Magnavox MRV700R DVD Player/Recorder and VCR Combo
Might be an OK recorder, but is a terrible DVD player
I bought this product 2 days ago and am getting ready to pack it back up and return it.  I haven't even tried recording with it, but trying to play a DVD is a huge ordeal.   <br /> <br />To begin with, there isn't an auto-play feature.  I'm used to slipping a disc in for my toddler and having the main menu come up automatically.  Doesn't happen here.  You have to push the \\"play\\" button (or the \\"disc menu\\" button or the \\"system menu\\" button, depending on the disc).   <br /> <br />Do any of your DVDs have layers of menus?  Trivia games?  Anything of the sort?  Forget about it.  I can't even get a cursor to come up on the secondary menus most of the time, rendering the content thereof useless.  A couple of my daughter's favorite movies won't even play unless I figure out by trial and error which track number corresponds to the movie and manually select it. <br /> <br />Playing a movie should not involve this level of frustration.  I'm going to try a different brand, and if it can't play a simple DVD either, I'll wait for DVD recorder technology to mature.  I'll spend a lot more time watching DVDs than recording them.