Great price, sound quality, lots of IO especially svhs.

Remote is huge and the LCD display of little value. Physically large.

I paid $249.00 plus $38 shipping for this receiver from Ubid. I read everyone of these reveiws prior to bidding for this audiovideo receiver. It still left me with a few questions that were answered when I received the unit. Yes, it does take some time to connect everything, setup the remote to talk with the VCR, DBS, TV, etc. The manual isn''t the greatest but if you take it section by section it''s not that bad. I bought this unit specifically so I could reorganize my home theater rats nest of cables, and be able to switch seamlessly between all my input and outputs. It did that in a big way. I turned on and played the DBS, TV, Barco 808 CRT projector, DVD, VCR, audio tape deck, phono, AMFM radio and switched from one to the other smoothly with no hesitation, noise, pops or whatever! I''m fully satisfied with the performance, sound quality, versatility. Finally got to listen to real digital DVD sound. Okay, the remote control is huge, the LCD display on it near useless for any real information. A few AC outlets on the back would have been nice. It''s doing what I wanted, so I''m a happy owner. Read the other reveiws as there are some areas that may not meet your requirements.

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Works as well as any AV reciever in the medium high end range. Sound quality is exellent. USB input on front.

Newer units going to 6.1, while this unit is 5.1 (Do we really need ANOTHER speaker in a home theatre???)

I am very happy with this unit. The sound quality is great. It has as many, or more features, than other's in it's price range.

Warning about Ubid: They charge big $ for shipping. They sometimes charge more shipping than you expected. They sometimes send refurbished, when you bid on new. They send more defective merchandise than should be expected. I expect one in ten pieces to be DOA from a normal store. My experience with Ubid, is running 3 in 10 DOA. Customer service is terrible, the customer is always wrong. If you need to return something, you lose your shipping, and may pay a 15% restocking fee, and return shipping, too. They sometimes auction products they do not have in stock, and charge your credit card promtly, and stall and stall. I am informed by JVC factory repair facility in Cypress, that JVC does not honor product warranty on Ubid purchases. Ubid will sometimes cancel your winning bid, for products you win at too low of a price. Advise: expect trouble, pay no more than half of street price on Ubid or you may be sorry.

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TV on-screen programming makes audio preferences set up easier. Supports Compu-Link for synchronization of other JVC components. Multi remote does a good job of controlling other JVC equipment as well as SOME features of other brands. Center channel tone control is a nice feature. Has a USB Cable connection on front panel as well as regular video/audio connections.

Instructions are difficult to follow. Supports 3 different types of Compu-Link. Difficult to know which components to connect to which type of Compu-Link. No switched or unswitched 120VAC outlets on rear panel. Only one Tape monitor, thus not allowing for a tape deck AND equalizer. The multi-brand remote will not control power on/off or eject functions for a non-JVC DVD player.

