JVC HRXVC12S Progressive Scan DVD Player and VCR Combo

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 16.9 x 3.1 inches ; 8.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015IOU8O
• Item model number: HRXVC12S
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #639 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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  #2 in	Electronics > Televisions & Video > Disc Players & Recorders > DVD-VCR Combos
  #2 in	Electronics > Televisions & Video > VCRs > VCR-DVD Combinations

• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 6, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

For those who want the convenience of DVD and VHS playback in a single unit, JVC offers the HR-XVC12S DVD/VCR combo. For recording TV programs to VHS, the deck includes JVC's Timer Link, a quick and easy solution for recording TV programs by connecting to a cable or satellite set-top box using an AV cable. The user selects the desired program using the set-top box electronic program guide and timer function. JVC's Timer Link feature senses the signal, automatically powers up the recorder and begins recording. Recording automatically stops and the recorder shuts off when the program ends. JVC research shows that the vast majority of set-top boxes come equipped with a timer. Other HR-XVC12S features include multi DVD (-R/RW and +R/RW) and JPEG playback, a coaxial digital output and AV analog input.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's JVC! The Victor Company of Japan!!!, February 24, 2009

By	H. WAN "Swan" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who never had a chance to own one of JVC's products, they will never be disappointed after owning one like this JVC DVD/VHS combo!
You just can't make it simpler in terms of usage and control and best of all--its affordable price!!
It's extemely durable even under rough use!
JVC a.k.a. Victor is a dependable brand!! Highly Recommended!!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solidly built, September 5, 2009

By	The Grumpy Hacker (Milwaukee - Top 5000 Reviewer!) - See all my reviews

First let me say the only reason I bought this was because I wanted a silver DVD/VCR combo that wasn't "cheap" like a Sylvania from Kmart. There are over a dozen black combo units out there today but it's surprisingly hard to find them in any other finish. The first one I tried was a Philips but it turned out to be plasticky, flimsy and too shallow to sit my DVR on top of it. This JVC looks and feels solidly built--heavy, with a metal case over 10 inches deep, on top of which my Explorer 8300HDC DVR fits nicely. My only complaints are that it lacks optical digital audio output (it just has coaxial, like everything else in this price range) and the color is darker than my DVR (and darker than the Philips unit it replaced). The color does, however, match my LG TV (LG 30FS4D / 30FS4D / 30FS4D 30 Super Slim Direct View Integrated HDTV).

If you don't mind black you can probably do better than this JVC (which also comes in black), but if you're looking for silver (and not second-hand), and you don't need a tuner or DVD recording features, this is probably the best available without paying 50% more.

21 of 28 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

By	Tony Polito (Greenville, North Carolina) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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 !!!