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3.0 stars
"Good DVR for the price"
Pros: Easy to use. 160GB HD. Write multiple formats
Cons: Cannot watch and record at same time. Cannot title timer programs. Cannot categorize or sort recorded programs.
Summary: I have had the machine for about 3 weeks. Recorded about 25 hours of TV.
Transfered about 10 hours of VCR tapes to DVD.
Transfered 4 hours of TV from HD to DVD
I paid $300.
Pros:
-- Great price for 160GB HD.
-- Can update the firmware. My firmware version is 197 (this is important to know when reading reviews). Previous versions are extremely buggy.
-- Very easy to use menus.
-- The remote is simple.
-- Setting a show to record is simple.
-- Great for transfering old video tapes to DVD
-- Can write to DVD+R/+RW/-R/-RW and CD-R/-RW
-- Can pause live TV
-- Can start watching a recorded program before it is done.
-- Five recording modes. From HQ (fits 1 hr on DVD) to SLP (fits 6 hrs on DVD)
-- great forum at liteonusers.org.uk
Cons:
-- Cannot watch one recorded program while recording a new one. This would be nice for me but not a deal breaker.
-- Cannot categorize or sort recorded programs on the HD. They are all sorted by oldest recorded to newest. This can cause issues once you have a couple screens full of programs. This annoys me.
-- Can only title recorded programs after they have recorded not before. This one really annoys me.
-- Can only program by old VCR style. No TiVo like or TV Guide interface. Not a big deal for me.
-- Does not automatically record what you are viewing. So you cannot rewind back a few seconds like you can with TiVo.
-- A one time only Timer Record is not automatically deleted once the show is recorded. Annoying.
Other Details:
-- can show jpgs (have not used)
-- can play back music files (have not used)
-- can split and merge recorded files to remove commercials (have not used)
-- Manual is a little weak.
-- I have not seen the lip sync bug.
-- The machine has not crashed for me.
So the question is it worth $100 or more to get some of the cons fixed by buying a Toshiba or Panasonic but I am sure they have their own problems.
So far I am happy with it.
