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| Thread ID: 45071 | 2004-05-08 06:45:00 | Advice on shortlisted DVD Writer to be purchased | aronking (2294) | Press F1 |
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| 235232 | 2004-05-08 06:45:00 | Currently evaluating a DVD writer and have shortlisted it to the Pioneer DVR107. Would really appreciate any comments from readers on this drive, as to its reliability, ease of use or any other comments. The documentation states that only 5 region changes are permitted before the DVD would lock to the last change. Any comments from readers who have removed the "lock"? Would like feedback on how successful it has been and which software was used. One thing that I have noticed is that it reads DVD-RAM (at 2x speed). Are there any DVD-RAM writers and what exactly is this format? Incidentaly, such locks are held to be anti-competitive (this is why we can purchase "unknown name-brands" region free DVD players) but as the DVD Writers are currently from brand name manufacturers, there is still a "lock" on it. This is specifically to prevent parallel importing of DVD's, which our laws (through the copyright legislation) permits. Cheers |
aronking (2294) | ||
| 235233 | 2004-05-08 09:45:00 | 1. Search for "Region free" and see what turns up ;) 2. DVD-RAM is a re-writable DVD format. While not being very compatible with non DVD-RAM writer drives, it can be re-written to up to 100,000 times (compared to DVD-/+RW which is 1,000 times) |
Megaman (344) | ||
| 235234 | 2004-05-08 10:10:00 | I have an LG Electronics DVD writer. It reads/writes all formats at present. That is CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM I have found it very reliable and was reasonably priced. Check out the price on Ascent web page. The format is just different than the other formats and the disks themselves look a bit strange. Also they can be written to up to 100,000 times which is great for things like daily/weekly backups. You can also have double sided disks so you only have to flip the disk over when one side is full. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 235235 | 2004-05-08 12:45:00 | Why are you bothering with DVD-RAM? It's expensive, and probably no good for home use. FWIW, I have a NEC nd 2500a. It's quieter than my asus cd rom, and smaller too, which is good for my shuttle. It got good reviews on http://www.cdfreaks.com as did others. Have a look if you still are not sure |
Curious George (3535) | ||
| 235236 | 2004-05-08 12:52:00 | www.cdfreaks.com was the conclusion for the one you had selected. Not bad, but ocmpare with the others. IN the end, it probably wont make much difference anyway. What I had found was: Media compatibility was impt - someting Sony didn't have, and software. the Nero with mine seems pretty good. And speed. 15mins at 8x compared to 45 mins for slower ones. |
Curious George (3535) | ||
| 235237 | 2004-05-08 23:41:00 | > Why are you bothering with DVD-RAM? It's expensive, > and probably no good for home use. No more expensive in the long run than DVD+rw. Also you will find that many of the DVD recorders using hard drives are also using DVD-RAM to record to. You could always use a DVD-R each time but that would be very expensive. These are recorders that are replacing VCR's that I am talking about. The cost of my writer was $369 and does all formats. The DVD-RAM disk cost was about $9 last time I brought one. DVD+RW and -RW was about $7 last time I brought one but I am sure if you looked around you could get cheaper prices for them all. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 235238 | 2004-05-08 23:52:00 | I see Ascent have the Sony DVD writer on special for $251.71 inc. Sony DRU510A, DVD±RW/±R Writer, DVD 12R/4W/4RW, CD 32R/24W/16RW, Internal, IDE I'm sure this was close to $1000.00 last year! |
Peter (676) | ||
| 235239 | 2004-05-09 22:32:00 | Big John, I have also just purchased the LG DVD-RAM writer from Ascent. Can you tell me which brand of DVD-RAM works best in your experience. I see Ascent have Verbatim and Imation, any suggestions? Thanks |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 235240 | 2004-05-10 00:44:00 | I have a DSE DVD writer, which is a rebadged NEC ND1300A, which can now be purchased at various places such as PBTech for around or under $200. It does all formats except DVD-RAM, and works really well. It is not region-locked and PC User mag gave it a rating of "exceptional value" when it was priced at $350 aus! Everything I have tried writing with it seems to work on other devices - my MP3 disks, svcd, vcd and dvds all play okay in my DVD player, so I can't see any point in paying more for something different. I use Imation DVD disks from Dick Smiths at about $6 each and el-cheapo cds from the Red Shed (I got some 50 packs there for $20 at xmas)and they all work fine. |
andy (473) | ||
| 235241 | 2004-05-10 04:41:00 | > I have also just purchased the LG DVD-RAM writer from > Ascent. Can you tell me which brand of DVD-RAM works > best in your experience. I see Ascent have Verbatim > and Imation, any suggestions? I have been using double sided Panasonic that came with my DVD recorder for my TV/Video without any problems. Have also used the single sided disks as well with no problems. I have enough of that that I had no need to purchase any new ones as yet. |
Big John (551) | ||
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