I was in Wal-Mart today on another matter and saw these Magnavox Blu-Ray players for $98. One one shelf they were originally $198 and the other day I was there and they were down $128 and almost bought it then.Now they are $98 so I got one.
It is model NB500MGX.
I'm not saying it is a top of the line model with fancy features, and is probably not for the picky video enthusiasts, but for $98 it is hard to beat.
Here is the link to the product page and you can search for local stock. Listed for $168 on the site. Always
edit: for some reason the referred link is not working, copy/paste this URL in the browser http://www.WalMart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10825995
This is probably the single worst Blu-Ray player on the market. You're going to run into a number of incompatibility problems with this (discs either won't play, or will have some issues). No BD-Live.
I'd save the frustration over trying to deal with this player and avoid it.
PinwiZ said: This is probably the single worst Blu-Ray player on the market. You're going to run into a number of incompatibility problems with this (discs either won't play, or will have some issues). No BD-Live.
I'd save the frustration over trying to deal with this player and avoid it.
Just sharing my $.02 to those on the fence.
are you sure? according to this the 500 is highly rated by consumer report, i don't have it i just wonder why you say it's the worst player, BTW the NB530MGX is $98 at my WalMart
padandpendotcom
Member
posted: Jul. 14, 2009 @ 11:04a
I picked up the $98 one from WalMart for my bedroom tv, so far not bad. I basically wanted an up converting dvd player for the bedroom, I use PS3 on my main tv.
Great unit. I got the 530GX last Friday night for $98 in Chino,CA. This unit is much faster than my Sony BDP-S300.
Magnavox 15 secs to open tray from time of pressing open tray button when unit power is off. From tray closing with BD disc - 35 seconds to see first BD generated image from disc content.
onguard7
Member
posted: Jul. 14, 2009 @ 1:21p
The NB530MGX is today's Newegg "shell shocker" for 109.99
The MAGNAVOX NB500MGX is by far the best pick, considering the cost/benefit relationship. The player is manufactured by Funai Corp., a japanese manufacturer for Philips. Funai gives full support on Firmware, a new one came out in its site, and is known as major manufacturer of O&M products.
keklim
New Member
posted: Sep. 14, 2009 @ 9:26a
I bought one 3 weeks ago and it's great. Updated the firmware and no problems playing any blu-ray disc I've put in (Bedtime Stories, Valkyrie, Fast and Furious). Here is a great resource on updating the firmware in case you have problems playing any discs. http://forum.blu-ray.com/ . Can't beat a solid player for $98 if you don't care about the online features. The only complaint is that it is slow on recognizing discs, but from what I've read this is a problem on many Blu-Ray players anyway.
Bought a refurbished one for $80. Played a couple DVD movies and the pictures are sharper than my upconverted DVD player. Haven't tried the bluray movies yet.
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