LiteON LVD-2001 verdict...yay or nay?

[GreaseMonkey]

I'm seriously thinking of buying this DVD player.
Mainly want it for the 1080i upconversion and DVD+r/-r compatiblity.

So...is it worth it?

[videobruce]

Poorly written manual, lack of important details.
Small remote, hard to read and push the buttons.
(Both of which have been mentioned before).

Not the best looking from the front.

[aybesea]

I've been incredibly happy with my LVD-2001... if I had to do it over, I'd buy again with no hesitation!

[GreaseMonkey]

I'm okay with it not looking the best, as I'll have my Sony DVD player also hooked up to the TV. It's just that since the Sony has been going strong even after 6 years of service, it has trouble with some burned DVD media as well as SVCDs and things like that.

By the way, does 1080i on the Liteon look better(or alteast the same) over a 480p signal off a high-quality DVD player like the Denon 1600 or the Panasonics with the Faroudja video processor?

I have read multiple reviews on this DVD player, but most of the reviewers don't have proper TVs to exploit the player to it's full potentia. I have a HDTV projo so the reviews don't really help me out.
If somebody knows a decent review comparing the PQ of this player at different resolutions, that would be great also.
The poll is looking promising so far...thanks for your input.

[sreemv]

Stay away from this until they have a fix for DivX 3.11 - Majority of the movies out there use this codec and if it cant play it forget it.

[GreaseMonkey]

Stay away from this until they have a fix for DivX 3.11 - Majority of the movies out there use this codec and if it cant play it forget it.

Thanks for your reply.
I have a DVD burner so I dont really need DivX3.11 support really.
All the movies I'll be playing will be on DVDs/DVD+-r and perhaps DVD+-rw.

[SARK]

Poorly written manual, lack of important details.
Small remote, hard to read and push the buttons.
(Both of which have been mentioned before).

Not the best looking from the front.

And still both thumbs up for this allrounder!

[sreemv]

[quote Thanks for your reply.
I have a DVD burner so I dont really need DivX3.11 support really.
All the movies I'll be playing will be on DVDs/DVD+-r and perhaps DVD+-rw.[/quote]

I think this is a very overrated DVD player if thats all you play on it.

[GreaseMonkey]

[quote Thanks for your reply.
I have a DVD burner so I dont really need DivX3.11 support really.
All the movies I'll be playing will be on DVDs/DVD+-r and perhaps DVD+-rw.

I think this is a very overrated DVD player if thats all you play on it.[/quote]

Really? Can you tell me why 1080i is an overrated feature? Have you seem the PQ yourself?

[FulciLives]

GreaseMonkey ...

Do yourself a favour and check out the forums at this website:

http://www.avsforum.com/

Not that I don't love THIS website and the forums here but your question is more better suited over at the AVSFORUM because they are total nut cases when it comes to quality video and HDTV and PROJECTION TV and all that stuff that the majority of us would love to have ... but simply cannot afford.

I haven't been there in awhile (reading all about that stuff is interesting but when you know that you will never ... at least not anywhere remotely in the near future ... be able to afford that stuff you get REAL crazy reading it all). Anyways my point is the last time I was there many were talking about a DVD player called BRAVO and another similiar brand (sorry forgot the name) and both could do upsampling to either 720p or 1080i

DVDRHELP is simply not the "correct" resource for asking such a question.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[videobruce]

AV Science Forums are without a doubt the BEST technical high end AV forum out there (AFAIK). Even with my background of doing video production and maintenance for over 8 years they amaze me to the knowledge these guys have.
The downside is, this is strictly a upper class bracket area. Poor slobs like me have trouble fitting in especially when you see the $$ amount that they are spending.

[cslee]

Okay, I've had this player since early Aug. I wish I could get my money back. 90% of my movies are Divx 3.11. None will play without the freeze every minute or so. It is SO ANNOYING. Xvid plays fine, so does divx 5.x
Another problem, sometimes after playing a 1 hour cd, and I try to play the next cd, the player will not recognise the cd, the drive will not spin, and the display just say "No Disc". It will do this repeatedly. Power-on/off will not fix it. The only way to fix it is to unplug the power-cable and replug it.

To all prospective buyer, put pressure on Liteon to fix these problems before buying one. Look at avindustries AVX-100. It uses the ESS chipset and they claim that it plays Divx 3.11 perfectly.

To all current owners, put pressure on liteon to fix these problems.

[FulciLives]

Okay, I've had this player since early Aug. I wish I could get my money back. 90% of my movies are Divx 3.11. None will play without the freeze every minute or so. It is SO ANNOYING. Xvid plays fine, so does divx 5.x
Another problem, sometimes after playing a 1 hour cd, and I try to play the next cd, the player will not recognise the cd, the drive will not spin, and the display just say "No Disc". It will do this repeatedly. Power-on/off will not fix it. The only way to fix it is to unplug the power-cable and replug it.

To all prospective buyer, put pressure on Liteon to fix these problems before buying one. Look at avindustries AVX-100. It uses the ESS chipset and they claim that it plays Divx 3.11 perfectly.

To all current owners, put pressure on liteon to fix these problems.

Since Divx 3.11 is not officially apart of the DivX Network Inc line of DivX codecs but rather a (now somewhat old) hacked codec I see no reason in it needing to be supported nor should you be upset that the LiteOn unit does not support it.

You are being silly.

Anyways I've found that most people with large Divx 3.11 collections do not actually own the stuff they have in that format.

So pooh pooh for you.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[sreemv]

HUH? say what? When there are products that support 3.11 along with other codecs why not demand the same from Lite-On. Obviously they are in the business of selling divx playrs?

This is not a question of whether you own all the DivX's you have - its question of wide range of codec support.

DivX5.x from divx.com does play 3.11 encoded movies - gee wonder how they got that compatibility for a "hacked codec"

[FulciLives]

HUH? say what? When there are products that support 3.11 along with other codecs why not demand the same from Lite-On. Obviously they are in the business of selling divx playrs?

This is not a question of whether you own all the DivX's you have - its question of wide range of codec support.

DivX5.x from divx.com does play 3.11 encoded movies - gee wonder how they got that compatibility for a "hacked codec"

Hey more people have VHS than ever had Divx 3.11 and now a days you can't buy a well made VHS VCR unless you spend like $400

Before DVD you could buy a VERY nice VHS VCR for around $200 to $250

Now they are either cheap hunks of crap plastic or you pay an arm and a leg to get a VERY nice one.

I see no real reason to support an old "hacked" codec when DivX 5 is better and even the official Divx 4.x has been around for a couple or so years now.

Get over it.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
My main point is don't lump Divx 3.11 with the official DivX as they are two different animals.

Just because something says it supports DivX doesn't mean it MUST support 3.11

Also do your freakin' research before you buy something thinking it will work for what you want when that isn't the case.

[sreemv]

And you are the King here and we bow to you!? - watch your language - your opinion has the same weight as anyone else's - This is a public forum, just shutup and keep your attitude to yourself.

[RabidDog]

get yamada dvx6100 its bucks cheaper, AFAIK, it does nearly everything (except freeze on divx3 ) else as the liteon. Its very cost effective in the looks dept too.

I am the Butler===and I know what you did last summer

[GreaseMonkey]

get yamada dvx6100 its bucks cheaper, AFAIK, it does nearly everything (except freeze on divx3 ) else as the liteon. Its very cost effective in the looks dept too.

I am the Butler===and I know what you did last summer

Any specifications and reviews on this thing? Does it do the upconversion to 1080i also?