JVC XV-523 DVD Player

Pros: Watch CD discs or play audio CD discs
Cons: Building my confidence with a JVC

I wanted simplicity in a DVD player. A player that is simple to operate with a simple price. I found both when I purchased JVC’s XV-523GD DVD player.

I had been wanting a DVD player for well over a year, but I knew I could live...

Pros: Plays CD-R and CD-RW, inexpensive, good picture and sound, looks nice, shuttle control
Cons: Remote

JVC XV-523GD can play CD-R and CD-RW discs in addition to regular DVD-Video, Video CD and CD-Audio. Not all players on the market do that, so if you mix your own CDs (or burn Video CD) or plan to do so, you might consider this model or other...

Pros: see review
Cons: see review

I had been looking for a reasonable priced DVD player since around Christmas. I went to many stores, but because of the after Christmas sales all the players were sold out so I did a little research on DVD players and which ones were...

Pros: Complete set of audio and video outputs. Jog-shuttle on player. Plays CD-R's.
Cons: Picture loses some detail in very dark areas of image.

The JVC XV-523GD plays CD-R's as well as DVD's and regular CD's. It also has a good array of outputs, including just about every output jack except for analog 5.1-channel (it doesn't have an internal digital surround-sound decoder, so it would have no...

Pros: CD-R Support, nice aesthetics, good bang for the buck
Cons: Bit of a learning curve, ugly menus

I bought a Sony DVP-S360, and thought I had fallen in love... until I found one glaring problem. Sony's DVD players don't read CD-R's in any form or fashion due to their current laser technology, and aren't using them in any DVD players until the release...

Pros: Great price for a terrific product, JVC=Quality
Cons: Universal remote not so universal but who cares?

Wow! At last I'm in pace with technology at home. I have to admit it: I loved my VCR way too much to even consider having a DVD. I just considered "normal" to rent a video, use a cleaner for the heads, push 'Play', view the movie, and rewinding it to...

Pros: All the best features at a great price.
Cons: Slightly slower when accessing DVD menus.

I received this player recently as a gift. Though I have seen and used many DVD players, this one is the first I've actually owned.

Aesthetics:

As you can see from the picture, this player is not the plain black plastic and painted...

Pros: Flashy silver color, plays Video CDs, Component outputs, decent remote, great picture.
Cons: 3-D Phonic is useless, remote needs to get rid of "shift" button.

Nope, not kidding. This silvery shiny wonder from JVC is one of the best investments that I've ever made. This DVD player plays everything short of minidiscs, including Video CD's, DVD's, Audio CD's, CD-R, and CD-RWs. I've owned it for a year and a...

Pros: Fairly inexpensive, plays CD-Rs, and you have to admit you like the color
Cons: The picture quality is only a little above average

Recently I purchased the JVC XV-523GD DVD player and I have to admit I am mostly pleased. It took me a long time to buy a DVD player because I spent forever researching every player I came across. Finally I decided on the JVC XV-523GD DVD player...

Pros: Picture and Sound are great
Cons: Noisy motor, and gold casing

Recently I got a Toshiba Flat screen television/VCR combo in my room, and decided that to enjoy it to the fullest extent, I would need a DVD player to go along with it. After shopping around at the local electronics stores, the salesman at PC Richards...

Pros: Nice color, works well
Cons: Doesn't work with all TVs

I bought this DVD player recently and had done my research. I read all of the reviews on amazon, but I have a friend who works in electronics and claims that it is really good and one of their best sellers. When I first hooked it up, it worked great. The...

Pros: AMAZING, it does EVERYTHING the BEST... also, it plays CDR and CDRW flawlessly!!!
Cons: I don't have the money to get a better TV and SOUND SYSTEM... so all the features arn't being used!!!

Before purchasing my JVC XV-523GD I did TONS of research... here's what I found:

when shopping through practically every brand of DVD player under 400 dollars I came down to 4 favorites

JVC XV-523GD
Panasonic DVD-RV30...

Pros: Great DVD player. Plays CDR and CDRW. Inexpensive
Cons: Ugly color

This is a quality DVD player, especially for the price. If you are not to concerned about having the top of the line DVD and dont need a 5 disc changer(who really watches 5 movies in a row?) than this is the player for you. It can play CD-r's and...

Pros: Sleek, 3D-Phonic, 2X Zoom feature
Cons: none that I'm aware of yet......

The new JVC XV-523 DVD / CD player is wrapped in a sleek and fashionable looking champagne color. That's just the outside. The inside is set up so that there is no interference what-so-ever. The power supply, and analog audio and video circuits are kept...

Pros: Picture, sound, plays every format except MP3
Cons: remote, light weight

This is a nice DVD/CD/CDR/CD-RW player for the money. I purchased my version from Sears Canada and the same model has a different name and colour (yes there really is supposed to be a u in color!)

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