Customer Reviews

LiteOn Progressive Scan DVD+R/RW LVW-5101 DVD Recorder w/ TV or Camcorder Input

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

The LVW-5101 was my first dvd recorder. I figured 139.99 was a bargain considering how new the technology was.

Unfortunately, the unit developed quirks right away like the clock that runs way too fast, picking up a few minutes every day.

Sometimes the unit stopped in the middle of a recording session and sometimes it started recording when it wanted. Either way it wasted my money because the disc was ruined.

Now it ruins discs that have been recorded but not finalized by overwriting automatic formating because it does not recognize recordings made by itself. And it confuses dvd+r with dvd+rw, thereby ruining the disc.

I must say I am pretty sour on the Lite-on brand.

Complete piece of junk. Playback is erratic. Never recorded even ONCE - it just sits and clicks incessantly after you're done "recording" as it tries to write to the disc. Someone suggested upgrading the firmware - I followed instructions and it can't read the CD-ROM with the firmware either. Tried calling tech support and was put on hold - after 45 minutes of listening to Vivaldi I gave up. Avoid products from this company at all costs - I'm finally reconciled to kissing my $100 something bucks goodbye...

I tried it on two television sets and tried all recommended available hookups--and I have been doing this kind of connection since the 1970s. But I couldn't get the setup to start. When I finally located the producer in Taiwan,whose only advice was to get another one from the seller, who said they weren't producing it any longer. End of story. But I had read a review which concluded that it was the best in its price category.

The main problem is that the clock gains several minutes every week, making it useless for scheduled recording. Also, the DVD tray has now decided to not open so the unit is completely useless for even playing DVDs. LiteOn no longer produces this unit. You can search the internet for this product and do your own research since there's plenty of people out here who are unhappy about this unit.

Oh, I forgot to mention that the remote has a very limited range (about 8-10 feet) and you have to have it practically directly in front of the unit.

MY Ilo recorder/ player worked great the first 3 or 4 times. Then it started rejecting blank discs. Then it started rejecting discs IT had formatted and recorded. Last of all, to make it totally useless, It rejected my store-bought movies. I will never buy thie brand again.

I had no trouble with this unit - I've recorded DVDs and music CDRs with very little hassle. I wish it had more features, such as a "black detector" which would insert chapters automatically instead of at fixed ten-minute intervals.

However, whadda ya want for $100???

I too, own a Lite-On product similar to the models that other reveiwers of Lite-On products have. They are very accurate on their reviews. Mine worked fine at first. Then it began to quit reading its own DVD+R discs that it recorded. Now it has trouble reading other finalized discs. Sometimes it won't even read DVD+RWs. I suggest to people to go away from these DVD recorders that were pretty much set up to record through an NTSC tuner, and go with a DVD recorder that has a Digital tuner. Although, they aren't made any better than any other DVD recorder. But, at least they don't seem to have a problem reading what has been previuosly recorded on them. Plus you can use the DVD tuner/recorder as a Digital converter. So you can watch & record Digital stations.

One of the most disappointing of all the Liteon recorders,most of the Liteon recorders are super easy to use but this one is a real odd ball, with little in common with the rest of the excellent Liteon 5000 series of recorders.Buy a Liteon 5001,5007,5005 or 5006 instead these are far easier to use and all readily accept updated firmware.

I bought it because it was cheap. The machine has lots of bugs:

- Locks-up

- Gains time every day, making the clock wrong

- Won't always record

- Menus are difficult to read

- Subtitles appear by default, and I have to turn them off every time

- Poor range on remote control

There were a couple of good features though:

- Multiple inputs

- Direct DV port in front, makes for easy transfer from camcorder

- Cheap

Complete junk ! problems: Worked good for about 2 days then I noticed the unit would not come on when the power button was pressed.

I finally got the unit to power up by unplugging it from the wall outlet. This has to be done every time you want to use it. Problem number 2 is the Subtitles are always on unless you turn them off. Problem 3 remote range is very limited no more than 5 or 6 feet away from the unit and the remote fails to work. I returned my first unit and got another one, but it started to have the exact same problems. Also I have a friend who purchased this same unit and now he is having the same problems too. Avoid this peice of junk !