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DVD ROM with superior scratch reading circuitry?
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Whisperer
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18. May 2005 @ 11:56 |
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Is this just a "ripper-urban-myth"? I have read of such circuitry in the threads and it has roused my curiousity.
I am tired of grinding with the Disk Doctor and would also prefer not to go the software "fault recovery" route. My lite-on needs replacement every 100 rips or so, because it looses it's capability to read through minor scuffing and light scratching and even a new one doesn't do all that well.
So, IS there a ripper brand that does a better job due to it's electronics or optics ???
Thanks and best regards
Whisperer
PS: I know I could have chosen to post this thread in another section but I wanted the imput of the big-boys! Won't be able to answer till after work tonight.
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DGenerate
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18. May 2005 @ 17:10 |
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Good question. I had a problem ripping a disc using both my cruddy LG DVD-ROM drive (never again!) and my Pioneer DVR-108...if there were any scratches on it, they were practically imperceptible.
I'm also having a problem reading a couple of old-ish CD-Rs...admittedly, they're not the best quality, but they appear to be scratch- and scuff-free.
I can't help but wonder if it's my drives, or if it really is the discs.
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Shoey
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18. May 2005 @ 20:33 |
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Is this just a "ripper-urban-myth"? I have read of such circuitry in the threads and it has roused my curiousity.
I am tired of grinding with the Disk Doctor and would also prefer not to go the software "fault recovery" route. My lite-on needs replacement every 100 rips or so, because it looses it's capability to read through minor scuffing and light scratching and even a new one doesn't do all that well.
So, IS there a ripper brand that does a better job due to it's electronics or optics ???
Thanks and best regards
Whisperer
PS: I know I could have chosen to post this thread in another section but I wanted the imput of the big-boys! Won't be able to answer till after work tonight.
I've ripped countless dvd's with my Lite-ON 165 dvd-rom and it's till alive and kickin' Lite-ON DVD-ROM's are very fast dvd rippers, as well as Asus 16x. Do your clean your dvd's before you rip? If not you should and be sure your using DVD Decrypter. :)
Asus K8N nVidia nForce3 Pro 250 GB, Athlon 64 3200+, Hitachi 80 gig SATA 150, Corsair XMS 1 gig PC4000, ATI Radeon Saphire 9600 Pro (256 DDR), Windows XP Pro (64 Bit),Lite-ON SOHD 167T,, Plextor PX-712SA,BenQ 1640.
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Whisperer
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18. May 2005 @ 20:43 |
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Shoey
Yeah, I clean the the originals real well. I use CloneDVD2 with AnyDVD. Once you've got that combination, no other software or freeware is necessary.
Thanks dude (we say that alot in CA) but I was mostly looking for a hardware (DVD-ROM brand) answer here ... anyone else?
Thanks again Shoey.
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Shoey
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18. May 2005 @ 20:48 |
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So, IS there a ripper brand that does a better job due to it's electronics or optics ???
Well most of us who backup dvd movies prefer a very fast dvd ripper.
1) Lite-ON (16x)
2) Asus (16x)
These 2 dvd-roms are great audio rippers that produce excellent DAE quality. Asus is the faster Safedisc reader :), both can rip "most" audio cd protection as well.I've been using DVD Decrypter and CloneDVD2, the best combo :)
Asus K8N nVidia nForce3 Pro 250 GB, Athlon 64 3200+, Hitachi 80 gig SATA 150, Corsair XMS 1 gig PC4000, ATI Radeon Saphire 9600 Pro (256 DDR), Windows XP Pro (64 Bit),Lite-ON SOHD 167T,, Plextor PX-712SA,BenQ 1640.
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Whisperer
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18. May 2005 @ 21:09 |
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Shoey
I'm pretty well versed in the lite-On having gone through half a dozen of them since my "backup career" began in the old DXC days. Don't know anything about the Asus's DVD ripping capabilities. I would sacrafice speed for scratch tolerance anyday!
I guess what I'm trying to find is the person who, somewhat recently, advised another poster about the superior scratch-reading circuitry or firmware or optics of a certain brand of ripper. I didn't pay enough attention to the post at the time. If that poster knew what they were talking about (through research or he/she has an engineering background), I'd sure like to recapture that advise. Tried search ... couldn't find the post. Maybe it was posted on another forum like cdfreaks but I think it was afterdawn. ... and maybe the poster was just "talking through his hat" and I'm just chasing down a rumor, myth or just plain b.s. (some people just want to sound knowledgeable).
I'll just watch for posts on this thread.
Whisperer
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Shoey
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19. May 2005 @ 01:58 |
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Asus K8N nVidia nForce3 Pro 250 GB, Athlon 64 3200+, Hitachi 80 gig SATA 150, Corsair XMS 1 gig PC4000, ATI Radeon Saphire 9600 Pro (256 DDR), Windows XP Pro (64 Bit),Lite-ON SOHD 167T,, Plextor PX-712SA,BenQ 1640.
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