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New burner, how does this one look
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chayne04
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12. October 2006 @ 18:35 |
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13. October 2006 @ 05:25 |
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chayne04
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13. October 2006 @ 12:22 |
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my problem is that i do not believe in credit cards. so i cannot order any of this stuff online. so when i saw this email from microcenter i thought about buying this burner. just wanted some input before i do. like i said if i bought it and something goes wrong with it i can always put my other one back in. it is funny the one i have now i paid 30 dollars for it at fry's. never had one day of problems out of it, knock on wood. not even a brand name. just some cheap one they had on sale about 2 years ago. made over 600 burns with it.
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13. October 2006 @ 13:04 |
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They usually have LiteOns and Sonys at Wal Mart.
Go to a local computer store. Sometimes you can get a pretty good deal from them.
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chayne04
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13. October 2006 @ 13:26 |
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appreciate the info. i think i am going to try this burner, just see what happens. you never know, might find a diamond in the rough.
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13. October 2006 @ 13:39 |
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I would also NOT buy the Samsung. The Litey is same price and much better. Isn't there some kind of new Master Card you buy at a retail store and use like a MC. Probably sold in $50-100 increments. Haven't seen them except for TV ads. It enables those with no credit cards to actually avail themselves of the service.(Prepaid cards)haven't the foggiest as to what the service charge would be.
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13. October 2006 @ 13:45 |
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Lots of places don't require credit cards, like Tigerdirect. They'll do money orders, checks, etc. BTW, they have the NEC 3550a for $20 after rebate, and this drive ROCKS!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/help/faq1.asp#or6
All I can say is stay away from Samsung products. Their burners suck!
-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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chayne04
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13. October 2006 @ 16:06 |
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13. October 2006 @ 16:49 |
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Yeah. LiteOns are good........
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13. October 2006 @ 16:57 |
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Most of what I've heard about Lite-Ons is good. They are one of the few drives that will bitset DVD+R single-layer discs right out of the box. Almost all will bitset DLs, but not all bitset single-layers. With NECs, you need a hacked firmware, which works well, but Liteys do it out of the box.
Personally, I'm going to get another one of the NECs. $20 is too good to pass up. But I would consider a Litey if they were a little cheaper.
-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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chayne04
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13. October 2006 @ 18:20 |
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i am kinda wanting to try the Lightscribe. that is why i was thinking about that samsung. but i think i will go ahead and get this LiteOn, and see what happens.
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13. October 2006 @ 18:45 |
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I don't have lightscribe, but have seen one. To me, they would be something to do to one out of every 50 discs. I'd get tired of them, real quick.
I have an Epson "R" series printer, and print directly on "printable" discs. Hard to tell the original, from the copy. Colors look much better to me, than the monochromatic look of the lightscribe. But that's just me........... :o)
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13. October 2006 @ 22:53 |
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Plus the COST of LS discs and the limited selection is a major problem as well. If you do a lot of burning the printer and ink may pay for itself over Lightscribe.
-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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14. October 2006 @ 08:34 |
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Yeah lightscribe technology has a long way to go. I have it and I use sharpies. The ones I've done are hardly readable. 30min burns too.
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chayne04
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14. October 2006 @ 09:47 |
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so what you are saying is Lightscribe is not worth it? that your discs you cannot even tell what is printed on them?
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14. October 2006 @ 15:10 |
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Well, I've seen some LS discs that look decent. I guess your source artwork plays a role too. However, given the quality limitations, cost, extra work, etc. LS isn't worth it. If having nice-looking discs is that important to you, it's probably more feasible to go with a printer. For the limited quality you get from LS, you may as well use a Sharpie and spend much less.
-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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chayne04
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14. October 2006 @ 18:45 |
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well that is pretty much what i decided. hardly anybody ever sees the discs, so i will just keep with the Sharpies. thanks for all of you guys input. helped me out alot
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16. October 2006 @ 03:02 |
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I have the Samsung among many other fine drives and I like it very much. I get good burns and the lightscribe is a good feature. I have a epson cd printer for most of my labeling but it's nice to have another option for special occasions. JMO
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chayne04
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16. October 2006 @ 06:08 |
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hey Johnny i appreciate the info. i did go and buy this burner. i could not resist the 31 dollar price. i have not installed it yet. will do that today. i will post back and let you know what is going on.
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16. October 2006 @ 09:52 |
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Doh! I'd return it. Based on what I've seen here and on Videohelp, Samsung's are the worst drives on the market, along with LG.
-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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16. October 2006 @ 10:20 |
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Hmmpf, I agree Samsung drives are bad, but in my opinion LG are good drives. I have an LG (see sig.) and it works great for me. I realise some people have had bad experiences with some LG drives such as the 416b or whatever it is, but this one is great IMHO.
Just defending my drive ;-)
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16. October 2006 @ 12:05 |
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The reason my lightscribes were not very good, was because I used a color digital picture for the LSing. It's best to use a B&W pix for the process since the LS is monochromatic too. If they ever get LS to do color, I might be interested. I haven't bothered to try a B&W pix either. I have too many non-LS TY T02s to use anyway. When I run out of non-printable media, I will switch to Printing directly on DVD with an epsom printer.
@ripper
I too have an LG drive(2166D 16X LS), it will read DVDs that both my BenQ 1650s won't. I still burn occassionally with it also.
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