Solved want to buy a new DVD writer... suggestions plz...

[NRT]

want to buy a new DVD writer... whether, i shud go for Sony, Samsung, Acer or LG ?? any suggestions ??? :sarc:

 

[seekermeister]

I really don't think that it makes too much difference between brands, except that I have sworn off anything that is made by Sony. All 3 of the optical drives in my desktop are LG, and they work fine, except that they tend to make some odd noises when used. With the prices of DVD writers being as low as they are, I would go for the one with the best specs (i.e. write speed).

EDIT: I should add that I have only owned 1 Samsung optical drive, and it died somewhat prematurely, but otherwise was good also.

 

[DocBrown]

I have had back luck with SONY. LG, ACER, ASUS, all seem to be fine!

 

[NRT]

if i opt for LG.... wat wud b ur suggestion ???

 

[seekermeister]

I'm not going to recommend any specific model, but I would make sure that it was LightScribe capable.

 

[NRT]

I'm not going to recommend any specific model, but I would make sure that it was LightScribe capable.

wud u plz describe... i cudn't understand.... :sarc:

 

[alphanumeric]

Lightscribe - Google Search

 

[joel406]

Newegg.com - PLEXTOR Internal DVD Super Multi 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model PX-L890SA LightScribe Support

Get the Best.

 

[Nigsy]

LG.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I've only used Lite-On drives and they've all been perfect!
http://biz.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4829307&CatId=1624

 

[seekermeister]

If your available connections permit, make sure to get a SATA drive, not an IDE.

 

[NRT]

If your available connections permit, make sure to get a SATA drive, not an IDE.

yeah... ok

 

[unifex]

Myself, I've used Sony drives without any problems for many years. My latest Dell came with some no-brand drive though and it has problems with DVD-DL. Basically, apart from DVD-DL I've never had any problems with DVD writers, but this double layer stuff turns out to be tricky by some reason. Haven't tried the Blu-Ray writes though, the blank Blu-Rays are still rather expensive (as in, more than I want to pay for a blank disk).

 

[mjf]

I've had a good run with LG. I'd buy a DVD rewriter with Blu Ray reader capability.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Blu Ray is nice but the cost is very high still and this is where I would go with a larger name brand.

 

[DeaconFrost]

It is tough to beat Samsung's drives, in terms of price and quality. I usually pay around $20 for a new drive whenever I need one, and they work great, often getting some of the highest review scores. That's all I use anymore.

 

[mjf]

Blu Ray is nice but the cost is very high still and this is where I would go with a larger name brand.

R/W yes. Not reader only.
I recently bought a Plextor USB blu ray reader for $59.

You can get DVD R/W + blu ray readers at lower costs.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Why would you spend the money for a Blu-Ray and not get a R/W for the extra 30/40 bones?

 

[seekermeister]

One reason that I can think of is the cost of writing BD only starts at the hardware purchase, the cost of BD media is out of sight. Personally, the only thing that I can think of that would need such a large disk capacity is writing backup images to disk, to cut down on the number of disks required, but since I don't burn them to disk anyway, and even with the reduction in disks, the additional cost is prohibitive.

I suppose that one could burn multiple movies to BD media (not sure how one would select a particular movie) to compact their DVD collection, but since legal reasons make it necessary to keep the DVD, and the cost of BD duplication is so high, I can see no point in doing so. Besides having the comfort of knowing that you could write a BD, if you wanted to, what is the actual value of paying for something that you can't use?

 

[linnemeyerhere]

The same has been said about many media's past, present and will be said in the future. I for one would start with the DVD and then add a second optical as I can't live without two when I'm in full audio mode.....but that's me and the new trend is to have a driveless system which I can't abide.