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9. April 2006 @ 09:10 |
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Just ordered 2 more spindles of the Verb DL's. Pretty sweet discs. My girlfriend thinks I'm crazy with all the TY's and Verb lightscribe discs I have, but hey, a deals a deal! Thanks Jasper!
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9. April 2006 @ 09:48 |
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@Negritude,
Why do I still use 4X, 8X and 16X media? 'cuz it works! I have a 16x DL burner and a DVD-R which burn anything including 16X media. I just happen to like the 8X TYG02 disks and the 4X TYG01 disks. Both burn quite well at their maximum speed, and I have burned several TYG03 at 16X with no problems, so in my book speed is not the issue, my complaint is that it is getting harder to find MIJ media.
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9. April 2006 @ 10:14 |
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anyone seen a good deal on the Verbatims DL (19.99)10 pack with NO rebate ?? iam needing some online or B&M store
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9. April 2006 @ 10:18 |
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Verb dl's at BB are 39.99 for 20 am planning to pick me up some :)
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9. April 2006 @ 10:28 |
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thanks arnie ,that works!!!
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9. April 2006 @ 15:45 |
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@arniebear, just picked up a case of the DL's from Best Buy. I like the 20 pk. and I also ordered 100 of those TY's from supermediastore..ya, know those Sony's and FuJi's (MIJ) 1-8x are scarce, yet found the Sony's at the Wal-mart down the street...picked up two 50 pks. code as TY's 02. I love the Verb DL's...flawless. Have a good one.
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9. April 2006 @ 16:40 |
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@MovieDud
Am out to my BB tomorrow for those DL's. Sort of hate to go there because I always end up buying more than I went for. Am yearning for a Plex 750UF but BB wants 165.00 for it and I can get it from the Plex site for 25.00 less. Will have to wear a blindfold when I go in the store. You have a good week, my friend.
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9. April 2006 @ 18:07 |
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@arniebear, oh, you speak the very words I try (Not to successful!) to go in and out with purchasing only what I intended. Good luck! I only grabbed one pk, I already had 10 from the last batch so I should be o.k. for a while, hey, would you and others consider Plextor the cadillac of the burners? I have internal Nec and external Sony which I have enjoyed quite well over the past year. Just wondering what your take is on the subject. Hey, have a good week my friend and good luck on the burner.
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9. April 2006 @ 19:59 |
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Moviedude , YES, Plextor is the best drive on the market. the PX716A has been rated the best drive several years in a row now(per my sig)
Arine that PX-760A is running 105.00 at newegg and 119.00 on Plextor wedsite it less sexpensive than the PX-716A wonder whats up with that
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9. April 2006 @ 21:00 |
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Probably made by BenQ which would explain the low price. Still a good drive no matter.
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9. April 2006 @ 21:24 |
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no its in the Premium Series(PX-760A) drives Nephilim which means its a true Plextor the value series Plextors are rebadged BenQs,being it new to the market is probably why with only one firmware to date
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9. April 2006 @ 22:00 |
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Ah, I see.
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10. April 2006 @ 03:34 |
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@aabbccdd
Here is the new drive at Plex site and this one is a Plex, the difference with the new on I believe is that you only have a 2meg buffer vs. 8 meg in the 716a. Also, the case on this one is not anywhere near the 716a case which has a fan in it. It is 139.00 from them, the 740UF is available from NewEgg at 109.00 with a mail in rebate for 20.00 bringing it down to 89.00. Not bad for a BenQ drive and the one I had worked very well.
