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Old November 15th 05, 06:56 AM
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Does anyone know of any good DVD burner hardware out there compatible with
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Old November 15th 05, 07:17 AM
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Spin wrote:

Does anyone know of any good DVD burner hardware out there compatible with
Windows XP?


Just about anythiny you dont buy on ebay.



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Old November 15th 05, 07:53 AM
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"Spin" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of any good DVD burner hardware out there compatible with
Windows XP?

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Have you gone into your local computer store lately?

They have shelves full of them.

Bobby


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Old November 15th 05, 08:16 AM
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None of them! WinXP does not support DVD drives. You will need 3rd
party software to make it work properly for you.

For internal drive I suggest Sony Black DW-Q30B Dual Layer 16X DVD+ &
DVD-R and RW DVD Burner OEM. Cheap and does exactly what it says on the
tin!!

For 3rd party software, use Roxio Media Centre version 7.5 (version 8.0
is still new and buggy)

hth



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Old November 15th 05, 10:20 AM
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:53:49 +1300, GraB wrote:

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:56:32 -0500, "Spin" wrote:

Does anyone know of any good DVD burner hardware out there compatible with
Windows XP?


They all are.


CDFreaks would disagree with that claim.

The two most popular burners at the moment are the NEC 3540 and the
BenQ 1640. Read the reviews for yourself.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=86

There's one for the BenQ too.

But before you decide on a burner, decide once and for all that you
will only buy Taiyo Yuden media, no matter what. All the rest is crap
unless it is rebranded authentic TY (like FujiFilm at Best Buy when on
sale - but it must be Made In Japan only).

A couple of good sources for TY media a

http://www.rima.com/
http://www.supermediastore.com/media1.html


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Old November 15th 05, 10:22 AM
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:16:54 +0000, ANONYMOUS
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For internal drive I suggest Sony Black DW-Q30B Dual Layer 16X DVD+ &
DVD-R and RW DVD Burner OEM. Cheap and does exactly what it says on the
tin!!


Sony is pure crap. Stay away from it or blank discs won't be the only
thing that gets burned.

NEC 3540 or BenQ 1640 are the favorites of the moment at CDFreaks.
Taiyo Yuden is hands down the single most popular media - nothing
comes close to it.

Some people recommend using +R for the NEC,

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Old November 15th 05, 10:45 AM
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"Bob" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:16:54 +0000, ANONYMOUS
wrote:

For internal drive I suggest Sony Black DW-Q30B Dual Layer 16X DVD+ &
DVD-R and RW DVD Burner OEM. Cheap and does exactly what it says on the
tin!!


Sony is pure crap. Stay away from it or blank discs won't be the only
thing that gets burned.

NEC 3540 or BenQ 1640 are the favorites of the moment at CDFreaks.
Taiyo Yuden is hands down the single most popular media - nothing
comes close to it.

Some people recommend using +R for the NEC,

--

BOYCOTT SONY!

SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!

HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!

YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!


Your last lines are a little misguided. It only occurs with a very few
recent audio CDs, and there are ways to prevent the rootkit from installing
in the first place.

The DRU-810a is a fast dual layer DVD burner. Installing any of Sonys
drives does not compromise your computer in any way.

Bobby




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Old November 15th 05, 02:51 PM
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:34:36 +1300, GraB wrote:

Does anyone know of any good DVD burner hardware out there compatible with
Windows XP?


They all are.


CDFreaks would disagree with that claim.


The two most popular burners at the moment are the NEC 3540 and the
BenQ 1640. Read the reviews for yourself.


http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=86


There's one for the BenQ too.


But before you decide on a burner, decide once and for all that you
will only buy Taiyo Yuden media, no matter what. All the rest is crap
unless it is rebranded authentic TY (like FujiFilm at Best Buy when on
sale - but it must be Made In Japan only).


A couple of good sources for TY media a


http://www.rima.com/
http://www.supermediastore.com/media1.html


A bit over the top!


If you have something constructive to say, then say it and do not use
trite cliches to hide behind. Exactly what did I say that was "a bit
over the top"?

It is a case of matching the media to the burner.


That was true 6 months ago, but if you had kept up with CDFreaks
sub-forums on these topics you would discover that there is a sea
change going on in the DVD media world. Solid names like Verbatim,
owned by Mitsubishi, have succumbed to market pressures and in some
well-documented cases are putting real crap out.

