JVC XVN410BK Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Black

by JVC

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 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: B0001EZN2A
• Item model number: XVN410BK DVD Unit ( Black)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,061 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The JVC XVN410BK multiformat progressive-scan DVD player features a fashionably slim design that will fit perfectly into your home entertainment center. In addition to DVD movie discs, the XVN410BK is compatible with CD-R/RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW (video format), SVCD, VCD, MP3 and JPEG formats. The 12-bit/108 MHz video D/A converter feature delivers faster video signal processing for enhanced picture quality, minimizing digital artifacts.

It has a variety of enhanced playback features, including a 1.5x speed quick playback with sound, variable speed search and slow motion (in both forward and reverse), and the Express Start, which puts the first DVD scene on your TV's screen in record time. Other features include a digital smoothing function for clearer magnified images and one-touch instant replay, which automatically jumps back 7 seconds with a press of a button.

This DVD player offers composite A/V, S-video, and component-video output connections, and both coaxial and optical digital audio outputs for PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS.

Tech Talk
Progressive scanning: Progressive scanning displays all the horizontal lines of a picture at one time, as a single frame. A progressive scanning DVD player converts the interlaced (480i) video from DVD into progressive (480p) format for connection to a progressive display. It dramatically increases the vertical resolution.

Component video: Video signals with three channels of separate information that make up the picture. There are a couple types of component video, such as R/G/B and Y/Cb(Pb)/Cr(Pr).

What's in the Box
JVC XVN410BK DVD player, remote control, 2 AA batteries, and printed operating instructions.

Product Description

XVN410BK DVD Unit with Progressive scan ( Black )

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good if flimsy, after firmware upgrade, August 29, 2004

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David MacKenzie (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC XVN410BK Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Black (Electronics)

You might want to avoid this unit if you let kids use your entertainment center, as the tray feels like it could snap off if handled roughly; it's pretty lightweight.

When I got this player, it would freeze occasionally while playing commercial DVDs, and every 30 seconds while playing DVD-R and +R discs I burned (using Verbatim media and a Plextor burner). After about 10 seconds frozen, it would resume.

JVC has a free firmware update you can download which fixes this problem (hanging at chapter changes). You burn it to a CD-R and it's simple to update the player. It fixed the problem for me. It's at:

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This firmware fix moved this player from 2 stars to 4 for me.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars JVC XVN410 DVD Player, August 2, 2004

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Bill "deepak" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC XVN410BK Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Black (Electronics)

I was initially pleased with this product, it was a simple hook up,and Consumer Reports gives it high marks. Unfortunately many of these players freeze up during play, and this happens every 8-10 minutes. I returned the player to Video Only, and they exchanged it for another of the same model. Imagine my dismay when this unit also froze up every 8-10 minutes. Upon returning the second unit, I was told that "freezing up" was a known problem with this player. Unfortunately the store refused to issue a refund, even though they had been aware of the freezing problem for some time.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Keep Looking, January 19, 2005

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Mr. E (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JVC XVN410BK Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Black (Electronics)

I purchased this unit to replace my Panasonic S35 which just died after about 15 months. I am in a bind since finding a DVD player these days with an optical output for connection to my home theater receiver was proving difficult. The JVC was one of the few units still currently produced on the market which does offer this feature.

Overall, the picture quality seemed grainy compared to the Panasonic and previous Sony unit that I owned. The blue light across the door is cheesy and the DVD door itself is very fragile and flimsy. It played scratched DVD's and DVD-Rs without any problems. However, a DVD that my kids installed with some fingerprints on the disc froze and the door would not open until I unplugged the unit. Lastly, the player would freeze for a second or two when changing to the next scene periodically during the movie.

Considering the price of the JVC player compared to other brands available on the market, you can do better than this one. I'm taking mine back after only owning it for two days.