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I am an anime fan. There, I said it. So when my old DVD/VCR player, which was a hand-me-down from my sister, finally gave out, needless to say I had to get it replaced fast and cheap! The MWD2206 satisfied both of those qualifications, and then some. The first thing that took me by surprise was the fact that it was one of the only remaining VCR's that had a TV tuner on it still within my budget! After taxes, it came up to $59.89. All of the newer DVD players (including the cousin of this player, the ) didn't come with tuners, and the ones that did were WAY over my puny budget of $70, so finding this rare gem in Wal-Mart was great. (Please note, if you're going to invest in this DVD from Wal-Mart, make sure you're getting the DVD/VCR model MWD2206, the cousin model, the, , has an IDENTICAL box.) Setting it up was pretty easy--standard Audio/Video and RF cable connectors around the back plus an audio/video connector in the front. Red to red, yellow to yellow, white to white, screw in the RF cable, plug into the power strip, and you're done. One small note; there's no channel selector switch on the back. Factory default is channel 3. It can be changed to 4, but you have to follow a few steps in the manual to do it. Here are a few dimensions. The case, a light charcoal grey, is about seventeen inches wide and 4 inches thick. The front panel has no display, only a few LCD lights on the front showing what mode the device is currently on.The remote is pretty decently sized, roughly seven inches long by two and a half inches long. For those new to DVD/VCR Combo systems, all the buttons may seem a little overwhelming, but after a little practice, you'll get the hang of it. Oddly enough, the thing that really rocked my socks was the fact that it had an EJECT button that worked the VCR and the DVD player! Laziness rocks! I am a bit disappointed that it's not a universal remote, though. As I'm writing this review, I'm watching one of my favorite anime movies, "Neon Genesis Evangelon: The End of Evangelion" on DVD. The sound is INCREDIBLE! My TV is an old twenty-six inch Magnavox CRT, and the audio that's coming from the speakers is nothing short of amazing! Using the "Virtual Surround" mode, you really can simulate having a multi-speaker sound system from just two TV speakers. I'm hearing things on the movie that I've NEVER heard before with my old DVD player! The DVD picture quality is really sharp and clean when I'm using the audio/video connection, but degrades SLIGHTLY if you change to tuner mode. Because I watch DVD's most of the time, I just leave my TV on Aux and flip through the channels in VCR mode. There is a special mode that lightens and darkens the picture slightly, but overall it's pretty useless. In my spare time, I also make my own DVD movies from home videos, and I use DVD+R's to burn all my projects. I am happy to say that the MWD2206 plays them like any other DVD--even better than my old DVD player which didn't recognize the individual tracks I laid down. It also shows still pictures (slide shows) really beautifully. Switching to VCR mode is simple; one button press and you're back in the analog age. The VCR is really robust--even playing my old cassettes just as clear as the original VCR it was recorded on, though you may have to play around with the tracking. Recording in SP mode yields a great picture, while recording in SLP mode is nice as well.Read full review
I bought the Magnavox DVD/VCR player recorder to replace a worn out Panasonic. The Panasonic model was no longer available and the Magnavox model was satisfactory to my use. The Panasonic had a digital clock, while the Magnavox lacks this feature, and I miss it, however the Magnavox does provide excellent service and I am well pleased with it. An excellent machine at a very good price.
I love this! I play a lot of videos for my grandchildren when I'm watching them because I don't have cable. My old VCR died so I purchased one of these used. Absolutely love it! I didn't get a remote with it but the best part is I really don't need it. Have yet to find anything I can't do with the buttons on the machine itself. I do have a universal remote I'm sure I can set up to work with it but I really don't need it so haven't bothered. The last VCR I had you couldn't even use unless you had the remote to change the viewing mode so that is a huge plus. I am not totally helpless when it comes to hooking up these things but also not the best at it either and I had no problem hooking this up with no instructions whatsoever. I was able to download a manual for free online which I have yet to read but I'm sure I'll find lots of great features I didn't know it had when I do. Again...the last VCR I had the manual was not available online. I am already scouting for another one of these for the TV in my den. Another great thing about it is that it's very light weight so when I need to move it around to dust or something I can lift it with one hand if need be. Could not do that with my old one which was mostly made of metal and extremely heavy for a vcr so again this was an unexpected plus. For the price I paid for it I got excellent value.Read full review
Decent sound quality. Light weight and also easy to use.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I've owned this model more than once and it works great. It always plays both VHS and DVD's perfectly. I would reccommend this model to anyone looking for a DVD/VCR combo. As with any VCR or DVD player, the quality of the VHS tapes and the DVD's does make a difference on how well they play. A wrinkled tape could cause the VCR to eat the tape. A scratched DVD could cause the DVD player to skip. The player itself works great though.
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