DVD writers, New dual layer support (DVD+R9)
DVD writers, New dual layer support (DVD+R9)
Rogue Znowman |
Aug 9 2004, 05:31 PM
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"Seriously" Group: Private Member Posts: 505 Joined: 19-March 04 Member No.: 42 |
Hey.
I'm thinking it's time I purchased a DVD writer. This is the one I'm looking at, and it supports double layer DVD+R9 recording. http://www.dangeo.com/proddetail.php?sku=50164 Can any of you give me your educated opinion on this burner, or another burner I should be looking at? My goal is to buy one now that I'll be happy with, and not have to replace with a newer one a couple years down the road. Thanks. -------------------- |
DutchKid |
Aug 9 2004, 09:29 PM
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Institutionalised Nutcase Group: Admin Posts: 576 Joined: 17-March 04 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 6 |
then you'll be better off buying one in about a year, so you can replace it next year. Technology is moving so rapid in the DVD branche that most devices will need replacement after a year or 2. As is with lots of hardware. -------------------- -----------------------Live The Day At Hand----------------------- |
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Firewiz |
Aug 9 2004, 09:36 PM
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God is Busy-Can I Help U? Group: Global Moderator Posts: 398 Joined: 18-March 04 Member No.: 17 |
Rouge...at these prices its hard not to be tempted to replace up and coming technology year to year! Personally, when it comes to burning DVD's, I would prefer Plextor, but when it comes to CD burning, I prefer Lite-On. Currently I own
3 LiteOn CD burners 2 Sony CD burners 1 Yamaha CD Burner 1 Liteon DVD player 1 Toshiba DVD Player 1 Creative DVD Player 1 Plextor DVD burner (PX-708A) Also keep in mind some Manufacturers are making serial ATA optical drives now too! Here are some links to other nice Layer DVD players : http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-129-156&depa=1 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=173414 (not double layer) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=170622 (not double layer) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=170618 -------------------- |
boxcrash |
Aug 10 2004, 02:08 AM
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DaddyMan Group: Private Member Posts: 162 Joined: 29-March 04 Member No.: 77 |
Yeah is anyone currently supporting SATA on the motherboard with enough ports yet?? I know Intel has a m-board with 4 SATA and Onboard RAID cause thats what is in the Dell XPS, which is essentialy a Workstation, the original Gen 1 XPS(not the XPS L/R/T/L_rr/etc) actualy was a dual cpu board and you could see where they just left off the zif socket. :D :P
And of course SATA 2 will be coming out which will be the upgrade to go to, especialy with speeds topping that and going beyond Ultra SCSI, etc. backed by PCI-E would be very sweet. :D :P No more.......well not as much bottlenecking I should say. Oh yeah how about some Pu-Ram drives. :D :P :lol: B) Personaly I would wait for a SATA Dual Layer Optical drives to come out, that is if you have the ports or plan to upgrade. Also media should be cheaper than too, I have not seen much dual layer media floating around out there yet. This post has been edited by boxcrash: Aug 10 2004, 02:10 AM |
Rogue Znowman |
Aug 10 2004, 06:17 AM
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"Seriously" Group: Private Member Posts: 505 Joined: 19-March 04 Member No.: 42 |
Thanks for the replies. B)
Yeah, I don't expect it to be future-proof... just decent enough to last me a while without me regretting the fact I didn't buy a different model. :P [edit] Thanks for the links, Wiz. I've done a bunch of reading and research yesterday/today around the net, and I think I'm ready to purchase. With all the reading as I've done, I still value the comments of you guys/gals as much as any website review. Thanks again. It's nice that these things are cheap... makes buying one easier. ;) Btw Firewiz, that last link you gave is the exact same burner that I linked to in my initial post. :P (Except the site I linked to is Canadian, as am I). This post has been edited by Rogue Znowman: Aug 10 2004, 06:32 AM -------------------- |
Firewiz |
Aug 13 2004, 05:18 AM
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God is Busy-Can I Help U? Group: Global Moderator Posts: 398 Joined: 18-March 04 Member No.: 17 |
Here's another you might want to look in to...
