Is DVD ripping bad for DVD burner drives?

[VinnySem]

I've read several posts and heard from other users that you shouldn't rip with your DVD burner, that it damages the drive. I don't see how that could be, it's just reading data from the disk. True that some burners are rip-speed locked, but there are hacked firmwares aplenty that eliminate that limitation.

[MOVIEGEEK]

It doesn't matter if you use a DVD-ROM or writer to rip,it's just cheaper to replace a DVD-ROM.
As with all electric motors and gears they only have a finite life expectancy,the more you use it the less time it will last.

[forcelite]

Yes, people are talking about the wear and tear on your burner, vs DvD rom.

One thing to think about is that burners almost always have more powerful lasers, and thus can read problematic DvD's better.

Plus people tend to not keep computer hardware as long as it suposed to last, due to new technology coming out, and not because it is "worn out"

Force

[SaSi]

Plus people tend to not keep computer hardware as long as it suposed to last, due to new technology coming out, and not because it is "worn out"
Force

I've been trying to wear out my Pioneer 116 DVD-ROM in vain. Still going strong after 2+ years. So do most CD-ROMs I've bought. Never failed.

On the other hand, 2 CD Recorders failed and my SONY DRU500 is generating "Power Calibration Errors" more often than I would like.

I tend to believe that recorders are more fragile than CD/DVD-ROMs. And since they are slower in ripping, why use them?

[handyguy]

PCEs can mean you are going too fast for your media, try 1x.

Writers are cheap these days, so its easy to have two rather than a dvdrom. Plus, you can make two copies @ same time.

[Meteor]

Since technology changes so fast, you'll probably want the next best thing before your burner wears out. So I say go for it. Unless you do a massive amount of ripping, using your burner to rip shouldn't be a problem. And the unlock 12x ripping firmwares for Pioneer drives do work very well. My Pioneer 105 rips faster than my old dvd-rom.

[richdvd]

It doesn't matter if you use a DVD-ROM or writer to rip,it's just cheaper to replace a DVD-ROM.

That's why I bought a cheap LiteOn DVD-ROM drive..a great ripper and much faster than my burner

[ViRaL1]

I have 2x4all on my 105 and it rips faster than my DVD-ROM, but I still tend to use the ROM for ripping. I'm already beyong my warranty period on my burner and since they're more expensive to replace I don't want to wear it out any sooner than necessary. If you have the room (and the money, opt for a combo DVD/CD-RW). Having another DVD capable drive also enables you to do disk to disk copying.

[jeex]

i've been ripping with my 106 (hacked f/w) since i've purchased it.. it really is a better dvd ripper.. its faster than my liteon 163d & it can read scratched discs better.. i dont really have a problem with ripping with this drive.. i'll be purchasing a dual layer burner in a few months here and then pretty much all this 106 will be doing is ripping discs.