Customer Reviews

JVC HR-XVC25U Progressive-Scan DVD/Hi-Fi VCR Combo

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

I have it hooked up to my Cablevision digital box. Everything works fine for me for both the VHS and DVD. Recording is a snap. The only complaint I have is that they have the input RCA ports on the front for gamers. But if you use them for connecting your cable box then they get in the way of the VHS tapes going in and out. They should have put a set in the back also.

Alert Alert alas I spoke too soon. DVD has broke after a year and about 30 uses. Never again JVC. Amazon won't let me change the star rating here. SO I GIVE IT 0 STARS NOW.

Put in the first DVD, got about 5 minutes in then shut the DVD off automatically and loaded the disc from the beginning, only to stop at the same spot again. Cleaned the DVD tried it again with the same results. Tried another DVD and it shut it off about 5 minutes in. Back into the box and back to Amazon the day after it arrived. DVD was noisier than our other players.

I've had this unit for about 4 months now. I bought it so I could play some DVDs that I was burning on my computer. I still need a VCR for the off chance I might watch a video but I don't watch videos enough to buy a seperate VCR. This seemed like the perfect solution.
What a pile of crap. Freezes up ALL the time. CAN'T play DVDs that I burn. My little portable DVD player does! This hunk of junk has been nothing but problems. It is too late to take back so I will just toss it in the trash and get a better model.
About 200 bucks right into the garbage! Thanks JVC!

I purchased my first one and had to return it the same day. The DVD player didn't recognize that I had inserted a DVD. I brought home the second one, but this one worked. I noticed that after about 2 months, the DVD was sticking, so I cleaned it. The cleaning CD even got stuck! I'm lucky if I can watch a DVD without it sticking 50 times. Find a more reliable model, this one stinks!

I got this machine to replace my 20 year old VCR that was eating tapes. Since I don't use a VCR that much I figured how could I go wrong. Wrong

The one thing I have to have is my TIVO macine, which I bought at Amazon over 3 years ago and love. I have the TIVO machine hooked up with an A/B box along with the VCR/DVD. I got all the wires hooked up and everything kinda worked to I started playing with the setup menu. The setup menu is way to hard to figure out. I have to press the input button to get some things to register and nowhere in the instructions does it tell you that. I am an engineer and can usually figure these thing out. I spent 20 minutes to change from daylight savings time to standard time. The setup menu is not intuitive and way too complicated.

I can't play the VC-Rs and the DVD-Rs that I make on my computer on the machine so that is another minus.

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I recently got this JVC dvd/vcr and I've had nothing but pleasure from it. I've had no problems. It's played all the dvds I have (admittedly I don't have any Disneys), and I love the features. It's nice and compact, saves me lots of wiring. It works well with my little TV antenna and does a great job recording tapes. The remote works with my Toshiba flat screen tv. It has a great zoom feature. It also remembers where you were on a dvd when you turn it off, so when you turn it back on it starts playing at the right spot. It's also progressive scan, so when I get an hdtv compatible set it will play at the higher resolutions, something that my older panasonic dvd player won't do, even though it also has component cable capability. All in all, I have to give it 5 stars. For the price (especially if you buy it during one of the "offers" in Electronics, like I did) it's a pretty good deal.

I bought this oversized paper weight in September thinking I got a great deal for a Christmas gift. The unit stayed in the box until December. We cracked it open just before Christmas. The hook up sucks and is pretty confusing for those not literate with electronics. The DVD player which is the main reason I bought this, only worked for 30 days. Here I joined a damn DVD club and ordered a truck load of kid videos for my daughter. The wonderful warranty only covers labor for 30 days. Well since I didn't take it out of the box until I past that date I was out of warranty. The repair center wanted $70.00 for labor, which is more than 1/2 the cost of the machine. Because it freezes all the time we only use the VCR, which I already had, now I have an extra VCR. Whoopie. I hate JVC and will never buy their stuff. My next machine is comming from ebay for under a $100.00. Or from Sears and I will get the extended labor warranty because it's obvious you need it these days. Quality is just not important to manufacturers anymore. What a shame.

I received this player from Amazon.com one week ago. It will not play ANY Disney movies (apparently, they contain code that is not recognized by this JVC unit). The DVDs work fine on other players, and all other DVDs work fine on this player- including VCD burned on my computer. I have tried 6 different Disney movies with the same result - the disc is not recognized and will not play. NO RESPONSE from JVC support!! The good news...returns at Amazon are simple - mine's going back. If you have any intention of ever playing Disney movies, the player may not work...

I have owned the JVC HR-XVC25U Progressive-Scan DVD/Hi-Fi VCR Combo for 3 months now. In this time frame, I exchanged one unit within two weeks of purchase and am hoping I can do it again today. The reason, when I insert a DVD or CD, it tells me there's "NO DISK" in the drive.

When the unit works, I really enjoyed the picture quality and features of this product from JVC but I'm afraid after this experience, I'll be taking a pass on this brand from now on. There's just too many quality products out there competing for my $200.

Never worked well. After 4 months it does not work at all.