Kenwood DV-5900M Multi-disc DVD Player

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by garyal

First release needs modification.

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 13, 2002
Pros: Faroudja line doubler outputs fantastic picture to HDTV, 400 +3 disks
Cons: Dive motor is LOUD, netnamer does not work for DVD, no alphabetical title listings.

Summary: Overview of reasons for purchasing the DV-5900M: I recently upgraded my home theatre system with a Panasonic 50" Plasma TV, a Denon 5803 receiver and Kef speakers. My primary operation is for home theatre, not music. With a 600+ DVD ... read more
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by holosys

Junk: disassembled to retrieve hundreds of trapped CD discs

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Nov 27, 2005
Pros: DVD collection of 400+ DVD's accessible via menu at touch of a few buttons.
Cons: DVD's are trapped in unit if malfunction occurs. Heat in unit "bakes" DVD's.

Summary: My rationale for buying the Kenwood Sovereign 400 CD jukebox (DV-5900M multi-disc DVD player) was to store my treasured DVD collection in a library accessible at the touch of a few buttons. Since I bought it in the early 2000's I have hardly ever used it ... read more
by whitey300

What a Nightmare!!!

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Dec 30, 2004
Pros: Large capacity Faroudja chip I liked the remote on-screen stuff.
Cons: Doesn't work. Tough to operate. Manual sucks! Noisy. Slow to find and play a disk.

Summary: WOW!! I have never written a review, but have had such problems with this Kenwood product, I feel compelled to put in my $0.02. The unit worked as it was supposed to ..... for about 8 months. Yes .. it was noisy, but not during movie playback. ... read more
by fearthedentist

Avoid this piece of junk

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Aug 28, 2004
Pros: good picture
Cons: too many to list

Summary: It's a shame to see a large and supposedly reputable company as Kenwood produce such a piece of s%#!. Where to start...The unit loads and reads disks VERY slowly, although it makes a LOT of noise in the process so at least you get the impression it's ... read more
by builtthebest

Sent it back after 3 days.

Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 31, 2003
Pros: Excellent picture, sound and quality.
Cons: Can not find Titles, software is terrible. NO customer service!

Summary: Great Picture and sound. No one will dispute the F chip in this unit is excellent. I was impressed ... read more
by marchiarullo

Necessary

Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 6, 2003
Pros: Awesome piece for electronics
Cons: Pricey

Summary: Ok, I saw this in a store once. THis thing is really high quality and has the convience of a 4 dvd change. If you've got money to spend, and won't go into serios debt buying this. Go for it. But for normal incomes forget. My DVD play costs 84 bucks ... read more
by markduer

Kenwood DV-5900m

Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 12, 2002
Pros: Excellent sound quality, very high end components
Cons: need to be patient when getting use to the remote

Summary: If your interested in buying this unit, I suggest that you contact Kenwood usa at: Kenwoodusa.com and call them! They have Kenwood outlet stores located all across the u.s. and the unit goes for 50% less than that of retail!!! ... read more
by capinchief

Kenwood DV-5900M by M.P.

Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 11, 2002
Pros: Great Sound and good picture. The titles for DVD video are easily input Via computer.
Cons: Slow loading, can only download cd titles via internet, need power to open door.

Summary: I have to admit that although I think there are some things I would change about this unit, overall I am very satisfied. I bought this unit because it was the only changer that I found with progressive scan, DVD Audio w/bass management, Faroudja ... read more
by richcookin

I RATE THIS PRODUCT AS GOOD

Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 25, 2002
Pros: THE CD SPACE AFFORDS ME NEEDED SPACE AND AVAILABILITY, AND I LIKE LAST PLAY MEMORY.
Cons: EXTREMELY SLOW, OVERPRICED, AND LACKS STANDARD CAPABILITIES.

Summary: I DEFINITELY WOULD'VE GOTTEN THE PIONEER ELITE BUT I LIKED THE FACT THAT THIS UNIT HAS 100 CD'S MORE SPACE, AND ESPECIALLY FOR JAZZ, I NEED LAST PLAY MEMORY. OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE TO SAY THE PRODUCT IS VERY SLOW, LACKS SIMPLE AND WHAT I DEEM ... read more
by jbva

Excellent in many ways, but beware the DTS bug

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 18, 2002
Pros: excellent Faruodja deinterlacer, 400 disc capacity, easy to access rental slots, many disc formats supported
Cons: DTS audio bug, no Kenwood customer service, flashing blue bar is annoying

Summary: The DV5900M is a promising CD/DVD jukebox with many desirable features. My favorites are the Faruodja deinterlacer (excellent, film-like image rendering), 400 disc capacity, 3 easy access slots (for DVD rentals/borrowed CDs etc), and support for almost ... read more
by boerewors

Your very own high performance Jukebox!!!

Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 6, 2002
Pros: 400+3DISK capacity,DVD-Audio playback, disk title/track name via internet, incredible picture and sound.
Cons: non-illuminated remote, problem playing medium scratched disks.

Summary: History: For the last 25+ years, I have always had one fault. Don't settle for second best when it comes to audio and video quality. At the age of 14, I installed high fidelity sound systems in friends' cars. Not to be loud and obnoxious ... read more
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by tomc12

Picture good; unreliable mechanics

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Feb 20, 2006
Pros: Sound and picture quality good
Cons: Poor quality mechanics

Summary: Sound and picture quality are good, but mechanics are poor. Transport mechanism is slow and noisy; tracking is sporadic-frequently get a message that it can't play the disc, but if flip the disc back and forth, then it will generally play. After 6
by roncorr

A happy user after long setup process

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Nov 27, 2004
Pros: Great cd/dvd management hardware
Cons: setup challenging, no printable report of title, author by slot number of discs

Summary: I have been using the DV 5900 for over a month and I am very happy with it. Is it perfect, NO, but it really delivers a great deal of capability along with great sound and video in a package that can handle most of the CDs and DVDs I own. I have mine
by sayres441

Very Expensive Piece of JUNK - Stay AWAY from this....

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Oct 27, 2004
Pros: Holds 403 dvd/cd. Good picture quality.
Cons: Very Expensive, NOISY, SLOW, Old Technology, LOW QUALITY. Remote: Poor layout, crowded unlighted tiny buttons.

Summary: Originally purchased Kenwood's Sovereign DV-5900M because it holds 400+ DVDs and has decoders built in. Picture quality is quite good, but don't expect it to play all your DVDs. Frequently has problems reading DVDs, which you must take out of the
by richrd1953_dt3000

This unit is very feature...

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Feb 1, 2003
Summary: This unit is very feature laden and lives up to its billing. The DVD-Audio does not compete with aud
by cwbybr39_dt3000

Buy it if you want...

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Mar 3, 2002
Summary: Buy it if you want to finally organize your DVD collection and want to try DVD Audio sound. Make sur

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