No, the price isn’t a typo. I didn’t need or want many of the features of this model, however when I bid for, and won an RX-8000 (a step down and last year’s model), U-Bid informed me they ran out of the 8000 and offered the 9010 as a substitute. I am replacing a JVC RX-709VTN receiver, which supported Dolby surround. I was mainly interested in upgrading to Dolby/DTS digital 5.1 for my DVD sound. The 9010’s instructions are difficult to follow and the installation took about 14 hours. I found I had to sacrifice some features my old receiver had. The 9010 has NO rear panel AC outlets. My old one had one switched and one unswitched. Even my 15-year-old Radio Shack receiver had two AC outlets on the back. The switched outlet of my old JVC receiver was connected to my subwoofer, thus turning it on and off with the receiver power. Now I must remember to reach around back of the subwoofer to turn it on and off. The 9010 does have a feature which can shut off the receiver’s subwoofer output, but it doesn’t affect the subwoofer AC power. I understand some newer subwoofers can sense the audio shut off and go into a standby mode. Looks like a subwoofer upgrade is next. Also, my old receiver has two tape monitors allowing for a tape deck and an external equalizer. I know analog EQ’s are not supposed to be used with surround but I liked it anyway. The spectrum analyzer looked cool. With only one tape monitor on the 9010, the EQ had to be retired to the bedroom along with my old receiver. The 9010’s Compu-Link system didn’t like having my Compu-Link JVC TV connected in the system, so I in order to use Compu-Link for my JVC Tape and JVC CD player I had to disconnected the TV’s Compu-Link from the receiver and hook it up directly to the JVC VCR’s Compu-Link. I haven’t been able to get the Compu-Link to work like my old receiver did with JVC components. The selected components should turn on and off with the receiver. On this receiver, It only works sometimes. I checked all connections and they are ok. I could not make heads nor tails of the instruction manual’s explanation. It seems it only works under certain conditions. When these conditions are met, the Compu-Link may work. Again, another trade off as compared to my old receiver, which worked just fine with my Compu-Link components. My components are Compu-Link III and the receiver is Compu-Link IV. They are supposed to be compatible, but perhaps are not completely compatible. I guess I can live with it since I don’t use my tape deck much and the CD changer has its own remote and does work with the receiver remote (like the TV and VCR does). Since I wanted to take advantage of the S-Video connections, I connected the DVD video output to the Receiver and the Receiver to the TV via S-Video. I could not get video when selecting VCR. I found out that because the VCR has no S-video output (only analog coax cable), to get video from the VCR, I would have to give up the S-video connection and go back to the old analog coax cable on the DVD. According to the instructions, the receiver connection input has to be the same format as the connection output. So, this is another feature I had to give up. To watch videotapes, I must watch it on Channel 4 via the RF cable, and not use the VCR to receiver coaxial video connection. I can only assume that the convenient front panel video/audio inputs won’t work either, since they are coaxial. It is easier to connect my digital camera or camcorder to my VCR front panel input to view photos, as I’ve done before. The USB connection on the front panel is nice, but I would need a 20-ft USB cable to reach from the livingroom to the bedroom (or purchase a laptop). I won’t use this feature since I can download MP3 or other sound files on my hard drive and then burn a CD right at the computer. I suppose the USB connection would be useful if you had a CD recorder/player as part of the home theater system. The 9010 receiver supports multi-room operation, though I won’t use this feature, since my old receiver is in the bedroom (and in some ways, I like it better). I was very impressed with the improvement in sound and realism with the 5.1 digital. The remote uses RF AND infrared. The receiver comes with an antenna and infrared remote sensor, but I don’t use this feature since it is mainly for “sub room” operation. The RF remote accesses the receiver just fine from any part of my living room. The ability to use TV on-screen programming to set up the audio preferences is perhaps the greatest feature of the receiver. Initially it was much easier than trying to go through the receiver’s display to set up audio preferences. I found however that after using the TV on-screen programming for a while, it gave me a better “feel” for using the up/down/left/right menu keys on the remote with the receiver’s display. The tuner sensitivity seems improved over that of my old JVC receiver. Fringe stations come in clearer using the same antenna as my old receiver used. The first movie I watched with the new receiver was 102 Dalmatians and my dogs were barking at the rear speakers. They must have thought there were dogs were in the garage behind the wall. They never paid attention to the rear speakers when my old surround receiver was driving them, so they even noticed the improvement. I programmed the multi-brand remote with the code for my Toshiba DVD player and was dismayed to find out that the on/off and eject function are nonexistent. I must use the Toshiba remote for these functions and then switch back to the JVC “Multibrand” remote. Why bother. Just use the Toshiba remote. The LCD display in the top of the receiver’s remote is of limited use, since all it does is show what component you selected (CD, DVD, TV, etc) at the time you select it. The display only stays on a few seconds, thus only showing what button you push when you push it. If you pick up the remote and want to see what component is selected, it won’t show anything unless you select a component again. There doesn’t seem to be an option to leave the LCD display on all of the time or at least longer than the factory setting. Overall, I was disappointed at the trade-offs with the new receiver but am glad to finally have this behemoth installed and have the 5.1 digital sound. The receiver does too much of what I don’t need and not enough of what I do need. Since Compu-Link doesn’t work properly, I may rethink my preference for JVC components in the future.

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Replacing a JVC RX-709VTN surround receiver

Looks and sounds amazing, USB connection, component video compatible, EQ, rf remote - this is a great receiver

I am currently emailing JVC about how to control my Philips 785 CDR/W

This is an amazing product!

I was waiting a long time for JVC to come out with a receiver with component video output. I almost bought the Yamaha HTR-5280 or the RXV-800 (I still don't know the difference - they seem like the same receiver???), but when I saw the JVC and found out about the USB connection, I was sold. I don't understand why I am only the second person to review this product - It's great!

