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Magnavox NB500MG9

The Magnavox NB500MG9 is a Profile 1.1 compliant Blu Ray player that will also upconvert regular DVDs to 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolution. This is a low cost player manufactured by the Funai corporation which makes nearly half the DVD players sold in North America, and is rebranded by Magnavox for retail. Other brands selling this same basic player are Insignia and Sylvania. The player is equipped with Deep Color video processor for richer image display, and comes with a slot for SD cards. It has component and composite video out, analog and digital coaxial out, and HDMI 1.3 output. It also features Digital Bitstream for high-res audio such as Dolby TrueHD for 5.1 channel output and DTS-HD for 7.1 channel output.

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Magnavox NB500MG9
MSRP $298.00
Release date May, 2008
Brand Magnavox
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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
5 reviews
57
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mixed
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2 positive
1 mixed
1 negative

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One of the cheapest blu-ray players available
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Outputs bitstream HD audio
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Good video processing capabilities
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Decent upconverting capabilities
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Converts 24p material to 60Hz using proper 2:3 pulldown
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No ethernet port, which means the player is not future-proof
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No internal HD audio decoder
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Slower loading than more expensive players
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No 5.1 analog audio outs
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Known playback issues with several BD; including no TrueHD track detected in Batman begin and Beowulf
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Features

  • Profile 1.1
  • Upconvert DVDs to 720p, 1080i and 1080p
  • Deep Color video processor
  • SD card slot
  • Digital Bitstream: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD
  • Output: component and composite video, analog and digital coaxial audio
  • HDMI 1.3 output
  • Panasonic UniPhier chipset

Audio Considerations - the HD audio formats are output only over the HDMI 1.3 connection, and not over the digital audio out which only handle standard Dolby. There is also no included analog output of 5.1 audio.

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Magnavox NB500MG9

• Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player NB500MG9

• Blu-ray Disc Player

UPC: 053818570708

EAN: 053818570708

MPN: NB500MG9

Competitors

Sharp BD-HP16U

Sharp BD-HP16U

MSRP  $279.99    Released  March, 2009
Pros
  • affordable price
  • trusted manufacturer
Cons
  • nothing more innovative than any other player of this price point available today
ProSCORE
2 reviews
80
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Sharp BD-HP21U

Sharp BD-HP21U

MSRP  $299.99    Released  October, 2008
Pros
  • good name brand - known for making quality A/V components
  • affordable price
  • upgradable firmware via USB connection
Cons
  • basic - profile 1.1, stereo analog, single HDMI/component/composite outputs
ProSCORE
1 review
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Olevia BD-100

Olevia BD-100

MSRP  $229.00    Released  --
Pros
  • affordable price
  • stylish and high end look
  • DVD upconversion to 1080p
Cons
  • only profile 1.1
  • not a large brand name - unproven manufacturer of Blu-ray players
  • firmware cannot be upgraded - incompatible with some titles
ProSCORE
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50
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Sylvania NB500SL9

Sylvania NB500SL9

MSRP  $349.00    Released  April, 2008
Pros
  • 1080p, 24 or 60p
  • inexpensive compared to newer Blu-ray players
  • profile 1.1 is all you need
Cons
  • profile 1.1 only
  • stereo analog out only
  • coaxial digital out only
ProSCORE
1 review
50
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Insignia NS-BRDVD

Insignia NS-BRDVD

MSRP  $329.00    Released  May, 2008

The Insignia NS-BRDVD is a Profile 2.0 blu-ray player that offers HD images in 720p, 1080i and 1080p formats via HDMI, and also is capable of DVD upscaling. This is a low cost player manufactured by the Funai corporation which makes nearly half the DVD players sold in North America, and is rebranded by Magnavox...

