The Magnavox MRV640 is a first-rate DVD player and recorder, a state-of-the-art source component that’s also fixed to displace your VCR. Now you can archive your home movies and edit favorite scenes to share with loved ones: use recordable DVD+R and re-recordable DVD+RW media for compiling home-video highlights or for storing TV programs, then mail them to loved ones or, with TV programs, watch them at your convenience. The MRV640 stores up to 8 hours of audio and video at varying quality levels, from sub-VHS quality to VHS/S-VHS quality, DVD quality, and full DV quality. Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you’re merely thinking of “someday,” the MRV640 stands ready to deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. The MRV640 also performs 3:2 pulldown detection. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24-frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; reverse 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Top-of-the-line component-video inputs and outputs help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video inputs/outputs bring compatibility with nearly any input source and television. One each RF coaxial video input and output simplify hookup with antennas, older VCRs, and cable boxes. The unit’s front panel sports a set of inputs for your temporary AV connections. What’s in the Box DVD recorder, remote control, remote batteries, an RF coaxial A/V cable, a stereo analog audio interconnect, a composite-video interconnect, a user’s manual (English/Spanish), a quick-use guide, and an AC power cord.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Piece of crap
I bought this unit on october 2007 and a week ago (december 2008) it stopped working saying “no disc” and it does not matter which kind of disc I use.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty worthless. 2 1/2 stars.
This seems to be one of the older DVD recorders, when the kinks were still getting worked out. They’re much cheaper now and hopefully better, because if they’re still made like…
4.0 out of 5 stars
I have to disagree………….never hung up on me….
I even bought this as a refurbished item here at Amazon and have had no problems. The only issue I’ve found has been that I usually use DVD-RWs or DVD-Rs per my video recorder,…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Buyers take heed
Read the other reviews and take them to heart. This unit is a boatanchor. It played fine until it completely quit, giving the “blocked” message that seems to be a running issue,…
3.0 out of 5 stars
Does the job if you don’t ask for anything complex!
If you just want to record on demand, nothing fancy or in special formats, it certainly gets the job done for a great price. Paid $51+shipping for this used.
1.0 out of 5 stars
“Blocked” in week 2 of use Don’t buy this Lemon
AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID MAGNAVOX AVOID MAGNAVOX AVOID MAGNAVOX AVOID MAGNAVOX Avoid this Magnavox DVD recorder.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Worked great for a while…then it didn’t!
I have always had a high opinion of Magnavox products – but this one is a lemon. Highly recommend you find another machine.
1.0 out of 5 stars
severe problems with this machine
Heads up.
I too, agree with many posters here, this machine is very flakey. Too bad, the features are great for the price.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does what it says it does
I just recieved my DVD recorder and after experiencing some initial set up problems (my own)……you need to go through the channel search even if you have a satelite or cable…
2.0 out of 5 stars
Look before you leap (this ain’t no great leap forward)…
Remember when the cheap stuff was made in Japan and everyone would laugh at that label? Now apparently it is the “made in China” label that is the curse.