Liteon LVW-5045

The Liteon 5026 is the baby brother of the Liteon 5045. It has an 80GB hard disk instead of 160GB, however is essentially the same and if you are looking for a good value HDD and DVD recorder, then the 5026 comes highly recommended.Forget about running out of recording space. With the built in 80GB HDD, you may record up to 96 hours (SLP mode) of quality video programs on it.With the coexistence of the optical disc drive and the built-in HDD on the LVW-5026, you can record the camcorder footage onto the built-in HDD all at once. In there, you can utilise all the editing functions to the titles and then save them onto discs respectively to share them with family or ...  Read the complete review

This is a great product and a great price for what you get. Ive had no problems writing, recording or playing dvd/tv programs. It's packed with features and has got a large hard disc. In the box it came with all the cables needed, no need to buy an extra scart. It also includes a DVD+RW disc. It's very easy to set up and has got a great and easy to use GUI (Graphical User Interface). You can also copy dvd's to the hard drive but you can't record them to a disc, unless they aren't copy protected. You can also put loads of mp3's on to the hard disk. It writes discs at 4x speed, which it doesn't state in the manual or box. It also has a handy video ...  Read the complete review

Being a typical sceptic, I deliberated over which DVD Recorder to get for ages, six months in fact! During that time, I read reviews, visited forums, looked in my local electrical stores and dreamed about the day when I could finally ditch my old VCR! Okay, so I'm not rich, it basically came down to what I could afford, and what could I get for my money? I looked at the standard DVD Recorders and nearly went for the low end Panasonic machine. I even tested some that friends had, but I still felt I wanted a 'real' DVD recorder, one with a hard drive not a DVD Ram which is compatible with only itself! Most of people I know already had DVD recorders, but only ...  Read the complete review