Magnavox MDR535H/F7 HDD and DVD Recorder with Digital Tuner

superior technology

Solves my time shift needs much more easily than old VHS tape machines. It has many capabilities that I may never use. Programming is pretty intuitive and playback from HDD is excellent. Skipping or replay is also practical and has superior video/audio. Should have bought one of these years ago. Haven't tried other brands. Sadly, new ones are apparently no longer made. Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: puddynose

Works great, all features function as de...

Works great, all features function as designed. Excellent DVR if you use a roof antenna.

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: gonzalez.global

Older model, but all the bells and whistles I need

This is my second Magnavox recorder. My older one had something happen to the hard drive and cannot be repaired. This particular unit has a very slight problem in the display (cuts off about 1/16" at the bottom for some weird reason) but it is only noticeable when displaying something like a station guide. I use this to record programs coming to me from my satellite dish. I really enjoy watching a recorded program and zipping through the commercials with a one touch button that you can program (e.g. 1 minute skip, 30 seconds skip etc.). There is also a "back" button that you can program for duration. For those special movies I want to record, I can program the recording speed so that the playback is almost like looking at the original broadcast. If I want, I can edit a recording (such as remove the first 2 minutes or the last minutes, remove any commercials) on the hard drive and then copy it to a DVD using the built in DVD recorder.

I have been using this unit for quite some time and it has performed admirably. I love this older model Magnavox recorder.Read full review

Great Magnavox HDD and DVR

We have now used the DVR for several weeks, and are very pleased with the quality of this machine. This is an updated version of the DVR that was fried when an electrical technician did some work on the same wiring circuit, not knowing the DVR was ON and set to do a timer recording. Fried the machine. So this replacement has been just great. In fact, my wife is now able to record at a higher resolution for 300 hours of recording! More than oodles for us. It has been a very good purchase.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: mcardtrader

peak of design cycle of Magnavox DVRs

the 535 is best iteration of the Magnavox DVRs, single tuner OTA/Cable, 30 event schedule timer recording, one button instant record, well appointed simple editor and decent human friendly sized remote control.

they really buggered it up in the next generation MDR86x. It has fonts that barely readable on small factor TV monitors, NO high speed dubbing to DVDs. An awkward change in editor technique and interface, a very burdensome text entry (i.e. Takes as many a 7 Keystrikes to enter an uppercase S) via a tiny remote. The minor enhancement in file handling and internet connectivity in the new generations are not especially exciting, especially considering that the data stream captured in cyclical TV series does NOT include the specific episode,Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: gatorno1972

Excellent HD Recording DVR Unit (with caveat for Cable Only users)

Bought pre-owned but looks like new and works great. Manual could be better & takes some guessing on some tasks (like initially setting the clock time, etc) but unit itself is excellent. If you only have Cable TV and your channels are scrambled like mine (Specrum Cable) you can Only record the channel you are currently watching. If you ALSO have an OTA antenna (like me) you can use a coax cable splitter and run one lead to the unit & other to TV, then you can record any OTA channel while watching a cable only channel. Overall i'm very happy with this unit and it's performance so far & give it 5 Stars. Just wonder why Magnavox/ Funai Electric quit making these units as nothing else on the market before or after begin to compare to all the features these units have? Sure beats the high monthly cost of cable rental & service recording fees & TiVo as well.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: krimsonbehelit

Great TV watching accessory.

I have owned two of the HD DVD recorder/players. Lots of times there are 2 shows that we like that happen to be aired at the same time. With the antenna being hooked to both the TV and the Magnavox recorder it is very easy to record one show on the Mag and watch the other show on the TV. With the Mag having it's own tuner, we can set it up to record various channels when we're gone for the weekend. And if we want to save something to disc it's very easy to do so.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: everyday_homegoods

Like new

All features of the DVR work.

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: retrogamerguy

DVD/Hard Drive Recorder

Great product to record your favorite shows when you use an old fashioned roof-top antenna. You can record to the hard drive, or to a DVD-RW. Works beautifully!

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: atreasure4you-6

the item was used but well taken care of

It was everything I expected and more

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: thomavierr0