I have had no problems with the remote - LCD is a little lacking (it only tells you which device you are controlling), but the rf feature is great! I can turn the sound up or down from another room, I can even control other devices from another room - love it love it!

My only complaint is that I have not figured out how to control my cdr mentioned above, but I have written two emails to JVC.

My System
Yamaha NS-A1738 Front speakers
Yamaha NS-AC143 Center channel
Yamaha NS-6390 Surround
Yamaha YST-SW305 Subwoofer

JVC RX-9010VBK Receiver
Phillips CDR-785 CDR/W
JVC AV-2050 Television
anybody know of a good DVD changer (with progressive scan of course! - kinda partial to JVC - but they don't make one!

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Old (10 years)JVC receiver

Plethora of Inputs/Outputs; RF Remote; On Screen Menus; USB Port; Component Video Jacks; Inexpensive; Bang For The Buck

Doesn't interface well with non-JVC components; no signal type translation (S-video to component to composite); on-screen menus in black and white; clumsy programming interface; limited control of non-JVC components

I just replaced my 5-6 year old Pioneer VSX-D503S(Pro Logic, DSP, 110w x2) with one of these units. I was looking for a sub-$400 receiver which had Dolby Digital, DTS, and component video jacks. I have a Sony WEGA 27" TV which has composite, S-video, and component video inputs so I wanted a receiver that had all of them as well. The other receiver I was seriously considering was the Sony STR-DE975. It has no component video or USB interface but would allow me to have on-screen text display of my Sony CDP-CX400 400 disc CD changer's song titles plus the far superior Sony Control AI-II interface between the two. But I also have a JVC XV-523 DVD player, which I can compu-link to the JVC receiver, so it was a toss-up. I ended up going with the JVC because it seemed like the better deal and had better specs with regard to distortion.

There's a lot packed in to this 31 pound behemoth. Looking at all of the jacks on the back will make you seriously wonder what the hell you were thinking when you bought it. Hooking everything up the right way will take you a good day at least. If you have a lot of different brands of equipment, you will probably have to move everything close to this unit to get it into range of the included IR transmitter. That is, provided you're brand of DVD players, TVs, VCRs, converter boxes, and DBS tuners are all controllable by the unit. I was hoping this huge remote that came with it would finally put to rest the monstrous pile of 7 remotes that comprises my current A/V system remote control collection; no such luck. I can't change discs on my Sony CD changer, or control my Raite AVPhile 715 DVD player at all, using the supplied "universal" remote. Still, the thing controls the basic functions of my WEGA and my Sanyo VCR (and of course, the JVC DVD player) just fine. I think Sony's remote does a better job of controlling more brands and features.

I will come back with a more thorough review once I have this think hooked up to all three of my digital sources and all of my speakers. This review is more of an initial impression of rants and raves. I still really haven't completely made up my mind about this thing; I'm kinda still partial to my old standby, the Pioneer. I still don't know how I'm going to hook up my EQ/Spectrum Analyzers to this thing. What ever happened to the good ol' Tape Monitor?

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120 clean watts per channel. RF Remote. Multiroom capability. TONS of A/V inputs and outputs.

I can't swear that DTS decoding either works or doesn't work on my unit.

This is a follow-up to my previous review. After returning my original 9010, I finally received my new unit. Unfortunately some problems still exist. AMDV.COM was very helpful in sending me a replacement for the original unit. Since, mentioning the retailer where I purchased my receiver is terribly upsetting to Dr. RMDC1, I'll refrain from making any further such references. I'll also attempt to not review my house, or my wife's activities, or my intentions with this unit, or my "ON-Q" central hub, or how stupid I am because I get confused on how to operate the system in multi-room mode. Oh, and I can't wait to sell my receiver for $306-$1200, so I can cash in on that supposed "2-300% return" on my investment.

I digress.

The volume control seems to operate more realistically now, in that sounds begin to eminate from the speakers at about 17-20 on the dial. This is a good thing. The hiss at full volume is *NEARLY* non-existant, unfortunately, it still exists. Now, the worst of the new problems seems to be that the receiver doesn't want to recognize a DTS input. I've fiddled with the DVD player, a GE piece of crap that I bought at walmart for $125, switching it from PCM to bitstream. Nothing seems to help. Unfortunately, the only DTS DVD i have is Gladiator, so I have no other basis of comparison. It does Dolby Pro-Logic and Dolby Digital just fine, tho. It sounds good in the process, too!

