Magnavox MRV640 DVD Recorder
severe problems with this machine
Heads up. <br /> <br />I too, agree with many posters here, this machine is very flakey. Too bad, the features are great for the price. <br /> <br /> Bought it from best buy in 2005 aug. Out of 20 dvd's I recorded, 2 hung up and wouldn't finalize. During a timer recording, on number 21, the machine went into a stop mode, and had the door blocked message as others have described here. Keep in mind, I'm 6 months into the 1 year manufacture warranty. <br />I did not buy an extended service plan. <br /> <br /> I called customer support, and after they talked my through the trick of cutting the paper on the bottom of the machine, and releasing the drawer and removing the disc, I sent the unit back, at my expense, (about $15.00 ups). <br /> <br /> 10 weeks later, they sent me another unit. It may have or have not been new, I don't know, but it looked in pretty good  shape, visibly. <br /> <br /> The new machine is worse than my original. After recording 8 dvds, it sometimes goes into pause mode whenever it feels like it, and will not recognize it's own discs it recorded. Forget about finalizing and play on other dvd players. All 8 dvd's are now coasters for my coffee! <br /> <br /> In the meantime, I bought a small Liteon, and it is working 100% of the time like a champ. <br /> <br /> Magnavox has got some severe problems here with this machine. <br /> <br /> As other posters have said, don't even pay 5 bucks for a used one, it will give you more headaches than you can imagine. <br />