Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder : Reviews, Cheap, Discount Tv Television

Sales Rank: 950

Features:

AllWrite DVD/CD recorder handles DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, and CD-R/-RW optical media; writes to DVD+VR-mode DVD and VCD/SVCD

Records up to 6 hours on a single-sided 4.7 GB disc

Built-in NTSC tuner lets you records TV programs directly to long-life recordable DVD; includes advance-programming options

Convenient 1-touch recording makes it easier than ever to archive and preserve your precious home videos

Measures 16.5 x 2.7 x 10.6 inches (W x H x D)

Average Rating: 4.14 out of 5 stars

Rating:

- 1/2 the price of equally featured units
Imagine being able to plug your miniDV camcorder Firewire cable into the front LVW-5005. Load a DVD R or RW, hit the REC button on the LVW-5005 and the play button on your camcorder and minutes later have a DVD copy of your video. It's really that easy to use. Yes there are some menu's to navigate, but once you read the manual and figure out what each item in the lcd display means your can be recording a dvd in seconds. For the faint of heart there is an on-screen menu system with a wizard that walks you through the recording process. AND the unit can play any CD or DVD you feed it, except DVD RW's recorded on some other brands. Perhaps earlier models were buggy, but mine has been great. One issue that may be by design: when you record from firewire the monitor audio drops in and out BUT the recording is fine. All audio does transfer with the video. For the price, you can't beat this box.

Rating:

- Love this Machine
I have had my LiteOn for almost two months also and I love it. Make sure to check the LiteOn website from time to time for firmware updates. They are easy to install. I have already done one update so far. I have used both disk formats (+/-) and they work great.

Rating:

- Nice Looking, but defective out of the box.
My LVW-5005 was defective from the start. It was noisy and would not read any DVD's. It would try, then give me a 'FAIL' message. I like the styling and features I was able to use. It was easy to hook up. The manual was easy to follow. The setup menus were easy to use. Wish it would have worked. I was looking forward to using it.