Typical price: £300
What is it: A combi DVD/HD recorder with integrated 160GB hard drive
What we think: Packed with features, the Liteon LVW-5045 is good value. AV performance might not be up with the big-brand-name competitors, but it's not as expensive either
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Liteon LVW-5045 compared to other DVD/hard drive recorders
 Liteon LVW-5045 |
 Panasonic DMR-BS750 |
 Panasonic DMR-EX85 |
 Toshiba RD-XS34 |
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| Review date | 25 May 05 | 19 May 09 | 20 Nov 06 | 14 May 05 |
| Editor's rating |
7.0
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9.0
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8.6
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8.3
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| Price range | £300 |
£515.20 - £786.78
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| Review summary | The Liteon LVW-5045 is a bargain combi recorder, but with Toshiba's RD-XS34 available at the same price, we'd have to recommend the latter. However, this is still a good recorder with an easy-to-use operating system, and when Liteon adds Freeview and dual layer recording, it could have a killer on its hands Read full review |
We've given this excellent machine a score of 9, but it comes with the obvious 'but', which is simply that it's far too expensive. £900 is more than enough to buy a £300 freesat PVR and a £200 Blu-ray player and still have pots of cash left over. Sure, the Blu-ray recording is unique, but is it really that valuable to you? Read full review |
Panasonic's DMR-EX85 is crammed with more recording and playback features than you can imagine, including an enormous 250GB hard drive, universal disc compatibility and integrated video scaling. The impressive on-paper specification is supported by quality performance in practice Read full review |
Toshiba's previous model, the RD-XS32, set the template for the combined DVD/HDD recorder. Now, with a bigger hard drive and enhanced editing facilities, the RD-XS34 is the power user's recorder of choice. If it had Freeview integrated into the box it would be approaching perfection, but the hard drive size, ease of editing/recording, and image quality mean this should be at the centre of your AV setup Read full review |
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