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  • cold_ice
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2002
    • 3027

    #1

    DVD burner

    I need to buy me one, can any of you recommend one to me? Thanks in advance
  • baddog
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 107089

    #2
    I bought myself one for XMas, but have yet to open the box it came in, so can't really say how good it is

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    • doober
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2003
      • 6984

      #3
      using a nec 1300a, works well and burns up to 4x...
      been burning many dvd movies lately which is pretty sweet

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      • pornkitten
        Confirmed User
        • Dec 2003
        • 1412

        #4
        there is an online site where you can get a dvd recorder if you want it
        too lazy to find advertising for this sig space

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        • beemk
          CLICK HERE
          • Jan 2002
          • 20829

          #5
          vcdhelp.com
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          • KRL
            Entrepreneur
            • Oct 2002
            • 31429

            #6
            Check out the DVD Burners on http://www.NewEgg.com.

            They have the best prices and you can click and read customer reviews for every one.
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            • doober
              Confirmed User
              • Jul 2003
              • 6984

              #7
              Originally posted by pornkitten
              there is an online site where you can get a dvd recorder if you want it


              there are many sites that sell dvd recorders, if I want it!

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              • Butrflied
                Confirmed User
                • Aug 2002
                • 1344

                #8
                I just bought a plexor external one today .. hooked up in no time .. when I play around with it a little I'll let you know what I think of it ..
                ~Butrflied~

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                • pornkitten
                  Confirmed User
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 1412

                  #9
                  no its a free download talk to me on icg if interested
                  too lazy to find advertising for this sig space

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                  • cold_ice
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jun 2002
                    • 3027

                    #10
                    Originally posted by pornkitten
                    no its a free download talk to me on icg if interested
                    Explain please

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                    • doober
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 6984

                      #11
                      Originally posted by cold_ice
                      Explain please
                      ive been confused since the first post

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                      • fsfaz
                        Confirmed User
                        • Apr 2003
                        • 747

                        #12
                        I picked up a 8x Optorite DD0401 recently. Works great.

                        Paid about $125.00 w/ a black face.

                        8X DVD+R
                        4X DVD-R
                        4X DVD+RW
                        2X DVD-RW
                        40X CD-R
                        24X CD-RW


                        Tip: Some 4x media burns at 8x. Check out the manufactures website.

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                        • doober
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 6984

                          #13
                          how long to burn 5gb at 8x?
                          im guessing 6-7minutes?

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                          • overlord
                            Confirmed User
                            • Dec 2003
                            • 3670

                            #14
                            Pioneer DVR-A06U DVD±RW Writer

                            Price Grabber

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                            • evildick

                              #15
                              Is DVDXCopy worth the money for backing up movie DVD's, or is there something that does the same thing for free? (other than a cracked version of DVDXCopy)

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                              • doober
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jul 2003
                                • 6984

                                #16
                                DVDxcopy works well, but i noticed on some older dvds they dont come out looking Amazing ( slightly choppy....most people wouldnt notice it)
                                it does work well tho, backed quite a few with this app lately

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                                • cold_ice
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jun 2002
                                  • 3027

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by overlord
                                  Pioneer DVR-A06U DVD±RW Writer

                                  Price Grabber

                                  Damn nice price but how much use does yours get?

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                                  • iroc409
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jan 2003
                                    • 4728

                                    #18
                                    i'd say the best all-around burner is the sony +/-. it seems to have the most versaitility and playability in all set-top players. they just released an internal 8x model, or you can get the 4x in internal/external.
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                                    • xxxoutsourcing
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Oct 2003
                                      • 3888

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by fsfaz
                                      I picked up a 8x Optorite DD0401 recently. Works great.

                                      Paid about $125.00 w/ a black face.

                                      8X DVD+R
                                      4X DVD-R
                                      4X DVD+RW
                                      2X DVD-RW
                                      40X CD-R
                                      24X CD-RW


                                      Tip: Some 4x media burns at 8x. Check out the manufactures website.


                                      8X DVD+R
                                      4X DVD-R
                                      4X DVD+RW
                                      2X DVD-RW
                                      40X CD-R
                                      24X CD-RW

                                      It's important that it will do all + and -

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                                      • cold_ice
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Jun 2002
                                        • 3027

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by iroc409
                                        i'd say the best all-around burner is the sony +/-. it seems to have the most versaitility and playability in all set-top players. they just released an internal 8x model, or you can get the 4x in internal/external.
                                        Yeah thats the one I'm leaning towards-- Sony DRU-530A

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                                        • lennox
                                          Registered User
                                          • Jan 2004
                                          • 144

                                          #21
                                          whatever you do, DO NOT buy a Pioneer.

                                          thats the only advice I have for DVD burners...

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                                          • iroc409
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Jan 2003
                                            • 4728

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by cold_ice
                                            Yeah thats the one I'm leaning towards-- Sony DRU-530A

                                            they make a cheaper model that looks like their standard cd/cdr drives, it's quite a bit cheaper and basically the same drive, but i hear it's intended for oems and sony has like _no_ support for it.

