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LG 4163B A102

PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:19 pm
by alexnoe

PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:06 pm
by Ian
Thanks Alex.

You have a change log for it yet?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:11 pm
by alexnoe
Nope, but i guess it will be "match more media" :p

PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:38 pm
by dolphinius_rex
wonder if it supports Optodisc 16x DVD±Rs?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:58 pm
by MadBurner
Does anyone know where I can purchase this drive with a black bezel? I saw some on eBay but after shipping they are about $101.55 to the states!!

Thanks!
MB

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:40 pm
by cfitz
Try here.

They even have great ratings on ResellerRatings.com. Maybe I will have to try a purchase from them someday.

cfitz

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:46 pm
by cfitz
Eh. Not quite as good as it first appears. $16 shipping. Still might be good enough, though. And they do claim to have them in stock.

cfitz

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:56 pm
by MadBurner
cfitz,

It comes to $89.94 with shipping, which is the best price that I've found so far on a black model.

Thanks again for the link!

MB

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:58 pm
by isadore2
MadBurner,

I wanted one with a black bezel also, however, I was not able to get one from either of the Canadian sites.

They said that they did not ship anything outside of Canada.

I don't mind even a little bit that my LG 4163B was purchased last week with the standard beige one.

Indeed, I was happy just to find a seller with any stock.

The 4163Bs are getting to be in demand

newegg was temporarily out when I was ready to buy.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:04 pm
by MadBurner
I was in the same situation until cfitz gave me the link to NCIX, which does ship to the US!

MB

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:51 pm
by cfitz
MadBurner wrote:Thanks again for the link!

You're welcome. And if all else fails, there is always this (except in black, of course):

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I used it on a drive for my friend when he replaced his old beige computer with a black one but wanted to keep his CD-RW drive. It wasn't very hard to use and the results were pretty decent. I plan to do the same to a beige drive I am going to transfer to my own new black computer.

cfitz

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:06 pm
by MadBurner
Thanks for the tip! This was also a consideration 8)

It is amazing what we will do to have color-matched drives!

MB

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:48 am
by dolphinius_rex
cfitz wrote:Try here.

They even have great ratings on ResellerRatings.com. Maybe I will have to try a purchase from them someday.

cfitz


I *HIGHLY* recommend NCIX.com (or the US version thereof). In the last 2-3 years they've become one of the single best computer stores to work with in Canada (as far as I'm concerned) and they're also in my local area. I deal with them quite often, and buy all my computer equipment (especially DVD Burners) from them. They were also kind enough to supply me both my first BenQ DW1620 for the purpose of writing the review for CDRlabs.com. I've never dealt with a more friendly company :D

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:39 pm
by supraman215
What's the difference between the 4160B and the 4163B? is the 4163 just a newer model? It looks like it's fsater in some areas.

wheels

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:36 am
by MadBurner
I would agree with you Dolph! They processed and shipped my order within 1 business day! So far, I've been very impressed with their service!

MB

PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:37 pm
by MadBurner
Impressive! Got the drive from NCIX in 3 business days!

Will definitely be ordering from these guys again!

MB

PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:24 pm
by Ian
supraman215 wrote:What's the difference between the 4160B and the 4163B? is the 4163 just a newer model? It looks like it's fsater in some areas.


Off the top of my head it has faster DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD+R DL writing speeds.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:15 pm
by dodecahedron
i think it's faster with 16x DVD+r too, since it's PCAV instead of ZCLV.
also, the 4163 does bitsetting for DVD+R SL which (if i remember rightly) the 4160 does not.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:44 pm
by cfitz
MadBurner wrote:Impressive! Got the drive from NCIX in 3 business days!

Will definitely be ordering from these guys again!

Good to know. I'll keep that in mind for future purchases.

I also received a visit from the UPS truck today. My Benq DW1620 arrived from BananaPC.com. I'd never heard of this outfit before ordering the Benq, but the transaction went smoothly. And I like the color scheme of their site. :wink: So I guess I'll also keep them in mind for future purchases.

I don't have time to install and play with my new toy right now, but I'm looking forward to your report on your new toy.

cfitz

PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:55 pm
by supraman215
man, I wish I had bought that one, I just bought this one a couple weeks ago didn't realize a new one was going to come out. Oh well.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:36 am
by dodecahedron
cfitz wrote:[I also received a visit from the UPS truck today. My Benq DW1620 arrived from BananaPC.com. I'd never heard of this outfit before ordering the Benq, but the transaction went smoothly. And I like the color scheme of their site. :wink: So I guess I'll also keep them in mind for future purchases.

I don't have time to install and play with my new toy right now, but I'm looking forward to your report on your new toy.

congratulations on your new toy! :D :P

may you have many long hours of joy playing and tinkering with it!

may you quickly become an expert in all things DVD related so that you can continue helping all of us as you ever have!

may you live long and prosper!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:03 am
by cfitz
dodecahedron wrote:congratulations on your new toy! :D :P

may you have many long hours of joy playing and tinkering with it!

may you quickly become an expert in all things DVD related so that you can continue helping all of us as you ever have!

may you live long and prosper!


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Dodecahedron, is that you? #-o

Thanks. I've got a lot of catching up to do. It is amazing how quickly technology can leave you behind if you aren't constantly on top of it. And you know I've been away for a good while. But now that I finally own a DVD burner, hopefully I will be able to learn a little and have some fun doing so.

cfitz

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:01 am
by dodecahedron
cfitz wrote:Image

Dodecahedron, is that you? #-o

LOL
i'm sure Commander Spock would appreciate the beauty and aesthetic symmetry of the Dodecahedron, but alas i'm not him.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:40 am
by Bhairav
Cfitz.. looking forward to results from the Benq!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:01 am
by MadBurner
cfitz wrote:I don't have time to install and play with my new toy right now, but I'm looking forward to your report on your new toy.

cfitz


Will do!

BananaPC looks promising!

MB