Buying a writer

[youngkes]

Im going to buy a dvd writer.

What is better? Pioneer 105 or plextor 504A?

(not + or - related, but affidability and reliability related)

[vric]

(not + or - related, but affidability and reliability related)

Plextor is +R and Pioneer -R... make your mind on the format, then after look for a drive

[youngkes]

(not + or - related, but affidability and reliability related)

Plextor is +R and Pioneer -R... make your mind on the format, then after look for a drive

+ or - not so important for me.

I want to known what drive have better reliability and better affidability

[Remco]

Eeeeej,

the Pioneer A05 is the only dvd-burner I own, and for me it's perfect. I can get DVD-R's at very low prices and they play on all the stand-alones I've tested so far (30+)...Very stable burner, more then 500 dvd's copied so far.

...next month we will have the Pioneer A06 which supports both DVD-R and DVD+R so if you want to do it right...pay the 70 bucks more for the A06!!

gr.
Remco

[vric]

(not + or - related, but affidability and reliability related)

Plextor is +R and Pioneer -R... make your mind on the format, then after look for a drive

+ or - not so important for me.

I want to known what drive have better reliability and better affidability

Both drive are very good. there is no more reliable drive than other.. A pioneer A05 can last 3 year or 3 month.. we never know

[SLICK RICK]

Whatever one you decide to get, if the company you get it from offers a warranty, make sure and pay the extra money and get it. I have a Sony dual format, but with the two you have in mind, I think the Pioneer would be the better buy.

GOOD LUCK,

SLICK RICK

[dna815]

I definately suggestion Pioneer A05.. it's a very good drive.. and you can hack it.. to burn 1x media at 2x.. speed.. so you will save alot of money buy blank media...

[vric]

I definately suggestion Pioneer A05.. it's a very good drive.. and you can hack it.. to burn 1x media at 2x.. speed.. so you will save alot of money buy blank media...

I suggest the LG 4020B Drive Cost less than Pioneer (250$Can so near 180$US) and you don't need any hack to burn at 2X :P

[youngkes]

Thanks!

I think that I will buy the pioneer drive.

[alchemistresearch]

Personal Compurter World (UK magazine) this month (July 2003) have a review of many DVD writers. The review may be on their website (pcw.co.uk) if you don't feel like buying it.

The NEC Multispin ND-1100 came out on top.

[lagerlout]

How much is the Pioneer you're looking at?
Have seen a few places still sell them for £185, whereas others are down to £145. Make sure you look around first, I can definately reccomend www.blankdiscshop.co.uk.

[tww1]

I have been testing all these burner for ther past 6 weeks and the best so far for the money is the plextor hands down. None of the company program that come with the units are very good but all the free things out there work on most od them. Foumd one big problem with most of the rest is long boot up for some reason not sure yet will keep on testing.

HAVE A GREAT DAY

[youngkes]

I buyed a pioneer A05U for 259.90 eur
(what about the U in a05U, is on a stickers on previous a05 stamp on manual?)

I will try it this week

thanks guys!

[Psycho_Dad_Rules]

Hi,

Go for the pioneer drive. I happen to own one my self and what i find a nice thing about the pioneer drive is.... it's faster. Yes indeed. When tested the pioneer does 4.1 - 4.2 speed when burning dvd's.
I know it's not much, but it just those little extras that make it worth while.

Greetz,

pSyChO dAd

[youngkes]

Pioneer A05U, U -> Us packing!!!!!!!!!!

But I buyed this drive in Italy.

Can I have problem cause of US packing?

Can I use the drive with zone 2 dvd?

[vric]

Pioneer A05U, U -> Us packing!!!!!!!!!!

But I buyed this drive in Italy.

Can I have problem cause of US packing?

Can I use the drive with zone 2 dvd?

you can change the region of your DVD burner 4 time (or 5) so you will be able to change it to zone2..

My drive came in Zone2 (didn't even know why) I have changed it to Zone1 (at least PowerDVD does it)

[Remco]

...or you can flash the firmware with a RPC-1 = region free one

[youngkes]

I used my new pioneer a05u this week and i confirm that is a very good player.

I copied a dvd 5 with dvd decripter (with win98) a 2x (dvd-rw pioneer)without problem and my player played it very fine.

Then I shrinked a title on a dvd 9, and then burned it with nero, with no particular setting at 4x (dvd-r pioneer) . It also played very fine on my player (philips 711, very very happy with it).