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please help me decide which dvd-writer to buy
Posted:
Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:54 pmby jtan
Hi,
Unfortunately I do not have all the choices for DVD-RW to be available in our local market. What do you think is the best out of these:
1. BenQ 16x 4x Max DVD±RW Dual Layer
2. NU DDW081 8x 4x DVD±RW Drive
3. Lite-On LDW-451s 4x (8x4) DVD±RW Drive
4. Lite-On SOHW-812S 8x8 DVD±RW Drive
5. Lite-On SOHW-1673S 16x Dual Layer DVD±RW Drive
6. LG GSA-4163B 16x Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
7. Samsung TS-H552B 16x Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
8. ASUS DRW-1608P Double Layer DVD±RW
9. Sony DRU-710UL 16x Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
I always read NEC is the best but I do not see NEC in our local market...
Posted:
Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:56 amby bobmitchell
Of your choices...two stand out...
1. Benq DW1640 or DW1620
2. LG GSA-4163B
The first Benq is the newer model that burns DVD+R DL at 8X, where the 1620 does DL at 4X...LG makes a decent burner...both brands give excellent burn results
Bob
Posted:
Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:21 amby dodecahedron
ASUS DRW-1608P is actually a Pioneer (109 i think), good drive.
Re: please help me decide which dvd-writer to buy
Posted:
Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:08 pmby Scour
jtan wrote:Hi,
1. BenQ 16x 4x Max DVD±RW Dual Layer
2. NU DDW081 8x 4x DVD±RW Drive
3. Lite-On LDW-451s 4x (8x4) DVD±RW Drive
4. Lite-On SOHW-812S 8x8 DVD±RW Drive
5. Lite-On SOHW-1673S 16x Dual Layer DVD±RW Drive
6. LG GSA-4163B 16x Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
7. Samsung TS-H552B 16x Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
8. ASUS DRW-1608P Double Layer DVD±RW
9. Sony DRU-710UL 16x Double Layer DVD±RW Drive
My choice:
1. Asus 1608 (Pioneer 109-OEM)
2. LG 4163
The Benq my be a 1620. If you can get a 1640, that could be my No. 2 at the moment.
And stay away from this old Nutech and bad Samsung
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:00 amby jtan
thanks alot for the reply.
would like to confirm, i now pioneer is supporter of dvd-r, will the asus work well on dvd+r?
thanks.
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:26 amby dodecahedron
they're multi format burners, work well with both DVD-R and DVD+R.
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:31 amby pranav81
I would go for the multi format LG.
::Pranav::
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:39 amby dodecahedron
i would prefer a Pioneer or Pioneer-based drive.
better writing quality.
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 3:04 amby TCAS
Depends to your needs and piorities, each drive has Pros & Cons as you can see in CDRLabs reviwes. If overspeed of burning the media above the rating is your choice go for NEC3500 (If you can find one), if high ripping speed is your need then go for BenQ 1640.
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:10 amby Scour
jtan wrote:thanks alot for the reply.
would like to confirm, i now pioneer is supporter of dvd-r, will the asus work well on dvd+r?
thanks.
The Asus/Pioneer are a little biased to DVD-R (like Benq is biased to DVD+R), but works very well with DVD+R, too.
I like LG-drives, but if I want again a LG I´ll be wait for the upcoming 4168/4168
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:31 amby jtan
i'm all for high quality writing.. what do you suggest
Posted:
Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:18 amby Scour
jtan wrote:i'm all for high quality writing.. what do you suggest
Pioneer/Asus
Looks like those two drives are better at 16x-writing
Posted:
Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:57 amby jtan
thanks, i'm buying two units of asus.
Posted:
Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:51 amby Scour
jtan wrote:thanks, i'm buying two units of asus.
Two? If you put it in the same PC?
Posted:
Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:31 amby jtan
it's for 2 different PC...
however, i just got an offer,
HP DVD635i
Should I get the HP instead of the Asus?
Posted:
Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:44 amby Scour
jtan wrote:HP DVD635i
Should I get the HP instead of the Asus?
No, it´s Liteon.
Posted:
Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:39 amby jtan
thanks!