Pioneer DVR-A06

[Ian]

OK I'm surprised no one has started a thread on the Pioneer DVR-A06 yet. What are your thoughts? Personally, I think its a little too expensive at $329 and other than the addition of DVD+R/RW writing speeds, the specs aren't much better than the DVR-A05. Thoughts?



Write Speeds:
DVD-R: 4x, 2x, 1x
DVD-RW: 2x, 1x
DVD+R: 4x, 2.4x
DVD+RW: 2.4x
CD-R: 16x, 12x, 8x, 4x
CD-RW: 10x, 4x

Read Speeds:
DVD-ROM: 12x (Single layer), 8x (Dual layer)
DVD-R: 6x (4x media), 2x (Other than 4x media)
DVD-RW: 6x (2x media), 2x (Other than 2x media)
DVD+R/RW: 6x Max
DVD-Video: 2x (Single/Dual layer)
CD-ROM: 32x Max
Audio CD: 10x Max

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030519/lam042_1.html

http://www.pioneer.co.jp/press/release116.html

[tlotz]

OK I'm surprised no one has started a thread on the Pioneer DVR-A06 yet. What are your thoughts? Personally, I think its a little too expensive at $329 and other than the addition of DVD+R/RW writing speeds, the specs aren't much better than the DVR-A05. Thoughts?



Write Speeds:
DVD-R: 4x, 2x, 1x
DVD-RW: 2x, 1x
DVD+R: 4x, 2.4x
DVD+RW: 2.4x
CD-R: 16x, 12x, 8x, 4x
CD-RW: 10x, 4x

Read Speeds:
DVD-ROM: 12x (Single layer), 8x (Dual layer)
DVD-R: 6x (4x media), 2x (Other than 4x media)
DVD-RW: 6x (2x media), 2x (Other than 2x media)
DVD+R/RW: 6x Max
DVD-Video: 2x (Single/Dual layer)
CD-ROM: 32x Max
Audio CD: 10x Max

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030519/lam042_1.html

http://www.pioneer.co.jp/press/release116.html

It's great to see Pioneer introduce its first Multi-Format DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW DVD burner. Pioneer has always been excellent in DVD technology--it sounds like the new Pioneer DVR-A06 will be an excellent solution for people looking to buy a Multi-Format DVD burner.

[tazdevl]

DVD RW speeds aren't too impressive given the fact that the 510A will most likely have 4X^4 with a firmware update and is 4X^3 out of the box. CDR/RW speeds aren't too fast either.

I agree with Ian, overpriced and not competitive with some of the other burners that are hitting the market.