JVC DRM10S DVD Recorder/Player

With its front-panel inputs, NTSC tuner, and multiformat recording and playback, JVC's DR-M10S DVD recorder/player is perfect for archiving home videos, "taping" TV shows, listening to music, and, of course, watching movies. The unit offers the ability to record to DVD-RAM, DVD-R, or to video-mode DVD-RW, letting you pick the format that's best-suited to a given application. As a player, it handles everything from DVD formats (including DVD+R/+RW) to VCD/SVCD to recordable CDs filled with MP3 music files and JPEG digital images. And, to put your VCR even further out to pasture, the unit comes with VCR Plus+ and a 1-month, 8-event scheduler to simplify advance recording.

DVD-R is like a higher-capacity CD-R--and almost as widely playable. DVD-RW is rewriteable up to 1,000 times, and--like DVD-R--offers the widest compatibility among existing DVD players and computer drives. Rewriteable discs are superb for time shifting your TV viewing, since you can use the same disc week in and week out. DVD-RAM (DVD random-access memory) is a rewriteable format that uses magneto-optical (MO) technology to offer superb access times, making it great for on-disc non-linear editing. The DR-M10S lets you fast-forward, rewind, and play a DVD-RAM disc even as you're still recording a program in progress.

Blank DVD media comes in 2 capacities: single-sided, 4.7 GB (holding about 17 times as much as a CD and around 2 hours of high-quality audio and video) and double-sided, 9.4 GB.
The DR-M10S offers several technical features to boost image quality, including JVC's Super MPEG encode pre-processor, a 3-step process that takes place before MPEG-2 encoding of a given input signal. A time-base corrector eliminates jitter, a frame synchronizer provides frame normalization, and motion-active noise reduction provides a clearer image than do conventional frame-noise reduction techniques (such as 3D noise reduction).

Super MPEG Post-Processor enhances playback image quality through block noise-reduction circuitry. Color DigiPure provides 3D noise reduction along with color and detail enhancement, and Hadamard noise reduction eliminates so-called mosquito noise.

Conveniences include live memory, which allows fast forwarding, rewinding, and slow replay even during recording (DVD-RAM only), and DVD Navigation, which stores information for around 1,300 recorded programs. Navigation data includes disc number, title, and other details. Load a disc, and DVD Navigation will display a thumbnail of recorded programs to help you easily identify content. The thumbnail image can be animated with sound when selected with the cursor.
Other features include quick skip for skipping 30 seconds forward, instant/one-touch replay that replays the last 7 seconds of a given program, natural reverse playback, and a multi-brand remote control.

Connections include an i.Link (DV) input for direct digital connection with a compatible camcorder; front and rear S-Video and composite-video inputs with accompanying stereo analog audio inputs; video outputs for component-video, S-Video, and composite-video; and one each optical and coaxial digital-audio outputs for Dolby Digital/DTS 5.1-channel passthrough to a multichannel audio/video receiver and speaker system.

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DRM10S DVD Unit with recording capability ( Silver )

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All DVD recorders make recordings that beat VHS tape in every way. JVC's DR-M10SL delivers further enhancements with digital circuitry that acts like a built-in "video engineer." JVC's Super MPEG processing analyzes signal quality during both recording and playback and optimizes several key factors for the cleanest possible picture every time. If you're a satellite or cable TV subscriber, the DR-M10SL lets you make unattended timer recordings to DVD. JVC's "Cable Eye" controller can automatically change channels on most cable boxes and satellite receivers. (A mail-in coupon for a FREE Cable Eye controller is included in the box.) In addition to standard A/V inputs for recording from your other video sources, the DR-M10SL includes an i.LINK® digital A/V jack for transferring home movies from a digital camcorder. It's the easy way to make pristine DVD copies of videos for easy playback, or for sharing with friends and family. You can use three different types of recordable disc: write-once DVD-R (for playback on virtually all current DVD players and computer DVD drives), or rewritable DVD-RW or DVD-RAM. DVD-RAM has some cool recording and playback options you won't find on many DVD recorders. For example, JVC's "Live Memory Playback" lets you watch the beginning of a recorded program while the show is finishing recording! You can also record one program while watching another program you've previously recorded.
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JVC DRM10S DVD Recorder/Player

Test report

Lousy Instructions, Unstable Product , March 28, 2005 Reviewer: Richard R. Zellner "ttdragster" (Lisle, IL United States) - Two months ago, I gave this product a positive review. This was before my system got a bug in it that is not only common, but make the system unusable in any way possible. Whenever I turn on the unit, it flashes "Loading" on the display, not allowing me to make any of the other buttons work in the process. Even unplugging the machine does not take this problem away once it is plugged back in. A couple times I was able to stop the flashing message by waiting 24 hours and then pushing the power button again. This method gave me 20 minutes of play time before the problem came about again. The model is just plain bad. I do not recommend this to anyone. If there was a 0 star rating, I would use it for this product. Technical support on their site does not help the issue what-so-ever. Just don't buy it! If you really want to jump onto the DVD recording bandwagon, get a model with a built in hard drive. Even when this thing worked, it was limited by the fact that you could not delete unwanted scenes from DVDs unless they were in VR Mode or DVD-RAM discs. Either way, they are incompatible with nearly every DVD player on the market. Investing 70% more is well worth the price unless you want a bunch of commercials on your precious DVDs.



Just got it -- first impressions, November 15, 2004 Reviewer: T. Chang "amazon realtor" (Milpitas, CA) I just got this for 1 week now -- mostly been transferring videotape to DVD. What I'm writing here is my first impression, as I've only used a small portion of the features so far. The setup has been mostly straight forward. I like that the inputs are available in the front as well as the back. I like that it has the i.link for Sony camcorder transfer in the front. The manual can be a little confusing. I've trying to setup the menus and title menus, but it seems I only have 1 master top menu. The chapter menus are not configurable. The manual is not much help here. You can enter the DVD title using the screen display of a keypad -- moving aruond with your cursor can be a little tiresome. The reason I got this was that Consumer REports rated it well -- I believe it was the JVC-DRM10SUS. I assume this is the same one. The quality so far is good. I will add another review when I've tried the Sony camcorder transfer and my Dish Network recording features.


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