Magnavox ZV457MG9 Player Reviews

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Used the most basic wiring program available, checked it three times, and it still didn't work. Called the 800 help number and was told to contact the TV maker for help. Was given no explanation of how the TV people could help, only that the Magnavox people could not (or would not) help. Does it only work for certain TVs? from Amazon.com I was finally able to get my 88-year-old dad to use this machine successfully by telling him that the "Timer Reset" button is really--for his purposes--the "on/off" button, and that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should he EVER press the "Standby/On" button (which normal people, including retired electricians like my dad, would expect to serve as the "on/off" button). If, like 99.99 percent of the DV recording public, you ALWAYS have future recordings programmed (that is, a regularly recurring show like the daily 6:00 news), you will always have to press "Timer Reset" before you leave the machine. And you will always have to press it again when you sit down to watch anything, or do anything with the machine, or you will be "locked out" (as the Magnavox customer support person explained to me). The manual is crap, and I think was translated (badly!) from the original Chinese.... from Amazon.com Magnavox ZV457MG9 Dual Deck DVD/VCR Combo with Built-in Tuner, Black Two years ago when the government advised that all television stations would be using digital signals only and all consumers would have to buy a converter box to receive those signals I decided to get a vcr/dvd recorder with a tuner that would do more than just convert an analog signal to a digital signal. from Amazon.com So at this point all it's good for is recording to the Hard Drive from another source. I also needed a replacement for my old Sony VCR for the few remaining VHS tapes I still have. The Magnavox ZV457MG9 fits the bill for exactly what I need. The HD tuner is above average in quality of picture resolution on my Sony HDTV, with image quality on par with the TV's internal digital tuner and slightly better at resolving weak signals. from Amazon.com After having the product for less than 2 months I am having problems with it already. Sometimes when a tape is inserted it will not play or record. from Amazon.com So at this point all it's good for is recording to the Hard Drive from another source. I also needed a replacement for my old Sony VCR for the few remaining VHS tapes I still have. The Magnavox ZV457MG9 fits the bill for exactly what I need. The HD tuner is above average in quality of picture resolution on my Sony HDTV, with image quality on par with the TV's internal digital tuner and slightly better at resolving weak signals. from Amazon.com I bought this same item from another company. The remote did not work. from Amazon.com i do have 3 of the dvd's and vcr's recorders, 2 are connected up to tv's and 1 already have been used to record my old vhs tapes to dvd's and dvd's to tapes. also the anolag and digital tuner is gret to record on. from Amazon.com I dubbed a vhs clip to a dvd but it won't play in any other dvd player. I guess i have to finalize this dupe, but I'm having problems. from Amazon.com I was finally able to get my 88-year-old dad to use this machine successfully by telling him that the "Timer Reset" button is really--for his purposes--the "on/off" button, and that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should he EVER press the "Standby/On" button (which normal people, including retired electricians like my dad, would expect to serve as the "on/off" button). If, like 99.99 percent of the DV recording public, you ALWAYS have future recordings programmed (that is, a regularly recurring show like the daily 6:00 news), you will always have to press "Timer Reset" before you leave the machine. And you will always have to press it again when you sit down to watch anything, or do anything with the machine, or you will be "locked out" (as the Magnavox customer support person explained to me). The manual is crap, and I think was translated (badly!) from the original Chinese.... from Amazon.com

Description

Watch your old favoites and your new movies on one unit. This integraded DVD/VHS recorder allows you to play your older VHS tapes, and watch the newest DVD releases. You can even record your favorite shows to DVD discs to watch later.

Specs

Released	9 months ago
DVD Type	DVD Recorder / VCR Combo
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video VCD DVD-R DVD-RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
Surround Sound	Dolby Digital (Digital out only)
Exterior Color	Black
Depth	10.3 in.
Height	4 in.
Inputs	Component x 1 Analog Audio x 1 RF (TV) x 1
MPN	ZV457MG9
Number Of Discs	1
Outputs	HDMI x 1
Parental Control	Yes
Playable File Formats	MP3
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
TV Resolutions	480i 480p
TV Tuner	With TV Tuner
UPC	053818570746
VCR Video heads	4
Video Output System	SECAM NTSC
Video Upconversion	1080p (HDTV)
Weight	9.5 lb.
Width	17.2 in.

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