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JVC TH-F3
Created: 06/24/2008
Video description: While it's got an attractive design, the JVC TH-F3's high price and dearth of extra features make it hard to recommend.

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JVC TH-F3 Review

The good: The JVC TH-F3 is a 2.1 home-theater system with DVD player, iPod dock, and USB port; plays a good array of digital audio and video files; small footprint.

The bad: Limited audio-only connectivity options for external devices; virtual surround doesn't work well; subwoofer underperforms; confusing, nonintuitive interface for digital media playback.

The bottom line: While it's got an attractive design, the JVC TH-F3's high price and dearth of extra features make it hard to recommend.

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JVC TH-F3 Specs

Manufacturer: JVC
Part number: TH-F3

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