Lite On LVW-5005 DVD Recorder

This is one of a limited number of Lite-On models which can be firmware-modified to record ANY analog signal fed to it from any DVD player, any VCR, ANYTHING. Once that has been done you'll never again have your recorder refuse to record certain material. If you can watch on your TV you'll be able to record it. These are no longer being made, so even if the unit ever fails it will be worth repairing. Thousands and thousands are in use out there now and NEW ones are all but unavailable. When one of these goes 'bad' 99 plus percent of the time it's due to drive failure often caused by stress when using non-manufacturer-recommended discs in it. The latest DRIVE ONLY firmware makes them able to record to higher speed rated DVDs and should prolong the life of the machine considerably. One eBay seller markets this model as a MULTI-SYSTEM WORLD DVD RECORDER OR something similar. They will run on any household current available worldwide and can be easily made region-free. They will even output either a PAL or an NTSC signal (you choose it from the SETUP menu) whichever is the one used in your country. The TV tuner is NTSC in those sold in the U.S. and Canada, and PAL in European countries.