MAGNAVOX MDR513H F7 Recorder Digital Review

I bought this device after my old Pioneer finally broke down which was a blessing in disguise. I originally bought my Pioneer DVS220 for $180 and 6 years later for just $20 I bought this Magnavox which has a much better picture, has DVD and HDD recording capability and separates the digital cable from the cable box so you can watch local broadcast channels without having to set up a cable box (if that makes sense to you). In addition, other connected channels can also be selected for local…

I have two hard drives and a MAGNAVOX MDR513H/F7 DVD recorder with digital tuner, black, one is about 18 months old and the other almost a year old and me got them love it.** PROS: Features are excellent. They have an S-Video input, which most newer DVD recorders don't have, which is important because it gives much better video quality than composite RCA, almost as good as component. If you have a cable or satellite tuner like most people, you probably connect the main video output from your…

The advantage of this recorder is that you are no longer limited to recording 2 hours of good quality video or 3-4 hours of decent quality video as you would with a standard DVD recorder would do. The built-in 320GB hard drive is enough to record, for example, a 24-hour marathon of your favorite show in good (SP) quality, and you still have 104 hours of free time to record. You can edit your episodes and save them to DVD, you can also protect them from being automatically deleted when the…

I just installed my new Magnavox (Funai) MDR513H/F7 at home and it's amazing. One particularly great feature is that it's almost a mirror image of the Philips DVDR3576H in terms of use, which I also own. This new Magnavox with a larger hard drive will eventually replace the Philips device and the fact that they are functionally almost identical will make the transition easier. which was excellent. Devices of this type are an ideal replacement for a VCR, and products from Philips and Magnavox…