Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
First impression is great
Before go to my experience, I want to say I will not judge a product based on where it is produced, I only care the quality.  <br /> <br />I just bought one yesterday, tested most functions and it worked great. <br /> <br />Setup is easy.  I set it up within 5 minutes without referring to the manual - connect it to satellite receiver, cable TV, VCR, home audio and TV.  Power on and it works. <br /> <br />Recording is easy.  I tested Memorex DVD+RW and TDK DVD+R, both works fine.  Also tested schedule recording, works fine. <br /> <br />I played the recorded discs in my two DVD players, 2 laptops, and two desktops without any problems. <br />  <br />Tested all the recording mode, from TV, from Satellite, from VCR (RCA input), and Camcorder(iLink in).  All pretty good. <br /> <br />Recoded qualities are impressive.  HQ ans SP are pretty good, EP is OK since it is CIF size. SLP is MPEG-1 in CIF, can not expect more from it. <br /> <br />I read the recorded disks to PC and use DVD authoring tools to add better title and cut of not wanted contents, no problem. <br /> <br />Need to verify weekly recording capability, since someone in this forum mentioned it only record 1st and 3rd programs. <br /> <br />One failure so far, I guess it is my fault - I formated DVD+RW using Nero, and can not be recognized by the recorder. <br /> <br />So far so good.  It may has some flaws, but none product are perfect.  We need to be more smarter to make use of it.  In my opinion, it is much better than those required only some strange disks I never heard before.  I do not want to limit myself to use only some brands of disks even the recorder have 10 stars rating.  <br /> <br />From the reviews, most problems will come out in weeks.  I will keep on testing it to see what happens and post my result here.