Rating: 
Summary: 5 Stars for Picture quality and 4 Stars for build quality
Review: The JVC XVN410BK unit is very slim and the tray is very flimsy. The unit is 1 3/4"inches tall. I quickly connected the unit with no problems, but soon ran into a major problem when trying to open the tray to insert a DVD movie the tray would try to open but something was stopping it from doing so. I placed a call the seller and was given the Tech Support number to JVC ,but did not wait to speak a Tech person. Upon inspection of the tray I notice that the tray was misaligned. I lifted up on the front bottom edge and the tray opened and when the tray came out so did the clear plexiglass insert, which was only held in by some sticky tape that had loss it's stack and it would no longer stay in place. I open and closed the tray a few times to ensure that it was ok, which it seem to be ok, but now I am not confident that the tray will operate later trouble free and wondering if I should send it back to be on the safe side, but I would then be out of paying to ship it back to the seller and wait for a number of weeks to receive a replacement. I decided to purchase a new DVD player, because my older model Toshiba would only play original pressed DVD/CD's meaning no CD/RW, DVD-R, or DVD+R of any type. I use a JVC in my bedroom and it plays everything and I can use the same remote. JVC has really built a great DVD player. The XVN410BK has the very best picture and sound I have ever seen or heard. The unit is one of four new models for 2004 the 410BK is in the middle of the pack only surpassed by the 510BK, which only difference is the 510BK plays DVD Audio and DVD Ram disc. The 410BK and 510BK both have the DigiPure Circuitry High-bit/high-sampling (12-bit/108MHz) video D/A converter and DNR video noise reduction system, which means that you get the very best picture there is, other JVC models are not equipped with these new features. The 12 bit/108MHz D/A video processor is the very latest technology, with many other model and brands using the older 10 bit/54MHz D/A converter. The Video Fine Processor of the above models allow you to adjust 8 different video adjustments, such as DNR, DigiPure and many more. Believe me this unit has the very best picture there is. I originally planed to purchase a multi disc DVD player form Panasonic, but decided to purchase another JVC, because of the quality and price of my last JVC DVD player. If it was not for the mishap with the tray I would give the 410BK 5 Stars. I will write another review soon to update my review. I give the 410BK 5 Starts for the picture and 4 Stars for the build quality.
Rating: 
Summary: Problem on playing DVDs
Review: This DVD player freezes for around 10 seconds every 15-25 mins when playing movie DVD. Playing VCDs and SVCDs has no problem. Otherwise it is a winner as its picture quality and sound quality are great for this price.
Rating:
Summary: Good if flimsy, after firmware upgrade
Review: You might want to avoid this unit if you let kids use your entertainment center, as the tray feels like it could snap off if handled roughly; it's pretty lightweight.
When I got this player, it would freeze occasionally while playing commercial DVDs, and every 30 seconds while playing DVD-R and +R discs I burned (using Verbatim media and a Plextor burner). After about 10 seconds frozen, it would resume.
JVC has a free firmware update you can download which fixes this problem (hanging at chapter changes). You burn it to a CD-R and it's simple to update the player. It fixed the problem for me. It's at:
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This firmware fix moved this player from 2 stars to 4 for me.
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