LITE-ON IT CORPORATION LVW5045 DVD /hdd Recorder
Great machine for nominal function.
I have had my machine about 2 years. First machine, a 5005, crashed when I tried to use the defrag function, and you are right, technical support is useless.  Now I won't attempt the defrag!!!! <br /> <br />Yes, the manual, also, does not contain a lot of necessary info. <br /> <br />I have enjoyed the ability to let the recorder record for hours on end, and then I can go in and edit out what I don't want, and save to DVD what I want.  It is possible to edit and cut out commercials...rudimentary, but possible.  You have to do a split before the commercial, a split after the commercial, and then merge the first and last parts...That works..clumsy, yes, but do-able. <br /> <br />Yes, titling is rudimentary, but possible. <br />I use this unit in conjunction with another DIVX/DVD and VHS player. I feed the signal into the LiteOn and easily record onto HDD or DVD while I am watching what is playing  <br /> <br />Accessing the files on the hard drive is also very rudimentary. It would be nice if they allowed you to access by the keypad numbers on the handheld, but NO, you have to use the up/down/left/right. <br /> <br />Lastly....this is the ONLY game in town....can't understand why other manufacturers have not brought out similar products.