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Summary: Magnovox DVD Recorder
Review: Easy to use, works well, good quality recording - what's not to like.
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Summary: I REGRET IT !
Review: I bought it (on 12/26/03)and regret it...same day...the front input from camera did not work none of them...input(other devices) in the back did not work...only output to devices worked and input from antena and to tv old style cable worked...
my intention was to copy to dvd and get rid of vhs of tapes ... taping from tv only kind of useless vcr does just as well 10 X
cheaper ...Willing to try the Panasonic DMR-E80H Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder with Hard Drive (80 gig)(Silver)
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Summary: A defective front S-video input. Everything else is great.
Review: I bought this DVD burner from a local Target. The machine is made in Hungary. After a month of trials, I've found the S-video input in the front (CAM 1) does not work and an expert has confirmed it. Fortunately, it has an S-video input in the back using EXT 2. This one works, so I've decided not to return this item to the store, a complicated process. Compared with Korea, Taiwan and China that have more than 20 years of experience in making the consumer electronics, Hungary is relatively new in the field and defects in the product are therefore understandably more common. DVD+R and DVD+RW from this machine can be played in my Sony DVD player, though the Sony's manual says it plays only DVD-R and DVD-RW. My Apex player can also play it. However, it cannot be played in my 1.5-year-old Sony notebook. The image quality of this DVD burner makes all VHS VCRs obsolete.
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Summary: I REGRET IT !
Review: I bought this machine on ebay new for 300.00. I've only had it for a few days. It works as advertised, and I've made 20 dvds, with out one coaster using Maxell DVD+R. I've played around with Maxell +RW's too and they seem to work also. I have used these DVD+R in a couple of different players with complete compatability. I do not know about the durability of this machine, maybe I'll post in a few months. But so far, it works very well, with no compatability issues using other players in my house. I'd recommend it.
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Summary: Pleased with this machine.
Review: I bought this machine on ebay new for 300.00. I've only had it for a few days. It works as advertised, and I've made 20 dvds, with out one coaster using Maxell DVD+R. I've played around with Maxell +RW's too and they seem to work also. I have used these DVD+R in a couple of different players with complete compatability. I do not know about the durability of this machine, maybe I'll post in a few months. But so far, it works very well, with no compatability issues using other players in my house. I'd recommend it.
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Summary: all good
Review: I bought this recorder over the weekend, and have had absolutely no problems with it at all. I've been able to record from TV, VCR, and camcorder quite easily. It does exactly what I want it to do, and it was a steal at $350.
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Summary: Less than what I was looking for
Review: I initially bought this machine to back up my VHS tapes onto DVD, but I've found out (the hard way) that this machine does not have timebase correction. Meaning, if you record an old tape that has small, almost unnoticeable, split-second "jumps" in it, the signal will either be lost, or there will be a sound dropout where the "jump" is. Thus, I have had to transfer them from VHS to DV, then from DV to DVD, to get the kind of quality I was hoping for.
Also, on some discs I recorded on, the machine shut off after a few minutes. This only happened when I pushed the record button a certain number of times to make it record a certain length. When I tried to play them again it said "disc contains unknown data - press OK to eject." Sheesh! (At least the discs I used were less than $1 each.)
For the reasons above, once I get the chance, I am selling this machine. Once I have done that, I'll use the money to invest in a Panasonic DMR-E80H ... now THAT's a model that has enough good reviews (esp. on Amazon) to convince me of its brilliance.
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Summary: Waste of money
Review: I purchased this unit in December at WalMart. Of course, the price ($ 369) was attractive. However, by now I can only record from the AV inputs after burning a little piece from the TV input, so that the 630 will get in gear, and then changing inputs to the AV and burning what I really want. Otherwise the unit will commence to burn and shut down after about 1 minute.
If I try to burn with NoName discs (that are working just fine on my Pioneer 106) it will not go at all. = Useless
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Summary: NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER PLAYERS!
Review: I recently purchased this model from a local retailer, and while the unit works in its own universe, it is far from desirable as far as the BIG picture goes. This machine will record +RW discs, but they will NOT play in most +RW capable settop players! Why doesn't the product description EVER address this issue?! Just because it records on a +RW (or whatever) type of disc, does NOT mean that other players will play it! ...And what did Magnavox have to say about it?? After a lengthy conversation with tech support and additional call-back from their DVD Recorder specialist, all I got was "I'm sorry, we cannot help you any further with this issue." AVOID THIS MACHINE!
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Summary: Magnovox DVD Recorder
Review: This is basically a Phillips DVR-75, with slight differences. I have both. So far it has worked perfectly, as has my Phillips. I have used only DVD+RW(Memorex) blanks and have not had one bad disk. I bought the disks on sale for less than a dollar a piece. These are the only DVD+RW units I have, so I don't know about compatability with other brands of players (I suspect the blank disks have more to do with that than the recorder.), but they play each other's disks.
I kept the manual on the coffee table for a week as I learned to program the first unit, but now it's second nature. These units do take some time to finish writing when turned off and to read and begin recording when the timer comes on (about 24 seconds to record, but I think that's just a characteristic of DVD recorders). I record LOTS of TV, so I use the 6-hour recording mode and the video is better than the 6-hour speed of my VCR's. The recorder will slightly enhance the video quality of the source, so when dubbing VHS tape to DVD, it actually improves the original.
I considered the Sony, but I bought both of these for less than the cost of one Sony, and am very satisfied.
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