LG-GSA-4120B http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=174213 http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=234 http://www.lge.com/catalog/prodmodeldetail...G1000658&page=# This post has been edited by Firewiz: Aug 13 2004, 05:21 AM -------------------- |
Rogue Znowman |
Aug 13 2004, 06:20 AM
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"Seriously" Group: Private Member Posts: 505 Joined: 19-March 04 Member No.: 42 |
Thanks for the help.
My LiteOn SOHW 832S arrived today. :) Works great! http://www.liteonit.com/ODD/english/e_product/e_sohw832s.asp -------------------- |
Firewiz |
Aug 13 2004, 02:25 PM
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God is Busy-Can I Help U? Group: Global Moderator Posts: 398 Joined: 18-March 04 Member No.: 17 |
SWEET!
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optomos |
Aug 25 2004, 02:31 AM
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nFm [ Level 1 ] Group: Full Member Posts: 296 Joined: 14-August 04 From: ATL Member No.: 144 |
Shit! thats pretty cheap for a nice DVD burner like that. I just dont like the price of the DVD media!! Anyho, you got yourself a nice burner.
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Awai |
Aug 25 2004, 08:52 AM
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Waiting For... Group: Moderator Posts: 382 Joined: 18-March 04 From: ~beyond the sea Member No.: 19 |
media will be easily affordable after xmas after all the videophiles have treated themselves to pressies... :D
Awai. -------------------- "You look into her eyes
and it’s more than your heart will allow And in August and Everything After you get a little less than you expected somehow." |
dewey999 |
Aug 28 2004, 06:02 PM
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nFm [ not leaving ] Group: Full Member Posts: 56 Joined: 25-April 04 Member No.: 91 |
I recommend taking a look at the drive reviews on http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters before you purchase.
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Bearsland |
Aug 29 2004, 03:26 PM
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Grumpy Old Man Group: VIP Member Posts: 494 Joined: 17-March 04 Tournaments Won: 2 From: London. UK Member No.: 4 |
Good call dewey, that's exactly what I did before buying mine. Not only gives real user reviews, but also tells you what what media will and won't work with each. |
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Masked Muffin |
Sep 8 2004, 01:39 AM
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nFm [ Newbie ] Group: Full Member Posts: 9 Joined: 20-March 04 Member No.: 50 |
Hey wow, the forums do still exist...
:) Anyways, relative to the topic, i got the LG-GSA-4120B like a few days ago and it is as smooooth as can be... ATOMIC saw it on like monday, it does EVERYTHING except like Mt Rainier... From memory, other than the burn speeds, standard DVD doesn't have far to go, the next format is Double Layer Dual Side i belive, which isn't a huge problem, since you burn one side, then flip! |
metroid010 |
Dec 22 2004, 03:37 AM
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nFm [ not leaving ] Group: Private Member Posts: 60 Joined: 19-March 04 Member No.: 38 |
i just got the nec nd-3500, nice and cheap at 60 bucks
now i just need to find some dl media, at a decent price |
Parli |
Dec 28 2004, 06:57 PM
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nFm [ not leaving ] Group: Full Member Posts: 56 Joined: 22-March 04 Member No.: 59 |
Ok, guys, I've decided to finally break down and buy a burner. After all of my research, I now remember why it took so long for me to decide to buy - it's so f***ing confusing as to what's the best drive! I have narrowed it down to the following with the best price next to each:
Sony DRU710A - $89 NEC ND3500A - $63 Plextor PX-712A $77 or 716A $136 Pioneer DVR-A08/108 - $77 So, here are the issues I am still having: 1. Is there REALLY a difference between these units or are they all a good bet. 2. Is the Plextor 16x worth the extra money or settle for the 12x at this time if I decide to go with Plextor. 3. What the difference between OEM and retail? Should I just go with the least expensive? I eargerly await the responses of the gurus! Thanks Guys, Parli |
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