Lite-On LVW5001 DVD Plus Player/Recorder

by Lite-On

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 2 x 5 inches ; 8.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000DIX25
• Item model number: LVW5001
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,580 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Play your favorite DVD movies and record TV programs onto DVD with one component: the Lite-On LVW5001 DVD player/recorder combo. The LVW5001 enables you to burn your own DVDs from a TV source, a DV camcorder, or any other A/V device. You'll get impressively clear video playback from this progressive-scan DVD player. In addition to DVDs and audio CDs, the LVW5001 is also compatible with VCDs, SVCDs, JPEG still images, and MP3 audio files.

A unique feature among DVD recorders, the LVW-5001 comes with a DV-Link (IEEE 1394) connection port that allows you to connect the recorder to a digital video camcorder and digitalize video clips into DVD format that can be preserved forever. In addition, the LVW-5001 uses the LSI-8600 Multimedia Image Processing Chipset to maximize the image quality of recorded programs as well as digital camcorder clips.

The LVW5001 records to DVD+R/RW (it is not compatible with DVD-R/RW) and has four quality modes: HQ (1 hour, 9.5 Mbps bit rate), SP (2 hours, 5.1 Mbps), EP (4 hours, 2.5 Mbps), and SLP (6 hours, 1.7 Mbps).

The back of the LVW5001 has the following connections: RF in/out ports, S-Video in/out, RCA in/out, component-video out, digital out, and optical out.

Tech Talk

• Progressive scan: Also called sequential scanning, a progressive-scan system displays the entire image--providing all the horizontal lines per frame, rather than every other line--once every 60th of a second. This method reduces flicker and increases stability. Progressive-scan viewing requires a compatible digital TV.
• Component video: Unlike a single video input, component video maintains the video signal as three separate signals through these three jacks. This connection provides optimum quality. To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the Y, Pb, and Pr connections.
• VCD: Video CD (VCD) is a video standard that can store audio and video to a compact disc (rather than a DVD disc) using MPEG-1 compression. You can fit up to 74 minutes of video with audio onto a VCD-formatted CD, but you can expect the video quality to be similar to that of a VHS videotape.

What's in the Box
Lite-On LVW5001 DVD player/recorder, remote control, 2 AA batteries, RCA cable, and user's manual.

Product Description

With the LVW-5001 DVD Player/Recorder, you can record your most cherished memories: Weddings, vacations, parties etc, or TV shows and Movies. Whatever you like, whenever you like.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Incredible value...with minor niggles considering price, December 2, 2003

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Daniel Lauring (Bloomfield Hills, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lite-On LVW5001 DVD Plus Player/Recorder (Electronics)

Great value. Finally a DVD recorder priced to replace the VHS recorder. Record from analog or digital (firewire) devices.

First the good.

DVD recorder works well. Auto chapter marking. TV tuner has auto scanning and neat window feature where you can see the channels being scanned in a window from the setup menu. Has progressive out...even for TV signal. Lots of inputs....rca front, firewire front, S-video back. Has 16-9 and 4-3 outputs. 4 recording speeds/qualities....from 6 hrs (mpeg1 352x288) to 1 hr (mpeg2 720x576.) Dolby Digital and DTS. Plays MP3, Jpeg, VCD, Super VCD.

Next the not so good.

Recorder must be turned off and back on to "take" recording settings.

Remote is very weak...must be aimed directly at recorder.

RCA video out jack does not work even though they provide a yellow jack and that is the only cable you get (at least not on mine.) In the directions it says that it will only output to a single output device...the one you choose in the setup menu. There are three choices, s-video, component, and progressive (no rca.) Switching output is a bit tough...when you do it blanks out the output you were using, leaving a black screen and then you must select OK in 10 seconds or it switches back...but you can't see the new source to click on "OK" until you have something hooked to it so you almost need two output sources or a TV with two inputs that you can switch quickly between. I used one with picture in picture. If you have component in, this isn't such a big deal...just leave it on component in.

No mpeg3/DIVX

No CD recording...DVD+R/DVD+RW only.

No time shifting...no TIVO features.

Need to check disk space before recording.

Overall conclusion:

Recommended. A great device for those that want to save old video tapes onto new digital media. Nifty digital VCR.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product & price Totally recommended, November 7, 2004

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HershonJones (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lite-On LVW5001 DVD Plus Player/Recorder (Electronics)

This is my first review on Amazon & I'm only doing this to counteract the brainless knuckleheads who give products on Amazon bad reviews they don't deserve. Almost anything listed on Amazon has undeserved bad reviews from these morons which helps screw up purchase decisions made by people like you & me who use these reviews to help decide whether to purchase anything.
Anyway, the bottom line is this a great and super easy to use very inexpensive DVD recorder (I got mine for $169 new from one of the chain stores)and a moron could figure how to use it in 5 minutes- its that easy and simple, ignore what some of the idiots said here. It copies old VHS tapes to DVD and TV broadcats to DVD with great results & total ease. This DVD recorder burns DVD+R & DVD+RW discs, which is what I've always used anyway. As it copies and records in real time, you should get & use the cheapest DVD+RW discs (I can get them for less than 30 cents each) as it takes the same time to record on a 1X disc as it does a 8X disc. Also you do not need to finalize DVD+RW discs but you do need to finalize DVD+R discs, so there clearly is an advantage using a DVD+RW disc here which as I said are available at the 1X speed super cheap.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Happy with my LVW5001, August 28, 2004

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Stephen B. Cutler "Ballaratboy" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lite-On LVW5001 DVD Plus Player/Recorder (Electronics)

I've had my Lite-on LVW 5001 for more than 3 months now and since that time have used it for hours at a time most days. So far, I am very happy with the performance of the machine as well as the picture and sound quality. I have read elsewhere that this model comes with a mono tuner, but mine, manufactured in March 2004 has a full stereo tuner. One handy hint is to ONLY use good quality DVD+R/RW discs such as Verbatim or TDK as I have found these work the best. A really good recorder for the price! I'm very happy.