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Unbiased Review: Magnavox NB500MG1F

June 6, 2010



While Magnavox does not enjoy the same reputation as Sony or Samsung, it does offer up some value in offering low priced electronics. If you are looking to buy a Magnavox Blu ray player, you are most likely looking at the rock bottom price instead of performance and features. The Magnavox NB500MG1F is a Blu ray disc player that is short on features but comes at a low price.

Features
If you are looking for a feature packed player, you need to look elsewhere. The Magnavox NB500MG1F is bare bone minimal system fit for a children’s room to play the Disney DVDs and occasional Blu ray discs. The Magnavox NB500MG1F does not come with any of the features found on more substantial disc players from Sony or Samsung. What you get is the very basic Profile 1.1 player with Bonus View capability. You won’t be able to run any BD-LIVE contents on this player. Also, the Magnavox NB500MG1F does not come with onboard decoding for high definition audio formats. It is only capable of decoding DTS digital and Dolby Digital. It is not capable of decoding DTS-HD or Dolby TrueHD audio formats. The Magnavox NB500MG1F does not come with media streaming or internet streaming. You will need to look elsewhere if you want Netflix or YouTube on your Blu ray player.

Design
Like the features, the Magnavox NB500MG1F’s design is very basic. The front face includes the disc tray on the left and playback buttons on the right. There is no LCD anywhere on the player. The connectivity includes HDMI, component video, composite video, RCA audio out, and SPDIF output. Surprisingly, the Magnavox NB500MG1F comes with SDHC memory card slot. You can view JPEG photos via the card slot. The included remote is adequate at best. It felt little small for my hand and the buttons seemed little small as well.

Performance and Video
The overall picture quality wasn’t bad compared to other players. While not as crisp as other players, it did not display any artifacts during the playback. The usual moiré, jaggieness, and motion blur were absent from the playback of The Dark Knight. While the video processing had no problem, the booting and loading times were horrendous. The overall time to boot and load disc was reminiscent of first generation players. Some Blu ray discs took over one minute to boot and load. Also, the DVD upscaling was fairly poor. The picture lacked the sharpness displayed by other upscaling Blu ray players.

Audio
You can expect very basic audio options on Magnavox NB500MG1F. The lack of onboard high definition audio decoding is disappointing. While it had no problem decoding the listed audio formats, the lack of high definition decoding and lack of MP3 support makes it outdated. The overall audio playback had no problem for Blu ray or DVD playback in Dolby digital and DTS digital format.

Overall Opinion
You should know what you are getting when you purchase Magnavox NB500MG1F. That is, you get a very basic player without too many features and performance. The lack of internet streaming and Profile 2.0 support is the two biggest complaints. Even with the low price, you can easily get a better player for around $150 that performs a lot better. Overall, avoid this player unless you intend it to be a secondary player.




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Experience the superior picture quality of Blu-ray movies in full 1080p high-definition on your HDTV with this Magnavox Blu-ray DVD Player.

Features

  • Full HD 1080p Video Output
  • 24fps (frames per second) for Cinema-like Picture Quality
  • HDMI Output
  • Blu-ray Player 1.1 to enjoy Advanced BONUSVIEW
  • Energy Star Compliant



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Magnavox NB500MG9 Blu-Ray Review

January 26, 2009



Magnavox is known for delivering cheaper electronics alternatives to Sony, Samsung, or other well established manufacturer. Magnavox NB500MG9 is priced around $200.00. This is fairly cheap for stand alone Blu-ray disc player. The player debuted at the price point of $300.00 but can be had for $200.00 as of this writting. Since it is not the latest model, it does miss some key features that might be important for high definition home theater buyers.

The player has fairly standard design. It has the loading tray on the left. The LCD is in the middle with basic playback function on the right. The remote control is fairly standard as well. It's not cluttered and important buttons are color coded. The player only supports Profile 1.1. Also, it does not have ethernet connection which means it wont be upgradable to profile 2.0. The back of the player includes the connections for component video, composite video, digital coaxial output, analog stereo output, and the HDMI.

The video output is pretty good. It can output 1080p in 24fps which is very nice feature for player priced around $200.00. The video output quality between different players are pretty close from different manufacturers. The very early players had some wide disparity in output quality but the newer models have similar performance when it comes to audio and video. I only played two movies for testing. The Ghost Rider and Batman Begins. Both played without any noticeable flaws. The audio quality was fairly good. The lack of 5.1 or 7.1 channel connection might be problem for people without a receiver. It also lacks any onboard decoding for the high definition audio formats. However, the high definition audio can be bitstreamed to receiver capable of decoding these audios.

The real attraction for this player is the price point. The $200.00 is fairly good for Blu-ray disc player. You might be able to find a better player at this price on sale through holiday season. Even so, it's a competent player if you are not looking for onboard decoding of high definition audio or Profile 2.0 player.

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Description

Experience the superior picture quality of Blu-ray movies in full 1080p high-definition on your HDTV with this Magnavox NB500MG9 Blu-ray Disc DVD Player! DVDs will also look their best thanks to 1080p upconversion on compatible HDTVs that have an HDMI port...

Features

  • Magnavox NB500MG9 Blu-ray Disc DVD Player General Features: Black design Region 1 and Region A
  • Full HD 1080p 1080p upconversion for DVDs through HDMI output Front SD memory card reader
  • Dolby Digital DTS Digital Surround Sound Plays JPEG files Energy-Star compliant
  • Supported Memory Cards: Secure Digital (SD) Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
  • MiniSD (adapter required)

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