The remote that comes with this thing is like a battleship. It's HUGE! It's also one of the few universal remotes that actually is useful. It controls my DVD player (GE), VCR (Sharp), and TV (Toshiba) just fine. The fact that it's an RF remote is great too. For the technologically impared, that means it transmits using Radio Frequency--it transmits thru walls. ;-)

This receiver is feature packed, and is priced right at $300. I wouldn't pay much more. One last feature I'll mention that I don't think anyone else has, is that it has an onscreen setup menu. You can adjust just about any feature or option on the receiver using the remote, to navigate the menus on your TV screen. You can adjust your graphic equalizer, the balance, the radio tuner, everything from the remote.

I think I'll give it 4 stars in each category, which is analogous to "Great Deal" in the value rating, and "Very good product" in the overall rating.

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Sound quality, features up the wazoo, price, USB connection to PC, RF remote

non learning remote, functionality of the remote for other components

I compared the HARMON KARDON AVR 120(ECOST:$289.95 / Circuit City: $399)with the ONKYO TX-DS59 (etronics:$369.99 / Circuit City:$499)and the JVC RX-9010VBK (etronics $299 / Curcuit City $499).

The HK is good looking but has a sucky remote and the power is questionable. The Onkyo and JVC just sound better than the HK. Actually the Onkyo sounded a little better than the JVC. Both are rich and large sounding. I didn't go with the Onkyo because of the price and it didn't have as many features as the JVC. It wasn't much more expensive than the JVC but I like to get the best bang for my buck.

I ordered it from etronics and was very exited when it arrived. I hooked it up to a couple of old Bose and listened to the fuzzy radio and read the manual. I purchased JBL SCS series home theatre speakers and they had come the next day. I blew off the gym that day and started to play. A half hour after I hooked up the speakers properly, the receiver broke. It kept on going to standby after I turned it on. I disconnected everything, picked it up and broght into the kitchen, then I put it in the dishwasher. Well, I wanted to at least, I actually brought it in ther to plug it in to another outlet and still the problem existed. I sent it back to etronics and waited for another. etronics made me pay return shipping! I hate that!

I think that unit was just deffective, because the replacement is just fine, attached to the same surge protector and outlet and everything the other one was.

The 9010 is packed with features like the RF remote which I can control from almost anywhere in my home. The JVC also has multi room capability and one can listen to two separate sources in two different rooms from the same receiver. The JVC RX9010 can be connected to your PC via a USB cable to listen to all your MP3s right from the computer. (If the computer is more than 15 feet away you'll need a USB active extension). It also has "Midnight Mode" which limits the dynamic range of stereo recordings and especially DTS DVDs so you can listen to it and not wake up the wife and kids, nevermind the neighborhood. Did I mention that it cranks too.. 120 W per channel, fronts / 100 W x 4 plus a powered sub. It suits my 14 x 22 family room just fine.

I would say that the one thing that I really don't like is the functionality of the remote for other manufacturers components. The JVC remote won't turn the power off of my RCA DVD and I can't see my on screen cable menu from it. So I'm still stuck with a whole bunch of remotes on my coffee table.

If you are thinking about buying the JVC RX-9010VBK, do it. The JBL SCS series home theatre speakers and powered sub are great too.

This is a great budget system
my recent purchases
-A/V Reciever: JVC RX-9010VBK - etronics $299(no tax)
-Home Theatre Speaker package: JBL SCS Series - etronics $259 (no tax)
-DVD/CD Player: RCA RC5240P - ABT Electronics $128 (no Shipping /no tax)

my not so recent purchases that will join the family
Rio Volt MP3 Player
1 1/2 year old JVC GRDVF11 DV Cam
13 year old Technics dual tape deck
13 year old Technics SLBD1 turntable
4 year old JVC HR-J440U VHS deck
and my 7 year old 26" RCA TV Set that I will be upgrading very soon

I'm giving it 5 stars for the price. I'd give it 4 if I had to pay the Circuit City price.

PS: Other folks said that the manual was difficult to understand. I didn't have a problem.

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Cannot combine composite and S-Video. My machine seems to inject a lot of noise into another audio/video devices.

