Lite-On LVW-5045

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"Worst Purchase Ever !!!!"

by BenQfc on March 1, 2005

Pros: Sorry, Can't Think of any !!

Cons: Too Many, Please Read On !!!
Summary: I¡¦m close to my 40th, and I've purchased a lot of home appliances my whole life, Well, Liteon 5045 is a milestone for me, where I have to say it is the worst machine I¡¦ve ever seen , ever. I can not believe Liteon can actually sell it before they fully test it ???

First, The TV Tuner is really bad, if your TV support Picture-in-Picture, Set your TV and the Video from Liteon Tuner side-by-side on the Same Channel. You can easily tell the Tuner from Liteon is Really Bad (Blurry+Redish+Noisy) , How I fix it ? Well, I set my VCR¡¦s Tuner and use Video-Audio/Out Connect to Liteon to record a TV Program ¡K

Second, Firmware 191 ( It Came with the machine) is so buggy, there¡¦re tons of problems associate with it, Even though I¡¦ve successfully upgraded it to Version 193. I still have following problems.

1. Lipsync problem, When record a program for more then 60 minutes, Video and Audio will not sync. 2. Splitting Videos in HD will lead to System-Hang. Only a reboot can make the machine function again, and, the File being split is no-longer viewable. 3. DVD-RW recorded by Liteon sometimes can be recognized by my computer¡¦s DVD-Drive, But not all the time. 4. Record direct to a DVD-R may cause system to hang at the end of the 2-hour recording. The ¡§Stop¡¨ sign is flashing on the front Panel infinitely. Unplug to make the machine to work, but, the DVD-R is no longer usable.

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reply by: Pewtermax on December 25, 2005

I am now packing up my 3rd unit for return .
Each one had it's own quirks from changing from the item I had selected - quiting recording after a few minutes and the last one would Freeze up and I had to unplug it to get out of it , it worked fine for a few days before it went crazy .
I did the updates on all of them .
These are just a few of the problems I encountered .
This would be a great unit - easy to learn & to operate but I don't like paying to be on a Test Team .
They should be having a Big Sale soon on refurbished units .

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