Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
Great at first, then a disappointment
Although this product is really great at first, there are several issues that occur after a months of use. <br /> <br />First discs at times do not write properly even if you use the \\"Easy Guider\\".  This has caused me to throw away new discs since the recorder does not \\"finalize\\" the disc properly, even after trying to finalize it as instructed from the manual. <br /> <br />Second, the TV tuner breaks on you.  After 45 days, the TV tuner stopped working.  What this means is that I can not connect the recorder directly to my cable coming from the wall.  After several contacts with LiteOn's customer service, it turns out that their tuners are \\"unstable\\" (per customer service) and that they suggest using the RCA cables to get the input into the recorder.  I was instructed by customer service to connect the coxial cable coming from my cable company to a VCR and then use RCA cables to connect the VCR to the recorder.  Of course this also means that I must use the VCR to change the channels, and not the recorder.  No VCR? Then you have to purchase a converter that you can connect your incoming signal from the cable company and then use RCA cables to connect to the recorder.  In affect, you have to provide your own TV tuner card. <br /> <br />After several failed attempts to request that LiteOn fix the recorder according to the warrenty, they have refused to.  Therefore, I had to get my credit card company to do the refund.  Luckily, I got the paperwork to my credit card company within the 90 day timeframe, after which I would've been out of luck.