JVC XV-D701BK DVD Player

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 17.1 x 4.6 inches ; 10.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00000J4GI
• Item model number: XVD701BK
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,875 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Don't settle for VHS picture quality: With the JVC XV-D701BK DVD player, you can enjoy a breathtaking video experience and lay the cornerstone to your home-theater setup. The DVD player was easy to set up, and it came with a wide selection of video cables. The digest feature let us see up to nine opening scenes at once and choose the section of the video we wanted. We got the hang of the online menu fairly quickly, and it gave us a huge range of options. The picture was sharp--far superior to VHS--and sound was exceptionally crisp. The wide range of audio options not only let us choose between stereo and home-theater settings but also gave us an expert option for customizing settings to match our speakers.

The 3D Phonic feature did a surprisingly good job of simulating surround sound on a two-channel system, although to take full advantage of Dolby Digital Surround quality, you'll need two rear speakers and a center-channel speaker in addition to your normal stereo speakers. The XV-D701BK did a phenomenal job playing audio CDs as well, providing as many on-screen CD menu options as most basic CD players. Overall, its rich feature set and high performance make the XV-D701BK a superb video and audio source for a home theater of any size.

Pros:

• Compatible with both Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound
• Plays audio CDs as well
• Digest feature lets you choose from opening-scene thumbnails

Cons:

• Remote has a bit of a learning curve
• Doesn't include monaural audio cable for TVs without stereo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, March 28, 2000

By 

Manny B. (Morristown, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC XV-D701BK DVD Player (Electronics)

Purchased this unit in September 99. It worked with no glitches or misshaps for 4 months, until I tried to play "Razor Blade Smile". Honestly, I was surprised at JVC, this is very unusual from a top notch company. I disconnected the unit and walked into their service center (I'm only 8 mi away from JVC headquarters). I picked it up two days later with a new set of instructions attached to it. The instructions are for programing the machine to play the following movies: Arlington Road,

Razor Blade Smile, Cruel Intentions, (There are another two obscure titles, ONLY).

Reason: JVC's parental lock gets activated when on of these movies is inserted. Due to their unusual encoding it will lock the machine from the grownups too. Don't fear, is not fried. If it happens again, which it did with "Razor Blade Smile" the instructions let me reset parental lock and watch the movie. Honestly, I could not ask for a better DVD player. We play an average of 6-7 DVDs per week. There are a lot of great machines out in the marketplace, but to me JVC has always presented the best value in quality and service.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Player, Good Value, November 26, 1999

By 

J. Hoopes (Costa Mesa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC XV-D701BK DVD Player (Electronics)

I've had this player now for about 3 months and have absolutely no complaints. The only warning I might give is that the manual says that the player doesn't play DVD audio CDs. I don't know how popular that format is or will be, but so far, that's not a concern to me.

The remote has a joystick on it that you use to nagivate many of the menus. It can be a bit difficult to use at times. The problem is that to select a menu item, you press down on the joystick. Sometimes I acidentally press a direction on the joystick while pressing the button down and miss the menu item I intended to select. It's really a matter of getting used to it.

I've never had problems with this player that I've heard about with other players, such as the audio track not being synch'ed to the video track. It has performed flawlessly in that regard.

The best way to explain how I feel about this player is that I'd buy it again.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performance and features., August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: JVC XV-D701BK DVD Player (Electronics)

This is a great player which offers stunning picture and sound quality, and best of all, with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder (AC-3). The front panel has all the essential buttons to navigate the player without grabbing for the remote. It's a big plus. Originally, I was waiting for Panasonic to release the DVD-A320, but Panasonic delayed their shipping date until the fall quarter. I also checked out the Toshiba SD-3109 and Sony 550. I didn't like Toshiba's dual tray design. It took

forever to pop out a disc. Since it had more gears involved, it would have greater chance of disc jam. In addition, the remote is too big. I then turned to the Sony 550. It's quite user friendly, but it still has the lip sync problem many owners talked about even though a few revision of the fireware had been released. I decided not to take the chance. My final winner is the JVC 701.