JVC XV-D723GD Progressive-Scan DVD Player, Gold

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AY8P
• Item model number: XVD723GD
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #189,669 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

DVD-audio offers the 192kHz/24-bit format for the highest fidelity consumers have ever experienced. To make its DVD player compatible with high quality audio systems, JVC developed a new version of its 1-bit P.E.M. D/D (Pulse Edge Modulation Differential-Linearity-Errorless D/A) converter. This converter is touted by media reviewers and audiophiles as one of the most accurate and musical 1-bit D/A converters available. An improved noise shaper (VANS) is compatible with DVD's superfidelity format. As a result, the XV-D723 boasts an extra-wide 108 dB dynamic range.

The JVC DVD player's picture quality is also exceptional. Pictures on DVDs are normally recorded in 24 frame-per-second format, as on film. When they are played back on a conventional interlaced screen, images can flicker or blur. But JVC's direct progressive scan turns the 24 fps format directly into the 60 fps format for display on TV with no intervening steps. The result is high-resolution images that are stable and sharp.

Moreover, the high-speed 54 MHz video D/A converter oversamples the progressive scan pictures to ensure truer-to-the-original images with minimum loss. The VFP (Video Fine Processor) enables balanced sharpness and noise-reduction effects. And component-video outputs deliver the most accurate colors and optimum balance.

In terms of versatility, the XV-D723 comes complete with Dolby Digital/DTS decoders for compatibility with the latest home theater sound systems. Complete the system with a 5.1-channel speaker system and a receiver setup, and the best performance in home theater is yours.

A user-friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface) eases operations with onscreen setting and adjustment. The Digest, Zoom, Angle, and Strobe functions make the XV-D723 fun to use. A multibrand remote control with shuttle dial lets you operate TVs from other makers, as well as from JVC.

Finally, the power supply, digital, and analog sections are physically separated throughout to minimize interference and degradation of both audio and video signals.

The player comes with a remote control, audio-video cables, S-video cables, and is covered by a warranty of one-year on parts and 90 days on labor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

83 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DVD for 16X9, May 14, 2001

By	Sherwood Peterson (Westminster, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I own 3 DVD players. A Toshiba SD-3109, a Pioneer DV-434 and this JVC XV-D723GD. This is by far the most functional DVD I've ever own. I agree with all the words spoken of by the Editor's Review. I can add a little more input by saying that I have the JVC XV-D723GD on my 1999 model Elite (Pioneer) 65" Widescreen High Definition TV. The JVC DVD player replaced my Toshiba.

The audio is better than the Toshiba. I am a audiophile however, my wife and mother are not who also noticed a difference as they mentioned it first to me before I commented on it. I liked the five analog connections for the audio in the back and the player translated the audio with theater like fidelity. I have a 5 speaker setup (2 front, 2 rear, 1 center) but no subwoofer attached to a pretty decent Onkyo Receiver you can find today for around $.... My Toshiba wasn't bad with the audio setup, but I had to disperse the sound in all five speaker to get the clarity I wanted in contrast with a true 5 speaker setup. On the JVC, I just needed to set the speakers in the menu in expert mode (easier than you think and explained in the manual) and the focus of the Center speaker meshing with the front & rear speakers became as good as if I was sitting in a new AMC Theater. One thing I did not like is that if I put in a pair of head phones to my receiver, the player didn't adjust to "headphones" but stayed on a 5 speaker setup. This made voices and sound to distant and indiscernible. I had to stop the DVD, go to setup and change audio to 2 speakers, then restart with scene selection on the DVD movie.

The Video quality are the best colors I've seen on DVD. In fact, with "progressive scan" on (you must use the three Composite Video Cables *not* provided in the retail box on a Widescreen TV to get "progressive scan"), the picture got rid of all the "jaggies" (round shapes that are not smooth looking on the screen). For instance, the movie Mulan shows many "jaggies" clearly seen on many of the characters shoulders and heads when "progressive scan" is not used. The JVC XV-D723GD removed these to be not visible nearly all the time. The fidelity is so clear, it took me several hours to get used to the blacks or shaded scene shots. It took the clarity of this JVC DVD player to notice that some movies are more gray scaled in black. Mulan for instanced is much more shaded in it's blacks than Tarzan (Disney). I thought it was foggy at first, but it became apparent that it only had this affect on me on the more faded black and shaded movies. A good contrast on this point for me to tests this was with the movie "X men" (excellent brilliant blacks and shades) and the movie "Finding Forrester" (very gray scaled blacks and shades). After putting in over 20 different types of DVDs it became apparent that it pick up the Blacks "more true" than the Toshiba did. The only drawback I have not like on the JVC XV-D723GD is that the player takes over my Elite Widescreen TV. After setting the control of the DVD menu to see a "16X9 auto" display, it would play a "standard format" or 1:33 to only show up in "Full" mode on my TV. For those without experience with a 16X9 TV, this means people and objects on the screen become a little oval due to the wider screen. We remedy this by changing the TV mode to "Natural Wide" however the DVD would lock me out from doing this task on my Widescreen TV. I simply set the DVD control panel to see a 16X9 normal (or fixed) Display and the standard format or 1:33 DVD movies would play with black bars on both horizontal sides instead of top and bottom. No biggie to me on a 65" widescreen, but it may bother some for various reasons which is why I am pointed it out.

The remote is very well thought out in "terminology", colors and grip, however, it is small. On my Toshiba DVD, the buttons were far enough apart with infrequent buttons hidden in a slider compartment. This meant that in a dark room, I could just grab the controller and easily learned to feel my way to the "pause", "enter", "play", "next" "menu" or "stop" buttons. The remote on the JVC player is not like that at all. I don't believe I can master this remote in the dark, but will have to turn on the lights most times when trying those task. On a good note, the "round speed dial" is big enough to grab the remote quickly in order to back track (for those, "what did he say moments" in a movie) simply by turning the dial. This feature will act like a VCR's forward or backtrack.

OK then, to rap up, everything worked for me out of the box and I am thoroughly delighted with this product. I can live with the minor flaws that are happening with my personal home audio/video system as they really don't get in my way enough to bring much frustration to me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars JVC review, November 12, 2001

By	Chris Kane (Reading, PA USA) - See all my reviews

I've been using this unit after purchasing it from a Best Buy store for 200.00(customer return) and am pleased with both the picture quality(S-VHS output only) and the audio quality-optical inputs for surround and Audioquest Topaz for 5.1 outputs into a Sony DA 333 ES reciever w/Audio Physic Virgo(mains) and Alesis studio monitors for center and surrounds. I purchased Bela Fleck's 'Planet" DVD-audio and was impressed with the spatial depth and breadth of the recording. Individual breaths of the performers could be heard and the noise floor was well below the perception of my feeble hearing. If anyone has any recommendations to some quality disks, please inform...

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Laser went out on mine . . . customer service is HORRIBLE!!!, November 28, 2001

By	G. Kesler "rktect29" (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

nice player for about 3 months then dvd's stopped playing. player was under parts warranty but just out of labor - so brand new laser cost me (for) labor and the part (...) was jvc's responsibility. they've had it now for 2 weeks, and no sign of getting it back soon. their customer support is terrible. i've been transferred and referred to 3 different locations, all of which knew absolutely nothing about the problem. i finally got to a customer service representative manager who is supposedly rushing the player through service. my daughter is about to have a cow since she can't watch her shrek dvd . . .

i have no idea about other companies (sony, panasonic, toshiba, etc.) customer support, but i should've waited until outlaw audio releases their dvd player (the best customer service in the business!)