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BenQ DW 1655 vs LG 4166? Which is better?

Postby jlaavenger on Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:03 pm

BenQ DW 1655 vs LG 4166? Which is better?
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Postby hoxlund on Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:07 pm

my vote goes to LG, not that i like em

its because i would never buy a benq product
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Why? What's wrong with Benq?

Postby jlaavenger on Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:42 pm

Why? What's wrong with Benq?
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Postby hoxlund on Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:23 pm

hoxlund wrote:i would never buy a benq product


just not my brand preference
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:50 pm

I on the other hand prefer BenQ to LG any day (well... LG's got the whole DVD-RAM thing down pat, but other then that).

BenQ drives offer incredible media support (Not including the DQ60, which is only just TECHNICALLY a BenQ drive), offer nifty extra software that's almost on par with Plextor's PlexTools. And the media testing functionality can be extremely useful.
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Postby Ian on Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:39 pm

I like LG drives but the 4166 has some issues that need to be worked out. LG's hesitation to release firmware updates for the drive isn't making me feel any better about the drive.
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Is there a better DVD-RW With Lightscribe or image tattoo?

Postby jlaavenger on Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:12 am

Is there a better DVD-RW With Lightscribe or image tattoo ability then the two I mentioned?
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Postby RJW on Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:03 am

dolphinius_rex wrote:I on the other hand prefer BenQ to LG any day (well... LG's got the whole DVD-RAM thing down pat, but other then that).

BenQ drives offer incredible media support (Not including the DQ60, which is only just TECHNICALLY a BenQ drive)


And maybe that's the exact problem it has. THe nexperia chipsets drives were mostly designed by Philips.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:00 pm

RJW wrote:
dolphinius_rex wrote:I on the other hand prefer BenQ to LG any day (well... LG's got the whole DVD-RAM thing down pat, but other then that).

BenQ drives offer incredible media support (Not including the DQ60, which is only just TECHNICALLY a BenQ drive)


And maybe that's the exact problem it has. THe nexperia chipsets drives were mostly designed by Philips.


We'll just havr to see what the DW1670 offers I guess. It'll be interesting to see if it's still running the Nexperia chipset, or if they've switched a new supplier. I'm hoping it's still Nexperia!
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Postby jlaavenger on Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:24 am

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Postby stix on Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:06 am

what's a DW1670 ??? #-o
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Postby dodecahedron on Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:15 am

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Postby Ian on Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:51 am

I don't think he can see that dodeca. He's not a subscriber.
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