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Lol, I am going to take my wife with me, that will stop me from buying:)
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10. April 2006 @ 06:19 |
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even though i've now sworn my allegiance to Benq drives (1640 and 1650 now), i will have to chime in and say that the Plextor PX-716A IS what you call the "cadillac" of dvd burners~ :)
the reason for this is the excellent build quality as well as the huge 8mb buffer that makes it superior to all the other drives in the market today~ :)
while i'm very much content and thoroughly pleased with my Benqs and my Pioneer dvr-109 (i'm a real big fan of Pioneer drives too, just have to have the "know-how" of making them booktype capable even though officially they are not...they are fast, reliable and did i mention fast? LOL) :)
there are other very good options by Liteon, NEC, among others that are a good value for the money, i think the Plextor PX-716A is a PRICEY burner to have, but you get what you pay for... i don't have one personally, but my close friend SWeARS by Plextor drives and he's had his PX-716A since it was released in the U.S. long time ago...still kickin' like a champ today..hence, my opinion of that particular Plextor :)
as far as the rebadged benqs, save your money and buy the ORIGINAL Benqs rather than pay extra for the "plextor" or "sony" name on the bezel/retail box...you'd probably be doing urself a favor anyways when you decide to "cross-flash" your plextor or sony to the genuine rebadged model of Benq in the future...benq's firmware is regularly updated to accomodate new media, this is not to say Plextor and Sony don't update, just not as frequently as they focus MORE on their newer models being released than catering to the "older" models that "didn't sell as well as expected in the stores" :)
p.s. Sony is ESPECIALLY bad/guilty of this when it comes to their OEM models, like they totally forget about them and are caught asking themselves, "we had that model produced? when was this? did i not get the memo on it?" LOL
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10. April 2006 @ 07:09 |
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Hiya doc, I agree with your friend, I have both the internal and external 716a and it is primo. I know aabbccdd will also agree. Just looking at the Plex 750 because I wanted another external but am not willing to pay for another 716 and BenQ 1640's are not easy to find so I may just take advantage of the Plex 740UF price but got to get it by the wife, lol :)
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15. April 2006 @ 03:06 |
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arniebear- Ah HA! The Wifey Factor! LOL! Just kidding Buddy ! Gotta Love'em ! Never had a Plextor But Agree with Doc ! but Did get my BenQ dw-1655 (retail) & sofar it's pretty sweet ! With Plextor you pays a lot & get alot ! You get what you pay for ! with the BenQ's you get more than what you pay for ! ( my opinion ) I like Nec's too ! arniebear Good luck with the wife & happy Burning!
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15. April 2006 @ 09:03 |
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Pete is so right i had a PX-712A that i replaced with two PX-716As and theses babys are amazing i have maybe 400 burns on both of them WITHOUT having even one coaster thats a big fat 0 lol.using Taiyo Yuden media of course, there def. worth the extra few bucks to me!!!
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15. April 2006 @ 11:49 |
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there def. worth the extra few bucks to me!!!
Me too, I love them. They are perfect little happy campers, especially if you feed them the good media. They love Taiyo Yudens best and the Verbs, never a problem. They get a little finicky on the MIT Sony -R, the power record will sometimes slow a burn down on these disks, must see something it does not like. But they are really made for +R media, any they just whiz along then.
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15. April 2006 @ 12:36 |
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hello guys,
so if the money is not a problem, would you guys purchase
a new px760-a or the old px716. i mean the new px760a seems to
be awesome deal at 99 plus shipping in newegg.com. i am trying to decide which one to buy. the only plextor dvd burner i have is the pz740uf which is not even a real plextor. so i really want to buy a plextor because all the TY's and Verbatims i have stocked up over past months. All feedbacks are welcome.
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15. April 2006 @ 12:45 |
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15. April 2006 @ 13:05 |
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Yujenh , i would def. go with the PX-716A ,its been rated the best drive on the market several years in a row ,iam sure the PX-760A 18x is a great drive but its brand new and there may be bugs to work out of it being it has only one firmware verison at this time
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15. April 2006 @ 13:15 |
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If you're going to spend $100+ on a burner, I'd recommend the 716 as opposed to the 760 .. the 760 ONLY has a 2MB buffer and if I spend that kind of cash on a burner, I'd expect a 8MB buffer like the 716's ...
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15. April 2006 @ 13:37 |
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yup the 8mb buffer is BIG!!!
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15. April 2006 @ 15:59 |
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Not to be a naysayer but even burning a DVD at 2X requires 22 Mbps so the 6MB difference in buffers will only equate to a fraction of a second. Most apps nowadays have a software buffer which is much more effecient than any drive-based buffer :)
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15. April 2006 @ 16:40 |
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Neph .. you're preachin' to the choir here .. I'm a BenQ fan .. can't see spending $100 on a burner .. 2MB buffer works great burnin' at the speed of light on my BenQs ...
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