Sony or Plextor

[rahu]

I'm considering a new DVD +/- writer. Right now I'm thinking about the Sony DRU-510a (becouse of the 8MB buffer) and the Plextor PX-708a (becouse it can write DVD+R in 8x).
But since the Plextor burner isn't out (at least not in Sweden) I haven't found any reviews of it.
I'm therefore wondering, should I wait for the Plextor burner or go for the Sony?

[spiderman2k1]

Plextor sony suck's if you read the post most people have problems with sony. For me I like Pioneer also NEC is good

[Gil T Pleasure]

Get the Plextor as it can write 8x to 4x DVD+R media.

[turk690]

That's nice, but when will these 8x DVD+R media be available? Will they not be expensive as well?

[Gil T Pleasure]

They will be expensive, no doubt about it. But like I said above, you can burn 8x using selected 4x +R media.

[tompika]

Plextor708 8x+R, 4x+RW
https://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters.php?DVDnameid=120&Search=Search&list=0#comments

or

Pioneer06

[MeTaLgEaRsOoTy]

the plextor doesnt write the whole disc in x8.
it still takes roughly the same time in x8 as it does in x4,and you gotta find 4 speed media that will work.

[tompika]

Most of the 4xDVD+R medias are RICOHJPNR01 like this one:

from start to end on 4X Arita + media.

2x speed from 0 - 2 %
6x speed 2 - 19%
8x speed 19 - 100 %

Avg speed 7.8X

[thayne]

Is the plextor a RICOH based drive?

[tompika]

No

[Gil T Pleasure]

Here's a review of the Plextor drive:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.html?i=1864&p=1

And since Tompika mentioned the Pioneer A06/106, here's a review of that drive as well:
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20030905/index.html

[jdizzy40]

Just bought the Plextor PX-708A today. Added it to the stable of reliable Sony DRU's. Backed-up full disk in 7:10 using TDK 4x media. This drive flys using the DVD R+ 4 x media, no doubt. I'm impressed so far. I will have to keep it working and make sure the drive will be as reliable as my Sony drives.

[tompika]

jdizzy40 could you please post some screenshots like drive info,
media info (blank and burned media at 8x)

Is that media readable in players?

thanks

[Bhola]

Greetings,

No hard feelings. I love my sony. So far made more then 200 Disk and no issue. The only problem is you can not use cheap media with this drive. So far not a single disk has fail and none of them are giving me problem playing on my dvd player-
I do not know or have experience with plaxter- B

[jdizzy40]

tompika: Just heading for bed when I checked my mail. All my systems are shut down except this one, which doesn't have the Plextor. I copied the log however, when DVD Decrypter did it's thing in ISO write mode. I'll run it through Nero also. I have yet to figure out how to post photos etc. on this site. Follow the directions, but I must be doing something wrong. Did however back-up a few other movies tonight with. Average burn time is around 8:10. The drive sort of like shifts gear around 20% into the burn and really gets moving. They have played in everything I have Panasonic S35 and my Sony DVP-NS315. Power DVD, Win DVD all played the disks okay as well. No complaints so far (so good).

[tompika]

No problem tomorrow will be fine.

DVDInfoPRO has media-, drive-info function,
can save JPEG with quality control (so you can keep the size under 50KB)

Good night.

[rahu]

Ok, then I will go for the Plextor if my Swedish distributor manages to get them on the 18:th Septemper as they promised earlier. I have seen dates as far as the 31t October so...