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Comments

1.  avatar Peteypieca said:

Load time seems good....got to first video screenin 45 seconds. on Iron Man BR
Oct 16, 2008 12:51pm
2.  avatar Peteypieca said:

got mine for $199.00 at WalMart....Excellent price....
Oct 16, 2008 12:52pm
3.  avatar Joe Crack said:

Black Friday I picked one up for $128 + tax at WallyMart. At that price, I should have purchased two of them. It's basically the same as the Philips, sans 5.1 audio analog outs. I don't use 5.1, so this does not bother me.

Picture is excellent (as good as my Sony PS3), and it does not run hot like the PS3 did.

Remote is kinda cheap, but the player is nice for the price.

Bare-bones BluRay from Sam Walton. Nice.

--Crack

Nov 30, 2008 1:11pm
4.  avatar Erik said:

Congrats Joe Crack. We're not quite at the point of Blu-ray players coming free in cereal boxes (like what happened to standard def DVD players), but $128 is a big step towards affordable Blu-ray for the masses.
Dec 02, 2008 10:14am
5.  avatar Justin Marc Lee Schaub said:

Used it three times since Christmas 2008, now, no Video...in not even a year. So typical of Electronics Nowadays, not worth a penny!
Oct 04, 2009 12:31pm
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Erik

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October 9, 2008
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ProSCORE
33
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mixed
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2 pros
4 cons
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • One of the cheapest blu-ray players available
  • Outputs bitstream HD audio

Cons

  • No ethernet port, which means the player is not future-proof
  • No internal HD audio decoder
  • Slower loading than more expensive players
  • Known playback issues with several BD; including no TrueHD track detected in Batman begin and Beowulf

Comments

"Congrats Joe Crack. We're not quite at the point of Blu-ray players coming free in cereal boxes (like what happened to standard def DVD players), but $128 is a big step towards affordable Blu-ray for the masses."
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Omar

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August 12, 2008
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ProSCORE
56
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5 pros
4 cons

Pros

  • One of the cheapest blu-ray players available
  • Outputs bitstream HD audio
  • Good video processing capabilities
  • Decent upconverting capabilities
  • Converts 24p material to 60Hz using proper 2:3 pulldown

Cons

  • No ethernet port, which means the player is not future-proof
  • No internal HD audio decoder
  • Slower loading than more expensive players
  • No 5.1 analog audio outs

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Joe Crack

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November 30, 2008
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ProSCORE
62
negative
mixed
positive
5 pros
3 cons

Pros

  • One of the cheapest blu-ray players available
  • Outputs bitstream HD audio
  • Good video processing capabilities
  • Decent upconverting capabilities
  • Converts 24p material to 60Hz using proper 2:3 pulldown

Cons

  • No ethernet port, which means the player is not future-proof
  • No internal HD audio decoder
  • Slower loading than more expensive players

Comments

"

Black Friday I picked one up for $128 + tax at WallyMart. At that price, I should have purchased two of them. It's basically the same as the Philips, sans 5.1 audio analog outs. I don't use 5.1, so this does not bother me.

Picture is excellent (as good as my Sony PS3), and it does not run hot like the PS3 did.

Remote is kinda cheap, but the player is nice for the price.

Bare-bones BluRay from Sam Walton. Nice.

--Crack

"
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Peteypieca

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October 16, 2008
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ProSCORE
83
negative
mixed
positive
5 pros
1 con

Pros

  • One of the cheapest blu-ray players available
  • Outputs bitstream HD audio
  • Good video processing capabilities
  • Decent upconverting capabilities
  • Converts 24p material to 60Hz using proper 2:3 pulldown

Cons

  • No 5.1 analog audio outs

Comments

"Load time seems good....got to first video screenin 45 seconds. on Iron Man BR"
"got mine for $199.00 at WalMart....Excellent price...."
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Justin Marc Lee Schaub

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October 4, 2009
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ProSCORE
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mixed
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0 pros
1 con

Comments

"Used it three times since Christmas 2008, now, no Video...in not even a year. So typical of Electronics Nowadays, not worth a penny!"
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