Magnavox DP100MW8B DVD Player
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- Number of Discs: 1
- Playable Disk Types: DVD Video DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
- Playable File Formats: MP3
- DVD Type: DVD Player
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DON'T PUSH THE DOOR CLOSED!
Pros
Great electronics. Progressive scan good, no aliasing. Plays MP3 DVD's. Works with audiophile DAC's.
Cons
Built like a Funai. Incompatible remote. Flimsy chassis. And, Don't Push That Door. :-)
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Buy, use carefully and it should last OK. But don't fall in love with it, and don't push the door.
As a former service tech, I bought one of these out of sheer curiosity. After all, how on earth could anyone get a front-load DVD player out the door for under 30 bucks? Well- now I know.
Ordinarily, front-loaders use 3 motors to operate- one to slide the loading tray, one to spin the disc, and one to move the laser eye along the slide rails to scan the DVD. They left one out. Wanna know which one? The door motor. Wait'll you hear what they did.
The worm-drive mechanism FOR THE EYE also OPENS THE DOOR. It is a horrendous implementation because most folks are in the habit of pushing the disc tray closed. On this model, DON'T!!! Use the button.
What happens is that there is a limit stop switch. Once the eye mechanism gets out beyond that limit, it trips a pawl. Old-timers will recognize the pawl as similar to inside old record changers. That starts a gear turning that slowly, laboriously, opens the tray. For the poor motor, it's torture.
The whole thing is sychronized, so if someone pushes on the door and happens to skip a few teeth, the entire mechanism jams up and the motor strains. In extreme cases, the back of the tray RAMS the delicate eye. Poor eye.
To reset it, you have to take out the spur gear, carefully close the drawer, and manually reverse the eye to its home position before snapping the gear back down.
Not a bad little player, but I pray this DVD transport mechanism doesnt find its way into higher-priced players. Eccch!
Ordinarily, front-loaders use 3 motors to operate- one to slide the loading tray, one to spin the disc, and one to move the laser eye along the slide rails to scan the DVD. They left one out. Wanna know which one? The door motor. Wait'll you hear what they did.
The worm-drive mechanism FOR THE EYE also OPENS THE DOOR. It is a horrendous implementation because most folks are in the habit of pushing the disc tray closed. On this model, DON'T!!! Use the button.
What happens is that there is a limit stop switch. Once the eye mechanism gets out beyond that limit, it trips a pawl. Old-timers will recognize the pawl as similar to inside old record changers. That starts a gear turning that slowly, laboriously, opens the tray. For the poor motor, it's torture.
The whole thing is sychronized, so if someone pushes on the door and happens to skip a few teeth, the entire mechanism jams up and the motor strains. In extreme cases, the back of the tray RAMS the delicate eye. Poor eye.
To reset it, you have to take out the spur gear, carefully close the drawer, and manually reverse the eye to its home position before snapping the gear back down.
Not a bad little player, but I pray this DVD transport mechanism doesnt find its way into higher-priced players. Eccch!
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