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| Image Quality | 7.1/10   |
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| Sound Quality | 6.9/10 |
| Features | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8.2/10 |
| Value for Money | 5.8/10 |
| Overall rating | 5/10 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 11th Aug 2008
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Good Points: Still plays pre-recorded DVD's.
Bad Points: This is the worst electronics purchase I have ever made.
General comments: It's DVD recording function quit working the second week out of the box, and yes I purchased it new.
When I called the tech assist line I was given instructions on how to update an "update" for it. I was told you simply inserted the update disc and the unit would virtually "repair itself ".I found it only made it worse.
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Review by
Guest.
on 28th May 2008
User Rating : 7
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I have had the recorder for almost 10 months now and it seems fine for the most part, and the price was right. I was able to transfer tapes from VHS to DVD. The operation is not as crisp as I would like it to be (compared with a Daewoo player that I also have, however, the remote on the Lite-on is better). It seems like a good basic recorder. It remains to be seen how well it stands the test of time.
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Review by
dan2008
on 31st Mar 2008
User Rating : 5
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I really like this brand and this model and I am very sorry that I am now having this problem with it because I have told other about how good it was. If any one know where I can download any firmware that will fix the problem or where I can get help resolving it, I would be grateful.
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Review by
Guest.
on 20th Feb 2008
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I had high hopes when I first bought this machine to replace a VCR. I was going to record TV programs and archive video tapes to DVD. Within a very short time the eject tray started sticking until eventually it wouldn't open unless pried out, but that was the least of the problems with this unit.
If there are specific discs that work well I have yet to find them, but RW discs are the only ones that it seems to ocassionally record to - and then only if you don't turn the machine off, don't eje ...
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Review by
Lamma9
on 2nd Jun 2007
User Rating : 5
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I like how simple the Lite-On was to set up and record. Too bad it didn't last.
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Review by
marcus99
on 22nd Aug 2006
User Rating : 2
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This Lite-On LVW-5005 unit worked very well at first and seemed to be good value as it wasn't very expensive when compared to other brands. The user interface was clear and very simple to operate. The picture quality was quite good when using the 1 hour to 2 hour settings but dropped in quality rapidly below that. However , I started having all kinds of problems: The player would give me the message "invalid disc" and now it will not read a disc of any kind. I was told to upgrade firmware wh ...
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Review by
entrealz
on 28th Jun 2006
User Rating : 5
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I upgraded the firmware on my Lite-On LVW-5005 DVD recorder as requested by Lite-On when my recorder stopped accepting discs, and this didn't fix the problem, so if you get the same problem, don't bother trying. Just ring them up and get them to repair it for you. I found that Lite-On have actually extended the 12 months warranty to 24 months, so if your recorder is over 12 months old, it's still under warranty and will be repaired free of charge. They send a delivery firm to pick it up from you ...
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Review by
hollidayp1
on 23rd May 2006
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The Lite-On LVW-5005 is NOT ACCEPTABLE!!
The Bottom Line: Not recommended. 1 out of 5-stars. Why? Because the non-standard (weird) format of the data written to disc makes editing or re-authoring impossible or a nightmare.
I would actually give the Lite-On recorders zero stars but for the excellent user interface. If you do purchase a Lite-On recorder because of the low price or ease of use, my recommendation is that you use the Lite-On DVD recorders only for recording on DVD RW media that y ...
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Review by
dvd user 123
on 9th May 2006
User Rating : 5
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My Lite-On LVW-5005 DVD recorder was very good to start with, but it gradually lost interest in recording. I tried firmware updates from Lite-On but that did not work. I tried contacting Lite-On, but I did not get any replies to my emails and no-one seemed keen to answer the phone.
It still makes a useful DVD player though, which is something. I would not buy another!!
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Review by
bridur
on 5th Apr 2006
User Rating : 6
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The LiteOn LVW-5005 DVD recorder is cheap and it looks good. The features are limited, but I bought it as it was a cheap DVD recorder, not because it is full of features.
At first things worked OK, as long as I didn't use cheap DVD's to record onto. However, after just a few months it frequently refused to play discs (even commercial ones) first time, and I had to open and close the drawer, and switch it on and off several times.
