Advice on which DVD burner to buy

[Desperate Jip]

Hi, hope everyone had a great christmas and new year

My prob is that i'm looking for advice on which DVD burner to buy. I have £100 now but i could save a bit more if it is going to be worth it. The things i want to consider are:

Broad media compatability
DVD player compatability

I'm not too fussed about speeds and am maybe more inclined to go for
a minus format burner ( but i'm open to suggestions )

My main DVD player is a "Cyberhome CH 400" which plays my SVCD's fine (and, so i have been told, a variety of CD-R brands) but i have not tried any DVD-R's in it.

"Pioneer" seem to be very popular / compatable burners and my friend has told me it might be worth saving a little bit more and getting a "Plextor"

Hope i've given enough info for ppl to help me in this coz its a bit of a nightmare and i aint that rich <lol>

Thx ppl

[ckdexterhn1]

DVD player compatibility will have more to do with how you are burning and what software and less with the actual burner, but all factors are important.

Broad media compatibility I would have to say Pioneer, as it likes cheap and expensive media equally. Sony is a bit more picky, will burn some cheap media but likes the expensive stuff more. I have the Pioneer A05 & the Sony 510A.

I'm sure others will chime in with other choices.

[Desperate Jip]

Thx m8, i think i might well go for a DVR-A06 as its well priced and seems to be a good all rounder when it comes to media

P.S. I'm using Nero Express 5.5 at the mo but when i get this new burner i may think about using different software to burn my DVD backups with any suggestions ?