Philips Magnavox NB530MGX

9 reviews

Jun, 2013

Positive
Value for money (13)
Usability (3)
Reliability (3)
Design (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviews about the design and reliability are on the whole positive. The usability and value for money are also mentioned favorably.

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On average, users rate this product 84/100.

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Consumer review by: zdogy1 (cnet.com)

best picture quality so far and fastest load times

awsome blue ray player period thats all no bells no nothing

awsome picture compared to others ive seen and own,fastest load times ive seen yet,better than average remote,nice design,responds fast for a blueraay player,souround sound also the best ive hears yet incredible sound

doesnt play mp3 play back common magnavox what were you thinking geez i put in my sd card with pics and mp3 but only pics play stupid i almost gave it a 4 for this but its a blue ray player

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review by: Bowhunters (cnet.com)

Excellent bang for the buck

This is my first Blu-ray player, I bought it at Walmart. It was very highly rated in Consumer Reports, rated above some of the more expensive units. It creates an outstanding 1080p BR playback that simply is spectacular and it upconverts regular dvd's...

It does a great job with Blu-ray movies, picture quality up to 1080p is excellent on a good widescreen tv. True it doesn't have all the bells and whistles that some of the top money units have but for the price its a great BR player

Its a little slow loading movies and the disc tray is a bit slow opening also. The remote control is ok and unlighted but nothing special, I tried playing home movies copied to DVD and BR discs and it was a mixed bag on playing them

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review by: Bowhunters (cnet.com)

Excellent bang for the buck

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review by: phatrat1982 (blu-ray.com)

Magnavox NB530MGX

I bought mine back in 2009 and it is still my primary Blu Ray player.So far I have no had any major issues other than it's lack of legacy support but that is only a minor issue. I have not had to do any firmware updates so far and every movie I put in...

Good reliable player

not very good legacy support does not play divx, vcd, or mp3

Jun, 2011

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Consumer review by: AnimeNut (blu-ray.com)

Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray Player

This is my first Blu-ray player and so far after about 3 months usage I'm liking it alot. I was one of those people who didn't hop on the Blu-ray bandwagon early because I wanted to see who would win the HD war. Then beyond that I wanted prices on...

Cheap, good picture quality, reliable

No online connectivity, manual updates required

Jun, 2010

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Consumer review by: dansexperience (shopping.com)

Good Player for the Money

I bought a Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-Ray player several months ago-around July 2009 while shopping for a replacement bedroom TV. I was waiting for Blu-Ray players to drop below $100 before taking the plunge. There it was, this player at Wal-Mart marked as...

Flawless operation-Fast load time and nice picture

Funai's Firmware Update From website difficult to copy/transfer. Unit itself is

Dec, 2009

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Consumer review by: reidmier (blu-ray.com)

Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray Player

May be the least expensive entry level Blu-Ray player on the market. Profile 1.1 Bonus-View capable. Seems to be identical to previous NB530MGX model. Supports playback of .JPG images via SD card interface. Would not play some Blu-Ray titles prior to...

Plays Blu-Rays with reasonable load times. Updatable via Firmware from Funai. Dimable Display. HDMI 1.3. User selectable HDMI(Multi) or LPCM output. Easy setup

User manual is pretty poor. No HDMI cable included. Need PC and CD burner to create firmware update disc

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review by: TexMuerte (blu-ray.com)

Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray Player

Very Cheap at Wal-Mart and worth it if you just want a blu-ray player. I don't know where else you can get it but it has very good picture and is a decent player. No Problems so far

Plays Blu Ray and DVD and has SD reader. Very Easy to use

No ethernet or way to update. Other than that there are no other cons

Aug, 2009

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Consumer review by: TexMuerte (blu-ray.com)

Magnavox NB530MGX

Very Cheap at Wal-Mart and worth it if you just want a blu-ray player. I don't know where else you can get it but it has very good picture and is a decent player. No Problems so far

Plays Blu Ray and DVD and has SD reader. Very Easy to use

No ethernet or way to update. Other than that there are no other cons

Aug, 2009

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