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**Read First** Dvd Burners.. What to look for?! **
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16. May 2007 @ 10:45 |
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Philips needs to be added to the list . . after all, the good model BenQ drives (1620, 1625, 1640, 1650, 1655) all use the awesome Philips chipset . . .
My favorite drive is still the DW1640 BenQ with a crossflashed 1655 (to 1650) just behind . . but let me tell you, the Philips SPD2413BD is a great burner . . I'm getting great scans and the darn thing is lightening quick! It will burn my Verbatim 16x +R discs at 20x without sacrificing burn quality
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827248006
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16. May 2007 @ 10:54 |
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I thought Phillips drives were OEM BenQs, not that BenQ used Phillips chipsets? :O
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16. May 2007 @ 11:04 |
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BenQ DW1620, 1625, 1640, 1650, 1655 all used Philips chipsets.
Also that wonderful utility, SolidBurn is a Philips creation . . .
Unfortunately, BenQ drives are no longer being manufactured so I started looking around. Being a person who likes to try drives that don't seem to be as popular, I was among the first to fall in love with the BenQ drives. Now, I feel that one of the best is the Philips.
I have quite a selection of drives and of the drives that are currently in production (and easily available) my current favorite is the Philips. It doesn't do LightScribe but I have a HP 740b that I only use for LightScribe . .
All in all, drives in general seem to be better now than the drives that were available 5 years ago
Victor
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16. May 2007 @ 11:49 |
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All in all, drives in general seem to be better now than the drives that were available 5 years ago
Agreed. I was by no means "in the know", so to speak, 5 years ago (I'd have been 10 5 yrs ago :P), but I have been around for over a year now, I can say the same in that small space of time.
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docTY
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16. May 2007 @ 14:24 |
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@catfreak
hi buddy, guess who? LOL
is there a Philips SATA burner you would recommend at this point? i have since stopped purchasing IDE burners and have taken the SATA route, however, my success (or lack thereof) in SATA opticals has been poor, returned a few Plextor and Sony/NEC Optiarc models already :( wanted to try Pioneer's latest SATA drive, but the 2 places i ordered from one etailer sent me the wrong drive (returned for refund) and the other was backordered the day after i placed the order, so no go there.
i still remember years back where you made me a loyal Benq drive fan and have since gone through (3) 1640s, and (2) 1650s; they've served their purposes and after thousands of burns, they have been retired from my burning arsenal (still serve as fast rippers, but burning DVD+R no more/occasional DVD-R is still fine) :)
just wondering if you have any experience/insight into a good quality/reliable SATA optical, i need to replace my aging PATA/IDE opticals (Benq, Pioneer, Liteon, NEC, Sony - various models of each) before i'm completely outdated with old tech. :)
thanks and hope you have been well~
docTY
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Sickley
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18. May 2007 @ 14:39 |
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here's a cool link that mort81 showed me that may help people buying oem drives, or if your just curious on who actually made your drive.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters
i took a look at some benq's and it looks like a number of the DO use the philips chipsets
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Sickley
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18. May 2007 @ 14:45 |
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ksaunders
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3. July 2007 @ 15:07 |
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I am looking for a new DVD-R drive. Top I want to spend is 150.00. I have an hp dvd740e now and its not seeing DVD-R at all. I like the lightscibe feature but hardly use I just print labels instead. I would like external also. I burn 3-6 times a week. Can you give me a few options ripper?
Thanks in Advance
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Sickley
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3. July 2007 @ 19:37 |
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@doc
good to see you outside your thread :) you do wander around a bit here at AD don't you?
and don't worry old man, im still not up to sata or firewire myself and i'm a young'n. theres just not that much of a benifit imo to getting either. (well firewire would be a great jump over usb i guess.)
@ksaunders
i always have and always will be a fan of lite-ons. i've had a few external usb's from them and they have always been great drives, they also are available for quite reasonable prices. of course if you can find a benq i would suggest that as well, but they can be hard to come by.
newegg.com has a few ext. liteys (click that link)and they are under $60 :) and they are faster than the ext. plextor newegg has for around $140 (hmmm.....)
it shouldn't be hard to find a good drive for under 150, even with ls most drives aren't going to be that high.
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6. July 2007 @ 06:30 |
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@ripper
Can't believe I missed this post until now!
Great info and you even have my 2 fav's listed :)
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6. July 2007 @ 06:32 |
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Heya :-)
Hehe, how'd you miss it?! Duh :-P
Hope you're OK - heard about the op. Hope everything is alright :-)
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6. July 2007 @ 06:56 |
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Yeah pretty much ok :)
What's ironic is this injury was also caused by staying in shape - then again I am a klutz :)
Doing the op between semesters - eck!!
Hey and if you don't mind I might link to this thread at another site in the next day or so - giving you all the credit of course!
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6. July 2007 @ 07:19 |
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Oh right! What did you do exactly? >.<
And sure, no probs Karen. I don't mind in the slightest :-)
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6. July 2007 @ 10:47 |
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I'll do a post over at BB sometime today or tomorrow w/ the details - pretty boring I think :)
I'll post a link here when I post your guide. Tks there young ripper :)
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6. July 2007 @ 11:22 |
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Okie, sure. And it's alright :)
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6. July 2007 @ 19:26 |
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What do people think of the new Plextor 800a? Or should I try to find a 716a on ebay.. My BenQ Dw1655 wants to retire. It's starting to make this really nasty grinding noise.. oddly when i push on it from the top through my casing this stops.. sometimes.. in kind of an unpredictable varying kind of way. Maybe something got loose inside the drive?
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cybrspwn
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7. July 2007 @ 17:21 |
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i found a fast and reliable dl dvd burner the pioneer dvr 112d its the fastest of its class and i couldnt find any problems on the net that hav occured with this 1
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8. July 2007 @ 01:00 |
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For the most part Pioneer's are great drives - you got a good one there.
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cybrspwn
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8. July 2007 @ 17:23 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
For the most part Pioneer's are great drives - you got a good one there.
even some pioneers are crapy not a lot of them i guess and the dvr 112d is $38 at centrecom sunshine, VIC,Australia and its black/beige
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8. July 2007 @ 23:10 |
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even some pioneers are crapy not a lot of them i guess
That's why I put "For the most part". Learn to read and punctuate, please.
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18. August 2007 @ 13:00 |
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How cheap can you get a CD drive for? 50 bucks? 100?
Dont die on me...
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18. August 2007 @ 13:21 |
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Oh my much much less than that! Where are you located slimmy?
If you just want a cd burner - $20
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19. August 2007 @ 01:31 |
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May I ask why you want merely a CD writer?
Hi binkie :-)
How are you?
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cybrspwn
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19. August 2007 @ 04:28 |
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what country r u from binki7 and ripper
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19. August 2007 @ 05:08 |
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I'm in the United States. I think I could possibly end up going to best buy today.
Dont die on me...
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