Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
Poor picture quality
We bought this dvd recorder primarily to watch dvd's.  The recording feature was a plus to transfer home movies from our mini-dv camcorder.  We connected the lite-on via the regular video cables (red/white/yellow), the same way we did with our old Toshiba dvd player that finally died after about 5 years of use.  We put on a movie and right away noticed a huge decrease in picture quality compared to our old Toshiba.  The picture seemed fuzzy, far worse than what we've been used to.  It was a big disappointment!  I understand we could choose to buy different types of cables that can improve the quality, but we were happy with the quality via the standard cables with our old player and figured with new technology this brand new recorder should at least give us the same quality as a five year old dvd player.  So I will keep transferring my home movies onto dvd via my Mac and just stick with a regular dvd player.  We returned the Lite-on to the store today and got a Sony dvd player (DVP-NS50P)~ when we got the Sony home we hooked it up via the included video cables and the picture quality is excellent.  So overall, I am glad we returned the Lite-on.  I think it is probably better to be used for transferring movies instead of being used as a primary dvd player.