Lite On LVW-5001 DVD Recorder

I purchased this recorder in September. The unit worked fine for about two weeks, and then I experienced the following problems: 1) the unit would not always record properly, 2) the unit would not always erase the DVD properly, and would then make the DVD unusable, 3) the DVDs I recorded would not play in any other DVD player I owned, which the unit was advertised to do, and 4),the unit would sometimes freeze up during playback. After many go rounds with Liteon support (the gem being "did you go to the website and download new firmware ?", ... why EXCUSE
me for not thinking of that !!!), I returned the unit to Liteon. They sent me a refurbished unit which worked great for one day, then experienced many of the same problems I just listed. The unit when out in the trash last Tuesday, and I bought a new VCR. My advice, stay far far away from this brand of DVD recorder.