Magnavox MDV630R DVD Recorder/Player

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Manufacturer: Magnavox
Price at amazon.com: $329.99
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List price $449.99



Product Features:

• DVD recorder with up to six hours of recording per disc
• Record from your TV, camcorder, and other video devices
• Plays back DVD, DVD+R/+RW, Audio CD, and CD R/RW discs
• Component video, composite video, RF, and analog input and outputs
• Coaxial digital audio and S-video outputs, with front A/V connections

Product Description:

Take control of your digital past and future with a home DVD recorder. Archive home movies, edit favorite scenes to share with loved ones, or put your VCR out to pasture: use recordable DVD+R and re-recordable DVD+RW media for storing TV programs, then watch them at your convenience. The MDV630R stores up to six hours of audio and video at varying quality levels, from VHS quality (six hours) to DVD quality (2.5 hours) to full DV quality (one hour). As a player, the Magnavox spins DVD-Video, audio CD, and recordable CD-R and CD-RW. An oversized LCD makes disc and timing data easy to read, while a host of connections--from component-video, composite-video, S-video, RF, and analog audio inputs and outputs, in addition to a coaxial digital-audio output--accommodate a range of audio and video sources. Conveniently, the unit's front panel sports a set of inputs for your temporary AV connections.
From the Manufacturer Are you ready for 6 hours of DVD recording? The MDV630R DVD recorder provides up to 6 hours of recording/disc with 4 recording speeds. You can record from your TV, camcorder, and other video devices. With this recorder you get digital picture and sound quality for the ultimate viewing experience. It also records on DVD +R /+RW discs and plays DVD, Audio-CD, CD R/RW disc. You’ll be able to clearly read details with the large display provided. This recorder comes complete with component... read more


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Description from Manufacturer:Take control of your digital past and future with a home DVD recorder. Archive home movies, edit favorite scenes to share with loved ones, or put your VCR out to pasture: use recordable DVD+R and re-recordable DVD+RW media for storing TV programs, then watch them at your convenience. The MDV630R stores up to six hours of audio and video at varying quality levels, from VHS quality (six hours) to DVD quality (2.5 hours) to full DV quality (one hour).

As a player, the Magnavox spins DVD-Video, audio CD, and recordable CD-R and CD-RW. An oversized LCD makes disc and timing data easy to read, while a host of connections--from component-video, composite-video, S-video, RF, and analog audio inputs and outputs, in addition to a coaxial digital-audio output--accommodate a range of audio and video sources. Conveniently, the unit's front panel sports a set of inputs for your temporary AV connections.Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Great for time shifting tv shows Rating:
This is basically a Phillips DVR-75, with slight differences. I have both. So far it has worked perfectly, as has my Phillips. I have used only DVD+RW(Memorex) blanks and have not had one bad disk. I bought the disks on sale for less than a dollar a piece. These are the only DVD+RW units I have, so I don't know about compatability with other brands of players (I suspect the blank disks have more to do with that than the recorder.), but they play each other's disks.
I kept the manual on the coffee table for a week as I learned to program the first unit, but now it's second nature. These units do take some time to finish writing when turned off and to read and begin recording when the timer comes on (about 24 seconds to record, but I think that's just a characteristic of DVD recorders). I record LOTS of TV, so I use the 6-hour recording mode and the video is better than the 6-hour speed of my VCR's. The recorder will slightly enhance the video quality of the source, so when dubbing VHS tape to DVD, it actually improves the original.
I considered the Sony, but I bought both of these for less than the cost of one Sony, and am very satisfied.

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Comment: A defective front S-video input. Everything else is great. Rating:
I bought this DVD burner from a local Target. The machine is made in Hungary. After a month of trials, I've found the S-video input in the front (CAM 1) does not work and an expert has confirmed it. Fortunately, it has an S-video input in the back using EXT 2. This one works, so I've decided not to return this item to the store, a complicated process. Compared with Korea, Taiwan and China that have more than 20 years of experience in making the consumer electronics, Hungary is relatively new in the field and defects in the product are therefore understandably more common. DVD+R and DVD+RW from this machine can be played in my Sony DVD player, though the Sony's manual says it plays only DVD-R and DVD-RW. My Apex player can also play it. However, it cannot be played in my 1.5-year-old Sony notebook. The image quality of this DVD burner makes all VHS VCRs obsolete.

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Comment: Magnovox DVD Recorder Rating:
Easy to use, works well, good quality recording - what's not to like.

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