J
Justin Sane
I'd like to add a DVD player/burner to my configuration, but I'm not sure
I'll able to burn regular CD-Rs and CD-RWs...
Any clue?
Thanks,
I'll able to burn regular CD-Rs and CD-RWs...
Any clue?
Thanks,
T
troy
Most do
J
Justin Sane
Then what are these features that not all of them have?
DVD+R
DVD+R9
DVD+RW
DVD-R
DVD-R9
Which one should I choose to burn both DVDs, CD-RWs and CD-R?
T
troy
Have a read here
http://www.dvd-supply.com/whisdvdvdvan.html
http://www.dvd-supply.com/whisdvdvdvan.html
J
Justin Sane
Thanks
Now, the hardest question: What should I buy ?
Does the DVD+RW write on DVD+R and vice-versa?
I want to be able to read DVD that I may rent from BlockBuster...
I also want to be able to create DVDs that'll play well on lounge DVD
players...
Thanks,
G
Grinder
Justin said:Thanks
Now, the hardest question: What should I buy ?
NEC ND-3540A
Inexpensive, reasonably fast, and supports all the formats you have
mentioned -- including dual-layer discs.
S
Synapse Syndrome
Grinder said:
It's apparently very quiet during playback too. I want to get one.
ss.
B
Bob
There must be an echo in here, because I just said the same thing
right before I opened this post.
We got a 3540 from newegg for under $50 shipping included.
As far as what to burn, we prefer DVD -R because of the alleged extra
compatibility. I know you can monkey with the bookset or whatever it
is called but why bother - just get -R and be done with it.
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B
Bob
Then do it.
It's only $50 and if you don't spend the money now, your kids will
when they celebrate your death.
newegg has them. I would recommend my favorite vendor here in Houston,
namely, Directron, but they haven't gotten any in.
Let us know what discs work best.
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F
fubar01
Plextor PX-716A DVD+-R/RW
Plextor arguably has the best record in this area, and I've used their
products for years
DVD+R tested better than DV-R media in PC Magazine tests (last year, I
think).
Plextor arguably has the best record in this area, and I've used their
products for years
DVD+R tested better than DV-R media in PC Magazine tests (last year, I
think).
B
Bob
About $120 vs. about $45 for the NEC 3540.
I realize you get what you pay for but that NEC 3540 was just too
tempting. I read as many reviews as I could and I did not see anything
significantly better about the Plextor compared to the NEC, at least
not anything that I wanted.
I think the thing that did it for me is the fact that NEC has a much
larger installed base and therefore a lot of people to support you.
It all depends on the brand and the burner. Probably the best thing is
to get a high quality burner and try cheap media. DVD Decrypter has a
Verify feature which I have found valuable burning cheap MemorWrecks
with that unsupported Sony I inherited when my son got the NEC (I also
inherited those crap discs he got at Worst Buy on sale). Both the Sony
and the media are 8x but I burn at 4x - and still get coasters now and
then.
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
--Benjamin Franklin
G
George Hester
Yup. My DVD Writer from Plextor PX-708A using writing software from BlindeWritre does it all; DVD+R, CDR, CDRW, CDA. All that except DVD Audio. Trouble is they don't have authoring software which I am finding is needed.