Customer Reviews

Magnavox DP170MW8 Up Converting HDMI DVD Player, Black

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This DVD player is excellent for computer people who want to play back their cd's or DVD's that have Divx / Xvid encoded files. Flows smoothly and even presents a menu list of what the titles are providing the file was named on the computer. I have been able to cram up to 35 hours of Xvid encoded video (with great compression) onto a regular DVD-R or DVD-RW! Three thumbs way up!! (I'm a martian)

I bought this DVD player to compliment my new Sanyo DP26649 26' 720p HDTV. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on an upconverting DVD player because the TV was only $295. Thus, I decided to go with this DVD player.


Pros:
Cheap
Doesn't skip or stutter on any of my DVDs
Can play a surprisingly wide range of file formats


Cons:
*Terrible at upconverting*


The reason I starred the con is because it's the main reason I bought this DVD player and it's the main draw of the DVD player. I tried all the different output settings compatible with my TV (480p, 720p, 1080i), and they all looked the same. The picture was decent, but not as good as an upconverted DVD should look. I own an Xbox 360 and use it for upconverting DVDs on my bedroom TV (a Samsung ToC 40' 1080p HDTV). When watching upconverted DVDs on my 360, I notice a significant quality difference when compared to a non-upconverted picture. That quality difference is absent here.

Final word: If you want a cheap DVD player that can play a wide variety of file formats, you may consider this one. However, if you want a DVD for upconverting, stay away from this one, because quite simply, it just doesn't do a very good job at all when it comes to upconverting.

I just got this dvd player and was pleasently surprised. I love that it can play Divx files on cds. This really comes in handy. I've got the past two seasons of Doctor Who on Divx files on cds and really wanted to get some way to play them without having to turn my computer on. And it plays the files a lot better than my computer does. Files that will skip or lag on certain scenes on my computer play just fine on the MWD7006. When I picked it up, I was surprised at how light the thing was. Seems a little flimsy to me. But it's worked so far. Really easy to hook up compared to the other dvd players I've had. The buttons on the remote are a bit small for me (I have pretty big hands) but it works just fine. It takes a second to understand which buttons do what and what settings to use to get the picture/sound that you want, but when you do, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the quality of both the picture and the sound. I hope the player lasts as long as other Magnavox products I've had. I had a Magnavox vcr for about five years before it went up....and it was at least a couple of years old when I got it. I had a Magnavox tv and that lasted a few years. The only thing that I would change about the MWD7006 would be to make a 300+ disc capable version of it. Then, I could fit all of my discs (well, all the discs that I have right now. I'll have more than 300 by a few months) without having to touch them so often and put them at risk of getting scratched, dropped, broken, or smudged. All in all, I'm very happy with this player so far. Very good quality and very cool that it can play all (I hope all) of the Divx movies that I have.

This DVD player is the best I've owned! I love it! It plays Divx, DVD-Rs, CD-Rs... It's amazing that, after DVDs have been around for so long, that many DVD players sold today still have serious flaws. This one does not! After trying Philips players that would skip and a Toshiba that played DVDs with the audio out of sync with the picture, I found this Magnavox. I'm proud to say I bought it!

This dvd player is exellent! I have had it for 3 months now and watch movies and box sets on dvd everyday and it has been a great player. Great price!!

I purchased this DVD player for $39.00 at Walmart to replace an old Zenith that just petered out. Installation is a no-brainer. Since I don't have a newer TV I don't worry about fancy stuff. It's necessary to go into a menu to switch screen sizes - which is great because a couple of my DVDs were letterbox (and impossible to watch) but with this player all I did is switch screen size to widescreen and poof - the letterbox was changed to a nice widescreen. The controls are very good with the power button and open drawer button right on top. For the money, this is a nice little machine.

This was about the cheapest DVD player with an HDMI connection that I could find. It seems to work fine so far. Sometimes when I put in a movie there is no audio, so I turn the machine off and back on and the sound returns. Hopefully this doesn't develop into a persistent problem.

easy to operate. good value. why would anyone pay hundreds more for blue ray? the picture is great on my samsung 1080p 46" lcd. sharp and clear. it also cleans up dvds that i had burned from old recorded vhs tapes. nice machine!

The price was reasonable and the player works well. I really needed something that would play homemade dvd-r's and this unit works well. My only complaint is the tiny hard to read buttons on the remote. That will heal itself as I get re-trained to a new remote.

Easy to set up. Easy to use. Great picture quality. The remote could be a little bigger. Woul also be nice if it could control the TV. Otherwise great little machine.