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Buying a DVD Burner (Sony DRU510A)
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jznelly
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20. June 2003 @ 18:10 |
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I am buying a DVD Burner tomorrow and i wanted to ask peoples opinions if this is a smart buy. I am buying it to back-up my DVD's and for making data discs. I have a Playstation 2 and a stand alone DVD player and i know that they both read DVD-R's only (Correct me if i'm wrong about the PS2). If you think that i should consider a differend burner, please tell me. Thanks
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jznelly
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20. June 2003 @ 18:15 |
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Also, If anyone has one of these, what blank media works best with it?
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AfterDawn Addict
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21. June 2003 @ 08:21 |
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AfterDawn Addict
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21. June 2003 @ 08:22 |
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Use Ritek G04's with the Pioneer
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jznelly
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22. June 2003 @ 12:11 |
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Thanks
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Tosca
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23. June 2003 @ 09:41 |
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Kinda pointless to get the sony dru500AX (rife with problems, minor and major) when you are just going to be burning DVD-Rs...
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5. July 2003 @ 11:57 |
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I would avoid the dru510a with a barge pole , I waited six months for it(originally ordered the 500a but this was replaced by 510A)
First Day I got the writer the drive screwed up after 10 dvd's , power light kept flickering and the tray does not open or close .
After a month or so messing about with sonydvd link (dutch call centre) and Avery Berkel (IT repair company) i rcvd a brand spanking new one which lasted 2 days !!!! So I've now got to go through the same hassle again .
SO dont go near it as the Sony DVD Call Handler advised me that there will be fix in the pipeline soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kev0192
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15. July 2003 @ 21:39 |
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I just got my Sony DRU-510A the other day which I decided on this drive from some personal reviews I got plus one of my friends had the exact same drive. Got home and updated the firmware and the drive works great! I already backed up 10 movies on TDK DVD-R's using DVD Shrink 2.3 , ImgTool 1.00.5 and Nero 5.5.10.42 and it works great on my two standalone players plus my first-gen PS2. Very happy with it so far! Although I might not suggest using the software that came with it :(
My computer didn't like it too much ( Something with a BSOD about page fault in non-paged area) But other than that, I think the drive is great!
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Tosca
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16. July 2003 @ 09:18 |
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Get the sony burners if you plan on using +R discs otherwise get a pioneer if you plan on using -Rs.
Sony is picky with -Rs. Don't use Nero with a sony burner , use record now max to avoid a host of problems (Nero can ruin your +r/+rw discs). Nothing wrong with the burner, plenty wrong if you mix the sony burner with the wrong burning app. Took me plenty of expensive media to figure this out.
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taichim
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20. July 2003 @ 02:04 |
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"First Day I got the writer the drive screwed up after 10 dvd's , power light kept flickering and the tray does not open or close . "
Oh my god, I had the same problem and I thought it was just me and got unlucky. Any idea where I could read more about this? I exchanged for a new one, and am very worried that it will screw up again. Is there anyway I could prevent this from happening again?
Thanks.
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AfterDawn Addict
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20. July 2003 @ 18:35 |
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Yeah, im seeing a lot of problems with that drive.
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Kev0192
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20. July 2003 @ 21:37 |
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Wow, thats really odd, I guess I just have good luck. I've backed up about 20 movies with the Sony drive using Nero 5.5.10.42 with not one coaster. I hope it keeps up the great work!
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digedge7
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21. July 2003 @ 07:00 |
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I bought this burner Sony DRU510A and
have not had one
problem with this drive. I have burned
verbatim -r and tdk and memorex 4x+r
I have backed up over 50 of my dvds using
dvdxcopy and nero 6.0 all I can say is this
drive is great :) I am also using the latest
bios
I also burn alot of my stuff in 4x 15-20 min to
burn a full dvd...not one coaster :)
I would recommend this drive
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 21. July 2003 @ 08:31
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An-Ubis
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21. July 2003 @ 11:28 |
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Same pb with the DRU510A: orange light flickering and the eject tray closed forever... only after 20 DVD-R burned
My drive died 2 weeks ago, i sent it to sony immediatly and no anwser at this time.
Very bad experience
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taichim
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21. July 2003 @ 11:36 |
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