What DVD-ROM drive do you guys recommend for ripping?

[cmusngi29]

hey guys,

I've been ripping DVDs with my Pioneer DVR-A07U and it's ripping kinda slow with decryptor(25to30 minutes). I have read that ripping with a DVD-ROM is faster depending on what brand you get. Some people say Lite on is good but it is kind hard to find them at a store here in Houston. What other DVD-ROM drives do you guys recommend?

[dafreak]

http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link=dvdresults.php3

[glockjs]

wow, i actually have the btc. dont remember ripping that fast, but probably need to mess with some settings. picked up from fry's electronics for 30 bucks, can't beat that.

[dafreak]

might want to check to see if it's running in dma mode, both in device manager and in bios.

[glockjs]

i downloaded the intel accelerating thing, but thats as far as ive gone. i'll check everything else when i have time, don't know having a 1.1 celeron helps all that much so i wont really care til i upgrade puters(which is real soon)

[RabidDog]

don't know having a 1.1 celeron helps
That wont be your bottleneck..

[glockjs]

nope, 1.1 celeron doesnt help..anything...at all. its actually pretty depressing.

as far as the original post, get the btc..cant go wrong for 30 bucks.

[digitaltree]

I have a Maddog 16X DVD rom from officemax. Ripping time ranged from 12 to 25 minutes depends on the encryption/size/vbr etc. of the original disk.

[TBoneit]

Well I'm using a Lite-On 16X and it runs up to 15X on Single layer disks, 7-9 on dual layer disks. +RWs.

FWIW

[lordsmurf]

This is for READING only.

Best
BTC burner
Pioneer ROM
LiteOn ROM
Sony ROM

I'd stay away from
Hitachi ROM
Pioneer burner
Sony burner
LG ROM
LG burner
MadDog (they often have LG or Hitachi)
Panasonic ROM
NEC ROM
NEC burner

[MOVIEGEEK]

cmusngi29,
BestBuy and Circuit City sell Lite-On's.