JVC XV-FA95GD Progressive-Scan 7-Disc DVD Player, Gold

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 17.7 x 4.1 inches ; 12.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 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: B00005RI9O
• Item model number: XV-FA95GD
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,160 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This new JVC XV-FA95GD introduces an innovative 7-disc Carousel Changer with a play and exchange player that people are looking for. Not only does it play DVD Audio, DVD and CD; it also plays the new MP3, CD-R, and CD-RW recordable CD formats. The XV-FA95GD is packed with many exciting features such as DVD-audio, progressive scan output-digital direct, 3-D phonic sound, variable and slow search, zoom, digest, and strobe play, angle list, and resume. Fiber-optic and coaxial digital-audio outputs with Dolby Digital and DTS pass through are provided for easy connection to any system.

Features include:

• Compatible with DVD Video, CD CD-R/RW, and Video CD
• High-bit/high-sampling (10-bit/54MHz video D/A converter
• Component video, composite video, and S-video terminals
• 1-bit PEM DD audio converter compatible with 192kHz/24-bit and 96kHz/24-bit DVD audio
• Progressive scan output, "Digital Direct" that can produce the video output at twice the conventional speed to allow the direct conversion of DVD's 24fps into progressive 60fps for display on your TV, thereby avoiding the quality disadvantages of I/P conversion.
• Glow multi-brand remote control
• Coaxial digital outputs for PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS
• Optical digital outputs for PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS
• Separate construction throughout: power supply, digital circuitry, analog video, and analog audio circuits are physically separated
• Resume (bookmark) function
• "Digest" function for visual access to desired title/chapter
• 3D-Phonic for virtual surround sound
• Dynamic range (2 channel) 106 dB
• VCR-matching slim design.
• Video output
• DVD component video output
• S-video output
• 1 Year Parts, 90 Days Labor Warranty
• Weight: 12.4 pounds
• Width: 17-3/16"
• Height: 4-1/16"
• Depth: 17-11/16"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't shuffle CDs, doesn't play MP3s, November 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: JVC XV-FA95GD Progressive-Scan 7-Disc DVD Player, Gold (Electronics)

Although this player has slots for 7 CDs it only shuffles one at a time. The manual says it plays MP3s but although it attempted to play them, it really struggled. On some MP3 it would insert loud banging noises and on one other MP3 it just locked up.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good and the bad, January 10, 2003

By 

Capresso Owner (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC XV-FA95GD Progressive-Scan 7-Disc DVD Player, Gold (Electronics)

I've had this player for quite some time now, here's my assessment:

Good
- 7 disc capacity, very nice. Some complain about noise during switching, mine's behind a glass door, I don't care.
- DVD-Audio, excellent sound quality. CD player specs are also excellent
- Very good bass management (unfortunately, not for discrete DVD-Audio output)
- Price/Value is excellent, you have to go to a very expensive player to get carousel and DVD-Audio

Bad
- MP3 functionality is extremely primitive, almost useless
- Lack of random playback across discs is a major deficiency
- Clunky control structure and UI make it a PITA to operate

It's a good player, but has some big problems. Price is the big attraction here. Still waiting for the perfect player, probably will ALWAYS be waiting....

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A quirky player that may not be right for you..., June 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: JVC XV-FA95GD Progressive-Scan 7-Disc DVD Player, Gold (Electronics)

Just to add a few more pros/cons to what others said:

PROs:

This multi-disc player handles more formats than any other comparable multi-disc player when I bought it: DVDs, CDs, MP3s, CD-Rs (even Black CD-Rs), VCDs, SVCDs, DVD-Audio.

The 7 disc capacity over the standard 5 disc of others is nice.

It's footprint is not quite as large as others would lead you to believe.

CONs:

This player has some very awkward and unacceptable UI quirks.

For example, there is no "Next Disc" function. This seems so obvious and simple, but is not available - and believe me, you will miss it. To advance to another disc, you have to press the "Disc" button plus a number button for whatever tray you want.

That wouldn't be so bad, except that the unit gives you no indication what disc tray you are on save a blinking orange light. This blinking orange light is of no use when you are sitting more than 3 feet from the player, and might even be annoying to some as it "blinks" throughtout playback. So, orange blinking light that serves no purpose other than to annoy. Ouch.

Another nasty omission is lack of time functions on DVD. You cannot, for example, show elapsed time for Chapter, or remaining time for Chapter, Disc, etc. There simply is no excuse for this. I like to know how much time is left remaining on a disc, and this unit cannot tell me. Ugh.

My particular unit turns itself on from Standby at random intervals for no reason - as if it were possessed by a ghost. I have no idea if this is a problem with the unit in general or not.

I needed a replacement player that was multidisc and could handle all the formats mentioned above. I bought this player because I couldn't wait a few months for the next batch of newer models that might have fit the bill...

You might want to wait.