OT: DVD burner/player

[Oso]

needed to buy a new dvd player for the school (gotta keep 'em psyched up with repeated veiwing of "Fearless Hyena'' dontcha know) and went to BB to pick up a cheapie and saw this


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1152228787065


Cnet has a couple of reviews for other LiteOn products that are ok..but nothing for this model. Anyone have it or seen it used?

[MasterKiller]

If you aren't going to use it at home, why pay more? You can get a decent DVD player for $50 or less at any Wal-Mart. Unless you have this thing hooked up to cable, you won't be able to record anything, anyway.

[Oso]

yea, but I've got 30+ VHS tapes that I'd love to transfer to DVD to make it easier to go back and check details on forms and stuff.

like I said, they had a cheapie for like $47 but only less than double that for one that will record as well seems like the way to go...

[Oso]

ok, just went and got it after classes today.

hooked it up and am hopefully transferring my first vhs to dvd.

it's a pretty hot unit...nice solid feel to it though that doesn't necessarily mean squat.

came with remote, batteries, power cable, standard av cable and a coax cable.

it has front inputs for both standard av and dv so you can burn straight from a dv camera. rear outputs for standard av, comp outs and dig audio out as well as coax cable pass through. it's pass through only and won't play dvd out on the coax.

the guy at BB said that LiteOn was a subsidiary of LG so, hopefully it will last a good while.

my hesitation cost me $6 though, it went off sale and back to $99. Still, I think if it proves reliable and I get 2 years out of it and can burn my vhs collection to DVD within that time, it's a good deal.

[Vash]

First, I hateLiteOn. For the past four years, I've worked for RadioShack, and sold many hundreds of the LiteOn products.

They are crap. They start great, but after around 10 or so VHS to DVD conversions, you'll notice a lot of grainy imagery, and a lot more unit warmth.

The BEST VHS to DVD dub I've ever used is this. Lot more money, but lasts forever.

I know it says In Store only, but any corporate RadioShack can ICST one from another store, even if it's in a different district or region.

ok, just went and got it after classes today.

hooked it up and am hopefully transferring my first vhs to dvd.

it's a pretty hot unit...nice solid feel to it though that doesn't necessarily mean squat.

came with remote, batteries, power cable, standard av cable and a coax cable.

it has front inputs for both standard av and dv so you can burn straight from a dv camera. rear outputs for standard av, comp outs and dig audio out as well as coax cable pass through. it's pass through only and won't play dvd out on the coax.

the guy at BB said that LiteOn was a subsidiary of LG so, hopefully it will last a good while.

my hesitation cost me $6 though, it went off sale and back to $99. Still, I think if it proves reliable and I get 2 years out of it and can burn my vhs collection to DVD within that time, it's a good deal.

[Oso]

ok, fine, where the hell were you two weeks ago?

Cnet give 6.0 and better ratings on their products.