Brand of DVD Player to Buy for Ripping

[postul8or]

I'm thinking of buying a DVD Player for my computer. Is one brand of DVD Player better than the others in terms of being able to rip more, or rip better than other brands?

I was looking at getting a Lite-on brand DVD Player.

[postul8or]

Wow, thought I'd get a quick answer to this one!

[postul8or]

Answer me please!

[tonyp12]

answer: LiteOn

One that does NOT lock in to 2X speed on dual layer DVD_VIDEO

[THE RIPPER]

i'm very happy with my lite on 163, i'v ripped a lot of movies with it, it has great rip speed and also theres a region free firmware for it

[poopyhead]

yea..liteon or pioneer .. those r good

however, i got an 16x artex dvd-rom cuz it was only $13 after rebate...and it has been awesome....

i've seen it go upto 11,500 KB/sec

[MOVIEGEEK]

Survey says:Lite-on($40US includes PowerDVD)
Read this review:http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=60

[NeWcS]

I bouhgt dome cheap no-name from Pricewatch.com ( http://www.pricewatch.com/menus/m212.htm )

It rips at an avg of 8x

Give it a try

[twinegar]

I have 3 different brands in my computers and the Pioneers do the best job for me. Whatever brand you choose, you can get new ones at eBay pretty reasonable. Stay away from refurbs and system pulls.

[postul8or]

I think I'll go with the Lite On. The place I'm buying it from sells it OEM so I don't think I'll get PowerDVD with it. It would be nice to get a legitimate copy of that with it but oh well I'll survive.