Lite-On AllWrite LVW-5005 DVD/CD Recorder
excellant machine
I just got this and so far it's worked beautifully. every dvd I've thrown at it so far has played very well. It was easy to set up and yes, there are a few things in the menu's that are not very intuitive, but those are easily worked around. Hooking it up was very easy as well. My previous recorded didn't have a passthrough for the cable/satellite box, so you could not record a program very easily. I just wish that it had VCR+ for easier recording of shows. Contrary to a previous review, this unit does have component outputs. They are quite prominent on the back, so I think that the other reviewer either had a different unit, or he just missed them. So far, I like this unit a whole lot and would recomment it to anyone. I did find one glitch with the unit. If it detects what it calls \\"protected material\\" it will stop recording. You end up having to record your tape in several parts to get a complete recording of a tape being transfered to DVD.