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Magnavox 20" LCD TV/HD Monitor/DVD Combo

20" LCD display: Enjoy a brilliant and sharp picture along with a appealingly thin screen. You can use Magnavox 20MF251W as a versatile TV, or as a high-resolution computer monitor. Connect the TV to an HD tuner (sold separately) to receive and view stunning HDTV. Want to save space? This combo unit comes with a built-in, slot-loading progressive-scan DVD player and is conveniently compact.

HD monitor: Hook up the TV to an HD (ATSC) receiver for a spectacular hi-def picture. The TV screen has 720p HD resolution, which provides astounding picture clarity.

DVD player: The progressive-scan DVD player is compatible with a variety of media formats including DVD-Video (movies) and DVD+R/RW. It also plays music CDs, CD-R/RW, and VCD.

A VGA cable input lets you easily hook up the monitor/TV to a computer.

Quality picture: A contrast ratio of 500:1 means the TV produces images that are vibrant, not dull or washed out-even in very dark or light scenes. Plus, the screen's quick response time and 2D motion-adaptive de-interlacing keeps up with fast-moving scenes, preventing blurriness or ghosting.

Quality audio: Built-in speakers provide you with crisp, powerful stereo sound to go with the TV's spectacular picture.

A/V versatility: Magnavox 20MF251W comes with a variety of cable inputs, including component video, S-video and composite video.

16:9 widescreen aspect ratio delivers a cinema-style entertainment experience

There would be a series of clicks, the audio would cut in & out before it would go silent. I called Magnavox with this problem at least twice within the first year. The DVD Recorder broke within the 1st 2 months. I learned from an 'ask the experts' web site that this was a KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT, one person wrote in about it being a problem with the capacitor. they acted like it was just a little software quirk, the even called the technique "resetting" the system. when I called Magnavox about this I was told "I'm so sorry." a variety of phrases meaning tough luck your warranty's out. they led me on with this story until the warranty expired.

(I had never bought Magnavox before, but I figured that the technology's been around so long what can happen). Now, I'm told that I have to take it to an "authorized" service provider for repairs.at my expense of course. When the problem recurred this weekend, I did an internet search to see if anyone knew anything about this problem. I made the mistake of buying both a Magnavox 27" stereo TV and separate DVD Recorder in 2005. It wasn't much longer until the TV would behave strangely when I turned it on after it had been off a while. I was okay on that as I'd purchased an extended warranty. I little voice told me that I should return the TV too as this didn't bode well for this brand.

One thing I've learned the hard way: when all of the customer support is in the Phillipines, no matter when you call, and there is neither a phone number nor an email address for corporate offices/customer service, you can expect poor service.