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Need Opinions on Best Dvd Burners......
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ofield
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25. December 2007 @ 04:41 |
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Hello and Happy Holidays,
I am looking for a Dvd Burner and need opinions on which brands
are considered the best and most reliable.
Any Advice is Appreciated. Thanks.
celeron 2.8, 2x 80hd, 1 gig ram, mad dog ext 8x dvd+/-r
1 click DVD / AnyDVD, Dvd-Cloner 2, Dvd Shrink / Dvd43
Nero, Power DVD, Pinnacle Studio 9.43
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25. December 2007 @ 06:25 |
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25. December 2007 @ 13:16 |
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26. December 2007 @ 03:28 |
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The all around best was the Plextor 716, but alas no more.Now a days I like pioneer and Lite-on (Imgburn will booktype Lite-on burners). New PLextors are now Pioneer with NEC chipsets and are not worth the premium.
"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
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27. December 2007 @ 17:23 |
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I'm still fond of the Benq 1640A. I had 2 brand new ones delivered today,so playing around with them. The 1640A and PX-716A are 2 of the best burners ever made.....
That leaves me with 4 Benq 1640's,2 Benq 1650's, 1 Benq 1620,1 HP640c,and a Plextor 716A. I am well stocked up on some of the best drives ever made. The bad part,these drives will not die.
If I threw a hamburger patty in them,they'd probably cook it perfectly well done and score a 95 on nero's quality scans, LOL.
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segueman
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8. February 2008 @ 04:54 |
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Have owned: Pioneer, Sony, BenQ, NEC, Samsung, LG and 2 or 3 other brands I can't remember now because they weren't worth remembering.
OVER ALL BEST experience far and away: NEC, particularly in terms of bang-for-the-buck.
The Pioneer's were ok.
Not real fond of the BenQ.
REALLY diddn't like the SONY.
The SAMs and LGs are new. Not looking good so far on the SAMs, Jurys still out on the LGs. I only have either of these because the last time I was buying the NECs were out of stock.
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9. February 2008 @ 18:40 |
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If I threw a hamburger patty in them,they'd probably cook it perfectly well done and score a 95 on nero's quality scans, LOL.
Lol!
After my old school Plextor bit the plastic so-to-speak, i picked up a LiteOn that has honestly been a great burner, especially for the money.
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9. February 2008 @ 21:43 |
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What Model# of lite-on?
Is it booktyping ok?
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10. February 2008 @ 16:53 |
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LiteOn DVDRW/ LH-18A1P
Yeah it booktypes fine. Almost every backup is booktyped to DVD-ROM using ImgBurn.
I bought a 2nd one just to keep it in case this one flops out one day!
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10. February 2008 @ 21:14 |
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Lite-On LH-20A1H Lite scribe burner, excellent quality, Booktypes great, works well with CloneDVD2, Nero, IMGBurn, DVDDecrypter, DVDRebuilder. Best $30.00 I ever spent. Purchased at www.Newegg.com during one of their special sales with free shipping.
Also own 2 other Lite-On drives, SHW-160P6S and a SOHW-1693S drive. The 1693 on some media will skip/pixelate on my Philips stand alone DVD player. All three are excellent burners.
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stepOne
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3. March 2008 @ 00:42 |
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imo, BenQ 1620,1640,1650,1655 plextors 712,716,760 and 740 (which is a relabeled BenQ1640) were the best burners ever made.
NEC before they merged with sony were also very good. 3550A particularly
some sonys DRU8xx series were decent and LG 8163b
unfortunately, they do not make any of these drives anymore although you can find them on ebay if youre lucky.
nowadays, from my personal experiences lite-on and pioneer are reliable and gave me no trouble they are the better ones.
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6. March 2008 @ 20:36 |
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Well looks like my Plextor 716A just bit the dust on me. After about 3 years.
Now looking to get a reliable cheap DVD writer that will also be able to burn DL.
I mostly use Verbatim, Maxell & Sony media .
Which should I get ?
Need one that has a white or off white front bezel.
AMD Phenom II X4 3.2Ghz
16GB memory
1TB HDD
AnyDVD & CloneDVD
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6. March 2008 @ 22:53 |
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6. March 2008 @ 23:40 |
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Yeah i'm leaning toward Lite-On
Here's the one I might get...............
