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Looking to buy a DVD burner!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Yan_Yao, Oct 13, 2004.

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  1. Yan_Yao

    Yan_Yao Member

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    There's so many choice out there, and the technology is improving day by day, I'm looking for a internal DVD burner, which one would you guys recommend me to buy? or which one should I definitely stay away from?
    $150 or under..............................

    Thanks
     
    #1 Yan_Yao, Oct 13, 2004
  2. Uprising

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  3. synergy

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    buy a dual layer burner
     
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  4. synergy

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    newegg.com is your best bet for cheapest prices
     
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  5. Yan_Yao

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    Actually, I'm talking more about quality and performance then price.
     
    #5 Yan_Yao, Oct 14, 2004
  6. Yan_Yao

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    I know. As of now, the fastest that DL can burn is at 2.4x-4x, and the the burn disc may not be very stable, and reliable, and also the DL DVD disc is quiet expensive, so for me, DL is not a big deal for me now, I can live without it.
     
    #6 Yan_Yao, Oct 14, 2004
  7. Ottomaton

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    PLEXTOR!

    They've always been the best...

    There's a bit of a premium, but it's worth it.
     
    #7 Ottomaton, Oct 14, 2004
  8. drapg

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    Remember that DL media is pretty expensive.

    I'm waiting for the price of the media to come down before buying a DL burner.

    For now, I have a Dell DVD+/-R that I bought from newegg.

    No complaints, I've burned over 200 DVDs with it with nary a problem.
     
    #8 drapg, Oct 14, 2004
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    I recommend the NEC or LiteOn. I have the NEC 2500A that I firmware modded to dual-layer.

    Personally, I'm not overly impressed with my two Plextor drives. I have one CDRW and DVDRW. I think they had an incompatibility with my motherboard. But even if that weren't a problem, I still think there's no need to waste the money on them when the NEC and LiteOn do just as well/better for half the cost.

    Oh, and you can also find great deals at:
    http://www.slickdeals.net
    http://www.bensbargains.net
     
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  11. drapg

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    Was this firmware mod to alter a single-layer drive to a dual-layer drive easy to do?

    I have the NEC 2500A and I'm intrigued.
     
    #11 drapg, Oct 14, 2004
  12. mulletman

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    i did the same thing, and it was very easy to do.
     
    #12 mulletman, Oct 14, 2004
  13. drapg

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    where did you get the f/w and information?
     
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  14. mulletman

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    i have the links to change the firmware at home. i can email them to you (or post them on here) if you want..
     
    #14 mulletman, Oct 14, 2004
  15. drapg

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    I'd appreciate that.

    you can e-mail me through the BBS or post here, whatever you like.

    thanks!
     
    #15 drapg, Oct 14, 2004
  16. droxford

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    Please post 'em.

    I downloaded the firmware mod, but haven't used it yet, and I don't remember where I got the firmware.

    -- droxford
     
    #16 droxford, Oct 14, 2004
  17. Yan_Yao

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    I have questions about this. On some of the empty DVD disc media, it said that it can only support 1-4x, or up to 8x, but the DVD burner itself said can support up to 16x burning speed, so how fast will I burn?

    And What's DL good for?
     
    #17 Yan_Yao, Oct 14, 2004
  18. glad_ken

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    You can only burn as fast as the DVD media allows.
     
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  19. Yan_Yao

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    I'm going to wait for the Plextor 716A to come out, which I think is impressive on paper, it will come out very soon.
     
    #19 Yan_Yao, Oct 14, 2004
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    #20 mulletman, Oct 14, 2004
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