Ave,
I'm planning on buying a new DVD Writer for my Computer to burn my DVD movies. You can find out more info on my problem here : https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=241403
I want advice on whether Pioneer is a better of Choice, or Sony ?
Thanks,
Mickey
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Here's a good thread on DVD Burners:
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Originally Posted by Bodyslide
Actually i did go through that thread which brought me down to Pioneer & Sony... but now between these two, i'm finding it difficult to decide.
Thanks,
MickeyI don't suffer from Chronic Insanity & Psychosomatic Multiple Personality Disorder!
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Sony used to be a brand you could rely on. I owned a Sony burner a year or so ago. I wouldn't buy another one.
The burner quit working when it was 8 months old. It took me over 3 weeks of calling tech support before I got an RMA. I sent the burner back and they sent a replacement. The replacement worked for 4 days and then had the same problem. I threw it out and bought a LiteOn. -
Just to throw a spanner into the works, here is the latest review of DVD writers from PCPro magazine:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/109/dvd-re-writers/products.html
Enjoy!
For those of you who cannot get to the site, here are the results
PRODUCT COMPANY NAME PRICE RATING AWARD
LG GSA-4040B LG £150 6 Labs winner
NEC ND-1300A NEC £136 6 Recommended
Mitsumi DW 7802 TE Mitsumi £128 5
Panasonic LF-M621E Panasonic £128 4
Pioneer DVR-106 Pioneer £115 4 Value
Ricoh MP5240A-DP Ricoh £145 4
Sony DRU-510A Sony £184 4
TEAC DV-W50DK TEAC £142 4
Philips DVDRW416K Philips £128 3
Toshiba SD-R5112 Toshiba £118 2Mantisgeek -
Ave,
From whatever i'm seeing and being told... i think i'm getting inclined towards Pioneer... i think i'll probably go for Pioneer.
Thanks folks!
MickeyI don't suffer from Chronic Insanity & Psychosomatic Multiple Personality Disorder!
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Sony doesn't make any burners anymore that I know of. Most are made by Liteon and re-badged. In my opinion, and that of many others, the 108 Pioneer clobbers the Liteon unless you want to tinker around.
Still a few bugs in the system... -
Originally Posted by chas0039
One more thing.. is there a place i can find out which is the best Media to use for a certain Burner? For example.. right now i have an Optorite Burner, and soon i plan to buy Pioneer 108. Is there someway i can find out which is the best DVD Media to buy for particular models of a particular brand burner?
Thanks,
MickeyI don't suffer from Chronic Insanity & Psychosomatic Multiple Personality Disorder!
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I have 3 Pioneers total, a 105,107 and 108. Over 3000 burns on all of them.
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Originally Posted by Bodyslide
Thanks,
MickeyI don't suffer from Chronic Insanity & Psychosomatic Multiple Personality Disorder!
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I use Supermediastore.com and Rima.com I have used Ritek and Prodisc DVD-R. About 70% have been the printable variety. Mostly 4x Media.
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Originally Posted by Bodyslide
mickeyI don't suffer from Chronic Insanity & Psychosomatic Multiple Personality Disorder!
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Thanks all of you folks for all your wonderful help.
I finally went ahead and got the Pioneer DVR 108 Dual Layer 16x DVD Burner and a 50 Pack if ProDisc 8x DVD-R.
I can't wait to author & burn some movies to see the results.
For now i'm using Nero 6 for my burning... if anyone has got any suggestion, i'm open.
Thanks,
MickeyI don't suffer from Chronic Insanity & Psychosomatic Multiple Personality Disorder!
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I use Recordnow Version 4.5 and DVDdecrypter to burn most of my DVD's. I will use Nero to Burn only data.
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sony is junk I like Pioneer I have a AO4 love it. I also have LG 4081B little better then Pioneer. LG you can use DVD-Ram as a hard drive. Pioneer can only read DVD-RAM. I have two Sony DRU500AX both had problems.
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Thanks for the input folks.
Which one is better... DVD Decrypter or Nero 6, and why?
I use DVD Decrypter for other things, i never used it for burning my DVD Movies, in fact, i didn't know i could use DVD Decrypter to burn DVD Movies. When i have authored my DVD, i get the Video_TS and Audio_TS folder on my HDD. How do i burn those to a DVD using DVD Decrypter?
Thanks,
MickeyI don't suffer from Chronic Insanity & Psychosomatic Multiple Personality Disorder!
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With nero open up a dvd iso/uhf option and drop and drag the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS files over then burn option and should work fine.
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I'll echo the pro-Pioneer sentiment. They make a great writer
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I had a Sony, which I replaced with a Pioneer, which I've stuck with ever since....
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