Buggy product  - but JVC extends the warranty
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These units have a well documented "Loading Bug" problem.  Search videohelp.com or avsforum.com to verify.  After as little as a few days, the "Loading" message flashes on screen intermittently, each time wiping the disk clean.  The frequency increases until the unit is unusable.

My Loading Bug started at 8 weeks.  It was repaired under warranty, but the bug is back at 13 weeks, just past the 90 day warranty period and the JVC service facility's 30 day repair guarantee.  It takes 1.5 hours of labor at $90 per hour to fix the Loading Bug.  JVC told me, however, they would re-fix the unit as a "courtesy."

Incidentally, JVC offers extended warranties for its products on its website.  I tried to purchase an extended warranty for the DR-M10S, but JVC doesn't even offer one for this model.

UPDATE 02/16/05:  JVC now offers to fix this model free of charge, apparently even after the warranty expiration.  See the FAQ page on JVC's website.
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The player itself was great until it died, luckily within the 1-year warranty period.  My greatest concern of the Wi-Fi was it's ability to maintain a connection to my network (I have experienced issues with other video products).  This unit had no issues.  It produced a great picture, has a very intuitive user interface, and nice remote.  Exactly one month before the warranty expired, the unit began to intermittently drop the video.  The TV screen would flash green, then go black.  It usually lasted for 3-4 seconds, but occasionally required a power-cycle to restore the video.  I spent a half hour on the phone with Sony tech support trying to resolve the issue without success.  Tech support was unable to process a warrenty claim so I was referred to another number to initiate that process.  It was a PAINFUL process.  The agent had poor English skills and a very thick accent, making it virtually impossible to understand him.  After 30 minutes, I hung up, called back, and spoke to a different person who I could better communicate with.  The issue has yet to be resolved, as I was advised that I would receive an email within 48 hours confirming the warranty claim.  I have several Sony products and this is the second time I have had a warranty claim.  The first was for a 3-month old TV a few years ago.  That experience was not as bad as this one.  Based on the problems and frustration I experienced with this claim, I seriously doubt I will continue to purchase Sony products.  Based on my experiences, the Samsung warranty claim process flows much better.
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I have wanted this unit for so long.  The VCR WILL NOT TRACK.  No matter how much you try to correct it , you are wasting your time.  If you take out the tape and put it back in so it can supposedly "fix" the tracking - it goes in fast forward - if you speak chipmunk you might can understand it.  The picture is dark and "snows" a lot and always a white line across the bottom.  How am I supposed to transfer VHS tapes  when it can't even play one . Yes- using brand new VHS tapes.  You people that love yours - you got lucky !!  Very upset with JVC - I have all JVC equipment and it has all been the best.  Don't know what happened with this unit.
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I recommend buyers look at the Amazon reviews for defunct JVC VHS/DVD
dual deck products before they purchase any current dual deck model.
They have a proven history of extremely poor build quality. JVC keeps
rapidly changing model numbers, which makes this more difficult for
the consumer to discover. However they all look very similar with
only slight cosmetic differences.

Search on these item numbers and see for yourself:

JVC SR-MV40US

* Built Defective, I bought and returned three of these units (12/2007)
* Faulty DVD Drive is a known inevitable problem on every unit (11/2007)
* Worked well while it worked (10/2007)
* Disk Error on most discs after 5 months of owning the unit (08/2007)
* No luck with this (06/2007)
* Problem unit (05/2007)

JVC HRXVC27U (5 1-stars out of 8)

* 1yr and 1/2 and it died (02/2005)
* Worst home electronic device I've ever owned (03/2006)
* Barely outlived the warranty (10/2005)
* the J must stand for Junk (05/2005)

JVC DRMV5S (8 1-stars out of 16)

* Do Not Buy The JVC DRMV5S DVD ... (09.2007)
* JVC DRMV5S is defective! (03/2007)
* Total Junk and they Know it ! (12/2006)
* There's got to be something better (03/2006)
* JVC should be ashamed! (01/2006)
* Died after two weeks (10/2005)

A search on "Jvc Hi-fi Vcr/DVD Combo" search yields the following models:

JVC HRXVC29S

* I had the unit for under a year, and one day ... it just froze (04/2006)
* What a disapointment after only 2 years (03/2006)

JVC HRXVC15S (1 1-star, 1 2-star out of 2 reviews)

