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Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
See it at Amazon.com for $539.99Average Customer Rating
(3.0 out of 5)
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Perfect DVD Recorder for NO ONE
(1 out of 5) by LouKY on Jul 16, 2005This is the perfect DVD recorder if:
1. you are a genius at DVD recording theory and,
2. you enjoy reading an incomplete and incomprehensible manual and,
3. you do not want to watch your recordings on any other DVD player and,
4. you enjoy trying numerous brands and formats of recording media and,
5. you enjoy a help website that is written in English and then links to German and,
6. you enjoy reading broken English interpreted from Chineese and,
7. you enjoy utter frustation and,
8. you are willing to pay someone else to download and install the firmware and product updates and,
9. you want to end up with a useless piece of junk.
(From everything that came in the box, there are 2 useful items; the AV and antenna cables, and these cost $170.)
If not, then spend another $50-100 and get a quailty recorder from a local source where you can get assistance or where it can be easily returned.
Many of the positive reviews did not indicate that the recorded media was tried on other players. Pay attention to all the negative reviews and make a wise choice.
1. you are a genius at DVD recording theory and,
2. you enjoy reading an incomplete and incomprehensible manual and,
3. you do not want to watch your recordings on any other DVD player and,
4. you enjoy trying numerous brands and formats of recording media and,
5. you enjoy a help website that is written in English and then links to German and,
6. you enjoy reading broken English interpreted from Chineese and,
7. you enjoy utter frustation and,
8. you are willing to pay someone else to download and install the firmware and product updates and,
9. you want to end up with a useless piece of junk.
(From everything that came in the box, there are 2 useful items; the AV and antenna cables, and these cost $170.)
If not, then spend another $50-100 and get a quailty recorder from a local source where you can get assistance or where it can be easily returned.
Many of the positive reviews did not indicate that the recorded media was tried on other players. Pay attention to all the negative reviews and make a wise choice.
5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Amazon is WRONG: This unit doesn't have a COMPONENT INPUT!
(1 out of 5) by David M. Wuertele on Nov 12, 2004 (Menlo Park, CA USA)I bought this unit because I believed that it had component inputs. It does not. NOTE: This is AMAZON's fault, not Lite-on's!!!
When I received the unit, I tried to make it work, but it was defective out of the box. Upon loading a dvd, it makes a grinding noise as it tries to spin up the disc. Usually it never spins it up well enough to actually play the dvd.
When I received the unit, I tried to make it work, but it was defective out of the box. Upon loading a dvd, it makes a grinding noise as it tries to spin up the disc. Usually it never spins it up well enough to actually play the dvd.
5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Exoperience with LVW 5005
(1 out of 5) by Peter Dewsnap on May 1, 2005 (Conway SC)I bought this item and it had recording problems from the start. Negotiations with LiteOn support was most unsatisfactory (I think they have difficulty with the English language)but, eventually, they agreed I had a defective product and exchanged it. The new one worked well for a time but now it is giving problems in recording. Again, I have difficulties with their support. They do not answer the questions I ask. It seems they have little interest in supporting the customer. My ultimate belief is that they have marketed a product which has not been developed fully and is fraught with problems and the consumer pays for this. I would advise everyone not to buy LiteOn products.
6 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Not Pleased At All
(1 out of 5) by Rod on Dec 23, 2004It records to all formats DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW
Problem is it only records in the newer DVD VR mode!
DVD VR mode allows for easy editing (data mode),
but will have compatibility issues with older players!
Will not record in DVD Video mode!
DVD Video mode is the standard dvd format (video mode).
Most other dvd recorders only record to either the + or -
media only, but they can record in either the DVD VR mode
or DVD Video mode!
Note: Finalizing a dvd does not convert a DVD VR mode
to the DVD Video mode.
Other issue is, it has a tv tuner, but it does not record
in stereo. I can not believe they would put a mono tuner in
this unit, maybe I have a defect?
I have emailed tech support six days ago, but no response!
Problem is it only records in the newer DVD VR mode!
DVD VR mode allows for easy editing (data mode),
but will have compatibility issues with older players!
Will not record in DVD Video mode!
DVD Video mode is the standard dvd format (video mode).
Most other dvd recorders only record to either the + or -
media only, but they can record in either the DVD VR mode
or DVD Video mode!
Note: Finalizing a dvd does not convert a DVD VR mode
to the DVD Video mode.
Other issue is, it has a tv tuner, but it does not record
in stereo. I can not believe they would put a mono tuner in
this unit, maybe I have a defect?
I have emailed tech support six days ago, but no response!
4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
No options: their way or the highway! That's unacceptable!
(1 out of 5) by Thomas Mueller on Jul 28, 2005 (United States)I bought the unit because it had pretty good reviews. Unfortunately once I received it I was very disappointed because everything has to be done their way. It is impossible to record a DVD without a menu. How stupid is that!!! I just want to create a DVD with one title and one chapter that automatically starts playing when you put it in a DVD player. Unfortunately that is impossible. I returned the unit since in my opinion the lack of options is unacceptable.