Now I am not happy to record onto DVD's, as they often wil ...
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Review by
lforeman
on 6th Feb 2006
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This LiteOn LVW-5005 recorder, and an additional one I bought for a gift for someone never worked. I had to make 12 calls to the company before they told me to send it in at my cost and they would send me a replacement.
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Review by
gillie39
on 28th Jan 2006
User Rating : 1
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I wish I had read the reviews on this site regarding the LiteOn LVW-5005 DVD recorder before I bought it!
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Review by
longhornsiva
on 28th Jan 2006
User Rating : 9
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I have had the LiteOn LVW-5005 DVD recorder for about a month, and so far so good. The best thing about this machine is it's PALNTSC converter function. To buy a PAL NTSC converter itself would have cost me more than what I paid for this. Anyone who needs a PALNTSC converter, pick one of these up today!
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Review by
stevecox
on 24th Dec 2005
User Rating : 2
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As with other reviewers, I am having difficulty with the LiteOn LVW-5005 DVD recorder accepting blank discs to record on. I now have several packs of varied DVD+, DVD-, DVD +RW blank discs, and the blighted thing is now rejecting them all! I looked on this review page to see if I was doing something wrong. Apparently I'm not.
It seems to be just an expensive DVD player (that bit works OK)!
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Review by
lee1976
on 21st Dec 2005
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I bought the LiteOn LVW-5005 DVD recorder, and I was very impressed by the quality of the recording, considering it was the cheapest one on the market it was ideal for what I needed. However, after about eight months, the recorder broke and needed replacing. The second unit I had lasted for about five months when it decided not to recognise recordable DVD disks, and it has just become an expensive DVD player.
I'm currently about to buy another recorder, but I will stay well clear of LiteO ...
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Review by
hilli
on 8th Sep 2005
User Rating : 8
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I have owned the LiteOn LVW-5005 DVD recorder for a year, and started using it 9 months ago. I have been relentlessly transferring VHS and camcorder tapes virtually daily over that time. So far the only significant problem has been the loss of sound from the ilink input. It appears that I have been lucky with this machine judging from the reports posted on the CD freaks bulletins. It also appears that sending the machine back to LiteOn for a fix is not a good idea. I will attempt an ilink d ...
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Review by
skyhawk
on 17th Jul 2005
User Rating : 9
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LiteOn LVW-5005 - Got this as an entry level model, and for its price it is magnificent. Easily allows transfers of VHS to DVD, and cassette tapes to CD, and plays mp3s, VCDs, picture disks, but not DivX or Mpeg4. One big drawback is that its TV tuner is mono only. You can get around this by having it record off of an input from a hi-fi VCR; simple fix but shows poor design judgement. The DVDs it makes are easily playable in other players and my PC, though you need to finalize the disk. Won't wo ...
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Review by
mel119
on 10th Jul 2005
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Have had this brand for just over 12 months the first one died in 7 weeks, they kept it for 2 months before replacing it, 2nd one died in 2 days replaced immediately 3rd one just died 3 days ago am told it's out of warranty.
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Review by
hollidayp1
expert review 
on 29th May 2005
User Rating : 1
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I read a lot of reviews before purchasing the Liteon LVW-5005 DVD recorder (LVW-5005A). Most of the reviews were generally positive with some typical "lemons" and bad ones but I got the overall impression that this DVD recorder would be a good deal for the price.
I purchased one unit (I paid $149 US in Costco) and recorded a few discs and read more reviews. The unit at first seemed excellent and was a really good deal so I went back the next day and purchased two more for use in other rooms. ...
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Review by
gaunt
on 9th Apr 2005
User Rating : 8
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On the whole the LiteOn LVW-5005 delivers what it promises, an ability to handle a huge variety of different DVD/CD formats. It is light, easy to understand and has some excellent edit features for titling etc. Occasionally it fails discs - the Imation discs in particular - and most annoying, despite being 'finalised' I have found that other players often can't play the discs I've made. This is its most major problem. It is a bit 'hit and miss'.
gaunt's full review | 138 words | 2 comments added.
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/SVCDRecords up to 6 hours on a single-sided 4.7 GB discBuilt-in NTSC tuner lets you More...
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