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PLEXTOR Black IDE DVD Burner Model PX-740A/SW-BL - Retail
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20. October 2005 @ 15:10 |
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Does anyone have this burner? If so, how is it? Apparently this is top of the line stuff.
My Lite-On burner has been giving me major problems lately. It can only read some CDs and it can't read any DVDs at all, so I decided to ditch it and get something better. I was trying to decide between a Plextor or a Benq drive. I went with the Plextor. I ordered it from newegg.
My DVD Arsenal: BenQ DW1650 Drive, Plextor DVDRW PX-740A Drive, Nero 6.6.0.13, AnyDVD 6.1.8.4, CloneDVD2 2.9.1.2, DVD Shrink 3.2, DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0, DVDFab HD Decrypter 3.2.1.0, VobBlanker 2.1.3.0, RipIt4Me 1.7.1.0, FixVTS 1.6.0.3
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20. October 2005 @ 16:48 |
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You paid too much for it 'cuz it says 'Plextor' on the front.
Sorry to burst your bubble but the 740 Plextor is made by BenQ and is a 1640 .. the ONLY differences are the front panel and the price!
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20. October 2005 @ 18:40 |
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:)
sorry to say, catfreak is 100% correct and you definitely PAID TOO MUCH if you did in fact order the "Plextor PX-740A" model~ :)
while the Plextor 716A is considered one of the best or THE best burner, depending on who you ask, this particular one is IDENTICAL to the Benq 1640...
didn't mean to add another "pin" to bursting your bubble, but, you got ripped off if you went ahead and bought the Plextor PX-740A :)
docTY~
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Verbatim 8x dvd+r MCC003
Verbatim dvd+r DL (MKM001)= flawless no compression backups
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23. October 2005 @ 00:44 |
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D@mn! I should've known I paid too much. Oh well, at least I'm getting a great burner. :)
My DVD Arsenal: BenQ DW1650 Drive, Plextor DVDRW PX-740A Drive, Nero 6.6.0.13, AnyDVD 6.1.8.4, CloneDVD2 2.9.1.2, DVD Shrink 3.2, DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0, DVDFab HD Decrypter 3.2.1.0, VobBlanker 2.1.3.0, RipIt4Me 1.7.1.0, FixVTS 1.6.0.3
Proud PS3 owner! PS3 games currently owned: Fight Night Round 3, Heavenly Sword, Madden 07, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Motorstorm, NHL 07, Resistance: Fall Of Man, Tony Hawk's Project 8
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23. October 2005 @ 01:43 |
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u got that right~ :) it IS indeed a very fine burner, the Benq 1640 in all it's many different bezels/faces :)
good luck w/ your new Plextor, *cough i mean Benq* :P only messing with ya~
:)
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."
I am always prepared to recognize that there can be two points of view - mine and one that is probably wrong - John Gorton
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23. October 2005 @ 03:34 |
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I've never tried booktyping. I've always used the DVD-R format, not DVD+R. I make copies of movies sometimes for my brother-in-law and the DVD player in his living room doesn't play DVD-R's, but the DVD player upstairs does. If I booktype a DVD+R, do you think it will play in his DVD player downstairs? When I get my new burner, I'd like to try some booktyping. Is it easy to do? I was looking at this guide and it seems pretty easy:
http://www.k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php
My DVD Arsenal: BenQ DW1650 Drive, Plextor DVDRW PX-740A Drive, Nero 6.6.0.13, AnyDVD 6.1.8.4, CloneDVD2 2.9.1.2, DVD Shrink 3.2, DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0, DVDFab HD Decrypter 3.2.1.0, VobBlanker 2.1.3.0, RipIt4Me 1.7.1.0, FixVTS 1.6.0.3
Proud PS3 owner! PS3 games currently owned: Fight Night Round 3, Heavenly Sword, Madden 07, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Motorstorm, NHL 07, Resistance: Fall Of Man, Tony Hawk's Project 8
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 23. October 2005 @ 03:35
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