JVC XVS60BK Progressive Scan DVD/CD/MP3 Player,Black
Buyer beware!
(21 February 2002) This DVD was purchased on 17 October 2001, and it has yet to be made to operate in a satisfactory manner.  The mistake I made was not sending it back after it was found not to work out of the box.<br />Apparently, only one of the two video outputs (composite and component) is active at a time with the proper video.  And which one is active depends on whether or not the progressive mode is active.  Coming from the inactive video port is a screen that says something about upgrading software or installing an upgrade.<br />Presumably, the component video output can only provide the proper video when the unit is in the progressive mode.  I have been able to make this happen only once, and subsequent attempts of pushing the arcanely-labeled VFP button on the remote control unit have not been successful in placing the unit in the progressive mode.  As late as 20 February 2002, the unit is now producing this weird upgrading or installing software screen on the composite video output while not in the progressive mode--exactly opposite to what the manual indicates will be the case.<br />A call to the JVC service center back in November 2001 with a description of this upgrading or installing software screen got the response that they had never heard of this before, and they had no idea what was happening.  They advised going through a reset procedure that they provided.  Once this was done, the unit behaved the same way as before. <br />Another annoying thing about this DVD is that once the tray open/close is selected and the disk is removed, the response to pushing the open/close button is one of two: either it does nothing and the tray stays open or the tray closes and then in a few seconds reopens!<br />The unit was taken in November 2001 to one so-called JVC factory authorized repair center, Lakewood Stereo in Lakewood, New Jersey, where they kept it until February 2002.  It continues to malfunction.<br />The bottom line is this:  If you buy this product, or apparently any JVC product, and your unit has a problem, you will be on your own.  You will not be able to get any useful service support from the JVC web site, the JVC service telephone number, nor any useful factory-authorized service. Your money will simply be gone with no satisfaction from your purchase.