5 Responses to “Magnavox Blu-Ray DVD Disc Player, NB500MG1F”

1. Movie watcher Says:
   July 28th, 2010 at 3:13 am

   Paid $78 for this at a box store, should have known better. There is a reason it was only $78… After 4 movies, I was fed up and returned it. Spend a little more for a better unit, this is not it.
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. Hart Man! Says:
   July 28th, 2010 at 4:26 am

   I picked this up for $78 on December 23 @ Wal Mart. I was looking for a regular DVD player for a new 720p LCD. This player was $78, a Sony DVD $68, and a Phillips DVD $50. I figured an extra $28 was a good enough deal.

   Took it home, hooked it up via HDMI and the regular DVD quality was grainy. It did not live up to my Xbox 360 nor the Phillips $50 DVD player I went back and picked up.

   I would recommend a better Blu-Ray player if you plan on playing mostly DVDs. I did not test this with Blu-Rays.
   Rating: 2 / 5

3. J. Galgano Says:
   July 28th, 2010 at 5:17 am

   I bought this player on black friday.It works ok but has a very long pause during layer change that I really don’t like. I will probably bring it back and get a panasonic or sony player. You get what you pay for.
   Rating: 2 / 5

4. SuperT Says:
   July 28th, 2010 at 7:02 am

   I got this cheap at Wal-Mart. I knew it wouldn’t have any “special” features like Internet connection or screen-in-screen, but I expected the actual movies to play just as well as any other Blu-Ray player. I was wrong. The picture is maybe 5% better, and I can tell no difference with the sound. I do not have an HD TV, which seems to present a problem with this Blu-Ray player because, compared to other DVDs, the picture is squished like it was fullscreen, even though it was a widescreen DVD.

   Another problem I ran into was the awful loading times. It took longer than my old DVD player to load. Alll I can say is thank goodness there is still a DVD player attatched to this ripoff. I haven’t tried it yet, but I am clinging to hope that it works like my old DVD player did. If you want Blu-Ray, than I seriously suggest spending a little more money for a decent player, because if you plan on buying this, you might as well stick to your old DVD player.

   I don’t know if these problems still exist with the more expensive players, but if they do, I have no isea what all the hype is about. I am very disappointed.

   EDIT: I tried a DVD and the picture was still squished. The sound actually seemed better than the Blu-Ray. Even more reason to use a DVD player instead of this overpriced ripoff. Accordingly, I changed my original 2-star review to a 1-star riview.
   Rating: 1 / 5

5. aubradford Says:
   July 28th, 2010 at 9:46 am

   I was excited to find this player at Wal-Mart for $78. When I got it home and plugged in I couldn’t even get it to load. The splash screen would come up and I’d hear the whirring sound of it trying, but it would never get past there. I tried multiple discs – DVD and BluRay – neither worked. Perhaps I just got a bad one, but I was reminded that sometimes you get what you pay for.
   Rating: 1 / 5

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