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106079][/url]
Can't get the damn link to work..........model # is DH-20A3P-08
AMD Phenom II X4 3.2Ghz
16GB memory
1TB HDD
AnyDVD & CloneDVD
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7. March 2008 @ 00:24 |
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9. March 2008 @ 16:07 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 3.2Ghz
16GB memory
1TB HDD
AnyDVD & CloneDVD
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cjoconn22
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17. March 2008 @ 04:49 |
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I currently have about 27 of the Plextor PX-716A drives remaining. I got a great deal years ago, but was too lazy to sell them. Have been sitting in my closet for almost two years.
I am putting them up bit by bit, example auction can be seen at :
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17. March 2008 @ 09:00 |
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Originally posted by cjoconn22:
I am putting them up bit by bit, example auction can be seen at :
*removed by creaky*
this isn't eBay.
However Afterdawn is trialling buying and selling, you might want to check this forum out - http://forums.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/226
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cdan
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20. May 2008 @ 22:08 |
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I was about ready to buy a new sata LITE ON LH-20A1P or L, but i've seen 2-3 reviews saying they don't burn tayio yuden worth squat, and that's all I use. I'll bet i've burned 500 and not one coaster. I've been using a Sony DRU 810A for the last 2 yrs but it's getting tired, seems to read and burn slower these days. I'm building a new computer...any suggestions for a dvd burner? Maybe the Sony 830? I do a lot of burning and want a fast clean burner.
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21. May 2008 @ 10:49 |
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Originally posted by iluvendo:
The all around best was the Plextor 716, but alas no more.Now a days I like pioneer and Lite-on (Imgburn will booktype Lite-on burners). New PLextors are now Pioneer with NEC chipsets and are not worth the premium.
But Pioneers are considered top of the line.
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cdan
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21. May 2008 @ 11:15 |
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Is there any speed advantage to using a sata vs ide burner. The LG GSA-H55L has very high marks but is ide.
cdan
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22. May 2008 @ 00:44 |
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Good ideas in here. ;)
Looks as tho the main consensus is for Lite-On.. That's ok but remember there are other drives out there and they perform as well as Lite-On whether it's read or write.. ;)
For the Lite-On DH-20A3P go here for "test" f/w... linky for f/w also here for Wind's page.. linky to Wind's f/w
Pioneer's are great but you have to "find" the f/w for your drive.. Well modded f/w that is. ;) The Dangerous Bros are your best bet..
Sony/NEC/Optiarc are becoming better. The 719X series are Lite-On's as is the 7201 drive. BUT the new 7200 and 7203 series from S/N/O are reported to be really good drives.. even back to the 3550 series drive days.. :D btw Liggy&Dee have some great f/w at CDF!!
LG are good too but you need/have to get the Renasas chipset or you're "pissing" in the wind!! The Renasas is just known as a good chipset and the more well liked LG's had that chip manufacturer. ;)
...gm
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22. May 2008 @ 05:53 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
Good ideas in here. ;)
Looks as tho the main consensus is for Lite-On.. That's ok but remember there are other drives out there and they perform as well as Lite-On whether it's read or write.. ;)
For the Lite-On DH-20A3P go here for "test" f/w... linky for f/w also here for Wind's page.. linky to Wind's f/w
Pioneer's are great but you have to "find" the f/w for your drive.. Well modded f/w that is. ;) The Dangerous Bros are your best bet..
Sony/NEC/Optiarc are becoming better. The 719X series are Lite-On's as is the 7201 drive. BUT the new 7200 and 7203 series from S/N/O are reported to be really good drives.. even back to the 3550 series drive days.. :D btw Liggy&Dee have some great f/w at CDF!!
LG are good too but you need/have to get the Renasas chipset or you're "pissing" in the wind!! The Renasas is just known as a good chipset and the more well liked LG's had that chip manufacturer. ;)
...gm
Why do you need modded FW? (LOL)
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22. May 2008 @ 08:08 |
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You don't have to have modded f/w but if you wanna bitset/book-type then you do. I personally like the modded f/w but that's me. I have this obsession with trying all the newest and bestest f/w out there. It doesn't always work better but I try it anyway. Of course I make sure to save the original f/w if possible. That includes all the drives that I update f/w on. I think that Lite-On and Sony/NEC/Optiarc have some of the best modded f/w btw. ;)
...gm
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25. June 2008 @ 00:34 |
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As far as performance I am really happy with my Plextor 800a. The only issues I have had have been with media and not the drive. That being said, to this date I have not found anyway to scan a disk with this drive. Nero CD/DVD speed doesn't support it and since it is not a true Plextor neither does does PlexTools. I think that I even read the drive itself is not capable of performing the task. That in consideration I still think it is good burner.
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