|
Post your DISC quality scans here 2
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
25. November 2009 @ 01:43 |
Link to this message
|
Rob,
I have a pair of Optiarc 7220s drives and I like them a lot. For the past 3 or 4 years I've only had Optiarc Drives, and I've had nothing but good success with them. The 7220s is made by LiteOn to Optiarc's specs, so the tray mechanism (LiteOn's Achilles Heel) is more sturdy than other LiteOns. It's not just a rebrand of another model, because the face of the drive doesn't match any LiteOn model. The face of the tray is about 1/16" taller than any other drive, LiteOn makes. My first Optiarc drive was an AD-5770a, and it only died recently, after more than 4 years and well over 300 burns! In fact it's the only Optiarc out of about 40 that I've bought and sold, that has ever gone south so far! Even the one in my old P4 Prescott is still going strong after 4 years. I didn't burn as many in those days, because Encoding was a set it, and go to bed, affair! It took hours! Today, ripping the DVD, processing with DVDRB/CCE 2 pass, and burning the DVD is all done in about 40-50 minutes for everything! Sometimes even less! Other than having Southbridge problems, where I trashed a lot of DVDs, I've never had a failure related to the drive. Even those I trashed, were all because I went against Nero's advice and attempted to burn them anyway, usually with bad results! LOL!! Optiarcs, are still my drive of choice!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
 |
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
7 product reviews
|
25. November 2009 @ 02:01 |
Link to this message
|
|
Optiarcs are excellent burners, Period! :)
The 7220 is a lite-on. You can do anything with it you can with a typical lite-on from what I've heard. I avoided that one like the plague when it came out! I regret it now LOL!
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question! |
AfterDawn Addict
|
25. November 2009 @ 04:25 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by omegaman7:
Optiarcs are excellent burners, Period! :)
The 7220 is a lite-on. You can do anything with it you can with a typical lite-on from what I've heard. I avoided that one like the plague when it came out! I regret it now LOL!
Oman7,
I've had some terrible Quality scores with a defective batch of -R Verbs, but even with a quality score in the low 20s, they still played, even with all the visible errors in the dye! LOL!! I still chuck them!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
25. November 2009 @ 07:51 |
Link to this message
|
|
Have any of yall upgraded to Blu Ray burners yet? And if so, what experiences have you encountered?
|
Moderator
|
25. November 2009 @ 09:30 |
Link to this message
|
|
That's a good question garmoon! I might be venturing into ripping and burning that format in the near future so I'd like to know too.
To all you US'ers - Have a Happy Thanskgiving!
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
25. November 2009 @ 10:23 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by omegaman7:
Optiarcs are excellent burners, Period! :)
The 7220 is a lite-on. You can do anything with it you can with a typical lite-on from what I've heard. I avoided that one like the plague when it came out! I regret it now LOL!
well i do have 3 Optaric drives myself and the 7220S being one of them. you are correct it does JUST ABOUT everything a liteon does. it will not do jitter testing.
i went with the ihas424 just for the fact i havent had a ihas drive yet,plus it will read the second layer on a DL scan.
Originally posted by garmoon:
Have any of yall upgraded to Blu Ray burners yet? And if so, what experiences have you encountered?
seeing that the wife just got us a blueray player and i got the boys a PS3 for xmas i might be venturing out into the blueray world, but damn it is costly for these bad boys a BR Burner is still $189.. wow!!!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. November 2009 @ 10:26
|
Senior Member
|
25. November 2009 @ 11:58 |
Link to this message
|
Robert,
Be sure to check the make and model of your blu-ray player, not all of them will play burned/backed up blu-rays.
Have you priced the cost of blu-ray media lately? Even though it has come down significantly, $3.20 each in quantity is still pricey.
You do realize that you can put a blu-ray movie/HD DVD/HiDef movie on red laser discs(both single layer and DLs)? I've done a couple and have been told they play and appear sharp(my blu-ray player won't play them). You still need a blu-ray player to play it, the format is called AVCHD. In this case all you'd need would be a reader to rip, much cheaper. Newegg has a Liteon reader for about $70 with powerdvd software and they also have a bluray reader/regular burner for $90 OEM(no software). J Dobbs has software to shrink, I think its called BR Rebuider. There are other varieties of software too, I am using Ripbot 264.
Reguarding Lightscribe: You really interested in this? The labels fade and burning the labels take about 20-40 minutes. Laser life and hence, burner life, is drastically shortened. Each label you burn is like burning 5-10 discs.
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
25. November 2009 @ 12:31 |
Link to this message
|
here is the one she got me/us
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-elect...5702#tabsection
is this what your talking about as for the being able to play the burnt disc?