* Factory Defect....Look Elsewhere (09/2007)

Here are some model numbers that WILL NOT come up on a search but CAN be
accessed by working through "see all of my reviews"

JVC DRMV1S (>>> FIFTY-TWO <<<< 1-stars out of 63 reviews)

* Worst purchase decision ever!! (11/2007)
* Unit has never been right (10/2007)
* total piece of junk!!!!!! (02/2007)
* Nothing But Trouble (07/2006)
* poor reliability (10/2006)
* Don't buy the JVC DRMV1S (01/2006)
* What a piece of junk!!! (01/2006)
* Avoid this unit or you WILL be sorry (01/2006)
* Total loss (01/2006)
* Worst piece of electronics I've ever seen (12/2005)
* Possessed by Demons (10/2005)
* For the sake of your sanity, do not buy this!!!!! (12/2005)
... it just goes on and on.

JVC HR-XVC20U (10 1-stars out of 19 reviews)

* Very disappointed - Not a good buy (10/2004)
* I will never buy a JVC product again (07/2004)
* In the shop (05/2004)
* DON'T BUY IT!! (05/2004)
* Pathetic (05/2004)
* I bought it in october of 2003 - going bad in april 2004
* Do not buy this unit! (04/200)
* A regrettable purchase (02/2004)

JVC HRXVC26U (6 1-stars out of 14 reviews)

* Awful (08/2007)
* 2 Units same problem ... freezing (09/2004)

JVC HRXVS44U (6 1 or 2-stars out of 10 reviews)

* VCR drive died after one year (10/2004)
* Third straight reviewer to have a problem (01/2005)
* This is junk...avoid (09/2004)
* Durability is questionable, after 9 months ... (05/2004)
* unit was terrible out of the box (12/2003)

JVC HR-XVC33U (5 reviews out of 10 3-stars or less)

* Returned Item (03/2004)
* Problems from the start (02/2004)
* I am on my third one and it's going bad too (12/2003)

JVC HRXVC16B (3 1-stars out of 3 reviews)

* I'll never buy another JVC product again. A month after ... (04/2007)

Buyer Beware !!!
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Sometimes it is more instructive to look at what does not work as to look at what works.  Such is the case with this system.  What does not work is the wireless Internet connection.  That problem led me to the following:

1.  Contacting Panasonic Support via the Internet.  Surprisingly fast response and offer to assist.  Unfortunately, all of their suggestions still resulted in a failure of the unit to connect.  I should note that the first request I sent to them was around 11PM.  I did not expect to hear back for a couple of days.  To my surprise, 25 minutes later I had a response!  We continued exchanging e-mails as I tried their suggestions until almost 4AM!!!

2.  Once support decides that they cannot help you, they send you to a different location on their website.  This requires you to enter in all of the data again about your unit so that the site can determine if your product is covered or not.  You are warned that you MUST have a copy of the original purchase receipt for ANY service unless you want to pay for it.

3.  Once the site determines that your product is supported and that you are in warranty, you are told the following:

  A.  You must pay to return the product to them and you must insure it.  This is at YOUR expense!!!  If your product is indeed in warrantly and if you have included a valid receipt, they will pay for return postage.

  B.  Since this is not a high dollar item, they will NOT repair it and return it to you.  Instead, they will replace it with a factory repaired unit.  There is no guarantee that the unit will be the same color or even the same unit!!!  It will, however, have similar functionality.

  So, from all of this you learn that if the product is new, has a problem that needs to be fixed, and you return it to them for repair, you will pay approximately $35 to ship and insure it, they will replace it with a used item that has been repaired, and the item may or may not be the same as what you purchased.

  The take away from this is that you need to buy from a reputable place like Amazon who will replace a unit that is defective in the first 30 days.  You also figure out that if it fails after that the warranty is not worth the paper that it is written on and the unit is, in effect, a throw away.

