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JVC TH-C30

$330.00 Released March, 2006

The Pros:Excellent feature set at the price point - incorporates high-quality audio playback, multi-disc support and USB connectivity amongst other things. On-screen menu is well laid-out and easy to use - enables fast input/output switching and provides visual playback referencing.

The Cons:Bass output is somewhat lacking despite the dedicated subwoofer - most bass-heavy audio including hip-hop/electronic music and action movie content feels "choked" or under-represented. Minimal selection of input/output jacks is not recommended for users with a large amount of external devices - included disc-playing capabilities appear to warrant minimal I/O jacks. Unit is prone to considerable delay when switching input sources - users report waiting up to 5 seconds before having access to desired content.

The JVC TH-C30 is a 1000 watt 5.1 home theater system in a box offered by JVC. The system is comprised of a 5.1 channel AV receiver / 5-disc DVD player, a 167 watt subwoofer, one 167 watt 2-way center channel speaker, two 167 watt 2-way front speakers and two 167 watt rear-surround speakers.

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The 5-disc DVD player can play a variety of disc formats including CD, DVD, recordable CD/DVD discs, VCD/WMA/MP3/JPEG discs and DVD-Audio discs and has MPEG-4 and DivX capabilities. It also has a USB host funtion to enjoy content off a digital audio player or mass storage device. It has Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding to give a true home theater experience with 5.1 surround sound. There is a progressive scan component output for high quality video and has inputs for an additional video source with an AV input, and a digital audio source with an optical audio input. The JVC TH-C30 also features an AM/FM stereo tuner and comes with a remote control.

Features

5-Disc Changer Digital Theater System with 1,000W Mega Power
Playable Formats: DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, DVD-RW, DVD-R, +RW, +R, CD, CD-R/RW, SVCD/VCD, MP3/WMA/JPEG Digital Still (CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW), MPEG-4 (ASP)/DivX (CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW)
USB Host (2.0 Full-Speed)- Connect your Digital Audio Player,or other mass storage device to the center unit via the USB Host Connection
Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II Decoders Built-in
Digital Surround Mode for 2ch Sound: Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie/Music)/All Channel Stereo/Stadium
Digital Direct Progressive Scan Output
Component Video Output
Digital (Optical) Audio Input
DVD Express Play Start
2-Way Speakers (Front/Center)
Power Output: Front/Center/Surround: 167 watts per channel
Subwoofer: 167 watts
Omni-Directional Surround Speakers for a wider sound field and realistic acoustic ambience
192kHz/24-bit Audio D/A Converter
12-bit/108MHz Video D/A Converter
Wall-Mountable Speakers (Front/Center/Surround)
6-5/16" (16cm) Powered Subwoofer
Multi-Brand Remote Control (TV/VCR)

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Excellent feature set at the price point - incorporates high-quality audio playback, multi-disc support and USB connectivity amongst other things
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On-screen menu is well laid-out and easy to use - enables fast input/output switching and provides visual playback referencing

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Bass output is somewhat lacking despite the dedicated subwoofer - most bass-heavy audio including hip-hop/electronic music and action movie content feels "choked" or under-represented
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Minimal selection of input/output jacks is not recommended for users with a large amount of external devices - included disc-playing capabilities appear to warrant minimal I/O jacks
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Unit is prone to considerable delay when switching input sources - users report waiting up to 5 seconds before having access to desired content
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Remote control is awkwardly arranged and fairly difficult to use in general - several users report malfunction within the first year of use
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Subwoofer connectivity style makes unit significantly more prone to speaker malfunction - many users report a small problem with the woofer that renders the rest of the unit useless