Best DL +R Burner with BookType Setting?

[mlong30]

I have 4 questions.

1. Who currently makes the best DL +R Burner? (Top 3)
2. Which DL +R burnner will allow me to change BookType Setting to DVD-ROM?
3. Will the DL +R format run on current players if you can change the BookType Setting to DVD-ROM?
4. Any ideas when Plextor will release a DL burner?


Thanks!

Matt

[budz]

mlong30 wrote:

Any ideas when Plextor will release a DL burner?

plextor already has a DUAL LAYER 16x DVD burner out , model 716.
http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&f=43

Who currently makes the best DL +R Burner? (Top 3)

1. BENQ 1620
2. PIONEER 108
3. PLEXTOR 716 because they've announced 6x DUAL LAYER firmware upgrade in a few months.

check out the forums at www.cdfreaks.com on those brands i listed.

Which DL +R burnner will allow me to change BookType Setting to DVD-ROM?

BENQ 1620 has BITSETTING automatically for DVD+R for single layer and dual layer media.

Will the DL +R format run on current players if you can change the BookType Setting to DVD-ROM?

according to lordmsmurf some dual layer media is not compatible with some dvd players. dual layer media is still quite expensive in my opinion.

i have 2 BENQ 1620 drives that work great even with DVD-R media. in my opinion it's the best drive out there right now perhaps until PIONEER releases the 109 drive at the end of this month.

[tekkieman]

Of course, everyone will have their own "best" opinions, usually based on what they own. As another BENQ 1620 owner, I can say it is very good. I haven't burned an DL with it yet, but it's been great with everything else. Is it "the best"? I don't know, I don't really have anything to compare it to. It does, however, work great for me!

[tim6661234]

1. Who currently makes the best DL +R Burner? (Top 3)
2. Which DL +R burnner will allow me to change BookType Setting to DVD-ROM?
3. Will the DL +R format run on current players if you can change the BookType Setting to DVD-ROM?
4. Any ideas when Plextor will release a DL burner?

1. Mines a Lite on but Pioneers hava good rep. These are just opinions.
2. Lite On lets you bitset. Pioneer automatically records +DL as DVD-ROM (I believe)
3. Not all but a lot more than will without the bitset.

[Quantum]

Here are three excellent burners right now:

Best factory firmware support - Benq 1620

Best out of box support - Pioneer DVR-108

Best hacked firmware support - NEC3500

All of them will bitset DVD+R SL and DL to DVD-ROM either with stock or replacement firmware.

Stay away from the Plextor. The write quality isn't there yet and I can't see spending the $$$ premium on something that might write well in the future. When that time comes there may be another king on the block like the Pioneer DVR-109 for half the cost.