  For what it is worth, the unit works just fine as long as you can provide it a wired Internet connection.  However, as others have noted, this unit does NOT support Amazon!!!  If you are only after Netflix and Youtube, or if you only want to watch Blue Ray disks, you should be fine.  For my money, I would look to Sony or another manufacturer.
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UPDATE: August 2012 -- I like the Flip Video now - my qualms still exist for this, but the video is so crisp, it more than makes up for the cons. And I've created some wonderful memories using it. Bumping up from 2 stars to 3 stars. It's simplicity and video-crispness makes up for the faults. Too bad Cisco isn't supporting it anymore.
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I received the Flip Video HD as wedding gift. I didn't get around to using until a month or two after getting, but I admit - it was a lot of fun. You can keep this pocket size camcorder in your pocket, take it out, and start shooting. It had crisp video and audio quality, and the selling point is the software where you can simply capture a "frame" and make it into a picture. The simplicity of the whole makes up for the fact there is no way to use a zoom on this thing.

Now the thing that kills the overall experience for me on this product is

A.) The battery - the rechargeable battery provided is just crap. Like an Ipod the default way to charge it is to plug it into a USB port. UNLIKE an Ipod, there is no proper indication of where the Flip is in terms of having the battery charged. At least not on the computer.

Now - Flip says you can check the LCD screen, but for me, the battery does not seem to be charging that well. It will get to say 80% or 90%, and then stop charging, and then without you realizing it, start losing power again. It's really strange. Googling around, I found others you have had issues on charging the battery.

B.) The Flip Software. I have Windows 7 Home Premium running on an iCore 3 with 4GB of ram. While the software works at times, at other times Windows pops up an error of something like "Closing down program" for Flipshare. --- For now, the solution I've found is uninstall and re-install the software -- needless to say, this is rather annoying.

Flip seems to be owned/developed by Cisco Systems. While generally a reliable name for networking products, I feel Cisco's foray here into "consumer products" is disappointing. This product is a good effort, but the software falls short of it being a long term user-friendly product.

With a kid on the way soon, I'll probably look into getting digital camera with video options from the likes of old reliables like Canon or Sony.

As for the Flip -- luckily it uses AA batteries, and I have my trusty old Radio Shack Rechargeable AA batteries lying around. Not sure if Flip will work well and last as long with a non-Cisco battery, but will give it a whirl and give an update here accordingly.

For now - if somebody is looking for an easy to use "camcorder" or video thingy - I'd get go back to the trusty old names -- the software for this product is just not ready.
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However, the audio drivers then became a problem, constantly clicking and making strange noises at any regular volume. After rolling the drivers back to more stable versions, the problems seemed to go away (for a while, there were still occasional issues, but the service window had expired, so I figured it wasn't worth the trouble).

Fast forward to today, not even 6 months later, the laptop is blue screening while watching youtube videos and coding on Eclipse. I've been taking good care of it, it has proper ventilation and cooling, I'm only using one second monitor, my security and os related software are all up to date, there is no trace of any malicious software on my computer, and yet, there are still audio issues, performance issues for older triple A titles, and now blue screening.

Though I probably can't get any compensation or reimbursement due to the fact that the laptop is only allowed service for three months after purchase, I highly advise staying away from this product and Tegra Tech, it's more trouble than it's worth.

Attached is a sample of the beeping (the mouse was stuttering as well, so I assume it was an issue with cpu)
I don't have a picture of the bluescreens, but they were pretty standard.
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Have had this for about a month now and like clockwork, halfway through the  evening the picture and sound start freezing and locking up. Then the unit will not respond to the remote control and basically ends with me having to unplug the unit because it is a brick. I've turned the fan on because at first I thought maybe the unit was overheating but that has not seem to help any. Kind of wish I had bought three instead of the four but live and learn I guess.  All of the standard features are wonderful as they are with most of their units, except for this one. I've never had this problem with any of the previous units nor have I had this issue with my AppleTV. Seriously considering sending it back

Update: tried to do the return, asked them to exchange it, but they would only exchange it if I sent it back first. As it is my primary TV viewing device, it is a pain to say the least, but the device is getting worse - now about every third or fourth use, it will refuse to let the remote turn it on. I have to unplug the device and start it back up. Crazy.
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<div id="video-block-R2RM6UM5OD9RXE" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91e-vgDMcES.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1SACV8RijS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;After a week or so, the Airplay started acting up.  Audio would be playing, then suddenly it would just stop.  A minute or two would pass, some digital distortion and stuttering would occur, and then it would start playing again.  The NR1607 couldn't make it through a 4 minute song without this happening at least once.  I thought it might be the Wi-fi, so I bought a switch and hard-wired it to ethernet.  The issue remained.  No big deal.  I switched to using my Apple TV for Airplay sessions.

