Witch DVD burner should I buy? / Watermarked DVD's

Hello!

I read in a article that that within a year DVD movies will have watermarks on them and will therefor be impossible to rip/burn.

the article said that new DVD burners would not rip a watermarked DVD and the standalone DVD players would not play a copy with a watermark.

BUT "old" DVD writers would ignore the watermark copy protection
so my question is WICH TYPE OF DVD BURNER SHOULD I BUY?
Considering possible future watermarks!?

You can read more about it here (In swedish):

http://www.datormagazin.se/itnytt/print.html?recno=0206012

[agzz]

or the link at the bottom of that page. (in english)

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2103686,00.html

[agzz]

Stevej, see you have the same Hitachi player as me.
Do you know if it plays DVD-R? I have tried contacting Hitachi but no answer. the guy at my store didnt know either.

So, if I understand the ZDNet story corectly, no DVD burners are equiped with watermark technology YET. Or....?

[agzz]

thats how i read it.

[bshelkey]

After reading the story on ZDNet, these two paragraphs stood out to me.

The plan would work on two levels. A DVD burner that recognises a "don't copy" watermark would simply refuse to burn the copy. Similarly, a DVD player that is loaded with an unencrypted movie would look for the watermark. If it finds a "don't copy" stamp on a copied DVD, it would refuse to play the movie.

Each unit sold before the watermarking technology is in place is a potential problem from the studios' point of view. These devices, whether players or burners, won't recognise watermarks and could still be used to rip and burn movies.

With what knowledge we are exposed to, the next generation of burners are several months off. While we wait for 4X burning, the potential for this watermark technology could be incorporated. Perhaps the units that are available now may be the better choice sacrificing speed over abilities. Now with -R units dropping below $250, it makes me wonder if they're not making way for 4X units. Are they closer than we think?

[marvink25]

hi,

i just wanted to say that if you are considering to buy a dvd burner,

never BUY a Philips burner.

this is comming from one of the first philips dvdrw device owner.

if sevice and afther sales is important to you. you will keep this in mind

You seem to have had problems with your Philips DVDrw eh?

I was thinking to buy the Richo DVD+rw/r burner, does anyone know if its any good?

[marvink25]

hi
the richoh is a much better choice, have you looked at the dvdrw200i
from HP, of that i'm shore the service is ok

good luck

[Clotz2000]

Yeah while this new technology might not be far off, I'm sure someone will figure out a way to get around it