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Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo

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★★★☆☆
3.4

based on 12 reviews  

 

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★★★★☆
3.6

$249.99

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Pros

  • Attractive design (4)
  • Simple controls (4)
  • Fast recording (3)
  • Fast setup (3)
  • Consistent performance (2)
  • Easy setup (2)
  • High quality picture (2)
  • Easy to use (1)
  • Functional (1)
  • Great with antenna (1)
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Cons

  • Confusing set up (3)
  • Discs load slowly (3)
  • Be ready to read (1)
  • Difficult to set up (1)
  • Difficult to use (1)
  • Inconsistent (1)
  • Poor chapter publishing (1)
  • Slow to load (1)
  • Small remote buttons (1)
  • Tuner goes out (1)

Best Uses

  • Home (8)
  • Archiving tv shows (4)
  • Movies (4)
  • Storage (2)
  • Converting home vhs tapes (1)
  • Office (1)
  • Professional (1)
  • Quiet (1)
  • Recording shows (1)
  • Watching dtv (1)
 
 
 

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Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo

$249.99

 

Product Reviews

Last update: Oct 13, 2009

Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo Reviews

 
 
 

Most helpful positive review

[20 of 22 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

[17 of 18 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★★
5.0
Does all I wanted and more

"I bought this for myself for Christmas.[...] I hired a friend to hook this up for me. That was worth it... almost stress free. I have a big older TV . It took 2 hours following the guide (which is very helpful) and testing for everything. I also had to buy extra cables. I had a digital tuner, but now don't need it because it's built in here. I was able to remove my troublesome VHS player and a first generati..." Read Full Review »

Apr 12, 2009 by VivaLasVegas

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★★★☆☆
3.0
Functional, but complicated; good price

"I've only had this product for a week, so I can't address reliability—only design and function.Overall, this is a good unit that does what it needs to do at a reasonable price. It does take some time to learn how to use this unit, and some things are not intuitive, so be sure to sit down and actually read the manual as you do things. This unit has a DVD recorder and a VCR—which is handy for transferring old vi..." Read Full Review »

Jun 25, 2009 by JMP

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[17 of 18 customers found this review helpful]

Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo Review

Functional, but complicated; good price

★★★☆☆
3.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Functional

    Cons

  • Confusing Set Up
  • Discs Load Slowly
  • Poor Chapter Publishing
  • Small remote buttons

    Best Uses

  • Converting home VHS tapes
  • Watching DTV
 

"I've only had this product for a week, so I can't address reliability—only design and function.Overall, this is a good unit that does what it needs to do at a reasonable price. It does take some time to learn how to use this unit, and some things are not intuitive, so be sure to sit down and actual …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jun 25 2009
JMP
Redlands, CA
I am:
  • Enthusiast
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 
 

[20 of 22 customers found this review helpful]

Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo Review

Does all I wanted and more

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • None

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Archiving TV Shows
  • Home
  • Movies
 

"I bought this for myself for Christmas.[...] I hired a friend to hook this up for me. That was worth it... almost stress free. I have a big older TV . It took 2 hours following the guide (which is very helpful) and testing for everything. I also had to buy extra cables. I had a digital tuner, bu …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Apr 12 2009
VivaLasVegas
Las Vegas NV
I am:
  • Casual User
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 
 

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo Review

Would buy again but has its limits

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Consistent Performance
  • High Quality Picture

    Cons

  • Be ready to read

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Recording shows
 

"Be ready to spend some time with the set-up manual.



Limited use: can only record 2 hour max. Limited capacity in this area. Have yet to convert VHS to DVD but the DVD recording is nice.



Technology to this point is a two hour max. So be aware of this limit. Glad I purchased the machine. It …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Oct 13 2009
dinklel
Corvallis, OR
I am:
  • Casual User
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 
 

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo Review

Piece of Cr-p

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

    Pros

  • Nothing good about it

    Cons

  • Difficult To Set Up
  • Difficult To Use
  • Inconsistent
  • Slow To Load
  • Tuner goes out

    Best Uses

  • Home
 

"Bought the first one and it quit working, exchanged it for another one and it quit working too. Took that one back and got a third one and guess what, it quit working as well. Tuner went out each time within an hour after set up. All channels went away except one. Bought the service contract.. bu …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Oct 11 2009
Tired of the run-a-round
Sherman, Texas
I am:
  • Enthusiast
Reviewed at:
Price: $249.99
 
 

[5 of 7 customers found this review helpful]

Magnavox ® ZV457MG9 DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo Review

Try it you just might like it !!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Fast Recording
  • Fast Setup
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • Confusing Set Up

    Best Uses

  • Archiving TV Shows
  • Home
  • Movies
  • Office
  • Professional
  • More »
 

"I want to say about most Reviews I can understand how most people get upset thinking you buy a DVD Rec , and you slap in a VCR Tape and it will copy think ??? COPY right why would they make a REC , DVD Copy old movies when we all know it cant Happen , Well you can work around this hook up a second …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jul 20 2009
Scroogeda
Maine
I am:
  • Casual User
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Price: $249.99
 
 
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