Our review:Item Description:This overachieving JVC gives movie and music lovers a tasty blend of performance, convenience, versatility and dependability. JVC XV-S40 has an easy-to-navigate on-screen menus, with features like Digest. Digest shows the first scene in each of nine DVD chapters in a 3 x 3 grid. Optical and coaxial digital outputs are provided to connect to a Dolby Digital receiver. If you don't have surround sound yet, 3D-Phonic creates a virtual surround effect from just two speakers. The handy Zoom function enlarges the image to make it easy to study a scene.
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Buyer Testimonials
Average Buyer's Review:
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Pure JUNK
I had this piece of junk for three months and it wouldn't work. I took it to the local authrorized repair shop and they told me it would cost $... to be fixed, it needed a new lazer. Labor not included in warrantee.
Got it home still didn't work. Contacted JVC who gave me a secret reset code to fix the problem. STILL DOESN'T WORK.
Ended up cost me $... for a piece of junk.
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Buyer's review: 
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Nice unit, but mine broke after less than a year
I really liked this unit when I purchased it. Especially with all of the different formats that it will read. However, in the last month or so, the unit has begun to freeze at random points on almost any DVD I use. The only way to "un-freeze" it is to literally unplug the unit. This usually occurs 30 minutes to an hour into the DVD. I originally though it may have to do with the heat generated by the unit and the rest of the A/V equipment, but even after I moved it out of the cabinet and into a well ventilated area, it still freezes. The unit did not seem warm to the touch either. I used to be a diehard JVC fan, but after this issue and issues I had with my JVC A/V receiver, I have switched to Onkyo and Sony. Good luck!
Buyer's review: 
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Not bad at all
This is a great DVD player. It has everything you need, at a price you can't beat. It's such a good buy. It's easy to set up and easy to use. A great first DVD player for anyone who is thinking of getting a DVD player. I wouldn't use it on my HDTV home theater, but if you just want something simple that looks great, this is the one. It has good sound and picture for the price. Haven't had any problems with it, what can I say I love it. It was cool.
Big Truck
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Didn't find it up to standards...
I'm returning mine because of two reasons:
1. There is a very slight pause when playing movies. It's only about 1/2 to 1 second, but it's annoying.
2. (this is why I'm returning it) after I used the 60x fast forward, then hit play, it played just faster than normal. It worked ok when I turned the unit off then on again. Problem is that I shouldn't have to do this.
Yes, these are minor things, but these are the things I wish I would have known before I dropped 2 bills for it.
Buyer's review: 
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JVC DVD Player under $)? You bet, and it's GREAT!!!
...I have to say I'm pleased with this unit is and under statement...it's sleek and a handsome unit. The remote (which lets face it...to us guys will be held more then our spouses) is comfortable and easy to read (again for us guys) and easy to use (a major plus) and handles the unit great. The picture is nothing less then Fantastic with a 'THEATER POSITION' buyton on the remote to change the visual settings and it does a great job of setting he mood for some pictures...you don't want Shrek and Hannibal on the same playing field. Then you have the sound quailty which again is top notch, and also has different settings called '3D PHONICS' which emulates a home theater sound on a 2 speaker TV...and it too works quite well. Overall if you are looking to buy and you can skip past the savings of a APEX, MINTECH, or any of the other cheaper brands, pony up a little extra and spend it on a unit that will last you years to come. So all in all Great Unit that screams for a Home Theater System....and you wont regret spending the extra ($) on. Thanks!