any have a pioneer dvd-120? is it anygood for ripping

[JamesUK]

hiya, have just orded a pioneer dvd-120 to go along with my dvr-105, its mainly just for ripping, does anyone have this drive and what kina of ripping speed can i expect from it

thanks

[Coopervid]

Just give it a shot!

seems you ordered it anyway and didn't do a lot of research for best ripping speed. My EPO / Maddog still seems to be unbeaten for speed and
being region free as is.

Good luck! I guess only an owner of a DVD-120 can provide actual speed information.

[PIRATE_PRINCE]

Is that drive available in the UK? How much did you pay for it
and finally what ripping speeds are you getting from it?

Many thanks

[JamesUK]

not actualy got it yet, i orded it yesterday so will be arriving tomorrow (tuesday) and yes its available in the uk, i orded from a uk site.

i paid £30 for it

[PIRATE_PRINCE]

Sorry JAMESUK. I should have been more specific, I was refering to the other drive sugested.

Many thanks

By the way Jay, its me VIPER just so you know ha ha.

[Coopervid]

Not completely sure.....

I've done some search in Yahoo UK but couldn't find it. It's also sold as a Teco / Relisys but I've seen that those have the RPC activated. Mine was /is sold in the US by CompUSA as MadDog 16xDVD.
However the ripping speed is great. Ripped yesterday a movie at 9.3x average and 12.3x max.

[JamesUK]

i not even heared of this maddog drive

[Coopervid]

It's not a MadDog (stupid name anyway, isn't it?) but an EPO-8216. MadDog just markets the drive for CompUSA. Similar to Cendyne for Pioneer DVD burners. Something US specific....

It might be sold in the UK under a different brand name and it might then not be region free as it is from MadDog.
Do a little research with Yahoo.... +EPO +DVD +8216 or also w/o the +EPO.