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Magnavox used to be a name one associated with quality products, but my Magnavox DVD/VCR combo is only a year old and has stopped working. I bought it for the convenience of being able to play both videos and DVDs and was told the motor was quiet. From day one, I found the motor hum to be noticeable and it got worse from there. Now it won't record or play videos. I wish I had read the customer reviews before I bought it. I agree that it's a poor product.

I concur with everyone else on this board... My DVD hasn't gone out yet, but it sounds like it will. The VCR just crapped out though. I keep getting lots of errors and it keeps eating my tapes, and cleaning won't do the trick.

Magnavox will send out a replacement when I send them my broken unit plus a check for $99. WHO THE HELL ARE THEY KIDDING?! I think we should all file a claim against them.....this is ridiculous.

Purchased a MDV530VR for Christmas, the Dvd player stopped working on 1/10/2004. Returned it on 1/11/2004 for a new one. The dvd player on the second unit stopped working on 1/29/2004. This time I'm exchanging it for a different brand of dvd/vcr combo player.

If only I had read the reviews of this totally unreliable dvd player on Amazon before wasting my money! To begin with, the tv switch is lousy and I never could figure out how to "fast-forward" the dvd. Every time I pressed the fast-forward button, it would skip to the next scene! Plus, the buttons are so badly arranged it look's like they were trying to confuse customers!

Within 3 months after buying this piece of garbage, the audio on each dvd wouldn't function properly. I would hear an annoying "scratching" sound with every dvd. When I tried using the menu on the switch, nothing worked right and I haven't been able to play dvds OR cds ever since. Good thing I have a reliable RCA dvd player as back-up! My advice is to avoid ALL Magnavox products like the plague!

We purchased this unit new and six months later, the DVD Player simply stopped reading all disks. After contacting Magnavox, we were told that they would be happy to send us a used replacement unit for the "discount" price of $ 99 plus shipping.

Magnavox does not stand behind their products and in fact try to further profit from defective products. This must be part of their business strategy to sell poorly made products and then sell them again under the guise of a "discount" warranty price.

Companies should not be allowed to act this way and I would urge everyone to not buy products from Philips or Magnavox until they change this policy and stand behind their products.