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As it is, this DVD player/recorder known by many names is a value-priced, budget-friendly wonder found well under the $100 price range. No, it will not go head to head with the $500 plus players from the likes of NAD, Rotel, Denon, etc. It will, however, deliver as much performance (and hopefully longevity) as such $200 machines manufactured by Sony, Panasonic, and Samsung. To begin, all of the standard hookups---as expected---are to be found here (S-video, etc.). The player also has a "substantial" appearance and feel to it. In other words, there's very little plastic here and a whole lot of metal! The remote, on the other hand, is cheap, plastic garbage. The buttons are miniscule and not well laid out. There's nothing ergonomic about it either. My pit bull used it as a chew toy and I've not missed it at all. With that being said, budget components have to cut their production costs somewhere and this is obviously where Funai has seen fit to cut. Also, this unit lacks a LED light---no doubt another cost-saving measure. The sound and vision of this unit are spectacular, especially for the price. There is certainly no truth whatsoever that all DVD players perform essentially the same. They do not! This machine, however, delivers the same level of performance as what one could normally expect from a much more expensive player, and delivers a superior performance to the likes of the el-cheapo, "Black Friday" $19.99 players like Coby, Durabrand, Cyberhome, etc. I've not had much experience with the recording feature of this unit, but I can at least say that "it works" and does so relatively well. I've not yet recorded from a pay-per-view, but I suspect this would be the best fit since there are no commercials during a ppv movie. Otherwise, owners of a Tivo unit might find a nice complement with this machine since they have the option to go back and edit out commercials and such. Overall, this is a fine unit that will not break the budget! If you can deal with a dinky remote, the lack of an LED display, and a somewhat slow loading tray, you will no doubt be satisfied with this player.Read full review
I have 3 of these. has and records with good picture and sound quality for just being digital and not HD. also,I like the way it"s set up the ease of figuring out the different functions and features.
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The Product performed very well. To record TV Stations I had to add a Digital Channel Converter. That worked very well to. When Scanned for TV Channels None came up. Then I knew it had an analog TV Channel System. Remote control worked very well. All together...Very Good Buy for me. I am very pleased with it. Thank You.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Magnavox has been around for what seems like forever. A brand can only do that when their quality is excellent and THIS dvd recorder is no exception!!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
My ex-wife gave me the first of these, since then I've lost track of how many used I've bought from eBay. They wear out after a while (I use it a lot), but even the used ones work fine for a long time. I can't compare it to others of its type, this is the only kind I buy.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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