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 | Title : JVC XV-S502SL Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Silver)
Author : JVC
Release Date : 20020507
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $199.99
Amazon.com Price : $139.94
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Editorial Reviews :
In the old days, only bottom-of-the-barrel DVD players came this cheap. DVD players have come a long way in a short time, though, and so have features. The slim, silvery XV-S502SL doesn't use much shelf space, but its benefits are huge: premium progressive-scan video outputs (for use with HD and HD-ready TVs), MP3 and JPEG disc compatibility, and a range of audio hookup and playback options. We found the XV-S502SL's slide-show feature one of its coolest. Be warned, though, that higher-resolution images take longer to load--up to 10 seconds on shots from a one-megapixel camera. But then, higher-resolution pics offer greater rewards when zooming: the unit takes you beyond 4x and 16x all the way to a blurry but amazing 1,024x. It also lets you reduce the image size to .125x.
A handy top-menu button zips you past the FBI warnings, previews, and other pre-menu annoyances written into many commercial DVDs. We were happy to be able to switch the audio format while playing (as from Dolby Digital to uncompressed PCM on a music video), an option some affordable players don't offer. The sound is great from the unit's 1-bit P.E.M. D.D. converter, which boasts 192 kHz/24-bit audio resolution. When playing an MP3 disc, the player displays the artists and song titles onscreen, simplifying navigation.
You get two digital-audio inputs (optical and coaxial), a stereo RCA analog output, and one each composite-video and S-video output. A set of component-video outputs feeds a DVD signal to a compatible TV. The unit comes with a remote control, two AA batteries, a user's manual, a component-video cable, a composite-video cable, and a stereo analog interconnect. --Michael Mikesell
Buyer Reviews :
My main reason for buying this player was its SVCD playback capability. I was making SVCDs of That 70s Show to start a little collection about a month before I bought this. I'd tested the SVCDs I was making on my friend's Apex player - where they all played perfectly. With this player, however, the video in the SVCDs was quite jumpy in any scene with a lot of action. The apex player, however, showed none of these problems. I reduced the quality of the movies, and then made new SVCDs that worked better, but as a result of reducing the quality, the video was worse than an old VCR tape. So, if you're looking for a player with good SVCD qualities, check out the Apex models...
As for DVDs, however, this player is great. It seems to produce a better picture than my old Toshiba. It also has component out, which is the best picture possible at this time. The choice of coax and optical digital outputs is also really good. This, and the slim design are the reasons I give it 4 stars.
For MP3s, playback is OK... but there's no Random choice, so you have to listen to your files in the order you put them on the disk. With lots of today's burning software, you'll end up with several songs by the same artist in a row due to the alphabetic sorting.
So, to sum it up:
PROS
-Great pictures
-Best video outputs (compenent)
-Video and Audio output choices (Coax, optical, etc.)
-Progressive Scan (if your TV is compatible)
CONS
-No random MP3 selection
-SVCD playback is sub-par
(by Matt)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Sleek DVD player with Direct Digital Progressive-Scan output for seamless, flicker-free display on HD or HD-ready TVs
* Plays DVD-Video, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, SVCD, JPEG, and MP3 formats
* Top Menu zips past previews and other barriers to movie watching
* Slide show feature scrolls through all images on a disc (up to 150 images per group or folder; up to 99 groups)
* Component-video, composite-video, and S-video outputs for compatibility with a range of TVs
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