Pioneer 111 Vs Pioneer DVR 112 ?

[Crelle]

Hey there,

Anyone there can tell me if there are facts now, there says that the 112 is as good / better than the 111 ?

Crelle..

[budz]

check out the PIONEER FORUM at Cdfreaks.com. I own both of those drives and they both burn very well with the dvd media that I use.

[lordsmurf]

Well, what I can tell you is the Pioneer 111 is pretty much perfect in all regards, both reading and writing, as well as build quality and media burn quality and media support.

That is important.

All models can vary a bit. While Pioneer is almost one of the best 3 drives, the 111 is probably their best drive to date. I need to buy another one.

[crjackson]

The 112 is proving to be a very awesome drive for me. I don't have the 111 to compare it to, but it smokes my 108 in all respects.

[budz]

Well, what I can tell you is the Pioneer 111 is pretty much perfect in all regards, both reading and writing, as well as build quality and media burn quality and media support.

That is important.

All models can vary a bit. While Pioneer is almost one of the best 3 drives, the 111 is probably their best drive to date. I need to buy another one.

Better hurry because the 111 will be obsolete soon. Newegg is out of stock at the moment. The local Best Buy here has the retail 710 (111d) on clearance for $49.99. I believe Fry's also has the Pioneer retail 710 for $29.99 after $15.00 mail in rebate.
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4806290;jsessionid=j5OI1DNF8wWFDcBCJxvsgQ**.node1?sit...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Going off topic a bit Newegg does have the SATA PIONEER 212 available as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827129009

I do like the 112 drive as it burns 12x-16x very well with VERBATIM & TY media.

[bbanderic]

I have the Pioneer 710 (111d) and it's fabulous both read and write. I would expect the 112 to be good as well but you never know, I'd go with the proven 111. As someone mentioned, checked the CD Freaks Pioneer forum, there's probably more user reports and testing been done on the 112 there.

[FulciLives]

The BEST BUY website now lists a Pioneer DVR-1810B which I am assuming is the retail version of the OEM DVR 112 ... is that correct?

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[budz]

The BEST BUY website now lists a Pioneer DVR-1810B which I am assuming is the retail version of the OEM DVR 112 ... is that correct?

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

Yes, that's the retail version of the 112. Both the 111 & 112 burn well with the dvd media that I use which is VERBATIM & TY. The latest batch of DVD+R MCC004 hasn't been as good as the DVD-R MCC 3RG20. The 112D I have it crossflashed to the 112L so it can enable bitsetting to dvdrom for single layer DVD+R media. You'll need to use TDB 112L hack firmware first then use the patched 112L Buffalo 8.06 firmware & then the Buffalo original 8.09 firmware. You can download the Buffalo firmwares from here:

http://www.4shared.com/file/11145216/c1d94c12/Firmware_and_utility_for_A12J112L.html
The instructions on how to flash are included in the zip file.

[[_chef_]]

111 is a great burner for me. I have 2 of them anyway.
Time to get a 212, its not out here....

[Bodyslide]

In Stock:
39.50 shipped
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=171029

39.00 shipped
http://meritline.stores.yahoo.net/pioneer-dvr-111d-16x-dvd-burner.html

[Richard_G]

]111 is a great burner for me. I have 2 of them anyway.
Time to get a 212, its not out here....

http://svp.co.uk/products-list.php?pg=2 and they ship to Germany

[gastorgrab]

DVR-111 can still be found under the ASUS nameplate.

ASUS DRW-1608P3S = Pioneer DVR-111 (with crossflash)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135083
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[[_chef_]]

]111 is a great burner for me. I have 2 of them anyway.
Time to get a 212, its not out here....

http://svp.co.uk/products-list.php?pg=2 and they ship to Germany

Thanks for the info, but I didnt find a 212 there.......

[golfnut]

I own the 111 in black and am looking for another but can't find black so I am considering the 112. Would like opinions on 111 vs. 112. Really like my 111 but can't find it in black, should I buy a beige 111 or is the 112 (which is available in black) just as good as the 111? Thank you for your comments.

[OneSickPup]

I own the 111 in black and am looking for another but can't find black so I am considering the 112. Would like opinions on 111 vs. 112. Really like my 111 but can't find it in black, should I buy a beige 111 or is the 112 (which is available in black) just as good as the 111? Thank you for your comments.

.... it was mentioned a few posts back - the ASUS DRW-1608P3S BK is available at Newegg for $30.99 + 5.64 shipping. It is a rebadged Pioneer 111 not the 111D. Of course it can be cross-flashed just like the 111D.

[golfnut]

onesickpup thank you for the repsponse. What is the difference between the 111 and 111d, any idea? Thanks.

[OneSickPup]

DVD RAM support which if you crossflash to the 111L you will get anyway. But al least it is available and in black.

[golfnut]

Thank you for the info.

[budz]

I own the 111 in black and am looking for another but can't find black so I am considering the 112. Would like opinions on 111 vs. 112. Really like my 111 but can't find it in black, should I buy a beige 111 or is the 112 (which is available in black) just as good as the 111? Thank you for your comments.

You could spray paint the beige 111 drive to black. The 112 is just as good as the 111. I own both drives.

[golfnut]

Thanks again Budz.