JVC XV-S500 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Best DVD-MP3 player to date (June 6, 2002)
The previous review discusses about the picture quality. Here I adds on the MP3 part.<br />It is very hard to find (I can't find one) an MP3 player that is designed specifically for a home entertainment system. As a result, I look for a DVD player that can play the MP3 the best. I brought a CD-R MP3 disk to Best Buy and test every compatible DVD player there. I found that this JVC XVS500 is the best, mainly it allows you to play the whole disk or just a directory. You can navigate from directory to directory and also from song to song. However, the display on the DVD shows only the numerical order-no text. All text info are displayed on the TV monitor. The sound is very good.<br />Two things that make it 4 stars rather than 5:<BR>1) To change from directory to directory, one must use the remote. It would be nice if the player also has bottons for this purpose.<br />2) The Display on the DVD is too bright and the font is not &quot;pleasant&quot; to the eyes.<br />Furthermore, if the directory name and song name are also shown on the DVD displayed, it would give it 6 stars.