DVD Burner

cyberrico · 05-12-2003, 09:44 AM

I'm looking to buy a DVD burner. I want to be able to archive my existing DVD movies.

I have great tutorial on how to copy movies, but I'm not sure which drive to buy.

Drives that copy using DVD + is the most common but the copies only work on cetain home players. The DVD +/- format is aparently the more popular now as it works on most DVD players.

The Sony +/- seems to be the best seller at my local Best Buy.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

geffers · 05-12-2003, 09:56 AM

i would go for the sony +/- one my bro-inlaw has one of theese
and it works like a dream im yet to get one myself but the sony one will be the one i will get

cpugeniusmv · 05-12-2003, 10:44 AM

yeah, definately go for the sony, if i were buying:

that'd be the one

leopold · 05-13-2003, 10:53 AM

Yeah, the Sony DRU-500AX is a good unit (don't get the 500A, apparently there are firmware bugs)

But NEC are due to release one too, which may be better... the details here

Fister · 05-13-2003, 02:10 PM

the cheapest one I found is a panasonic 4x dvd WR
it was 339 CAD or 241 USD...(on special)

john80y · 05-13-2003, 03:16 PM

Has everyone one gone off the pioneer ao5 ??

This is a sweet burner and will happlily burn PS2, Xbox and Movies.

cyberrico · 05-13-2003, 09:08 PM

Reeeeeally......

Hmmmmmm.

Must research. Feeling greedy.

Thanks.

05-12-2003, 09:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
cyberrico Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 327	DVD Burner I'm looking to buy a DVD burner. I want to be able to archive my existing DVD movies. I have great tutorial on how to copy movies, but I'm not sure which drive to buy. Drives that copy using DVD + is the most common but the copies only work on cetain home players. The DVD +/- format is aparently the more popular now as it works on most DVD players. The Sony +/- seems to be the best seller at my local Best Buy. Does anyone have any suggestions?

05-13-2003, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
leopold Conform Consume Obey Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 327	Yeah, the Sony DRU-500AX is a good unit (don't get the 500A, apparently there are firmware bugs) But NEC are due to release one too, which may be better... the details here __________________ There are three kinds of people in the world: Those that can count, and those that can't... Visit The Other Side at Matazone!

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05-12-2003, 09:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
geffers Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Birmingham England Posts: 631	i would go for the sony +/- one my bro-inlaw has one of theese and it works like a dream im yet to get one myself but the sony one will be the one i will get

05-12-2003, 10:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
cpugeniusmv Computer Genius Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 291	yeah, definately go for the sony, if i were buying: that'd be the one

05-13-2003, 02:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fister h3\|P \| 4m 5tUcK Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UVic Posts: 1,898	the cheapest one I found is a panasonic 4x dvd WR it was 339 CAD or 241 USD...(on special)

05-13-2003, 03:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
john80y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 261	Has everyone one gone off the pioneer ao5 ?? This is a sweet burner and will happlily burn PS2, Xbox and Movies.

05-13-2003, 09:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
cyberrico Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 327	Reeeeeally...... Hmmmmmm. Must research. Feeling greedy. Thanks.