DVD-R/-RW/-R(DL) 2 Playback DVD Video, DVD-VR, AVCHD,
(DVD-R/-R DL only)+R/+R(DL)/+RW Playback DVD-VR, AVCHD
ive let a buddy of mine use some backups, he has a PS3 and they play fine on it he say's so id take it the PS3 will play burnt movies ok then?
|
AfterDawn Addict
7 product reviews
|
25. November 2009 @ 13:04 |
Link to this message
|
My brothers getting a PS3 for christmas. Then I can start REALLY fooling around with the technology. He just got a 40" 1080P HDTV. Looks pretty good. Unfortunately his PS2 does not LOL! BD media is still pretty friggin expensive. I'd be pretty angry if my disc printer were to bleed on a BD disc like it does occasionally on my Dvd media. I suppose that generally falls under cheap ink cartridges though ;)
I'm strongly considering the LG on newegg that's getting pretty good reviews. I am however pretty partial to lite-on. So if they get their act together, and put out a good model, I WILL buy it :D
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question! |
Senior Member
|
25. November 2009 @ 14:14 |
Link to this message
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
25. November 2009 @ 17:22 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by hobbit112:
Robert,
Be sure to check the make and model of your blu-ray player, not all of them will play burned/backed up blu-rays.
Have you priced the cost of blu-ray media lately? Even though it has come down significantly, $3.20 each in quantity is still pricey.
You do realize that you can put a blu-ray movie/HD DVD/HiDef movie on red laser discs(both single layer and DLs)? I've done a couple and have been told they play and appear sharp(my blu-ray player won't play them). You still need a blu-ray player to play it, the format is called AVCHD. In this case all you'd need would be a reader to rip, much cheaper. Newegg has a Liteon reader for about $70 with powerdvd software and they also have a bluray reader/regular burner for $90 OEM(no software). J Dobbs has software to shrink, I think its called BR Rebuider. There are other varieties of software too, I am using Ripbot 264.
Reguarding Lightscribe: You really interested in this? The labels fade and burning the labels take about 20-40 minutes. Laser life and hence, burner life, is drastically shortened. Each label you burn is like burning 5-10 discs.
Hobbit112,
I use ConvertX and rip 720p/1080p to a DVD 9 in file mode, and then process the files with DVDRB/CCE, 2 pass. The video quality is far superior to that of a standard DVD!
Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
|
Senior Member
|
25. November 2009 @ 18:34 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by theonejrs:
I use ConvertX and rip 720p/1080p to a DVD 9 in file mode, and then process the files with DVDRB/CCE, 2 pass. The video quality is far superior to that of a standard DVD!
Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours,
Russ
Absolutely agree Russ!
I use/have been using Ripbot264 because I've been converting HD DVDs and it does both. Since my blu-ray player doesn't play BD-9 or BD-5(known fact, it's a Sharp), I've been converting to mkv, placing on an external drive and playing with a WDTV. Have done about 100 of them. Only problem with Ripbot264 is that it only allows you to choose 1 audio stream.
Will eventually get a blu-ray drive for the 'puter (probably an external so I can move it between 2 'puters, have a AMD Phenom II 940 and a AMD Phenom 9650) but haven't decided on a burner or just a reader. Will also be getting a new blu-ray player, probably so I can play the red laser AVCHD dvd-9 backups.
Happy Turkey Day and may your stomach not explode!
Peter
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. November 2009 @ 18:37
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
25. November 2009 @ 21:06 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by hobbit112:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
I use ConvertX and rip 720p/1080p to a DVD 9 in file mode, and then process the files with DVDRB/CCE, 2 pass. The video quality is far superior to that of a standard DVD!
Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours,
Russ
Absolutely agree Russ!
I use/have been using Ripbot264 because I've been converting HD DVDs and it does both. Since my blu-ray player doesn't play BD-9 or BD-5(known fact, it's a Sharp), I've been converting to mkv, placing on an external drive and playing with a WDTV. Have done about 100 of them. Only problem with Ripbot264 is that it only allows you to choose 1 audio stream.
Will eventually get a blu-ray drive for the 'puter (probably an external so I can move it between 2 'puters, have a AMD Phenom II 940 and a AMD Phenom 9650) but haven't decided on a burner or just a reader. Will also be getting a new blu-ray player, probably so I can play the red laser AVCHD dvd-9 backups.
Happy Turkey Day and may your stomach not explode!
Peter
Peter,
The biggest problem I ran into using ConvertX, was a secondary Subtitle file, that was not attached to the main body. I had to use Auto Gordian Knot for that! ConvertX also offers the option to mix AC3 and DTS sound for better sound quality.
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
26. November 2009 @ 10:29 |
Link to this message
|
Can a ps3 interface with a pc(say thru USB) and act like a reader drive for BluRay discs so I could rip a bluRay to HDD? Thanks for the other comments.
And Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate the occasion.
