Customer Reviews

MAGNAVOX M61117 1-WAY Vhs Rewinder

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

Ths product worked great for about 3 weeks. Now it will not open automatically after rewinding a tape as it should. It just stays in the machine making a grinding noise until you manually release it. I guess you get what you pay for.

I chose this item a few years ago because I like the Magnavox name. The rewinder made a terrible racket when in use, and soon it stopped opening when it's finished. I had to knock on the lid to get it to open. My roommate put a tape in the rewinder one day as he was leaving for work. That evening we came home and found the rewinder was still grinding away! It was overheated, its casing had melted, and the surface on which it sat was discolored from the heat. Of course the tape was ruined, too. Scared me to death.

Rewinder does not last. Spindle wear out quickly and breaks. Not worth buying.

So far, I have rewound 3 tapes with this device. The rewinder sounds as bad as the one I was attempting to replace - squeaking as it rewinds. It is very slow and fails to open after reaching the start of the tape. Rather than opening, it remains shut and sounds like it is burning out the motor as it continues to attempt to rewind the tape - exactly like the old one does.

Love it Love it. It is so fast and I can save my VCR player in my TV. People may not have VCR's anymore, but I do with kids movies and things I tape while at work. I think this little item is worth it wait in Gold.

i ordered this for my mom to replace one of another brand that had broken (she had that one for several years). since she could not find it in any stores i came to her rescue and told her i could order one off amazon where you can find everything that i can't find elsewhere. right from the beginning it didn't work well, was very labored , also loud, sometimes it was not too bad. she figured she would keep it b/c it would have probably cost almost as much in shipping than to just replace it, plus just the hassle of returning something. last week it completely broke. i am ordering her another one(diifferent brand) hopefully she will have better luck...i would like to say that this is no reflection on amazon, which i love and have always had good luck with. just a lousy product i guess, i am glad that it wasn't more expensive or i would have tried to get her money back......

My ancient turbo tape rewinder dropped dead, and I was afraid I might not be able to replace it, what with videotapes heading toward extinction. But this one does the job just fine, and as I write this, I'm wondering if I should have bought more than one, just in case!

This item seems to work just fine so far (I bought it a few months ago). It's a little noisy, but since I've never had one before I don't know if they all are. Anyway, for as inexpensive as it was, I figure I've gotten my money's worth.

This Product is GARBAGE 200%. I ORDERED 2 THE FIRST WORKED INPROPERLY AND BROKE COMPLETELY AFTER 2 -3 MONTHS USAGE AND THE OTHER ONE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. Shipping is way 2 expensive to ship back. This product should be taken off the market!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I ordered 2 of these and both of them will rewind a tape and, thus, save wear and tear on your VCR. However, the item is supposed to "open" when rewinding is complete, but neither one did. So, I need to stay near and open the item manually to prevent burning the motor or breaking the tape. This is a minor inconvenience, but I thought it should be noted.