After about 3 weeks, suddenly I started seeing a subtle flashing with some digital distortion in HDMI video played through the receiver, from a PS4, an Apple TV and a Amazon Fire Stick.  I tried changing HDMI inputs and the problem remained.  I thought perhaps it was the TV, so I connected each device to the TV directly and watched several hours worth of TV over the three devices connected to the TV.  The problem went away, clearly indicating that the Marantz AVR was the culprit for the video distortion.

After determining the NR1607 was the source of the issues, I decided to return it.  The only positive in this review is that I was 5 days past my return window, and upon calling Amazon Customer Service, they promptly thanked me for being a Prime member and issued a return merchandise authorization (RMA), sending me a UPS label via email.  I boxed up the receiver and dropped it off at the UPS store.  I was issued a refund as soon as they had shipment confirmation.

I've attached a video that shows the subtle flashing and digital video distortion/snow.  TV is a 65" LG 4K.

TL;DR:  Amazon - Thumbs Up, Marantz - Thumbs Down
1580698
this is video camera is not compatible with Window's vista. the program that comes with it. STINKS!  I didn't try to download and try until after the warranty had un be known to me expired. I bought an expensive DVD player that only plays what is on this camcorder. on the look again but will NOT buy a JVC.
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After 9 months, recorded programs on this VCR were jumpy (vertically unstable). Since it was within 1 year I was eligible for a $30 refurbished unit if I returned my defective unit at my own cost ($10 with UPS).  At litle over three months later the refurbished unit had the same problem (I missed the 90 day warranty period by 1 week so was faced with the same $30 exchange program).  I declined the exchange program this time because I do not trust this VCR will not have the same problem, again.
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First off, I am a huge Foscam fan.  I think I've owned or do own just about every indoor camera model that they have ever made.  I have some that have run 24 hours a day since 2007 or 2008.  They are generally bulletproof and work without a hitch.  This C2 really let me down.  I bought it to replace a 9821V2 that I wanted to move elsewhere.  The 9821 has worked flawlessly in this area of my home for about a year.  The C2 had a hard time holding on to the wifi signal and I verifed this by moving my router closer to the camera.  When I did move it closer, it worked fine. So, the distance of about 30 feet going through 3 walls was too much for the C2.  I've disconnected it, and reinstalled the 9821 and it works fine through 3 walls and 37 feet away.  The larger issue for me was the motion detection.  Both the C2 and the 9821 look though a window to my driveway and front walkway.  The 9821 worked and works fine.  The C2 was not sending motion alerts to my email.  Upon further investigation, I found that it was not capable of picking up motion 15 feet away, even though I had all three detection zones set to the most sensitive setting and messed with all sorts of detection zone set up(s).  When I took it away from the window and faced it towards me with no window between us and walked right up to it, it finally sent me notifications at about 12 feet, indoors, with ample light.  So, it's unfortunate, but I would not recommend this camera to anyone with the two needs it failed me on.  Nice looking camera, but since it's smaller, inherent size related issues are present.  Also, there is no external antenna, which I can only assume contributes to the C2's wifi signal issues.  I emailed Foscam about the motion/email issue, but have not heard back from them yet.  They've always been responsive in the past, and I will update when and if I hear back from them.  For now, the camera is going in the box and either shipped back to Amazon or I'll save it for a "close to the router, and close to the motion" need, should it arise in the future.
**Update 11/01/2015**  I never heard back from Foscam.  This is very disappointing.  I've waited for about a month, no answer.  Previously, they had been responsive the one other time I had an issue.  I'm currently running 7 other Foscams.  I hope I don't have issues, as I can only assume there will be no support.
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I have a daughter (3) whom uses (w/o assistance) the DVD player more than I use the stove. I am very unhappy with the frequent "pausing" and the problems I have ran into with several videos (the Toshiba doesn't recognize it until a power cycle...sometimes not at all). I can honestly recommend that a user looks at a different unit instead of purchasing a Toshiba. A friend has an AIWA and another a JVC, each without problems.
Good overall quality (plenty of capabilities), but the freezing conditions (1 sec to 1 min) cancel every other nice feature out.
This DVD player has changed my complete feelings regarding Toshiba, from DVD players, to laptops, to cameras...now out of the equation (still rank "slightly" above Packard Bell)
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Original review (two updates follow):
I bought one of these in January 2011.  It worked great for the past 2.5 years, but is now developing problems (bad pixel colors for one of the two attached displays).  At $250 retail, I may have to write it off as an "$8.33 per month rental."  The most frustrating part of the problem is that I haven't been able to find documentation for the length of the product warranty -- everywhere I look seems to refer elsewhere.  I've sent an email to IOGEAR's support; if the unit is still in warranty I may be able to raise the star rating.

