What's your DVD Writer/Burner Speed?

[d_unbeliever]

Im buying a 8X8 DVD Writer/Burner...What's your DVD Writer speed guys? how many minutes to burn a movie(approximate/average)? so i could compare...

[Bodyslide]

Pioneer 108
4x- 15 minutes
8x- 8-9 minutes

Using DVD-R Media

[B2D327]

My Sony DRU-530 is 8x and my NEC 3500 is a 16x

[BetaMaster]

I have a Lite-On SOHW 812S which burns -R (sometimes) and +R (usually) at up to 8X. However, mostly I burn at 4X although I'm burning more 8X as the media becomes more common. I lucked out when I got my new computer - they ran out of the 4X drive I paid for and went to an 8X for free.

However, I would go to a 12X or 16X drive right now. Although finding media that fast is nearly impossible right now, it's only a matter of time and it's much easier to downgrade media than upgrade a drive. Good 12X and 16X drives don't sell for a great deal more than 8X drives do.

I haven't made up my mind about DL I certainly don't plan to upgrade immediately, and the media is still very expensive, so I don't see any use for it.

[goggles]

NEC 2500 firmware hack to a 2510a
4X -R 13~14 min
8X -R 8~9 Min
4X +R 13~14Min
8X +R 9~10 Min

[bazooka]

BTC 1008

8x = 10 minutes
4x = 15 minutes

[d_unbeliever]

ya 12X and 16X media are not yet widely available...that's why i think im taking the 8X...and im planning to burn maybe 4X or below

[budz]

plextor 708A is a 4x burner but it can burn 4x DVD+R media @ 8x speed. 4x DVD-R/+ media takes 15 minutes & the 8x speed for only DVD+R media takes 8 minutes.

pioneer 107D is a 8x burner. 4x speed media takes 15 minutes and 8x media takes 8 minutes.

[lordsmurf]

4x, 15 if full

[DVD_NDN]

lg gsa 4120B

speed? 16X I believe.. but the media I use is only 4X (memorex dvd+/-R
and RW) all 15 minutes if full.

[spiderman2k1]

LG 4081B 4X for DVD-R and DVD+R 24x for CDRs

[redwudz]

Sony DVD DW-U18A. Just burned a +DVD data disc; 8Min 47Sec at 8X.

[freestylegreek]

Since this has to do with speed. I dont want to bother anyone but when dealing with a dvd-rw that is 1x or 2x how long does that take? I saw someone say 4x takes 15 mins on there dvd burner. So i take it 2x would be 30 mins.

[FulciLives]

Since this has to do with speed. I dont want to bother anyone but when dealing with a dvd-rw that is 1x or 2x how long does that take? I saw someone say 4x takes 15 mins on there dvd burner. So i take it 2x would be 30 mins.

You are correct ... at 2x the burning time would be 30 minutes IF the DVD is full or near full. The less full the DVD then the less time it takes.

I just got a burner that does 8x and I've burned about 25 DVD-R discs now and have found that it takes about 8 minutes and most of these are pretty close to full. The range has been about 4.25GB to 4.29GB in size.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[freestylegreek]

Ahhh good to hear. =)

Well im on the look out for a dvd-rw that handles 4x. I only checked out http://www.bestbuy.ca

BTW since i hear of speed changes when burning using a dvd-r would that also include the dvd-rw?

[DereX888]

i have various 2x to 16x burners, but the most often used speed I use is 4x DVD-R for DVD-Video discs, 3x for -RAM discs, and 8x for data DVD-R discs (files, avi crap etc).
My burner of choice: LG GSA-series writers.
Media of choice: Ritek G04 for DVD-Video, Ritek G05 for data DVD-R, Maxell ver.2.1 for -RAM.

My suggestion to you: buy at least 8x multiformat writer. In a half year time 8x media should cost same as 4x media costs now. Dont buy any extended warranty etc crap, because you will buy another writer before it expires

[gmatov]

My 811, 832, and 2500 burn some at 4X, some at 8X. My 411@411 will do 4X, period.

A friend just bought a NEC 3500, 16X, and with Memorex printables, I don't know if these are coming up Media Code RicohJPN, or his others, but he is getting 12X burns with whichever they are. And he's had these disks for several, months, so they are not the "new batch" improved models.

Cheers,

George

[Capmaster]

Pioneer 107. 8X burn of 4466MB takes 8:22

[SLICK RICK]

My Sony and NEC are both 4x. Takes 15 mins if burning a full disc.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Microadvantage 4x - 4x = 15 minutes.

Though I'm cheap so I buy no name 2x discs and wait the half hour to burn

Kevin

[racer-x]

I/O Magic 16x (BTC DRW10161M):

8x = 8 min 42 sec
4x = 14 min 32 sec

4.36 GB disk.

[glockjs]

ya know....i have two 8x burners and i still have burned at nothing but 4x...which take somewhere in the 15 min range

[yoda313]

ya know....i have two 8x burners and i still have burned at nothing but 4x...which take somewhere in the 15 min range

Hello,

Have you done firmware upgrades at all???

Kevin

(you're using 8x discs right??? )

[neomaine]

Cendyne (pioneer) 105. 14-15 minutes for a full disk.

[glockjs]

ya know....i have two 8x burners and i still have burned at nothing but 4x...which take somewhere in the 15 min range

Hello,

Have you done firmware upgrades at all???

Kevin

(you're using 8x discs right??? )

yeah yeah. 8x discs. 4x on purpose. still no coasters that werent my fault

[d_unbeliever]

i hope ill will minimize my coaster...does lowering my burning speed to 2X or even 1X will help in lessening the coaster?

[jakol]

hi,
pioneer 108--8x=7-8 mins (full)
got ritek GO5 and Prodisk MMC supposed to be 8x but can burn @ 12x=5-6 mins.

[d_unbeliever]

ohh the store here got 16X gonna buy that one instead of this 8X