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Best DVD Burner???
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2. October 2005 @ 09:54 |
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So, I finally have decided to stop burning 2 CD VCD's, and finally invest in a DVD Burner. My question is which one would be the best to buy? I know this is sort of an opinionated question, so if someone can just explain to me why are some burners $200 and have the exact same burn rates as a $60 DVD Burner?
EX. Office Max is having a sale on MEMOREX 16x Internal DVD Dual Layer Drive, which supports both + and - media, DL, and both +R and +RW media. Is the buffer size the only difference? On this particular drive, it is 2 MB. Will that work, or should I consider spending more money? Feel free to suggest any drive that you think works good and is cheap.
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2. October 2005 @ 18:56 |
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Cobrajet
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3. October 2005 @ 06:19 |
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I've had nothing but Pioneer drives, and they've been good to me. Newegg has the Pioneer 110 for $48 shipping included. Personally I'd rather buy a drive with a name I've heard of before. Pioneer's been around a long time....
Raymond
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3. October 2005 @ 07:24 |
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You haven;t heard of BenQ? Ok, Ok .. They make the PX740 for Plextor .. Have you heard of Plextor?
Pioneer won't booktype DVD+R discs without a hack .. This rules out Pioneer in my eyes!
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3. October 2005 @ 13:57 |
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Okay, I'm gonna swing by and pick up that burner tonite (I have gift cards or else Id get it online) Any suggestions for good DVD+R media?
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3. October 2005 @ 14:26 |
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MEDIA: TDK MAXELL SONY TY Verbatims Look for "MADE IN JAPAN" on the label and 90% of the time you can't go wrong
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3. October 2005 @ 16:09 |
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Okay, I got the burner, but couldnt find any media Made in China, it all said Made in Taiwan. I didnt buy any, but would the media made in taiwan be okay as long as it was a reputable company.
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3. October 2005 @ 16:18 |
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Really depends on the media. Alot of Taiwan stuff is crap with few exceptions .. Verbatims being one of them.. Made in China??? You want to look for made in Japan...
here is a website that should give you an idea on what good and bad media is...
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php
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3. October 2005 @ 16:24 |
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Made in Japan, sorry. Thats what I was looking for anyway and still couldnt find anything but Taiwan.
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3. October 2005 @ 16:32 |
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What burner did you buy? and what Media was available for you?
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3. October 2005 @ 16:38 |
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I got a Memorex dualformat/dual layer 16x burner. There doesnt seem to be a model number on the box..http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_U...
Theres a link for it at officemax, where I got it. I saw Kypermedia, TDK, Memorex, and Office Max brand DVD's, along with a few others I cant remember. I was limited on time but checked out most of the cases and they were all made in Taiwan.
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3. October 2005 @ 16:53 |
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I'd say stay away from the Khypermedia Store Brand and Memorex that only leaves the TDK's at that particular Store and the ones that are made in Japan are the ones to get.. Memorex the majority of the media is bad.. If you are lucky enough to find some made in Japan they'd be ok...
Verbatims are one of the only brands made in Taiwan that are good to use...
Made in Japan you usually know what you're going to get as far as Quality
with made in Taiwan you don't know what you may find...
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3. October 2005 @ 16:55 |
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What about Sony? I didnt really notice any there, but then again I was only there for about 5 minutes.
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3. October 2005 @ 18:03 |
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Yes Made in Japan Sony's are good also
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4. October 2005 @ 13:57 |
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Alright, thanks for all your help. I'll go somewhere else and see if I can find some of the media you specified.
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4. October 2005 @ 17:36 |
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Right now, Office Depot has Maxell 25 for $9.99 .. Look for the made in Japan although the made in Taiwan are good also ... Don't buy any media from Office Max, all they carry is junk
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4. October 2005 @ 17:40 |
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^^Good deal..unfortunatly the closest office depot is about 45 minutes away from me. The only other thing I have near me is Staples, or Best Buy and Circuit City if you can find good media at those kind of stores. i'll have to check em all out.
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4. October 2005 @ 17:52 |
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Ok Looks like Best Buy has the deals this week for you
Verbatim 25pk $9.99
or Fujifilm (Look for Made in Japan)
50pk for $17.99
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4. October 2005 @ 18:05 |
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Staples ...
30 Fuji for $8.94 (in pretty colors) Look for made in Japan)
I think all of the Staples Fuji discs are MIJ though
They also have 100 packs of the slim jewel cases for $8.94
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19. October 2005 @ 13:10 |
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Poll: Which of these is your favorite drive at the moment?
BenQ DW-1640 (193 votes - 29.88%)
NEC ND-3540 (147 votes - 22.76%)
Plextor PX-716 (137 votes - 21.21%)
Other (53 votes - 8.20%)
Lite-On SOWH-1693 (43 votes - 6.66%)
LG GSA-4165B (33 votes - 5.11%)
Pioneer 110 (28 votes - 4.33%)
Samsung TS-H552U (12 votes - 1.86%)
(CDFreaks)
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mjcollins
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19. October 2005 @ 16:01 |
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looking at newegg.com - I found the following external drives available - opinions welcome
Sony DRX800UL
Sony DRX720UL
Sony VrDVC20
Plextor 716 UF
Liton LSC 24082KX
Liton SOHR 5239SX
Which you guys buy - price not really an issue.
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20. October 2005 @ 09:38 |
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Buy the Plextor
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20. October 2005 @ 18:46 |
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again, i concur...if external is what you want, GO WITH THE PLEXTOR~
docTY~
Recommended Media:
Taiyo Yuden 4x dvd-r TYGO1/ 8x dvd-r TYGO2/ 8x dvd+r YUDEN000T02/ 16x dvd+r YUDEN000T03
Verbatim 8x dvd+r MCC003
Verbatim dvd+r DL (MKM001)= flawless no compression backups
"Do Yourself A Favor, Use The Good Stuff
TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
"Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
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