Need suggestion on dvd burner

[taydu]

i'm kind of new to this. What is the best dvd burn on the market now? and what software is best for making dvd back up?
Thank you all in advance

[Bob W]

1: NEC ND-1300a, dual format DVD burner $145 here http://avlogic.com/product.cgi?code=18030059
2: DVDshrink (free), DVD2one, or DVDx Xpress. Oh and InstantCopy.

Actually a good deal IMO is to go tto www.321studios.com where if you buy DVDx Xpress (around $50) they are offering a dual format DVD+/-R/RW drive for $100.

[taydu]

does this drive have any kind burn under proof data?
is dvd x copy and DVDx express the same?

[Bob W]

does this drive have any kind burn under proof data?

All drives these days have that and this one also has the 8MB buffer.

[poopyhead]

does this drive have any kind burn under proof data?

All drives these days have that and this one also has the 8MB buffer.

i think he meant burn-proof...for buffer underruns....

even 8 MB buffers can't prevent buffer underruns

[Bob W]

I think all drives these days have some type of burn proof technology built in.

[taydu]

one more question then i might be out of you guy hair . Is there a test burn option which let the buner pre-burn before it actually burn the data on the disc (if it ok then it will continue with the process, if not it would promt you to fix it and suggest that you not to burn it.) That would help in case of a small scratch on the original dvd .

[Bob W]

one more question then i might be out of you guy hair . Is there a test burn option which let the buner pre-burn before it actually burn the data on the disc (if it ok then it will continue with the process, if not it would promt you to fix it and suggest that you not to burn it.) That would help in case of a small scratch on the original dvd .

That would be a function of the burning software not the drive. I know RecordNow Max and Nero have that option.

[taydu]

what is the minimum requirement for the drive you show on top?
My system is old
466 intel celeron
256 mb ram
16x dvd-rom
dual hard dirve 20gigs + 120gigs
and Windows 2000 Pro
can it work on my system ok? Or I need a better system?

[taydu]

oh, this baby can burn dvd-5 and dvd-9 right?

[Gil T Pleasure]

DVD5 maybe, but certainly not DVD9. No red laser DVD burner to date can burn to DVD9 blank discs. In fact, no writable DVD9 disc exists as DVD9 disc is pressed and not burned.