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JVC TH-M55
$450.00
Released April, 2003
The Pros:Comes with everything you need for an easy setup. Convenient 5 disc changer, great for watching a marathon session of a TV show. Remote control is well laid out, easy to work with.
The Cons:No separate volume control for left and right front speakers, tricky when tuning for the room. DVD occasionally resets or freezes up. Missing any HDMI connection, limited to Composite or Component.
The JVC TH-M55 is a compact 5.1 home theater system in a box offered by JVC. The system is comprised of an ultra compact 5.1 channel AV receiver / 5-disc DVD player, a 120 watt subwoofer, one 100 watt 2-way center channel speaker and four 100 watt 2-way satellite speakers (front/rear, left/right).
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It has Dolby Digital, DTS and ProLogic II decoding to give a true home theater experience with 5.1 surround sound. The built in DVD player can play a variety of disc formats including CD, DVD, CD-R/RW, VCD's and MP3 cd's. The receiver has a a component output for high quality video output as well as composite and s-video ins/outs. There is also an optical digital audio input and aux input to connect other audio devices. Other features include a Digital Acoustic Processor (DAP)for 2 channel sources with 5 modes, AV COMPU LINK, and easy speaker installation with single, color coded cables. The JVC TH-M55 also features an AM/FM stereo tuner and comes with a remote control.
Features
- WORLDS SMALLEST* 5 Disc DVD Changer with Direct Progressive Scan (*at time of release)
- Playback of CD/DVD/DVD-R/CD-R/CD-RW/VCD/SVCD/MP3/JPEG
- Ultra high performance 1-chip AV decoder with Adaptive Geometrical Chroma Mapping
- Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Prologic II decoders built-in
- All Channel Stereo
- 100 watts x 5 min.(2 Front, 1 Center, 2 Rear speakers)
- 120 Watt Powered Subwoofer
- 6 5/16" Subwoofer
- On-Screen Display
- Four Mode Digital Acoustic Processor (DAP)
- AV COMPU LINK
- Easy Operation (Auto power on/Auto speaker setting)
- DVD Functions: Resume, Zoom, Variable search (forward/reverse), Variable slow (forward/reverse)
- Aux Input
- Monitor Out: S-Video, Composite Video, Component Video Output
- Composite and S-video in
- Optical Digital In
- Digital Tuner: 15AM/30FM
- Full function multi-brand remote for operation of other brands TV's and VCR's
- Front, center and rear speakers are 2-way
- 4" woofer and separate tweeter enclosed in a wood cabinet for superior sound
- Easy connection and installation (Single wire connection/Color-coded speaker cables)
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comes with everything you need for an easy setup
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convenient 5 disc changer, great for watching a marathon session of a TV show
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remote control is well laid out, easy to work with
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sound output is very clear and detailed, surprisingly rich and full sounding
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design is stylish and clean, ideal for people trying to get away from black electronics
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no separate volume control for left and right front speakers, tricky when tuning for the room
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DVD occasionally resets or freezes up
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missing any HDMI connection, limited to Composite or Component
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