© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/pr-Lite_On_Peripherals_DVD_Dual_Recorder_DVD_Dual_Recorder_DVD Recent reviews written about Lite On LVW-5005 DVD Recorder en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/pr-Lite_On_Peripherals_DVD_Dual_Recorder_DVD_Dual_Recorder_DVD http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/f0/88/pr-Lite_On_Peripherals_DVD_Dual_Recorder_DVD_Dual_Recorder_DVD-resized80.jpg http://www.epinions.com/content_253539946116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author marsha16 - I got this recorder for my birthday October 2005. It worked fine for about 6 months, then would not record.. Emailed customer service and eventually got a reply. Sent the recorder for repair/replacement. After a month, still didn't hear from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253539946116 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:10:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253539946116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_249401937540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author drh20s - I have been using this unit for 6 months and have never had a disc fail to copy. It's easy to use. But, I didn't realize when I bought it that it copies anything inputted! Superb for backing up my DVD... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~249401937540 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:00:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_249401937540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_240696725124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fenby - is the biggest piece of junk I have bought in a long time. First, it only accepts and reads about 50% of the dvds I put in for recording. Yet the dvds read fine in other dvrs. I bought this to record videos onto dvds. 1/2 way though, approximately 10... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~240696725124 Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:01:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_240696725124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_219940949636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lforeman - I bought this back in September and it never worked - would not record, would not recognize disks. etc. I had to call Lite-on 12 times and spend hours on the phone with their so-called tech people - each of whom told me something different. The last... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~219940949636 Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:59:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_219940949636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_217399856772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author maryjanetweaky - Those who have recently purchased this unit will be happy, as we were, until their unit inevitably fails. Your extended warranty will come in quite handy for the months and years to come. We're on our fifth return trip to the service desk at the store... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217399856772 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:54:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_217399856772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211009244804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pwrshift - I bought a Liteon 5005 DVD Recorder to make copies of TV shows stored on the cable company's 'personal video recorder' and use it as a way to copy my old VCR movies. While I have HDTV the cable box 'downgrades' the picture quality when allowing you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211009244804 Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:38:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211009244804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208306409092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vincek001 - I bought my 5005, got it home, plugged in and was burning DVD's in under an hour. I bought the 5005 for the specific reason to burn my Analog and Digital home movies to DVD. I used Sony DVD+R's with no troubles. Positives: The Guide option is idiot... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208306409092 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:17:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208306409092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196384362116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author burb72 - I bought the unit about 6 months ago via fatwallet for $99, it works great, is easy to use, has a great picture, tv is a 27 inch jvc. It does take a little bit for the system to read a blank disk and start recording, like 10 sec, but after each recording... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196384362116 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:18:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196384362116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194148535940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author peter092 - I bought this item back in March of 2005 and unfortunately it has recently become defective. As of a few days ago the problems began when the item could no longer read a DVD and therefore load it for viewing. It took several tries before the recorder... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194148535940 Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:32:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194148535940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186718391940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tyber - I purchased my lvw-5005 7 months ago. I bought the machine at Costco. The player worked fine, I was disappointed that it didn't support closed captions. I was also disappointed that the remote control was not more user friendly, for example: To change... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186718391940 Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:13:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186718391940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186282774148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author davidni - good recorder very useful recorded 32 hours of xvid video from laptop onto dvd's still great quality even in super slow 6 hour mode i wish it had a feature to skip comercials when recoding tv programs something like vcr+ or epg easy to use all you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186282774148 Fri, 17 Jun 2005 01:14:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186282774148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175500856964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onebutton - I purchased my Lite On DVD recorder at K-Mart for $179. It was very easy to set-up and use, even for a 61 year old like me. I have been pleased with the recording quality using the 6 hour mode with DVD-R and -RW disks. I also used it to transfer from my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175500856964 Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:34:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175500856964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175417560708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mdd770 - I bought one of these for myself, my parents, and my sister's family. They work great and does everything it is supposed to do. No compatibility issues at all. DVD-R and DVD+R have worked in everything I have tried them... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175417560708 Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:36:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175417560708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173308415620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rsud - Very easy to use compared to other models I've tried. However, the preceivable loss in picture quality when transfering from my 1.3 mega pixel minidv camcorder made this unacceptable for me. The tv tuner also is low quality and loss of picture quality... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173308415620 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:19:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173308415620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171010788996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cookiecooky - I bought this product due to great experience with Liteon brand CD writers that I've purchased for computer use. Liteon continues with their technical lead and innovative features in this product. This includes the ability to write on various kinds of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171010788996 Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:58:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171010788996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169809579652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - I have flirted with the idea of purchasing a DVD player that not only plays DVDs but also records to them. Since VHS tapes are bulky, the thought of recording on much slimmer, compact DVDs is a temptation. Think of all the space I could save! Then... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169809579652 Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:15:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169809579652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169595014788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author neocoffee41 - Let's face it; most people prefer DVD technology to video tape. So much so that companies are banking on it to become the standard playback machine in everyone's entertainment center. Or more accurately they are laughing all the way to the bank with all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169595014788 Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:44:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169595014788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169453719172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author heavyd1850 - I purchased the Lite-On 5005 dvd recorder for Christmas based on reviews and price for features. I checked out the Apex dvd recorders and various name brand recorders including Sony and Toshiba and the Lite-On had the best features for the price. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169453719172 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:45:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169453719172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169300102788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author swift_premium - I got this machine for xmas and was excited when i opened the box 2 weeks later to give it a test run in tranfering vhs tapes to dvd. to my dismay this unit was unable to smoothly copy vhs tapes to dvd. to be precise the unit would keep stopping at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169300102788 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:38:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169300102788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_167764725380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author phodographer - Would you buy a VCR that produces tapes that could only be played on that VCR itself? That you could not play them on any other VCR, or were not sure if you could? Liteon LVW-5005 is an example of such a product. DVD technology is still young, and it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~167764725380 Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:54:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_167764725380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164737093252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author countryfolk - I really like it when you buy something and it DOES what it is supposed to do! I wanted to be able to transfer my home movies over to DVD. This does it so very nicely. Just like the directions say! I went to purchase DVDr's and the sales person was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164737093252 Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:21:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164737093252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163549056644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thatbuff - Purchased this recorder at Costco for about $180 and this is probably one of the best buys I have ever made. Since purchasing this recorder about two weeks ago I have burned maybe 25 or 30 DVDs and have not had a coaster yet. The recorder acts exactly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163549056644 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:59:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163549056644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163299495556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author blphillips - The recorder was the easiest one I have ever used. The price was great for the features if you can live with cons. Only had it a few days and had 3-4 DVD misreads were I had to open and shut the tray to enable a good read. Upgraded the firmware to see... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163299495556 Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:17:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163299495556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162743029380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author oburgess - This is the recorder you need to transfer VHS or Camcorder tapes to DVD. It provides excellent quality and is extremely easy to use. Guider function on remote is the best function on the remote. No learning curve is needed to work with this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162743029380 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:46:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162743029380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159212277380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gadgitjunkie - After a bad experience with the Go-Video R6540, I was skeptical of getting another DVD Recorder/Player in the $200 range, especially when most other DVD Recorder/Players are still at the $300+ price point. I was pleasantly surprised when (on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159212277380 Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:06:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159212277380?linkin_id=8003929