epinions says: very helpful technical staff, or I should say very polite...Any pro is outweighed by the cons...DVD/VHS recording/playback, DV/Firewire (1394) and VHS dubbing, good DVD picture quality Poor quality, advanced features require detailed instructions I bought this unit to have a combo unit that could playback and record VHS tapes and DVDs, and to be able to record two television shows simultaneously using one unit...see more

epinions says: Many features and good picture quality for the price...JVC has stopped production, because there is a heavy construction flaw in it and they cannot solve it ! Never buy this; You will regret it!!! Frans Driedonks Hobbendonkseweg 138 5283 HM Boxtel The Netherlands fairly inexpensive, quality was good, easy to use cannot dub from computer, inflexible...In fact, I wouldn't really recommend the unit to anyone who wants to dub from a computer editing system...see more

epinions says: Hard to use as a recorder and reports "disc error" on good discs...Bad DV input If you use the FireWire (DVD) connection from your camcorder, the DVD recording shuts off when it sees a second of blank video...The recorder works well and overall I am very happy with it...see more

reviews.cnet says: i have always had good luck with jvc equipment, but after buying this junk, i will never buy jvc again...Box good for shipping back to factory...I cannot rate pros of machine because DVD will not play completely thru any movie without going to blue screen, having to shut machine off and go into menu to get back to the scene...see more

digitalspy.co says: I can get it to turn on but when i go into navigation to access the hard drive it freezes for a moment and about 15 seconds later it goes into the "Loading" error...Contact your dealer who will be able to get this and the parts from JVC...My sister had the same problem with this machine but it still did not work when she had it back from her "special repair" and she ended up with a refund...see more