Customer Reviews

Magnavox MRV660 Progressive-Scan DVD +R/+RW Recorder

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I have owned two of these recorders, both were refurbished.
The first one failed (DVD+R would not come out) in about 4 weeks.
I returned it to philips and they sent me a higher
quality, brand new, DVD Recorder in about three weeks.

However, I did not like the menus or the record choices on the
new recorder (DVDR3390) so....

I bought a second MRV660 refurb. recorder from Philips.

I have made more than 100 DVD copies of old VHS tapes
as well as DVDs. They are all quite good. I really
like the recorder's capabilities and menu.

The major adavantage is a M2x speed which allows you to make a
2.5 hour recording which is geat for movies.

This unit cost me $140 and was in my budget to get a 4 year plan and it's one of the best component products I've bought. This has everything for the price. More speed modes than the more expensive models. 1, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 4, 6 and 8. Try to top that? You won't. This unit does way more than my old off brand model that crapped out after a year. I've had this around a year and a half and have only had minor problems which is due to a defective disc on rare occasions so the unit in and of itself is a great bargain for the price. Some of the menu functions can be complicated but after awhile you get the hang of that. But I'd rather have many menu choices for various actions than minimal.

I feel this is the number 1 machine for DVD recorders at the price and believe it could challenge some of the higher price ones since it has all the inputs and outputs you'd want.

"BLOCKED" DEFECTIVE DVD Recorder shuts down soon after purchase. MAGNAVOX seems to have programed it to shut down and not open. Turns off for no reason while watching and other remotes would cause it to react. Lost hours of recordings because of shut downs. Ruined many discs and now it won't open at all. Readout says "BLOCKED" and calling for help does nothing! Not even able to unscrew to open manually. AVOID MAGNAVOX. Read other reviews to see that the DVD-Recorder shuts down within days of warranty expiration. I got the idea that they expect this to happen when I called the help line and was told "the warranties should all be expired. We get a lot of calls about the MRV640 & MRV660 models saying BLOCKED" No help, and this over priced product can't be fixed.

I got mine new for around $60 about 3 years ago. I've made well over 100 DVD's with it with no problems so far. I see that it has not worked for some other people, but mine works fine.

This was my expensive upgrade from the cheap DVD recorders I had been buying. Although it worked a few times, it worked poorly (slowly) every time. Then it stopped working altogether with it saying "BLOCKED" on the screen.
I got it open and got my blank DVD out. Wish I could diagnose or replace the
drive with another. Instead I will have to wait and purchase another one.
Does any manufacturer make a decent DVD recorder ?

We bought this machine new. We used it less than 30 times. When I try to insert a DVD a message comes up stating "blocked". Buy another machine, this one is junk.

I've had this DVD Player/Recorder for just over a year and it just stopped working the other day (right outside of the warranty coverage period, of course). Not only are the menus difficult to navigate, but none of my universal remotes work with the unit. It's been a horrible experience, and a complete waste of money.