                                            haven't heard much about the new 8x, but it looks the same, and is probably the same drive, if the speed jump is that big of an incentive.
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                                            • KobyBoy
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jul 2003
                                              • 201

                                              #23
                                              I just got one myself last week. This is the first DVD recorder I ever owned/purchased. After doing some research about what to get DVD+R or DVD-R I narrowed it down to either the latest Sony drive or the latest Plextor drive. I ended up getting the latest Plextor drive from New Egg. I got this one, The reason why I got this one is because this drive is guaranteed to burn at 8x on 4x media. 8x media is either a) really hard to come by and b) its still very expensive. 4x media you can pick up anywhere for a very reasonable price. The drive is also capable of burning in DVD+R and also DVD-R format and you can use re-rewriteable disc so this drive is essentially a DVD+RW and DVD-RW combo drive. This together with the fact that it's guaranteed to burn at 8x on 4x media made it the #1 choice for me. All the discs that I've made with it so far can play on both my PS2 and also on my Toshiba DVD player no problem. This drive also comes in white/beige. If/when you get this drive head over to the Plextor site and download the latest firmware. It's very painless to do. The only thing that sucks is that if you get the non-OEM package from NewEgg they will charge you an extra $7 bucks for software with the drive which I don't recommend you use. It's comes with Easy CD creator and I've read on the net that it has some issues with XP. I got the OEM version of the drive that doesn't come with software and got Nero 6 also from NewEgg to handle all my burning needs.

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                                              • cold_ice
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jun 2002
                                                • 3027

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by KobyBoy
                                                It's comes with Easy CD creator and I've read on the net that it has some issues with XP.
                                                I will be running XP.

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                                                • flashfire
                                                  ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2
                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 13098

                                                  #25
                                                  I have an old pioneer burner but it works great still (2 years old it was the cats ass when I first got it) as for software use dvd shrink its the best and its free!!!

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                                                  • KobyBoy
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Jul 2003
                                                    • 201

                                                    #26
                                                    I will be running XP.
                                                    Don't worry. The DVD burner is in my XP box also. There are other software out there that can burn DVDs also. I would recommend that you go and get the latest version of Nero. It's $70 but its well worth every penny. It comes with a suite of CD/DVD burning software. You will not be disappointed. Everything to create professional looking DVD is included in the Nero 6 suite. Hightly recommended. And it works great too with my XP box.

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                                                    • On-top
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                      • 2283

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by KRL
                                                      Check out the DVD Burners on http://www.NewEgg.com.

                                                      They have the best prices and you can click and read customer reviews for every one.
                                                      I've bought quite a few things from newegg.com, good experience everytime. The reviews are pretty helpful.
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                                                      • cold_ice
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Jun 2002
                                                        • 3027

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by KobyBoy


                                                        Don't worry. The DVD burner is in my XP box also. There are other software out there that can burn DVDs also. I would recommend that you go and get the latest version of Nero. It's $70 but its well worth every penny. It comes with a suite of CD/DVD burning software. You will not be disappointed. Everything to create professional looking DVD is included in the Nero 6 suite. Hightly recommended. And it works great too with my XP box.
                                                        Thanks bro, I'm getting it today. I was just waiting for some decent prices they have really came down a lot since they came out

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                                                        • justsexxx
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Aug 2001
                                                          • 13723

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by evildick
                                                          Is DVDXCopy worth the money for backing up movie DVD's, or is there something that does the same thing for free? (other than a cracked version of DVDXCopy)
                                                          I use DVD shrink in stead. Best of all it's fast, and it's free

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                                                          • KobyBoy
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Jul 2003
                                                            • 201

                                                            #30
                                                            I second that. DVD Shrink is awesome and it's completely free. There is other software out there for those who are interested in this. Check out http://www.dvdrhelp.com/ and http://www.afterdark.com/ for guildes and what software to use.

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                                                            • KobyBoy
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                              • 201

                                                              #31
                                                              Actually its http://www.afterdawn.com/. I keep on screwing this up. Sorry...

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                                                              • phogirl69
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Jul 2001
                                                                • 3330

                                                                #32
                                                                I have a dvd burner and it SUCKS . Seems like it takes like 8 hours to "transcode" a 1 hr movie.... It takes FOREVER to transcode a mpeg to a movie on dvd, you have to do it overnight.

                                                                And you need a lot of space on your pc to burn movies. I think the dvd burner makes an extra copy of the mpeg on your pc and it hogs up all the space.

                                                                Is this normal?

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                                                                • 4Pics
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                                  • 7952

                                                                  #33
                                                                  The pioneer a06 is an excellent drive, the Sony drives I have had bad luck with people I know getting them.

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                                                                  • - AFN -
                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                    • Jun 2003
                                                                    • 3101

                                                                    #34
                                                                    I use http://www.pricewatch.com for all my hardware buying you can get some sweet deals there. check it out
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                                                                    • flashfire
                                                                      ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2
                                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                                      • 13098

                                                                      #35
                                                                      DVD Shrink can re-encode a 2 hour movie in 25 Mins on a good system...best program and its 100% free

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                                                                      • KobyBoy
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Jul 2003
                                                                        • 201

                                                                        #36
                                                                        I have a dvd burner and it SUCKS . Seems like it takes like 8 hours to "transcode" a 1 hr movie.... It takes FOREVER to transcode a mpeg to a movie on dvd, you have to do it overnight.

                                                                        And you need a lot of space on your pc to burn movies. I think the dvd burner makes an extra copy of the mpeg on your pc and it hogs up all the space.
                                                                        Is this normal?
                                                                        Unfortunately yes it's normal. What do you use to encode your files ? TMPEnc is really fast at converting to an MPEG-2 (DVD format). It also depends a lot of your hardware. My DVD burner is in a 2GHz Athlon XP box. If I use Nero to create a DVD from scratch with my own custom menu, menu music, animated thumbnails and 4GBs of data it will take about 4hrs on that box. If you don't care about making your menus pretty and having all the eye candy you could just encode with TMPEnc and perhaps you will get faster results. Also you might want to try DVD Shrink. That program is super fast also (by super fast I mean 2+ hours).
                                                                        If it takes you 8 hours to encode a 1 hour file something is either a) not set up correctly with the software you are using or 2) you don't have enough power in your computer. Post some specs of both the hardware and software you use and we'll see if we could help you.

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