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I am looking for best reader for low quality/scratched DVD-R disks. "Best" means drive that can recover most sectors from disks with hi PIE/PIF values.
I used couple of such disks with PIF ramp at the end and compared different drives (DVD-ROMs and DVD-writers) for maximum % of recovered data.

My results:
Disk1 Disk2
Pioneer DVD115 23% 32%
AOpen DVD1648/AAP 86% 70%
Toshiba SD-M1712 89% 73%
Sony DDU1621 95% 76%
Asus E616P2 95% 79%
Sony ...

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Antec Super Lanboy w/aluminum finish, $39.99 plus shipping after $30.00 Antec rebate.

Two nice case deals from CompUSA recently..hopefully a trend.

my problem is a bit complicated.i have a Slimtype DVDRW SDw-431S device in my laptop.i also have nti cd/dvd maker and nero software and it all worked smoothly until one day i turned on my laptop andi could not find my cd/dvd-rw drive. i followed directions from the official microsoft support site and i erased two variables from the registry(the upper and lower filter in a class in the local machine key). when i did ...

Well im trying blind write to get some of my data back from some of my burns. I was using blind write and it skipped about 50 sectors at the 3% mark. Is there a way to tell which files got affected with out having the orginal files to compair them too?

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Hi. I replaced my internal TDK CD burner with a Mad Dog Dual Layer 8x +/-R and I have problems. With the TDK, if I placed a blank CD in the drive, Windows used to ask me how I wanted to burn it. I don't get any such popup with the DVD burner. However, it does play audio CDs and DVDs. It came with a Nero which I installed. Nero only lists my hardrive as ...

Anyone know the maker of this media?


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I bought the decoder pack so the family could watch DVD's on our computer. We normally use Windows Media Player, so I got this to suppliment the WMP, as recommended by MS. I downloaded the Pack and installed it on the computer, simple enough.
Now my problem, it does not decode some of my DVD's. I read the FAQ on the Sonic site and it said that some DVD's might not be readable. OK, but ...

I see newegg has the NEC 3520A OEM beige for $70 and the black w/SW for $74. I saw the review of the 3500A and saw that it had ulead moviefactory.
Anybody know:
1) if the 3520A comes with ulead moviefactory?
2) if this is included with the OEM version?
3) where I can get the retail version?

Is it too new to get this info yet?

Will Rickards

Hey guys, before I start, I'd just like to thank the people who helped me in the past, when I decided to get my LiteOn DVD+-R/RW last year. Hopefully you guys can shed some light on my current situation in helping me decide which DVD-ROM to replace my oooold Pioneer 115!

I want a 16X DVD-ROM that is: a) quiet, b) fast, c) able to read DVD+R, +RW, and possibly R DL. I've narrowed down ...