I was excited about this receiver since it had a decent number of S-Video inputs, and some friends had praised the sound quality. It took me a while to figure out, but it is not possible to mix composite video and S-Video (At first, I thought they were interchangeable). Also, it is necessary to change the name of input TV/DBS to "DBS" in order to function properly. Going beyond this cumbersome setup procedure, the sound quality is excellent. Video quality is also pretty good. My only complaint is that my RX-9010 seems to inject a lot of "noise" into other audio/video componenents... First, I tried to place a TiVo close to it, but the video degraded to an unberable quality level. After that, I tried to place an APEX DVD player with similar terrible results. I am not totally sure whether this because of the RF output for the remote control. I once saw my TV behaving weirdly when my son was operating a remote controlled car... I wish this unit could allow to disable the RF remote control, so I could test whether this was the real criminal injecting noise....

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Big bang for the buck! RF remote, lots of bells and whistles (always a good thing), OSD, excellent sound.

The OSD has to switch over ot view it. I wish it would come up while viewing like Denon, etc. I also wish it was not B&W.

This is an awesom ereceiver. I totally love it. The RF remote is to cool as well. The unit has autodetect which is cool also. I went ahead and invested in the JBL Northridge series (n38 fronts, n-center, n26 rears) and it sounds excellent. Maybe others are using too small of speakers but I get clean decent volume at 15 at night in my room and about 35 - 50 for normal levels. I watch movies at around 50 and thats pretty spectacular. I have been reading the other posts and some people seem to have setup problems or optical digital problems. I am using a Digital Coax cable and it works fine. There is only one problem that I am having with the system (I dont knowif its the recever of the feed comming from the DVD player). I have a Prgressive Scan DVD audio player (JVC 723GD). The problem I am having is that the unit switches the center channel to the two front channels sometimes or as in last night when I was watching shrek, all the sound cuts out excelpt for the subwoofer. All I do is I pause the DVD player and hit play again and its all fine again. Now, I was thinking it is the DVD feed (maybe I dont have a setting right since I bought some a complicated DVD player with many sounds feed settings). Next time instead of pausing the DVD player (since the DVD feed may be resetting) I will turn the recever off, then bakc on and see if it goes away. If it does, then its the reveiver. I read a previous review that somebody said it was cause the unit gets hot. My unit doesnt get hot at all. Otherwise, the DVD player is the culprit. Other than that, I was waiting for JVC to release this model for a while and I am very very pleased. I have a complete JVC system (actually, I stick with JVC for all my electronics needs and JBL for my sounds production needs). I want to get the JVC MK334 jukebox changer so i can take advantage of the text compulink and CD seach option through the OSD. I love how all my JVC components are completely syncronized. If I switch from DVD to VCR, it will stop the DVD after about 10 seconds. Same thing with every other component. Overall, this unit is awesome. I just need to figure out what the problem is with the cutting out.

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Dolbly Pro-Logic

Optical/Digital inputs, subwoofer pre-out and on/off switch, USB port, many connection options available. DTS/Dolby Digital and DSP modes.

USB port should be in back, display for realtime DTS/Dolby decoding.

I purchased the JVC over Harmon Kardon AVR-220 I saved money but sacrificed sound quality. I based my decision partly on the reviews on this site. My main decision in purchasing this reciever was the vast number of hook ups available. I really love the USB port even though its in the front. I would rate the sound an 8 out of 10. Not as sharp or clear as my Proton or other high current amp designs, but very good nonetheless. Waiting for delivery of my new speaker system to put it thru its true function...DTS and Dolby Digital sound. As a former electronic technician, I noticed the posts complaining about the unit getting "hot", well the unit "should" run warm to the touch and it should not get hot unless the volume is turned to approx. 3/4 mark(loud) or higher for extended periods of time(the higher the volume the more current it draws from the AC line which produces heat). Many other complaints sound like operator errors or defects in the receiver. For instance, the complaint about the sound cutting off, assuming a constant source signal,would generally occur in extremely loud playing sound. If the sound is at a moderate level and it cuts off, that sounds like a defect to me. I have read the manual thoroughly, as should everyone, and I have yet to run into the problems that I have read about. The only thing that I have yet to test is the surround sound decoding because I don't have a 5.1 speaker hookup. But stay tuned, I'll post a follow up once I receive and hook up my speaker system.

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