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Old 30 July 2005, 08:00 PM
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Default DVD Burner which type ??

Thninking of going to a dvd burner, trouble is i dont know whats the best one..

theres dvd dvr r dvr r+ r- etc..

i thought the bl**dy blue book had resolved all this??


whats the most compatibel format?? and will the burner do cd,s as well or do i need tokeep that

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Old 30 July 2005, 08:19 PM
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pioneer dvd-109 will burn dvd's and cd's and plus and minus

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=172712

can get it on the above link

with dvd, a DVD-R is write once read many whereas a DVD-RW can be written to several times.

As far as im aware the plus format you can do more with, but the minus format is better supported. Films use the minus format

http://www.videohelp.com/dvd

have a read of that

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Old 30 July 2005, 08:45 PM
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You cant go wrong with one of these.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=82782
Old 30 July 2005, 11:22 PM
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LG make a nice tri format drive. It will burn all forms of DVDs, and will also handle all CDs. I have the older version that works a treat, its just a lot slower than the new one.
Old 31 July 2005, 09:38 AM
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I have the LG drive mentioned, not bad, burns everything except DVD-R DL.
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yep I would go for the pioneer 109... very nice unit and well priced.
Old 31 July 2005, 06:31 PM
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Pioneer 109 all the way for me, very reliable drives (got 4 of them!)
Old 31 July 2005, 06:32 PM
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Plextor are menat to be one of the best on the market...but you do pay for that...
Old 31 July 2005, 09:46 PM
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I have read that NEC drives are good also, considering Pioneer and NEC use the same internals and NECs are cheaper to buy.
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Humm NEC ? , I'd go with the 109 bud , iv got both & the 109 knocks spots of the NEC ,
IMO that is , agree that plextor are 1 of the best out there but it all depends on how much you are going to use it , I had a plex cd-rw & it lasted over 4 years , then i got a cheap 1 BIG mistake back-up about 30-40 disk for the car & kaput it died on me ,
Pioneer have been doing writers for a long time so you wont go wrong with a 109 buddy ( most come with the updated firm-ware so plug in & go )
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This may help you decide:

http://www6.tomshardware.com/storage...102/index.html
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NEC's are good, mines chugging along nicely - does everything except DVD-RAM, can also be tweeked to force it to burn at higher speeds on cheapo discs (which sometimes limit you to 4x ).

As to which format is best to write with, well thats a good question. I have a really old Yelo DVD player in the lounge and it isn't bothered at what type of disc you put in (rw+ RW- R- R+ they all work ) in theory it should only play R- discs, but its not bothered what I stick in it
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