Magnavox 17MD255V/17 17-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with DVD Player
LCD Display Built in DVD Player Integrated NTSC Tuner Stereo Sound Remote Control 17 inch Widescreen Color : Silver Inputs S-Video VGA PC Audio Disc Playback DVD DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW VCD CD CD-R/RW Picture CD MP3 HDCD
Save space in your entertainment center and enjoy vivid, colorful video with the 17-inch Magnavox 17MD255V widescreen LCD TV, which features an integrated DVD player. It features a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio for watching movies in the format they were made to be watched and crisp stereo sound from two built-in 4-watt speakers (for 8 watts of total power). It has a built-in 181-channel NTSC tuner and it's capable of displaying high definition TV signals with an optional receiver. You can also use it as a PC display with the VGA input connection. The DVD player is compatible with DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3 audio, and Kodak Picture CDs. It has a resolution of 1280 by 768 pixels, 500:1 contrast ratio, 500 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, and features the following video connections: - Composite AV In (RCA): 1
- Composite AV Out (RCA): 1
- S-Video In: 1
- Component Video In: 1
- VGA (D-Sub, 15-pin): 1
- Headphone: 1
What's in the Box
LCD TV, stand, remote control, batteries, printed instructions
Magnavox 17MD255V/17 17-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with DVD Player Accessories
Magnavox 17MD255V/17 17-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with DVD Player Reviews
When I called Magnavox, they told me the warranty period was only 90 days. I purchased this tv for our boat. Wow. They all had the same answer: There are no repair manuals or wiring schematics available from Magnavox. I will never buy another Phillips or Magnavox product. Circuit City should point out the fact that a junk product like this is only warranted for 90 days. If a brand new one won't last a year (probably less than 75 hrs total use) how long do you think one they patched up will last. I was reassured however that it would carry the "full" warranty.
If I had known at the time, I would not have purchased it. I thought it would still be under warranty. It quit working the second summer (not yet a year old). I called several TV repair shops to see if I could get it fixed. It got very little use since we only spend about 30-35 days aboard. They told me I could exchange it for one that had been refurbished for only $400 plus. Another 90 days. My reply was "Magnavox must really be proud of this piece of work".
The DVD player gave out after 4 months, and will be expensive to fix. I've bought batteries for the remote 3 times since I bought it 4 months ago. I am also disappointed with the remote control, which drains batteries quickly.
This is the same TV as you may see by Philips, Magnavox, & Initial, just with different logos on the front. I'm just waiting for somebody to start a class action suit for a terrible product, so I can send this junk back. If it was a 1:100 defect rate, then the odds of me having two separate units that both fail would be 1:10,000. I've had two of these TV's, and the DVD player has failed on both of them.
Give me a break and don't lie to your customers. I talked to the Initial customer service manager multiple times, and he insisted that they have a "less than 1%" return rate. Paying shipping back to the company was expensive, and then. Look at the number of people saying the dvd player has quit in just days to months of use.
the last replacement's DVD player again failed after 13 months. LIES. Unbelieveable.
UNBELIEVABLE. Magnavox will get no more of my money. We bought our TV about 18 months ago and enjoyed it very much - until last week when the DVD player stopped working.
I was told there is no authorized repair for the unit, only replacement. I was annoyed, but reconciled to getting it repaired. I never imagined that I had purchased a disposable TV.
However, the representative said I would receive a discount for a replacement unit. I would rate this item zero stars if that were possible.
I called Magnavox to get a referral to an authorized service representative. It would only cost me $499.
It's hard to believe that yesterday I didn't have a television and today I've got one that needs servicing. Took in the disk my son picked out "special" when we bought the t.v. Customer service gave me the number of an authorized service center 30 minutes from me. If you are in the market for expensive hassles (with a bonus of disappointed youngsters), then by all means, rush out and GET THIS T.V. The DVD player on the model I bought (32 inch) was faulty from the start. and will neither play it nor eject it.
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