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Lite-On LVD 2001 Review
Author: Daniel Topler
Date Posted: July 14th, 2003
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Bottom Line:
A little while back we reviewed two new Lite-On DVD players, by popular demand we have carried out some more testing of the LVD-2001 with a focus on the MPEG-4 playback capability, were we impressed, find out in our official review...
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Design
The
Lite-On LVD-2001 is a sleek, silver set-top player that should look good in any
home theatre environment. It’s thin, silver, and looks great. On the front,
you’ll find the power button, the DVD drive, various playback controls, and a
PCMCIA slot for a memory card reader. The front part of the drive is mostly a
shiny black, which looks great with the silver body of the drive.
There isn’t
much on the front of the LVD-2001, but it has everything you need.
On the
back of the LVD-2001, you’ll find a lot more. There are S-Video inputs and
outputs, composite inputs and outputs, and digital audio input. You’ll, also,
of course, find the power connector. It isn’t stylish on the back of the LVD-2001,
but how often do you look at the back of your set-top DVD player?
 
The
Package and Installation
The
package came in a box that was secured using foam blocks. The drive was sturdy,
and the accessories were included in a box that was on the side of the package.
The box seemed sturdy, so I wouldn’t expect anyone to have any shipping damages
problems.
In the
box, once everything was removed, I found a manual that was fully in Japanese.
This is OK, considering this is a Asia-Pacific model,
but hopefully they’ll ship an English manual in the American version. There’s
also the actual player, the remote (with two Energizer AAA batteries), a
warranty card (in English), as well as a power cable a composite video/audio
cable. The package was good, but nothing that you wouldn’t find in any other
DVD players’ box.
Installation
was like any other set-top DVD player. Plug the drive into AC power, and put
the composite cable from the output connection from the player into the input
connector on the TV. There’s not much to it. As soon as that’s done, you’re
ready to play DVD’s.
Performance
DVD Playback was the best you can get. Not much else to say, but if you’re looking for quality, here it is!
But what you’re probably looking for when you get this player is the MPEG-4 playback. Like I said, it’s completely revolutionary. Simply pop in your disk and you’re watching your movie in a few clicks. Here’s what happens:
When the device is turned on, you’ll get this splash screen.
Once a MPEG-4 disk is inserted, you’ll get this screen.
Press OK, and you’ll see the list of files on the disk. In my case, it was just one, the American Pie 2 DiVx CD 1 movie (with Swedish subtitles). Select your file, and press OK. The interface is excellent on the LVD-2001. It’s easy to use, clean, simple, and very functional. Almost impossible to find a complaint about it.
While my camera didn’t perform too well under the fast moving video and the bright light in the room from the sun (no blinds), the playback was excellent, and, as long as it’s a good DiVx file, looks almost exactly like a DVD. Incredible, and once again, completely revolutionary. There was absolutely no problems with playing, no lag, no sound problems, no video problems, nothing. People that download MPEG-4/DiVx movies and have a big collection will seriously LOVE this player. It saves them hours of time per movie, yet still remains just as functional. Lite-On did it’s research with this one.
According to CDRLabs.com, the LVD-2001 can also read data from a DVD+RW, allowing you to fit multiple movies at once on just one disk. I don’t have a DVD burner though, so I couldn’t test this for myself. I also tested this player with a collection of MP3’s, and each song played fine with no problems at all.
Photo playback is also great. Once you insert your memory card, a screen will appear similar to when a MPEG-4 disk is inserted. Pressing OK loads the same menu as we previously saw when we pressed OK when using a MPEG-4 disk. You can browse through the images yourself, or do the automatic slideshow. Pressing Pause pauses the slideshow, which is very convenient. It does take about 3-4 seconds for each picture to load (2MP images), which can be annoying, but is manageable.
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