

JVC HRXVC15S (1 1-star, 1 2-star out of 2 reviews)

* Factory Defect....Look Elsewhere (09/2007)

Here are some model numbers that WILL NOT come up on a search but CAN be
accessed by working through "see all of my reviews"

JVC DRMV1S (>>> FIFTY-TWO <<<< 1-stars out of 63 reviews)

* Worst purchase decision ever!! (11/2007)
* Unit has never been right (10/2007)
* total piece of junk!!!!!! (02/2007)
* Nothing But Trouble (07/2006)
* poor reliability (10/2006)
* Don't buy the JVC DRMV1S (01/2006)
* What a piece of junk!!! (01/2006)
* Avoid this unit or you WILL be sorry (01/2006)
* Total loss (01/2006)
* Worst piece of electronics I've ever seen (12/2005)
* Possessed by Demons (10/2005)
* For the sake of your sanity, do not buy this!!!!! (12/2005)
... it just goes on and on.

JVC HR-XVC20U (10 1-stars out of 19 reviews)

* Very disappointed - Not a good buy (10/2004)
* I will never buy a JVC product again (07/2004)
* In the shop (05/2004)
* DON'T BUY IT!! (05/2004)
* Pathetic (05/2004)
* I bought it in october of 2003 - going bad in april 2004
* Do not buy this unit! (04/200)
* A regrettable purchase (02/2004)

JVC HRXVC26U (6 1-stars out of 14 reviews)

* Awful (08/2007)
* 2 Units same problem ... freezing (09/2004)

JVC HRXVS44U (6 1 or 2-stars out of 10 reviews)

* VCR drive died after one year (10/2004)
* Third straight reviewer to have a problem (01/2005)
* This is junk...avoid (09/2004)
* Durability is questionable, after 9 months ... (05/2004)
* unit was terrible out of the box (12/2003)

JVC HR-XVC33U (5 reviews out of 10 3-stars or less)

* Returned Item (03/2004)
* Problems from the start (02/2004)
* I am on my third one and it's going bad too (12/2003)

JVC HRXVC16B (3 1-stars out of 3 reviews)

* I'll never buy another JVC product again. A month after ... (04/2007)

Buyer Beware !!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, January 3, 2009

By 

Cold (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC DRMV79B Tunerless 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder VCR Combo (Electronics)

I've had this for a little over a year now and it's been a problem since day one. Sometimes it works fine and others it freezes up and says it can't play the disc or it'll stop in the middle of the recording for no reason. I can't delete programs off my DVR until I've completed recording the whole disc, finalized it and played it back, because there's an even shot that there will be a problem somewhere along the way.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Everything (Bad) you've heard is true..., February 14, 2010

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Peg DeLorca (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC DRMV79B Tunerless 1080p Upconverting DVD Recorder VCR Combo (Electronics)

Wow...this unit is a disaster. Had one replaced after six months due to freezing, stopping in midst of recording, pixelating playback, etc....replacement unit (unfortunately, same unit) lasted on and off for a year. Had to unplug most all the time and re-plug (and therefore re-setup) just to get it going. Huge disappointment as I have an ancient JVC DVD/VHS burner combo that has been amazing...talk about a workhorse (although VHS capability died a long time ago). Seems like JVC quality has gone downhill through the years. This product almost ("almost") makes the Samsung counterpart look good (Samsung still takes the prize for inferior DVD units).