Lite-On LVW-5115GHC+ DVD Recorder with TV Tuner
Nice looking, but I didn't get far before I boxed it up to return
On first glance, this is a nice looking unit.  One cool asthetic feature is that the front panel display is behind the silver-looking faceplate.  So when its off, you don't just see a black glass area. <br /> <br />But that was the extent of my happiness with the unit.  I used component cables from the output to my HD-Ready Sony 36XBR450.  The picture looked washed out or too bright, both on viewing the antenna source (over the air) and watching a DVD.  The contrast was so bad that it was unwatchable.  So I used the composite cables to view the source and the picture was much better in terms of color and contrast.  I mentioned this to a friend at work that has the same unit and he didn't notice it until I mentioned it to him.  When he compared it to another player, he saw the same thing I did.  So he's boxing it up to return.  It was a great idea with a nice looking form factor, but since I will be using those both to record from Tivo/antenna and also to watch movies through the component connections, mine is getting boxed up and getting returned.  I bought it for $120 at Costco and figured at that price, it would be \\"good enough\\" but now I'll look for a unit that has s-video (in/out) and will record in stereo like my VCR does.  I did like the fact that you could record in both +/- R/RW.  Alot of players only do one or the other. I just may have to go that route.