Looking to buy a DVD burner.

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Joe Don Baker

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• Aug 21, 2004

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I'm looking at buying a DVD burner here shortly and was wondering what is a good one to get. I see some 16x DVD burners on NewEgg, but I don't see any 16x DVD media. Is it a waste to buy a 16x when you can't find media for it? How fast are 8x burners? I'm going to be filling up entire DVD's with TV shows I've recorded onto my computer. I've got over 100 gig worth of Seinfeld, Futurama, and Family Guy. So I would like to have the fastest possible.

What do you recommend?

 

TimoneX

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• Aug 21, 2004

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I highly recommend this drive:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-953&depa=0

...and this media:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=17-132-344&DEPA=0

Despite the 4x label the stuff has no problem burning at 8x which is the realistic max currently for error free DVD burning. Plus you can easily re-book the +R discs to DVD-ROM for additional compatibility. I haven't bought any other type of blank for my drives since I found these.

 

Despotes

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• Aug 22, 2004

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This one is suppose to have a good reputation. 4X dual layer and 16X burns for a bit of future proofing.
Check here for user experience.

 

tylerhskate

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• Aug 22, 2004

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You can burn some 8x media at 16x just read the view @ cdrfreaks(i think). The new 16x DVR-108 from pioneer @ newegg is what im gonna get.

 

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• Aug 22, 2004

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oh yea i have a question to add on to this is the pioneer one good too, the oen with dual layer 16x ?

 

tylerhskate

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• Aug 23, 2004

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dual layer writes at 4x on this drive, 16x dvd+r and dvd-r http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-129-157&depa=0

 

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• Aug 23, 2004

• #7

cool cool thanks

 

squeakygeek

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• Aug 23, 2004

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I too am about to buy a DVD burner (when newegg gets them back in stock), although I'm not sure if I want the Pioneer 108, or the NEC 3500A. I notice the NEC burner will burn cd's a little faster, but that doesn't concern me because I have a 52x burner. The NEC is a couple bucks cheaper if you get it without the 'software'. Does anyone know which brand is better, or if there isn't a difference? The Pioneer has some fancy words in the 'features', but I don't know what they mean, or if the NEC doesn't have them.

 

TimoneX

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• Aug 23, 2004

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I'd definately take the NEC over any Pioneer drive. I made the mistake of buying 2 pricey Pioneer drives and both died within a year and both had numerous problems even while they did work. In short I think Pioneer builds garbage.

 

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• Aug 24, 2004

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pioneer drives are crap...i would recommend lite-on

 

Recursion

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• Aug 24, 2004

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The Liteon in My Sig is amazing

 

squeakygeek

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• Aug 24, 2004

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I like lite-on, but right now the pioneer and nec have superior specs.