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Getting another DVD burner ...

Postby Goodfella_no4 on Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:25 pm

I may get a new PC. I already have bought the fantastic BenQ DW1640 for my current system. So, what shall I get for the new system, another BenQ or is there something better? Don't recommend too much Plextor and Pioneer as I haven't seen those two brands in any store where I live.
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Re: Getting another DVD burner ...

Postby ItalianJob on Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:13 am

I would say a LG 4166, since it will give you DVD-RAM and Lightscribe support, with a good/fast 16X writing quality.
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Re: Getting another DVD burner ...

Postby Ian on Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:22 am

ItalianJob wrote:I would say a LG 4166, since it will give you DVD-RAM and Lightscribe support, with a good/fast 16X writing quality.


I'd wait for a few firmware updates first. It's not nearly as polished as the 4167.
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Re: Getting another DVD burner ...

Postby ItalianJob on Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:52 pm

LG 4166 OEM is coming around 49 euros (seems very cheap to me, when you compare to BenQ 1625 price...) and the 4167 around 39 euros in Paris "chinatown" :P

Knowing LG excellent work on the good old 4163 and several good previews (including cdrlabs ones) on 2166 and 4167, I will assume the risk is not high to have a poor 4166 (moreover if you buy only very good blank discs, as Plextor TYG02/YUDEN T02...) :wink:

By the way, what's the mid of DVD LS media ? MCC 003/004 ?
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Postby Ian on Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:32 pm

Previews? We don't do no stinking previews! :wink:

The Verbatim LS discs I have are MCC 003. I don't know who makes HP's media.
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Postby Scour on Sat Dec 10, 2005 3:12 pm

Hello!

I vote for the LG 4167, second is the 4550 in my opinion
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Postby ETP on Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:31 am

1640 or if you need RAM 4550!

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Pioneer 109/A09 158
Pioneer 110/A10 1.39
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Postby TCAS on Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:43 pm

You can also consider NEC 4555 with "Label Flash" Technology or BenQ 1651 With LS. meself prefer NEC with LabelFlash if become availbe soon.
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Postby Scour on Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:23 pm

TCAS wrote:You can also consider NEC 4555 with "Label Flash" Technology or BenQ 1651 With LS. meself prefer NEC with LabelFlash if become availbe soon.


1651? Don´t you think of the 1655?
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Postby Goodfella_no4 on Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:03 pm

What about the Sony DRU 810?
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Postby ItalianJob on Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:24 pm

Goodfella_no4 wrote:What about the Sony DRU 810?


As the Plextor PX-740, the Sony DRU-810 is a rebadged BenQ 1640.
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Postby ItalianJob on Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:24 pm

Scour wrote:
TCAS wrote:You can also consider NEC 4555 with "Label Flash" Technology or BenQ 1651 With LS. meself prefer NEC with LabelFlash if become availbe soon.


1651? Don´t you think of the 1655?


Yes, must read NEC 4551 and BenQ 1655.
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Postby ng80092a on Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:57 pm

and what about plextor? i heard many times that they are the most expensive, but also with more writing quality
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Postby TCAS on Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:21 pm

Hey; Guys thank you for the correction what I meant was NEC 4551 and BenQ 1655.
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Postby RJW on Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:35 am

Ian wrote:Previews? We don't do no stinking previews! :wink:

The Verbatim LS discs I have are MCC 003. I don't know who makes HP's media.

CMC just like verbatim LS disc's. ;-)
The code for the HP disc's can be MCC 003 or CMC's own 8x +R code don't know that one out of my head.
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Postby Scour on Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:57 am

RJW wrote:CMC just like verbatim LS disc's. ;-)
The code for the HP disc's can be MCC 003 or CMC's own 8x +R code don't know that one out of my head.


I think that CMC is the only manufacturer for all LS-DVD-media? I´m not sure about the LS-CD-Rs, maybe those media is produced by MBIL?
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