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JVC TH-A5R
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9 Reviews For JVC TH-A5R

  • matt gill 18th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    Good Points: Looks nice, good loud bass response from not so loud rated system. Nice display with text readings on the fm stations.


    Bad Points: Seems mine and a lot of these dvd players refuse to play a lot of dvd's. A lot of my dvd's seem to freeze when you press play on the menu screen. It struggles to play a lot of CDRW disks well aswell.


    General comments: If you buy a working one on ebay for £50 odd then you have got yourself a cracking system, whilst it lasts.

  • colin wilson 7th Aug 2006

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I am very disappointed in the JVC TH-A5R DVD player. It has continuously given me problems. At this stage I can not watch a DVD without it massively and dangerously overheating and cutting out after approximately 20 minutes. In my view, it is a totally frustrating and useless buy.

  • julietayl 21st Mar 2006

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    Having paid a lot of money for my JVC TH-A5R DVD player from Comet 2 years ago we had high hopes, only to be consistently disappointed. Luckily we had purchased the extended warranty so we were covered, but this unit has been in repair more than it has been in use; to the point that now we have moved house we aren't even going to bother re-installing it. We are sticking with the £30 one we bought to use when this one is in for repair (that one has never gone wrong)!

  • SLIM JIM 22nd Mar 2004

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    With something that looks this good, It's a real shame that this system does not come through on long term reliability. As far as the JVC-THA5R DVD Player is concerned, don't believe the hype! Any review mag will tell you it's a stunner with pretty good performance for the money. However these magazine/product relationships are short enough for the system to make an impression and flee before anybody notices the long term faults. 18 months later Freezing, Humming arghhh!

  • ianfazakerley 10th Aug 2003

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    i have had 2 JVC TH-A5R systems and to be honest with you i would not take another one if you gave it to me for free. whwn i got the first one out the box and plugged it started to watch dvd and it cut out with in 20 mins and i burnt my finger on the top of it it was that hot, took it back and got another and after 6 months it has packed up again with the same problem and a few more, it keep sticking and then ejecting the discs out.

  • Jim Morrison. 21st Apr 2003

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I am not goign to compare this player wiht top end systems, in the same way you wouldn't compare a Ford Focus to Jaguar X Type. In it's class, the JVC TH-A5R is far and away the leader. It's a steal at £250.
    Here is a summary of the systems main features:

    DVD / CD / VCD / SVCD / MP3 / CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R compatibility.

    Dolby Digital and DTS decoding inbuilt.

    Max output 235w, sub 60w passive.

    RDS FM & AM tuner with 30 presets.

    Phono input for connection of auxilary equ ...

  • PhilC. 13th Mar 2003

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    Bought mine in Dec 2002. Had annoying bass hum on quiet parts of the movie soundtrack. Had 1st system replaced and 2nd was the same. 2nd system then started to self eject the discs during the movies, then the system would lock up! JVC unhelpful! Been away for repair for 5 weeks so far with no sign of any parts arriving. Am swapping for a different system. Don't buy this!!!

  • Markobfc. 2nd Aug 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Bought this DVD player about 4 months ago.
    PLays fantastically well. Looks great. Still trying to find out if it is a chip that is needed to crack the damn thing.

  • Zifn@b. Rank: Lance Corporal 25th May 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The TH-A5R DVD player from JVC looks very good. Easily plays all types of CD's CD-R's and CD-RW's, with or without MP3. Nice interface. Very good sound-possibilities. Also easy to adjust. For the price it's the most you can want for.
    Pity the remote is so light, and you have to push the buttuns very well and also fast to achieve the desired effect. The manual could be easier, especially for non-audio-freaks. But it gets you where you want.