They do seem very cheap. I can tell you that the first Liteon one is not bad in the sense that it records and plays back OK. It's not the quietest bit of equipment and the drawer tends to be a bit tempremental. I've had mine for about 3 years and paid about £150 for it. There are later model liteon dvd recorders with 80gb hard drives available for about £65 from places like fleabay.
