Typical price: £750
What is it: Home cinema system with DVD player and 3.1 speakers
What we think: Elegant styling and pretty good sound for its size, but pricey and with some annoying tics
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 13 June 2007
Tags: JVC, JVC DD-3 Sophisti, resolution, Dolby Digital, setup
We like:
Very stylish 3.1 design with small front speakers and no rears; centre channel a nice step up over 2.1 systems; solid multimedia support via streaming network; DivX video support
We don't like:
Expensive; no video inputs; sounds better on DVDs than music; terrible remote; network streaming is Ethernet only, not Wi-Fi; USB port of limited use
CNET UK judgement:
If you can look past its high price -- and some annoying shortcomings -- the JVC DD-3 Sophisti offers elegant styling and pretty good sound for its size
Full review:
The JVC DD-3 Sophisti is a stylish home-cinema unit that employs a virtual-surround configuration that forgoes the need for rear speakers (and the wires that go with them). Instead it offers just two tiny front speakers, a centre channel and a subwoofer, plus a main unit with a DVD player. The DD-3 comes with slender, somewhat cylindrical front speakers that look to be designed specifically for those that don't like the traditional boxy look. Continue Reading...
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