32" Loewe Arcada 4:3 Digital TV
Pros- Great Picture, sound, anamorphic capability, 4:3 aspect ratio as the majority of what I watch is TV. I don't mind black bars. great remote. easy calibration requiring little out of the box ajustment, great remote.
cons- does not accept progressive feed in favor of its own built in one. slight lumenence flaring. Not sure if HD or SD.
JVC DVD player
pro- progressive scan, great vcd playback, simple to use, MP3,DVD-Audio capability, analogue DTS out allowing DTS without a reciever with 5.1 out(its greatest strength)
cons- Proscan dosn't work with TV, remote wont work through glass panels, VCD locks off after excesive forwarding, only plays 1st 100 mp3s per folder. No DVD-As that I would buy.
JVC 9800 SVCR
pros- fantastic picture quality. great recording quality. great remote. great faulty tape handling. all around one of the best VCRs around.
cons- cheapest loading machinism ever. after multiple fixes, the idiots still haven't found the problem. rewond mysteriously last night, damaging blank inside.(this all pertains to rewinding so I just rewind in one of the other 5 VCRs we have).
old 80's JVC stereo reciever. Used primerily for dad's Fisher LP player, I've since utilized it for the center channel of our sound system.
pros- allows my 3.0 setup to exist
cons- only allows for a 3.0 set up. second reciever required for background. no pro-logic.
I'm looking to upgrade to a surround setup when I can afford it. any suggestions?