Pioneer vs. Lite On

[DVDDave]

I already can guess the answer by reading about the Pioneer DVR 108, but, how much better is the 108 vs. the Lite On 832 and the new 1233?? Does the new Pioneer bitset like the Lite On?? The reason for this question is that I have a credit to burn from Newegg and need to use it soon.

Thanks---Dave

[budz]

No bitsetting capability for Pioneer dvd burners. The Liteon drives have bitsetting capabilities. The Pioneer 108 is good for DVD-R media compared to the Liteon drives tend to favor DVD+R media. In my opinion I would take the Pioneer 108 which has DUAL LAYER capability. I only own a Liteon 411s because it was so darn cheap I couldn't pass it up. I use it mostly to do KPROBE SCANS. I use my Plextor 708A drive mostly which sometimes I switch out and use my Pioneer 107D. If you really want a comparison check out the Liteon and Pioneer forums at cdfreaks.com

[Shocker Milwaukee]

Does anyone know if the Pioneer 108 auto bitsets single layer +R to DVD-Rom ? ( I already know it does this with DL Discs )

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=107261

Never going to happen for SL DVD+R discs.
Automatically sets DVD+R DL discs to DVD-ROM.

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=17568&highlight=pioneer+08

Go with the pioneer 108, it has support for all the currently available DL medias, and doesn't need to be bitset out the box, it does it automatically,

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=105033&highlight=108+bitset

[chas0039]

You REALLY want to look at NEC 3500AG. I have all three drives and if it weren't for RAM and Kprobe I would only need the NEC. It burns everything I have significantly better.