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Need a new Burner
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Toughsox
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21. September 2006 @ 16:54 |
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Hiya guys. Not new to here, but confused. My last burner was an AOpen DD0405. Worked great for a year but with constant use, it finally died.
Now, I know alot of you guys speak of BenQ and Newegg, which is a great online store. M<y question is......do I look to other places for the older BenQ 1650 / 1655, or is there something out there at Newegg just as good in the same $40-$75 price range?
Just asking for suggestions for a new burner. Im not looking for lightscribe (correct me if Im wrong, but isnt that just to laser-imprint the Dvds?) I just want it to burn my dual layer stuff, nothing fancy needed with software as I just want to use my stock Nero/Dvd Shrink and AnyDVD?
Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
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Toughsox
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21. September 2006 @ 18:09 |
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Just wanted to add.....is there a specific BenQ 1650 or 1655 thats better then others? I mean, they all have letters after them, so if I have to search the net for one, Id want to get the best one available.
Thanks again for any help you guys can give me.
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22. September 2006 @ 00:11 |
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Forget Newegg. I'll go into the problems some other time but they don't even stock it anymore. Meritline has the 1655 (Lightscribe) for $42 w/ free shipping. You want the 1650 if you don't want Lightscribe, but they're scarce today whereas a month ago they were plentiful. If you do some searching around yourself, be aware that there is a DVD-ROM drive (NOT A BURNER) from Benq that has the same model number, i.e. 1650, so look at the specs.
The suffix letters don't mean anything, except maybe the color of the drive. Some retailers make them up to make their product seem different.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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stepOne
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22. September 2006 @ 00:23 |
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Toughsox
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25. September 2006 @ 10:30 |
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Great information guys, mucho appreciation. I have to ask though.....I assume lightscribe is for labeling the DVD (although, Im just guessing) But, what is bookmarking? Sorry if these are silly questions, but I just dont know what they are.
Thanks again for all the great help. =)
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25. September 2006 @ 11:23 |
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Booktyping a.k.a. bitsetting is a trick to make DVD+Rs appear to be DVD-ROMS, which is what commercially-made, pressed discs appear as. It's done to improve compatibility with standalone devices, as some - even some produced today - don't like recorded media. -R media usually does not have this problem although really old devices might not like it either, but may be (in theory, at least) successfully fooled by bitset +R.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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Toughsox
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26. September 2006 @ 16:24 |
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Thankie Dunker. The information is very helpful indeed. =)
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28. September 2006 @ 05:21 |
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i got a question about burners.i have a hp740i dl ls etc....mu question is does the burner make adifference in the quality scores??
i see people useing the same media i have mostly verbs and MIJ sony's and are getting 98% on there burns wheni get mid 80's. granted i dont have a problem with playback was just curious about the burner actually makeing a differance in the scores
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28. September 2006 @ 14:56 |
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Yes, it makes a big difference, though I think HPs are rebadged Benqs, which have an excellent reputation.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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28. September 2006 @ 15:22 |
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there not benq's ive checked into that. they are either lite-on or a word i cant say or spell right now. but it starts with a M... miatchi????
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29. September 2006 @ 09:58 |
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seeing that all the benqdw1650 or1655 are all gone, what is another good drive to get??
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29. September 2006 @ 20:24 |
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NEC 3550a or Pioneer 111. Both need to be flashed with a hacked firmware in order to bitset single-layer +Rs, but they are probably the most well-liked drives outside the Benqs. I have the NEC and love it. The Pioneer seems to be somewhat more popular. Tigerdirect puts the NEC for $20 after rebate every once in a while.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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