Comments on: Magnavox NB500MG9 Blu-Ray Review

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:39:19 +0000

piece of crap, played 1 movie went to watch a second movie and it started to act up , went to eject the disc , the player stopped working all together, Do not buy this “amazing” product……
go with a name brand thats been proven reliable

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:21:52 +0000

I purchased the product on Black Friday and it worked well for exactly 88 days at which time it no longer played Blu-Ray discs. The old adage that you “get what you pay for” is applicable. Save tour money for a better unit

By: The Rage

The Rage — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:46:53 +0000

Some Wal-Marts still have this player in inventory BUT have placed it in their stockrooms. Most have removed the tags. The one in NewBerry, SC found out they had 5 of them, selling NOW for 168.00. After going thru similar repair issues and incredulously POOR customer service with another product (A very espensive HP laptop), I decided against this unit. If you want the BEST in BluRay, buy a Sony Playstation 3. if you want the nmxt best, get a Sharp Aquous. The latest Phillips 8000 series is decent but just about everything else WILL break on you. The only thing I like in Phillips personally is their cheapest regular DVD which still plays DIVX encoded disks.

PlayStation 3 will cost you 400 bux still BUT it will do so much more than just play B-ray great.

By: Chris Olson

Chris Olson — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:58:41 +0000

HDMI port went out after about 4 months called customer support because of “1 year warranty” was told that it would cost me $100 dollars to have them look at it plus the cost of shipping. They also said it would take anywhere from 6-8+weeks. This was after the 5th call to customer service. Each time never got the same answer. Decent player for the few months I had it but would suggest avoiding it at all costs.

By: Brandon Weaver

Brandon Weaver — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:32:46 +0000

AVOID Maganavox and Funai

We purchased this item for about $130 on a black friday sale in Nov. 28, 2008. It worked great until 8:15 P.M. on March 29, 2009. It stopped playing Blu-Rays. After e-mailing Funai, I received a reply with a customer service number. I called that number and they referred me to a local repair center. I was advised by this authorized repair center I would have to pay a MINIMUM of $45, just to have them look at. (REALLY! $45 on something that isn’t 4 months old. What about the 1 year manufacturer’s warranty? I am aware that I could have purchased an extended warranty from Wal-Mart, but most financial experts say they are unecessary upcharges designed to make more money for the stores. These experts say if you feel that you need the extended warranty, just put that money toward a better product. (I sure wish we did). That $130 could have gone towards a Sony that we will now buy. Based on the “durability” on a Magnavox product and the “great” customer service provided by Funai, I will avoid these products in the future. And I would advise others to do the same.

By: Brandon Weaver

Brandon Weaver — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:31:39 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:54:08 +0000

Best Blu-ray for the $$$!
I purchased this BD player from WalMart when it was $299.00. It was well worth the price! The load times really surprised me. I haven’t waited more then 30 seconds. Experience the superior picture quality of Blu-ray movies in full 1080p high-definition on your HDTV. DVDs will also look their best thanks to 1080p upconversion on compatible HDTVs that have an HDMI port. The NB500MG9 can play CDs and JPEG photos that have been burned onto CD-Rs, too. Additional highlights include component video output and a digital coaxial output for connecting compatible surround sound systems. You sure can’t go wrong for the $$$!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:41:14 +0000

Order Cancelled- Refunded
I never received this blue-ray player as the order was cancelled the next day as per comparrison pricing & reputation!

By: enduringmovies

enduringmovies — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:50:09 +0000

Highest quality Blu Ray picture of our three Blu Ray players
We have a Sylvania Blu Ray player which has an excellent picture and a Samsung model 1500 which has a very good picture. Our fairly new Magnavox Blu Ray player which we purchased at Walmart has an outstanding picture and plays old scratched DVD’s well even old 480 digital format DVD’s. The Magnavox is the top rated model at Consumer Reports currently although the Sylvania Blu Ray player used to be the top pic at Consumer Reports previously, but I think the Sylvania Blu Ray player model has been discontinued. There is no S video connection on the Magnavox, but with HDMI there is really no need for a S video connection

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:06:13 +0000

bluray ultimate picture
beatiful picture full 1080p picture sound awesome more detailed than any cd ever heard really great price right now