Also the $3.20 for blank disc doesn't sound too bad. I probably wouldn't use it to back up more than 10/yr. So why am I wasting money even thinking about this? Hmmmm. duh know.
|
Moderator
|
26. November 2009 @ 15:46 |
Link to this message
|
hobbit112 - Here's our BD Rebuilder thread to add to your list :)
Originally posted by garmoon:
Also the $3.20 for blank disc doesn't sound too bad. I probably wouldn't use it to back up more than 10/yr. So why am I wasting money even thinking about this? Hmmmm. duh know.
Ouch. To day this i still haven't found a need to buy even a single Dual Layer disc, so i'll let you guess how many Bluray blanks i'll be buying.
Plus i'm only now making a dent in the stocks of "sexy Verbatim TY's" i bought back in 2005.
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. November 2009 @ 15:49
|
AfterDawn Addict
7 product reviews
|
26. November 2009 @ 16:07 |
Link to this message
|
I generally don't use Dual Layer's my self. However I may on a recent movie. Its almost as though the industry took their compression to the max. So if any more compression were done, the outcome would be undesirable... Funny People
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question! |
Moderator
|
26. November 2009 @ 16:10 |
Link to this message
|
Funny People looks to be 146 min/153 min. DVD-RB would probably still make mincemeat of that, plus it's only a typical comedy so it's not going to be graphically taxing anyways. On a side note i wonder how many people could sit thru a comedy over the usual 90mins or so :p
I'm actually really chuffed i've never had to buy a DL disc. Even 720p BD/BR Rips fit on SL media..
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. November 2009 @ 16:12
|
AfterDawn Addict
7 product reviews
|
26. November 2009 @ 16:15 |
Link to this message
|
I've found that 3Hrs generally looks good, where the original video quality was very good. Basically, the better it looks before hand, the better the compression output :)
Haven't watched it yet, but it is getting fairly strong reviews.
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question! |
AfterDawn Addict
7 product reviews
|
26. November 2009 @ 16:50 |
Link to this message
|
Anybody know when Taiyo Yuden is gonna release BD media? I see verbatim has some. I imagine when TY releases them, they're gonna be super expensive... 6$ for printable Verbs doesn't seem too bad. But they do need to come down. If they were 3$, I'd probably jump on board the BD bandwagon in under a month. No optiarc blu burner yet either. Perhaps both of them are perfecting their products :D
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question! |
AfterDawn Addict
7 product reviews
|
26. November 2009 @ 17:37 |
Link to this message
|
Happy turkey day ladies and germs :P
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question! |
AfterDawn Addict
|
26. November 2009 @ 19:40 |
Link to this message
|
I must have been having a senior moment in thinking of spending a tidy sum of money on BR player, burner, and movie and media. When I already have just what I've been happy with so far. But enjoyed all the input. Might have a change of heart when DVD goes the way of the "global warming hoax".
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. November 2009 @ 21:58
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
26. November 2009 @ 20:51 |
Link to this message
|
Originally posted by garmoon:
I must have been having a senior moment in thinking of spending a tidy sum of money on BR player, burner, and movie and media. When I already have just what I've been happy with so far. But enjoyed all the input. Might have a change of heart when DVD goes the way of the "global warning hoax".
Don't get me started on that cr@P!! :p
I've played with some BDrips and converting them to DVD format and the picture is captivating. ;) I was just curious to play around with the format and I'm pleased with it. ;) I still can't justify the format in my house as the people inhabiting will destroy said BD and then I'd have to visit the big house for homicide... hehehee. :p
Anyway... I'd have to purchase a BD reader, NEW cpu, NEW mobo, maybe NEW RAM, and then of course I'd have to get at least 2 1 TB HDD's. ;) So the outcome of a few BD blanks is NOTHING to that.... ROFL. ;D
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
27. November 2009 @ 11:50 |
Link to this message
|
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
27. November 2009 @ 16:09 |
Link to this message
|
|
Thanks MOONY. :)
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
7 product reviews
|
28. November 2009 @ 00:53 |
Link to this message
|
Interesting comparison Garmoon. I don't believe i'll ever have a need for one though :P My brother will have a PS3, I'll have a BD-Rom at least here soon. I'd like to see movies the way they SHOULD be seen on my monitor :D
Here's a 12X TYG02. Boy that Pi E has me a bit nervous. And from the looks of things, 8X would have been better. The majority of the failures are in the 12X burn speed zone... Jitter looks interesting too.
I may just have to make this board a backup board. I'm not used to seeing TY's look this rough. And I wonder yet again, could having an obscene amount of devices ran through the Southbridge, cause some kind of problem. Or do I have an even larger problem. I've been noticing benches, and hearing the way russ talks about both his quad and dual cores, makes me wonder if my CPU is holding back somehow. I noticed today how it Jumped to a radical speed during encode, and then seemed to slow back like it couldn't quite do it. Makes me curious. Perhaps I should have stuck with a brand that works for me. I've noticed how brands kind of Choose their owner if you get me ;) Sony is dreaded by some, and favored by others. Asus is favored by thousands, and dreaded by others, etc.
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question! |
