LiteOn Dual Format Writer on Pricewatch

[jase]

Sounds good

One little caveat though; just because it advertises itself "Generic CRD-BPDV2" doesn't necessarily mean it's manufactured by Sanyo themselves. The old Artec 4/8x drives were made by Artec even though they showed the same ID string as the Philips 4201/8401 they were based on. The reference design/circuit will doubtless be near-identical if not completely the same.

Sounds like a bargain to me

[Ian]

Thanks jsl

As long as we're posting Newegg pictures, here's the front of the 400D:



No audio jack or volume control.. just like the Sony.

[jsl]

Yeah it's the same bezel as Sony's OEM drive (DW-U10A):

[cubdukat]

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jase wrote:
It should at least have $ony running scared, lol


What if it is Sony?

Turns out that, according to Pricewatch.com, the LDW-400 is indeed the same thing as the Sony DRU-500 series. And from what I've read about both the Sony drive and Lite-On drives in general, that's not such a bad thing.

[Nerva]

So you want to say that LiteOn get OEM version of Sony and made thier own drive? Not vice versa?
Usualy Sony gets OEM of LiteOn CD-RW...

[cfitz]

So you want to say that LiteOn get OEM version of Sony and made thier own drive? Not vice versa?

That is correct.

Usually Sony gets OEM of LiteOn CD-RW...

Who knows, that may yet come to pass:

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php ... post421796

(read the several posts starting from the post I linked)

cfitz