Update #1 - September 13, 2013:
IOGEAR's support was very responsive to my requests for info on the unit's warranty (which I found out was 3 years), and when I requested an RMA.  They shipped a replacement unit to me one or two days after they got the failing device.  Unfortunately, the replacement is as bad or worse than the original -- bad pixels show up as quickly, maybe sooner after boot-up, than they did before.  So, I'm now out the original price plus the postage that I paid for the warranty work.  Guess I'll try another brand / model of KVM for the replacement.

Update #2 - December 21, 2013:
Since September, I've replaced the video card that was displaying the green pixels.  I put the (RMA replacement) KVM back in the sequence and everything has been working fine again.  I can't explain why the problem surfaced after two and a half years (presumably something going bad in the video card), or why it only showed up -- intermittently -- when the KVM was in the sequence (i.e., no problems with the card wired direct to the monitor).
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I purchased a Jawbone Up in October 2013 and all the features work as advertised. The software program is very  easy to follow, unfortunately the quality control is lacking. After 2 1/2 months my Up would not charge any longer, it would show a full charge and die in 5 minutes,  after about 7 days of e-mails Jawbone sent me a new Up. I have had it for two weeks and it is dead, it does not even pretend to be charged as my other Up did. I am sure Jawbone will replace it again, but do you really want to deal with an item requiring warranty claims multiple times?
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I purchased this product from Amazon.com thirty three days ago. For the first thirty one days I was quite happy with the product. Then yesterday, I started having problems with my Sony Blu-ray player. Certainly, I've been a fan of Sony products since 1979 when I bought a 21" Sony portable color TV. In 1988, I bought a 27" XBR color console, and in 1999 I bought a 32" XBR color console. In about 1985, I purchased a Sony VCR, and in the 1990's I bought a Sony SLV-D300P, DVD Player/VCR. The 21" color was in my home workshop when it konked out several months before the digital transition in 2009. The two color consoles, and the DVD Player/VCR were working just fine when I replaced them in 2009. By the way, I replaced them new Sony XBR high definition flat screen models. One is 32" and the other is 44". I'm extremely satisfied with their performance. Back to the Blu-ray player. I was happy with it's performance until two days ago. My wife had/has some problems with UI. I purchased the Blu-ray because we are retired and travel extensively. We like several of the shows on the premium pay channels (Dexter, Weeds, Californication,etc.). However, with all the traveling we do, we often miss large parts of the season for these shows. Since we watch little on the basic stations, it seemed to make economic sense to buy the DVDs of the progams we like and watch them at our convenience when we are home. This player also offered us the opportunity to subscribe to Netflix and Hulu Plus. The set up was simple, even for an old geezer like myself who only started using a computer a couple of years ago. The built in wifi works well and I found it relatively easy to add the player to my home network. My internet service is Verizon Fios (15/5). My friends consider my internet service slow, but frankly it serves my needs. It takes 5-8 seconds to download a movie on the player from Netflix. That's fast enough enough for me. Two days ago, the Blu-ray player froze while my wife was downloading a TV show from Netflix. The player wouldn't turn off. I was out at the time, When I came home, I unplugged the player, and after a minute or two, plugged it back in. It seemed to work fine. Then last night my wife tried to download the TV show she tried to watch the other night. Again, the player froze. I was home and immediately unplugged the Blu-ray player. After I plugged it in, it worked, but now it continuously makes noise which to my untrained ear sounds like there is a hard drive that is not spinning properly. I am hoping that Amazon will allow me to return the player for a "new one."
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I have had multiple issues with this camcorder.  It was used a total of less than 60 minutes and then put away for several months (inside the air-conditioned house).  Now the screen no longer works; it won't record videos; and the DV connector to transfer what little footage I have doesn't recognize the camera.  I bought a replacement camcorder to get the footage off the film and it transferred easily -- so it isn't an issue with the computer or software.

I will not purchase another JVC camcorder as they want more to repair this one than it costs to purchase a new one.