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  • The HD JVC Everio GZ-HM550 lets smartphones control functions via Bluetooth

    The HD JVC Everio GZ-HM550 lets smartphones control functions via Bluetooth

    Posted on March 19, 2010 | No Comments
    The JVC GZ-HM550 brings a new set of standards to the table. It isn't the 1920 x 1080 recording or 9 MP stills. Nor is it the 32GB internal flash memory with an SD/SDHC card slot playing backup or even the Konica Minolta HD lens. Nope, it's the novel Bluetooth function that might make a full size camcorder relevant again in a smartphone world.

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  • The JVC GZ-HM340 camcorder offers HD recording for only $499

    The JVC GZ-HM340 camcorder offers HD recording for only $499

    Posted on February 2, 2010 | No Comments
    High-definition camcorders are constantly falling in price and we like it. The new JVC GZ-HM340 carries a $499 MSRP but yet offers a lot of what we look for in an HD cam. The model sports image stabilization on a 20x Konica Minolta HD zoom lens, along with storing the video to either a SD/SDHC card or its internal 16GB flash memory. But what, there's more!

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  • JVC’s new $15,000 projector

    JVC’s new $15,000 projector

    Posted on February 1, 2010 | No Comments
    If you have $15,000 to spare for a new gadget, this might be of interest to you: JVC Japan today announced [press release in English] the DLA-SH7NL, a video projector that features a resolution of almost 10 megapixels (4,096x2,400, to be exact). That's more than four times full HD.

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  • JVC announces Blu-ray/DVD/VHS recorder with 250GB HDD

    JVC announces Blu-ray/DVD/VHS recorder with 250GB HDD

    Posted on January 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's a new device that can help those who still sit on precious VHS cassettes that never made it onto discs. JVC announced [JP] the SR-HV250 for the Japanese market today, a Blu-ray/DVD recorder, VHS recorder and 250GB hard disc drive all rolled into one. The device supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and AVREC. You also get a USB port, an SD/SDHC slot, LAN connectivity, an HDMI interface, and an S-Video. The device lets you record video on BD-R/RE and DVD-R/RE discs.

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  • HA-FX700: JVC’s wooden (and pricey) earphones

    HA-FX700: JVC’s wooden (and pricey) earphones

    Posted on December 24, 2009 | No Comments
    About a year ago, JVC started selling headphones with wooden housing in Japan, claiming the superior sound quality they bring justify the high price ($730). And today the company announced the HA-FX700 [JP], earphones partly made of wood. And we have the same things coming with it again: JVC promising high sound quality and a relatively high price.

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  • The JVC XS-SR3 iPod speaker dock plays audio via a series of tubes

    The JVC XS-SR3 iPod speaker dock plays audio via a series of tubes

    Posted on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
    JVC is still at the iPod speaker dock game but at least its latest offering bucks the norm and is actually different. Bonus points for that. The XS-SR3 features tubular speakers that are supposed to help simulate surround sound. The dock also holds the iDevice either vertically or horizontally, just like the B&W Zeppelin Mini [...]

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  • JVC has two more sound bars from you to pick from: TH-BA3 and TH-BS7

    JVC has two more sound bars from you to pick from: TH-BA3 and TH-BS7

    Posted on December 14, 2009 | No Comments
    Didn't Nickelodeon used to give away JVC boomboxes and whatnot on its game shows back in the day? (I'm primarily talking to twenty-somethings here, yes.) Imagine you were a contestant on Double Dare, and you manage to find the flag inside the big nose filled with goo, and you win this, the TH-BA3. It's a sound bar, which are a heck of a lot easier to incorporate into a small space than a complete surround sound system.

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  • Victor JVC Japan announces new Everio camcorders

    Victor JVC Japan announces new Everio camcorders

    Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
    It's been a long time we heard about JVC updating their Everio brand of camcorders (back in July to be more exact). But the company today announced a total of three new models for the Japanese market. Expect all of these to go on sale outside this country sooner or later.

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  • VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan

    VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan

    Posted on October 30, 2009 | No Comments
    It seems VHS will never die, and this is generally welcome, as a lot of good movies aren't still available on optical discs. In summer 2008, Panasonic released a VHS/Blu-ray combo, followed by Sharp's Aquos BD-HDV22 that was pretty much the same thing. And today, over one year later, JVC anounced the DR-BH250 [JP], which is a VHS recorder, Blu-Ray Recorder and 250GB HDD rolled into one.

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  • JVC drops the ball, releases a $200 BD Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player

    JVC drops the ball, releases a $200 BD Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Last year I made a habit of calling out manufacturers that released Blu-ray players that didn't have the latest Profile 2.0 spec. That was last year. But for some odd reason, JVC has introduced a brand new Blu-ray player that confirms to the old Profile 1.1 spec and therefore doesn't have an Ethernet port or can playback any of the BD-Live features. Oh and this player has an MSRP of $200.

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  • Victor JVC announces a very pretty, very thin home theater sound system

    Victor JVC announces a very pretty, very thin home theater sound system

    Posted on October 14, 2009 | No Comments
    Victor JVC has announced [JP] a new home theater sound system for the Japanese market today, consisting of a set of two speakers (SP-FT1/FT2) and the corresponding amplifier (AX-FT1/FT2). And the system is very pretty, mainly because the speakers are just 30.8mm thin and weigh 0.85kg each.

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  • Review: JVC Everio X GZ-X900

    Review: JVC Everio X GZ-X900

    Posted on July 31, 2009 | No Comments
    What is the Everio X GZ-X900? Is it a pocket camcorder like a Flip? Is it a fully-fledged video camera? Is it a YouTube-uploading device? Is it a hybrid of all of these - and more? This new Everio is basically a compact video camera that records at full 1920×1080 1080i resolution at 24Mbps in its [...]

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  • JVC has two new sets of cans, the Black Series (sounds mean)

    JVC has two new sets of cans, the Black Series (sounds mean)

    Posted on July 30, 2009 | No Comments
    JVC knows what's up. It's good to see that not every set of headphones outed by A/V companies lately are in-ear models. Over-the-ear cans are not only so much more comfy, but they generally sound better than in-ear ones too. These two new models come to us under the Black Series label - whatever the hell that means.

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  • Victor JVC to roll out new Everio full HD camcorder

    Victor JVC to roll out new Everio full HD camcorder

    Posted on July 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Victor JVC Japan announced [JP] a new full HD camcorder from their Everio series today, the Everio GZ-HM400. The device features a 10.3MP CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom, 32GB of built-in storage, a 2.8-inch flip-out LCD screen, a YouTube and iTunes upload function, a USB port and an HDMI interface.

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