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Summary: stay away !!
Review: I got this for Christmas 2003. It worked great until this weekend. We have played maybe 20 dvd's on it since it was set up. Now it will not load the disc. Customer support says it needs to be returned for an exchange. They want me to pay to ship this one back, and then include a check for $99 for them to ship me out a new one. I think I'll pass on that wonderful offer.
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Summary: Magnavox's warranty - Sell You Another One!
Review: I had been a Magnavox fan (3 tv's; 2 vcr's; 2 cd players) BUT I received a Magnavox Combo Unit MDV530VR for Christmas (2003). The DVD worked OK but the VCR never performed very well. It never recorded a tape that could be viewed nor would it play a recording from another VCR even though my other 3 VCRs (2 Magnavox) produced recordings that were completely interchangable. It sometimes would not even play video tape movies I purchased. I finally got fed up and got the receipt from the person who bought the gift (since Magnavox requires proof of purchase) and contacted Magnavox (whose customer service has moved to India along with everybody else's).I found that Magnavox's warranty is to allow you to purchase a new unit - some deal. They were quite willing to replace my defective unit which they manufactured in the first place if I was willing to send the old unit to them (at my own expense) plus a check for $99 plus tax. What a business plan. How can Magnavox lose! This brings the cost of the replacement to approximately the cost of the defective unit I already have. This about what it would cost if I just threw my defective unit away and bought a new one through Amazon. I am sure Magnavox will take the unit I return , "refurbish it" (after all I gave them $99 to do it), and send it to the next idiot that returns one. Who knows, I might even get someone else's "refurbished" unit. On the bright side they are not making me pay shipping on the replacement they send me (NOT). Keep as far away from this company as possible. Anyone who would offer a warranty like this does not deserve to get a dollar from any of us. Our recourse is to show the same apathy toward their products as they show toward us as customers.
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Summary: AVOID!!!!!
Review: I HATE this DVD player. After about four months it started freezing DVDs in the middle of playback, pixelating the screen, jumping around on the track, etc. It won't even load some of my DVDs (regional encoding is not the issue). For example, disc one of a set will play, but disc two will not. Go figure! I usually research all my electronics purchases, but got this one because I had a gift card at Target and I had faith in the Magnavox name. Forget it. Magnavox's reputation is shot with this piece of junk.
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Summary: I like Magnavox
Review: I have a Phillips DVD player, not this particular one, and it works just fine. I've had it almost a year, but maybe I don't use mine as often as other people. I have 2 VCR's and 4 TV's that are all Magnavox, some over 10 years old and they still work. I haven't recieved this item yet, but I have just purchased it and I think it will work just fine. If you get a brand that doesn't match your TV they don't cooperate and it messes up the picture and sound so since my TV is a Magnavox this is the DVD player I'm getting. I've never had any problem with their tech support either.
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Summary: Phillips/Magnovox - buyer beware
Review: I thought I was getting a quality product. Not only did I get a substandard product, but I also realized I bought it from a substandard company. I bought this unit in December and the DVD play quit after 110 days. Guess what, the warranty was for 90 days. Philips had nothing good to say other than send it in and I will be charged for a replacement unit which was darn near what I paid for this POS. No thanks, I will just chalk this up as a lesson learned and know better than to buy any more of their products.
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Summary: PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!
Review: If only I had read the reviews of this totally unreliable dvd player on Amazon before wasting my money! To begin with, the tv switch is lousy and I never could figure out how to "fast-forward" the dvd. Every time I pressed the fast-forward button, it would skip to the next scene! Plus, the buttons are so badly arranged it look's like they were trying to confuse customers!
Within 3 months after buying this piece of garbage, the audio on each dvd wouldn't function properly. I would hear an annoying "scratching" sound with every dvd. When I tried using the menu on the switch, nothing worked right and I haven't been able to play dvds OR cds ever since. Good thing I have a reliable RCA dvd player as back-up! My advice is to avoid ALL Magnavox products like the plague!
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Summary: Pretty Good! - I am very happy with it!
Review: Its a bit of a pain to get started - Probably cause I ain't so good at this stuff - But, I got the DVD going and the VCR going and it has been providing us with a lovely picture! I am very happy! The 1st one we got was a dud - so we sent it back to you! Kudos to Amazon for a job well done with that. You guys were great! Anyways, I'm happy now - Just can't get the remote control programmed, but, the big think. DVD with the Monster Cable Comnnection is lovely and the VCR has the nices picture I have see to this date. Talk to you all later!
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Summary: Lasted a year
Review: Magnavox used to be a name one associated with quality products, but my Magnavox DVD/VCR combo is only a year old and has stopped working. I bought it for the convenience of being able to play both videos and DVDs and was told the motor was quiet. From day one, I found the motor hum to be noticeable and it got worse from there. Now it won't record or play videos. I wish I had read the customer reviews before I bought it. I agree that it's a poor product.
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Summary: This model sucks. Don't buy.
Review: My wife and I purchased two of these units for our daughters' families last year at Christmas (2003). Just as everyone else explained, they lasted about 6 months and the DVD player quit working.
I don't know why the guy that posted a 5-star rating on this unit, and says to not complain about Philips or Magnavox, can make such a claim considering what all of us other "non-experienced electronics users" have to say about this unit (I'm a both a computer services program manager and video/dvd producer, and have never considered myself so unknowledgeable about electronics).
Perhaps he bought from a different lot. It would be interesting to find out. Mine says "Manufactured:D August 2003". Maybe if others are from the same lot, we can contact our Attorney General and file something to cause a recall.
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Summary: Dvd player stopped working after 3 weeks.
Review: Purchased a MDV530VR for Christmas, the Dvd player stopped working on 1/10/2004. Returned it on 1/11/2004 for a new one. The dvd player on the second unit stopped working on 1/29/2004. This time I'm exchanging it for a different brand of dvd/vcr combo player.
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