JVC Home JVC XVBP1 Blu-ray Disc Player
- DVD 1080/24p Playback
- BD Profile 2.0
- HDMI with x.v.Color(TM)/Deep Color
- Dolby Digital /Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Decoding
- BD-Live Ready
Product DescriptionThe new JVC XV-BP1 is a truly versatile high definition player, offering playback of high definition Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD camcorders, including t. . . . .
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December 19th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I like JVC products inspite of the fact that they don’t seem to last very long. I’ve had three of their basic dvd players thus far and I have one of their digital TVs. Clearly I like the picture quality of their products.
So when I went blu-ray I bought this player. I like it, I like the quick load times and the picture looks great. I am not, however, impressed with the sound. On my JVC digital TV I’ve had to re-adjust the sound level to 25 where before with a basic dvd player it was 15.
The sound is clear and definite but the volume must be adjusted up. The digital that I own the level limit is 50. I primarily listen to my discs at 25 or 30. This will go into huge consideration when I up grade and most likely not with another JVC.
Good sound quality is just as important as picture quality.
Rating: 3 / 5
December 19th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
I really haven’t had an opportunity to watch a blue-ray movie, but other dvd’s work just fine.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 20th, 2009 at 1:25 am
It works great and covers all the media I currently use, and has more
media sources if I get into making some videos myself.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 20th, 2009 at 1:42 am
Brilliant! My top-of-the-line ([. . . ] special) sony blu-ray player doesn’t even play Mp3 – yet alone Divx, Xvid, h. 264, MKV, Mpeg-4 etc. . . What a disappointment that electronics manufacturers seem to be decreasing the availability of file formats on their players.
JVC to the rescue! A quick search at videohelp(dot)com shows that this player and this player alone is (user verified as) capable of playing all the formats they list, including WMA and JPG, as well as from USB and all the recordable formats such as blu-ray dual layer discs(currently $25 each for a 50GB blank disk – ouch).
For some reason this awesome compatibility isn’t touted in the product description but I think it should be. I don’t even own the product but it took me an hour to find what I was looking for so here you go.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 20th, 2009 at 2:00 am
All I can say about this amazing BD player is Wow! When I was originally shopping for BD players I was looking at brands like Sony and LG. I went to Amazon’s website to make my purchase figuring that I would get the best price. That’s when I luckily came across this JVC XV-BP1 player and noticed that it was getting extraordinary reviews. I went to my local Best Buy and other local electronics retailers and was surprised when I didn’t see it offered for sale. As a matter of fact I couldn’t locate it at any brick and mortar store, which left me skeptical about its quality. I am one who likes to touch and feel something before I buy it. Anyway, I was led back to this player’s reviews and knowing that Amazon has a reputable return policy I figured I had nothing to lose except the return shipping cost.
This player had everything I was looking for. In addition to the button layout on the remote all of its main controls (Eject, Play, Stop, Pause, FFWD and RWND) are also found on its front display. This is great for me, since I have three children ages 3 to 5 that like to load and unload their own movies. They can easily work the front panel buttons themselves whereas they have trouble using a remote. I also like the fact that the disk tray is separate versus the whole front of the display having to fold down to access the disc tray as you see on most Sony and other brand name BD players. My kids would tear off those front panels in no time. I feel very confident having my kids load and unload discs with the JVC. This player has a nice solid feel and heft to it and the disc tray is well built and not flimsy.
Some people have complained about the bright blue LED panel lights on this player. In all honesty, this initially was probably my only concern. Now that the JVC is hooked up and sitting just below my 46″ Samsung HDTV on the center shelf I can tell you that it is a non-issue. The lights are bright, but not overwhelming. I have been watching Blu-ray movies at night and the JVC’s lights have never been distracting or have taken away from my HDTV, even though they are within view. As a matter of fact, if we are watching kids’ movies it is easy for the kids to see the buttons, so that they could eject, load and play their own movies. I think that the front panel lights on this player are what gives it its character and separates its design from its competition. As I have already stated the JVC is solid and very attractive in its design. It appears and feels very well built.
From initial loading to playback this player is extremely fast. I would equate it to the speed of any standard DVD player. In comparison to my brother’s Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray player (the same model I was initially looking to buy) this JVC loads and plays in about half the time it takes his player. So far this player has been able to play any DVD I have loaded into it and it has played the few Blu-ray movies that I own so far without any problems. I didn’t know what upscaling was until we started watching some of our old DVD movies. This player brings DVD movies into new life making the picture more vibrant and more exciting to watch. I’m not sure how you can take something that already exists in a format and make it look better, but this player certainly does it and it does it well. The Blu-ray movies are incredible; watching Angels and Demons in Blu-ray was like being in Vatican City. The blacks are rich and the colors are vibrant on our Samsung HDTV. Even the sound that this player reproduces is fantastic. You could hear every single detail. This player also plays all of our CD’s and MP3 discs without any problems. Insert a flash drive into the front USB port and instantly start viewing your saved family photos and movies on your television. The JVC’s user menu interface is user friendly and its remote control is nice and solid with plenty of buttons and functions.
As others have already mentioned you can pause a movie and this player will not time out. You will be able continue the movie right where you had left off, unlike many players where you would have to start all over from the beginning and fast forward/skip to where you had left off. It may not seem like a big deal, but try having to do it once or twice while you are watching a good movie.
All in all this was one of my best electronic purchases in a while. I am very pleased with its quality and performance. Thanks to the previous reviews I was able to make a sound decision. I felt the need to add my own review to the mix, so that others could also buy with confidence.
P. S. This player does not come with an HDMI cable. I purchased the MediaBridge 6 foot HDMI cables for $9. 99 each from Amazon. I bought three sets, one for each of my components. Oh my God. . . they are a terrific value! Do yourselves a favor and do not spend $40. 00 and upward for big name HDMI cables that add nothing but extra cost to your purchase. The MediaBridge cables are solid and well made. They work flawlessly with this Blu-ray player, my cable box and Xbox 360.
Rating: 5 / 5