Lite-On LVW-5055GDL+ Expert Reviews

Massive hard drive ; nice design hides budget roots ; wide DVD format support ; useful features

Editing system needs some tweaks ; could do with a digital tuner ; strange remote control design

The Liteon LVW-5055 is an excellent way of getting high-end features for a budget price -- equivalent-specced Panasonic and Sony models cost nearly twice as much. The catch is that Liteon's editing system isn't as simple to use and the remote control ...

Plenty of connections and a generous hard drive.

Good picture quality

Noisy during operation

Picture quality is good, although the occasional absence of any onscreen logo (apart from lots of white noise) when switching between DVD discs was a bit disconcerting. These are minor niggles with the Lite-On's impressive operating skills. Its ease ...

The latest budget offering from Lite-On, isn't exactly the strong and silent type: it's noisy during operation. Still, a drop-down panel that runs the full length of the fascia gives the impression that Lite-On has something up its sleeve.

Good picture quality

Noisy during operation

A worthy contender in the bargain DVD recorder stakes

PRICE / PERFORMANCE: good

Disk Recorder Lite-ON LV-5505 offers a lot of space for easy operation. Moreover, it supports all the latest audio and video formats .