I'd like to get a dvd burner and keep it around the $30 range. I don't know exactly what I should look for in a burner, I started reading a bunch of threads here, and started getting a headache.... I thought it was pretty straight forward, but then I was reading about media compatabilities, DL, and book?something-or-other....I'd heard good things about the NEC 3550A, but they seem to be extremely hard to come by for some reason (the only site I've found that I can find one on is newegg, and they're out of stock).... Here's a few I selected, but again, I don't feel like I know exactly what I need to look for, and I couldn't tell you the differences between them....especially the two lite on models, to me they're identical...thanks for any and all help....
Hi Dubu
LiteOn fan here so guess what my pick is :)
The diff between the 2 LiteOn's is 165P6S has burning to a dvd-ram disc (don't need). The 160PS6 does not.
The latter 2 - go to 18x but don't booktype. LiteOn also has an 18x speed model. Since 18x media is not on the market at this point kinda a moot point. But both of those drives are good too.
Booktyping is good for +R on older dvd players. You can booktype it to dvd-rom to make it more compatible.
Just my 2 cnets but I'd go with the LiteOn - SHW-160P6S (I also happen to have one too!)
Thanks for the help, binkie7....I have a few more questions if you don't mind....
1) What is booktyping?
2) What is dvd-ram?
3) What do you think about the the LiteOn with LightScribe (165H6S - I couldn't find a 160 with lightscribe)?
Originally posted by Dubu:Thanks for the help, binkie7....I have a few more questions if you don't mind....
1) What is booktyping?
2) What is dvd-ram?
3) What do you think about the the LiteOn with LightScribe (165H6S - I couldn't find a 160 with lightscribe)?
Thanks again for the help
1) -
Quote: Booktyping is the ability to burn a DVD+R so it that appears as a pressed DVD-ROM in any DVD-ROM drive it's inserted in. If you booktype DVD+R's, this allows for greater compatibility with most stand alone DVD players, including your PS2. Your burner has to support booktyping (most newer ones do).
Well, I was informed by my wife it is on the way...it should be here in a few days....of course, I can't do anything with it until the 25th...lol....so I'll let you all know after then how it goes....thanks again
Well, my wife gave me the drive as soon as it arrived, claiming she couldn't make me wait 2½ weeks knowing I wanted it so bad.....I love it... the only difficulty was with Nero 7 and lightscribe, but after a few searches of the forum here and a lot of uninstalls and reinstalls, I was able to get it working. So far no coasters, gotta love that! Any ways, thanks again for the help, and hopefully after reading a few guides and burning a bunch of stuff myself, I'll be able to help out others here as well.....
