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5 Reviews for Lite-On LVW-5115GHC Multi-region capable Multiformat Multi Region capable DVD Recorder with DIVX Playback - Silver
A really good recorder and amazing for £80! - 10 Oct 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful.
I've had this DVD recorder for just over a week now and it's done everything I expected and more!
Set up was easy (factoring in my incompetence trying to connect the Freeview box!) and I was recording within a matter of minutes! One of the reasons I chose this model was the Divx playback but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it plays Xvid as well!
Other reviewers have mentioned that it takes a while to prepare disks; this is true so I'd format some disks in advance so you don't miss the beginning of your programs!
On the whole I've been amazed by this recorder and would recommend it to anyone.
Surprisingly Good - 04 Sep 2006
11 out of 14 found this review helpful.
I write my first impressions having just set up the device and made my first recording. It was a very fortuitous buy at the supermarket - the price was very very good and I bought it on a whim. Just as well - having just tried to replay some VHS recordings made over the past week on a very expensive but now-aged S-VHS deck I found sound but no picture, even though other recorded tapes played superbly. The video-record head must be defective and repairs are too costly, and parts unavailable.
So I ventured to wire in my Lite-On whimsical purchase and was very pleasantly surprised at how relatively simple it was and how clear the picture was and how well DVD-RW discs recorded and erased. I know these DVDs are not as durable as tape but I cannot buy a new VCR very easily and I rather like this Lite-On - although normally I would go Panasonic...........but this a a good little machine and pleases me.
Excellent value for money - 22 Aug 2006
37 out of 42 found this review helpful.
The DVD recorder has one rear scart input plus a front AV 3-plug connection. The scart output at the rear is next to a 3-plug connection so it's great if you have Sky or NTL or Telewest or Freeview or wish to connect to the German satellite broadcasts or another DVD recorder or VCR.
When you have more than 2 inputs or outputs then use a scart splitter box with 3 or more scart inputs and 2 outputs eg a scart cable and a 3-plug output. You then select which scart source is viewed with a click of a button from A, B or C etc.
Whatever the DVD recorder's input source or sources are, it's the TV's AV button that decides which scart cable connection is displayed on TV. Usually such displays are crystal clear with perfect sound. If not, turn off all the equipment and check every connection you can. If your displays aren't up to standard then try replacing UHF or scart cables. Have some spare cables handy. I have 3 signal booster units through the house with gold-tipped UHF cables and recently bought some electric plug sockets with surge protection for the equipment as well as the phone connections eg for Sky and for Freeview.
The normal thin scart cables don't always provide adequate picture quality so try the gold-tipped thin scart cables or the thick cables. Test what works for any ghosting images or conflicts with other broadcasting channels.
It takes time tuning in your TV and satellite and other devices like DVD and Video recorders. If tuning in a Freeview set top box and getting a picture from a digital-friendly wideband roof top aerial then remember that these pictures aren't as reliable as those from a Freesat Sky Digital box and won't offer as many free-to-air channels. Sky's extra +1 (1 hour later) channels are useful if you miss part of the main channel's broadcast eg E4 +1 etc. Look out for the free films on FilmFour and FilmFour +1.
Inserting a blank disk leads to automatic formatting in about 30 seconds and then you must select which input source you require. The top onscreen display can be turned on or off using the remote control. Remaining time on the disk depends on your choice of recording quality up to over 6 hours. I prefer the Philips DVD+RW disks and have used dozens of these recently. I can play a recording, press Edit to pause and select to overwrite or erase permanently. Play features include zoom and position and slow motion, reverse, fast forward. You can speed up through commercials up to 16x then slow down through the programmes.
Take note of the front display which shows which input you have selected. Watch out for when you pause a recording as it's easy to forget and miss the rest of the show. The onscreen tv display helps remind you.
When recording, remember that widescreen broadcasts are not always your choice. The basic 4:3 broadcast ie fullscreen may be on another device. Compare Sky with NTL and Freeview broadcasts. Maybe you will get a better broadcast by remembering to quickly compare channels.
Sky Digital has a Services button on the remote control. The user manual shows you how to tune in frequencies for Sky channels. These other channels may get rid of the red spot or button in the top corners or interactive messages. Google search for Lyngsat and Sky Digital and tune and frequencies.
Renaming a recorded programme title is cumbersome as it relies on the A to Z set-up. Move across, down, click routine... Why not just have a proper remote control with 26 A to Z keys?
If a recording is meant for just an hour then press the record button till you have set that in case you get occupied with something else and leave the DVD recorder using up a whole disk. I would prefer a 10-minute record setting increase than half an hour then an hour and so on.
The important buttons for reverse and fast forward are quite small and too close to previous and next.
When tuning in channels, remember that Sky Digital can be retuned to a different, perhaps stronger, UHF channel with Services, 4, 0, 1, then select, then 4 then try from 21 to 69 and retune your TV to the new UHF frequency. You may get a brilliant picture. Try adjusting your TV's settings to improve and fine tune as well as adjust colour, brightness and contrast and perhaps sharpness to reduce text alignment problems.
Some VCRs can also be retuned from 21 to 69 and improved reception will mean better recordings which you can transfer to the DVD disks later. Save these video recordings in a higher quality to help improve these transfers to the DVD disks.
The DVD recorder came with a quick guide and a manual. You can test what results you get with different settings as well as recording speeds. Recording for over 6 hours is soft-focus style and may spoil your enjoyment of a film or TV show. You may only want the recording for temporary use so why not record it in the best quality you can eg upto 2 hours? You can erase the recording later to record something else. Reset it to whatever speed you may need later.
The larger the TV screen the more need there is for best quality reception and recordings. There are superior Sky set top boxes that help improve poor quality reception areas. Similarly with Freeview set top boxes. The Netgem I-Player or BT Netgem I-Player offers high quality reception and offers Internet access as well as saving a screen capture snapshot of a TV show to your USB memory pen drive or sending it as an email attachment.
Some DVD recorders develop the read disk errors that stop you accessing the titles. This DVD recorder had no problem reading dozens of DVD disks recorded on other DVD recorders. Overall, it has performed excellently.
So far so good... - 18 Aug 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful.
I brought this DVD player to replace a broken VCR since it is only slightly more expensive than a decent video recorder.
The set-up was a little bit complicated, but this was mainly because I have a satellite box. One important tip is you must let the channel scanning finish - this can take a while, but it has to be done to store all the channels.
At the time of writing this review, this DVD recorder was available at my local supermarket for under 70 quid, which is a surprisingly good deal.
Easy to use and great value for money - 27 Jul 2006
21 out of 22 found this review helpful.
I was looking for a new DVD player when I stumbled across this DVD recorder for only £40 more. I only need it for playing DVDs and recording from the TV, so if you want a recorder primarily for this, then this is a great buy. It's really easy to use and the easy-guider practically does all the programming for you!