Customer Reviews

Magnavox DVD Recorder

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

 

 

I got mine 4 months ago for the purpose of copying my entire stock of vhs tapes onto dvd. I have been faithfully making at least 1 disc per day since then. With the exception of copywrite protected ones (mostly Disney - I've copied well over 240 movies (2 per disc in EP), and only have about 24 in my pile of movies that wouldn't copy), it has performed admirably and I have no complaints.

Regarding the clock problems that other reviewers mentioned, I suppose that would be a problem for timed recordings, which I'm currently not doing with the unit. However, I found that when the clock is not set (which happened when the power here went out), the unit doesn't display the unwanted information of when a particular title was recorded. (Honestly, I don't want to know what day and time I happened to copy my Ghostbusters movies onto a disc. I just want to know that they're copied and I don't have to rebuy them in dvd format.) Therefore, if you're not doing timed recordings, I'd highly recommend that you don't set the clock (which is what I decided once I discovered that). That also eliminates most of the default title so you don't have to delete as much when you enter proper titles.

I have never had a problem with my unit, and am nearly finished with my collection.

After owning this product for six weeks I couldn't be happier, it has performed perfectly and was easy to set up and not hard to learn how to use. Keep in mind that since I've owned the unit such a short time I can't vouch for its durability but if it's anything like an older Magnavox DVD player I own, it should be good. The manual is written well enough that even a novice should be able to have this unit up and running in a short time.

There is a learning curve if you've never owned a product like this before but it's not very steep. My advice is start out with some DVD+RW's and make a few short test recordings and play with the various functions until you get the hang of the many settings. Don't overlook the fact that DVDs other than DVD+RW's need to be finalized before they'll play on other DVD players. If you run into problems the manual will probably be enough to help you out. I can't rate Magnavox's customer support because I've not needed it yet. This unit will also play standard DVDs as well as those it creates.

Mine was purchased at Sams Club for about $89 and as of February 2007 they and Walmart still have many in stock. Shop around for the best price.

I got this DVD recorder for $150 from Amazon last week and it exceeded my expectations. The quality of recording is great and the playback is razor sharp. I owned a JVC DVD recorder before this one but it wasn't that great. This one from Magnavox is superior to all DVD recorders that I have ever had and is priced so low too. I am giving it 5 stars and I definitely recommend it.

The Magnavox MSR90D6 that I bought a year ago has worked sporatically at best. Now, after a year, the clock will not set. I don't think Magnavox got all of the "bugs" out of this unit before they put it on the shelf. If you are considering buying this unit, get a LONG extended warranty, you will need it.

I have had this recorder for less than a year, last night it stopped working completely. Will not power on. It was a great recorder while it worked, not so much anymore. Should have lasted a lot longer than this.

I have 3 of them. I found them easy to install and set up, and editing a disc is relatively easy. However, on one of them, the clock no longer works, so I record manually rather than setting up a timer. That's a little annoying. I'm looking to replace it with another, and it's important to know whether a dvd recorder has a tuner. The hook-up to a cable box and tv is very different if the recorder doesn't have a tuner, so I would recommend getting one with a tuner. This model produces a good picture and is easy to use. The remote and the keys on it are small.

I purchased this and it worked properly for 13 months until the clock mechanism stopped working, which rendered the programmable recording functionality useless. It still plays DVDs, but obviously I can get a DVD player for less than and DVD recorder. The unit is slow... in every aspect and really isn't that great.

In closing, if your buying this to record TV you can do better. Go for a hard drive based recorder that can give you > 30 hours of media. This thing can only give you 6 at best.

I Brought this dvd recorder at Wal-Mart I only had it 2 weeks i can honestly say that it worked for one or two days after that i had to get rid of it. I set the clock, timer, etc the next morning i wake up and turn it on i would have to do it all over again so i took it back thank god i dont throw away my recipts or the box before the 30 days......

I bought this unit in early 2007. It operated flawlessly for almost a year. In the last month it has become very sporadic. I am unable to finalize a recorded DVD about half the time now. The unit displays an "Error xxx" message very early in the finalize process.

This DVD recorder did not work properly. When connected I had trouble recording and would turn off my cable and TV. I do not recommend this product. Then I thought it was my TV so my sister that has the same brand could not get this DVD recorder to record and finalize the recorded DVD and also turn her cable off and TV.