I am looking to buy/build a new buy pc & would like a DVD writer....
whats the best one to get & how much ??
ALL info appreciated on this as I don't really know anything on these
I believe they are still arguing the toss over the standard for dvd ?? so someone tells me.

shunty

 

the sony DRU500A can be bought here www.komplett.co.uk (its on the front page. £260 inc vat)

it supports BOTH major formats to save you making a gamble!

[Edited by Eagle7 - 11/20/2002 2:39:20 PM]

 

cheers eagle...
I have heard that reco are the best ?? but I suppose they will be more expensive, & the media is dear too isn't it ?

obviously (by the lack of replies) no-one else on here writes dvd's

shunty

 

I have a pioneer -R unit which is excellent. It means I can hire my games from Blockbusters, do a dvd copy and take em back

On a serious note though, I would go for the -R because it is more compatible with DVD drives, although +R is catching up. Also if u have a standalone dvd player or PS2, you will find that they (the ps2 especially) will only accept -R disks (and only good verbatim at that)

 

I would recommend getting a dvd-r writer, as this format is comaptible with playstation 2s

Something like a pioneer a-04

 

cheers guys, how much are they & what speed do they write at ??

shunty

 

HP DVD+RW writer and Verbatim DVD+RW are a good combo too, and work fine for PS2 also.

 

Check Ebay, before you buy at high street prices.

£150 on Ebay for Pioneer AO3 or HP 100i.

 

I have an idea...if you all send me a film/game, I will try all the different media, to see which DVD writer/media combo gives the best result

shunty

 

Just be careful because VERY few PS2s (allegedly a few version 6s) work with +Rs

 

why not just get the drive that does both formats? then you can just pick and choose what you write in.

seriously though, it is a brand new drive and should be as good as a ricoh, but lets you do both.

if i wanted to write DVD, i'd buy that. if you dont like Sony, NEC also do a dual format one too.

 

thankyou

shunty