http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/ Engadget HD Comments for Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray player shows up in the wild http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/Jan 29th 2009 9:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/
At least it will not cost nearly two thousand UK pounds though. Geez.]]>Jan 29th 2009 10:10PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/Jan 29th 2009 10:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/Jan 30th 2009 2:54PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/Jan 30th 2009 2:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/Feb 13th 2009 5:27AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/just for extras on the disc or do you need it to play the newer releases? ive heard both sides -but i wanna get this player if its not gonna need to be upgraded to play newer movies. i
could care less about the extras -im in it for picture quality and playability and durability!]]>Mar 2nd 2009 7:51AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/
I hooked it up via Component video cables to my 46" Sony Bravia KDL46WL140 (I only mention this because I realize that this TV should have pretty good internal upscaling capabilities and I am not sure how much this would affect final quality). At first the quality seemed really poor to me and I was rather shocked, but then I discovered that the default video output had been 480i. With Component video 1080p is not available, and I found that the 720p looked better than 1080i. I was pretty impressed with the quality. I also popped in a dvd I figured would have the optimal quality (Starwars III), and I was pleased with the results.

The only Bluray I bought and tried was Stargate the movie, and it turns out that the film quality of that is not very good so I need to get a higher quality bluray disc for my final assessment. Also I will pick up an HDMI cable today so I can get 1080p data @ 24hz.
I also want to see if it can play old dvxs and burned movies, but that is secondary because the old DVD player handles those quest fine.

I have it hooked up to an older surround sound/dvd system via the digital coax and it works great. In the setup you can mute the HDMI audio and that will output it to the digital coax.

Cons for me:
The Magnavox makes an audible fan noise about comparable to a desktop computer.
Setup features can only accessed if no disc is playing.
Fairly large unit.
power cord is permanently attached and not detachable, ie replaceable.

Pros:
Cheap
Has freeze frame, and dedicated skip chapter & ff, rewind, etc. I really like that because my philips dvd player only has one button for both fuctions and if the battery is weak it is impossible to fast forward.
Speedy (at least for Stargate Bluray) loading.
Plays and upconverts DVDs without problem and without delays.]]>Apr 1st 2009 2:57PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/
With this bluray disc and the HDMI pumping out 1080p @ 24fps I was blown away by the quality. Also, the Magnavox player perfermed beautifully and where the disc said "load time could take between 2 and 3 minutes", I was up and running within half a minute at max.

I for one am very happy with this purchase.]]>Apr 7th 2009 3:42PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/Apr 16th 2009 9:01PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/Apr 8th 2009 9:45AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/01/29/magnavox-nb530gmx-blu-ray-player-shows-up-in-the-wild/I have a 1080p tv (46" Toshiba Regza) in the menu settings the 1080p option is blacked out, even after getting a new HDMI cable. Any help/suggestions would be great!]]>Apr 16th 2009 12:03AM