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| Image Quality | 6.2/10   |
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| Sound Quality | 6.2/10 |
| Features | 6.1/10 |
| Ease of Use | 6.1/10 |
| Value for Money | 3.3/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 3.1/10 |
| Overall Rating | 2.9/10 |
Full review by
nuxybaby
on 18th Jul 2008
User Rating : 3
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Good Points: With a new DVD writer, it works like a dream.
Bad Points: Getting it to fit.
General comments: I replaced the DVD writer in mine with a Liteon 20X new unit. It's easy enough to get it to work, but slightly more difficult to get it to fit well, mechanically. My Liteon 5045 will now burn a complete movie in about 5 - 6 minutes, and now seems to accept just about any disk. A fair amount of pain getting to this point though.
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Review by
nuxybaby
on 13th Jul 2008
User Rating : 2
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The Lite-On LVW-5045 is good for recording to HDD and playing back, not so good as a DVD recorder. Hit and miss jittery menus, extremely fussy over which disc it'll write too. Ruins as many discs as it records. You really don't need the aggro. I've come very close to taking an axe to it. When I've finished copying my last 5 VHS tapes, I think I will.
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Review by
dyllbert
on 5th May 2008
User Rating : 1
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I found that the Lite-On LVW-5045 would copy one program OK but if another program was added, it would corrupt the disc it had previously recorded on to! Having disposed of over two hundred dvd discs destroyed by this manic machine, I am at a loss as to how lite-on can market such rubbish as "fit for purpose^. Like many others, I have found that with age, the machine refuses to recognise its own previous recordings along with the brands of dvd recommended by lite-on themselves. The money I have ...
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Review by
presserj
on 14th Feb 2008
User Rating : 0
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Lite on appears to sell products that do not do as they advertise. It never worked as it was suppose to. This corporations support system for customers is non-existent. I tried several e-mails to there supposed support e-mail address. i never heard anything back from them. i would advise anyone that reads this not to buy any products from the Lite-on corporation brand.
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Review by
Guest.
on 5th Jan 2008
User Rating : 1
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Upon initial purchase - I thought this machine was the best! It was easy to use and recorded/dubbed well... After several months, it became extremely temperamental. It wouldn't read discs it had written and often failed to read brand new good quality discs. It would often start writing on a disc and if you wanted to add more onto it before finalizing - it wouldn't read it's own coding... VERY FRUSTRATING!! I had to throw away many discs that it ruined. Don't be fooled - this machine starts ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 2nd Jan 2008
User Rating : 1
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Do not buy - good features and good value but due to cost cutting on quality of components and reliability is very poor.
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Review by
Shadrach
on 17th Oct 2007
User Rating : 2
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The DVD drive is an IDE unit like the ones in desktop PCs. I've read forums where people have fitted cheap internal drives intended for computers with great success, just two connectors but a problem getting the mechanical mounting sorted. I'm going to try this as, once out of warranty, LITE-ON and their distributors cannot, or will not, supply any spares except for a replacement remote control - Very poor, I'll not be buying any more LITE-ON products. Incidentally, the hard drive is FAT32 windo ...
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Review by
olpapajoe
on 11th Sep 2007
User Rating : 0
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This machine was always picky about disks despite its claims to the contrary. One by one DVD brands would cease to work until eventually, I found that Sony DVD+R disks were the only type I could use. Now these are also failing (I have more than £100 worth of failed disks in a drawer now), which means it can't accurately be described as a DVD recorder at all. I am now seriously considering buying a cheap DVD recorder to rescue stuff I'd recorded onto the Liteon's hard disk, as I now have no ...
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Review by
bridur
on 12th Mar 2007
User Rating : 2
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Plenty of features for a cheap machine
BUT after a while it rejects a lot of disks and it is necessary to re-insert several times to get them to work
With a lot of disks, it has loads of pauses during playback
No problems with hard disk recording or playback though
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Review by
alanfoster3
on 20th Dec 2006
User Rating : 2
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If Lite-on were more competent in their customer services then perhaps I could recommend this unit, but until I receive a satisfactory outcome I can't.
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Review by
thecronk
on 12th Aug 2006
User Rating : 9
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I have been using the earlier version of this Lite-On product for several months now and I too have had the occasional wasted DVD, however, unlike the other reviewers, I attribute these to my own clumsiness. I'll not deny that the machine would benefit from a minimum of one level of undo action but even without it this is a terrific machine. It lacks Freeview capability but this can be remedied by inputting via Scart at the rear. Using the remote to perform most actions is generally OK once you ...
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Review by
alembic1
on 14th May 2006
User Rating : 1
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The Lite-On LVW-5045 DVD recorder self destructs very quickly. It will stop formatting disks, and it destroys them in the process. It will destroy disks already recorded on but not yet finalized. It is a shame considering the picture quality and ease of use. It also, does not have a TV function on the remote.
Although I have had two 5045's that failed, if they would fix the fatal design flaws, I would purchase another one.
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Review by
Walmar
on 29th Sep 2005
User Rating : 10
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I was rather sceptical about buying a LiteOn LVW-5045 DVD recorder having read several mixed reviews, however I am delighted with the machine. It was very easy to set up and use, and the quality of the recordings on HQ down to LP is impressive.
I like the ability to record from disk to hard drive as well as from hard drive to disk. I'm also impressed with the user friendly menu system, accessed using the remote control.
Unlike some other companies, LiteOn appear to be interested in imp ...
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Review by
Wolfwoody
on 31st Aug 2005
User Rating : 4
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Thought the LiteOn LVW would be good but its most definitley not. Too many reboots , far too often and the colour quality is abysmal, blacks come out as purple (no its not the tv). Not recommended at all. Mine is going back.
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Review by
GarryF
on 28th May 2005
User Rating : 8
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Earlier models appear to have had software problems but my LiteOn LVW-5045 (April 05)is so far faultless. Transfer from Hard drive(HDD) to DVD(disc) or DVD to HDD is easy. Lots of on-screen pictures to guide you through all its functions make it easier than your old video. Cut the ad's from recorded TV and you get a seamless programme. Or just keep your favourite music videos (edit the chat) off MTV after you leave it recording overnight. Or transfer them to DVD.
It's all so easy. You can p ...
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Main characteristics: DVD Type: DVD Recorder Number of Discs: 1 Progressive Scan: With Progressive Scan Playable Disk Types: DVD Video VCD SVCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD (Audio) CD More...
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