JVC DRMV1S Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo , Silver
Be Afraid -- BE VERY AFRAID!
This machine just doesn't work!  The first unit we bought jammed up and froze the very first time we tried loading a VHS tape to watch!  We kept getting the word \\"loading\\" flashing in the front panel, and no other action.  The whole thing reminded me of a computer crash!  Unplugging the unit and plugging it back in did no good, so we took the unit back to where we bought it.  The sales representative was able to get my tape out for me, then insisted I send the unit into the JVC service center for repair and upgrade. I reminded him that this is a brand-new machine on which we just spent $379.00 the day before!  I was told, \\"that is what warranties are for.\\"  To make a long story short, I went to the store manager who replaced the defective unit with another brand-spanking new JVC DRMV1S.  However, after less than a week of use, the word \\"loading\\" flashed on the front panel of the new unit while everything else froze up, locking in another of my tapes and a half-recorded DVD.  I took the equipment back, and was offered yet another JVC DRMV1S as a replacement by the store manager.  Instead, I got our money back, then turned around and bought the Panasonic DMR-E75V.  Since then, I have been able to put all our home movies on DVD without a single hitch, glitch, problem or concern -- the picture and sound quality resulting from that Panasonic are GREAT!  The Panasonic was also able to erase the portion of the DVD that the JVC messed up, so I was able to use the rest of that disc for dubbing!     I went back to the store 2 weeks after the last incident and saw they had a whole pallet full of JVC DRMV1S on sale for $99.00 each.  I wondered at the time how many people will be made angry even at that price!  Over a week later, pratically all the units were still sitting on that pallet!  Evidently, word-of-mouth got out on this loser and folks are staying away in droves.  I suggest you do the same!    I went to the JVC website and the company knows this \\"loading\\" freeze problem exists.  Even on their site, they suggest returning your unit to one of their service centers for repair and upgrade.  Why would anyone expect a customer to buy something brand new, then expect them to send it somewhere else to be fixed before they can use it?  Why doesn't JVC just recall this garbage and apologize to their customers?  I also now wonder why stores still carry it based on the reviews here.      Due to this incident, and because of problems other folks and I have had with previous JVC products in the past, I intend to never buy JVC again.  Wish I could give this item zero stars.