It has come down to this: If you can match the media to the drive,
that's great. There are some real bargains in off-brand media. But be
forewarned that at any time you could and likely will experience a bad
spindle because the manufacturer put crap on the market.

There is one very notable exception: Taiyo Yuden. If you buy genuine
TY-branded media, you will get genuine TY-made media and not some crap
from a factory in India. And here's the really good news: Because of
these very same market pressures that are driving most manufacturers
to put out crap, TY has had to lower its prices to compete. That means
you can buy the real thing for the same price as the crap.

I have been using Excel (OptodiscOR4 or 8) media with great success
with my LiteOn 832S.


I have used several media on my NEC 3540 with varying results. All of
a sudden out of nowhere, a spindle of Verbatims came up with 4
coasters out of 60 burns. I have never experienced that even with crap
brands like MemorWrecks. I inspected the active surface with a
magnifying glass and strong light and could see the problem - dye
splotches. Verbatim knowingly shipped crap to the market.

So now I only use Taiyo Yuden. It costs the same as Verbatim so why
not use it. The point I am making is that you are vulnerable to
problems in the future when you use anything other than Taiyo Yuden.

BTW, have you tried to play those discs of yours 1 year after burning
them? We had to toss about 100 MemorWrecks discs because they would
not play after 1 year. Now we have to backup everything a second time
- on TY discs.


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SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!

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Old November 15th 05, 02:55 PM
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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:45:05 -1000, "NoNoBadDog!"
wrote:

BOYCOTT SONY!


SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!


HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!


YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!


Your last lines are a little misguided. It only occurs with a very few
recent audio CDs, and there are ways to prevent the rootkit from installing
in the first place.


Another lame apology for Sony.

The vast majority find Sony's arrogant behavior intolerable.

The DRU-810a is a fast dual layer DVD burner. Installing any of Sonys
drives does not compromise your computer in any way.


Installing anything branded by Sony is asking for disaster.

BTW, did you check to see if Sony is going to support that drive?

Also, if you really wanted a Lite-On (which is what that Sony drive
most likely is), why didn't you just buy a Lite-On to begin with and
get support for a lot less cost?


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BOYCOTT SONY!

SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!

HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!

YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!

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Old November 15th 05, 02:57 PM
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:19:06 +1300, GraB wrote:

For 3rd party software, use Roxio Media Centre version 7.5 (version 8.0
is still new and buggy)


Very funny!


LOL.

Roxio is for AOL users.

Nero is too complicated for them.

Or maybe he's talking about Mac users.


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SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!

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YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!

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Old November 15th 05, 04:24 PM
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Roxio 7.5 and Nero Ultra 6.6 both do a good job! And I am not a America
(not)On-Line user!!!!!!



On 15/11/2005 (Bob) wrote:
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:19:06 +1300, GraB wrote:

For 3rd party software, use Roxio Media Centre version 7.5 (version 8.0
is still new and buggy)


Very funny!


LOL.

Roxio is for AOL users.

Nero is too complicated for them.

Or maybe he's talking about Mac users.


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Old November 15th 05, 04:28 PM
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Actually, a recent review of Sony's latest DVD-RW offering wasn't
very good. I can only think of one Optical company whose products
seem to always be first quality - Plextor.

"Yves Leclerc" wrote in message
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While scanning the Internet, I discovered the several Sony models appear
to be
"re-branded" Benq drives. Check on The Firmware Page (www.rpc1.org) for
more
info.


With Sony's disastrous DRM rootkit fiasco, I would stay away from Sony
drives.



On 15/11/2005 (Bob) wrote:
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:45:05 -1000, "NoNoBadDog!"
wrote:

BOYCOTT SONY!


SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!


HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!


YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!


Your last lines are a little misguided. It only occurs with a very few
recent audio CDs, and there are ways to prevent the rootkit from
installing
in the first place.


Another lame apology for Sony.

The vast majority find Sony's arrogant behavior intolerable.

The DRU-810a is a fast dual layer DVD burner. Installing any of Sonys
drives does not compromise your computer in any way.


Installing anything branded by Sony is asking for disaster.

BTW, did you check to see if Sony is going to support that drive?

Also, if you really wanted a Lite-On (which is what that Sony drive
most likely is), why didn't you just buy a Lite-On to begin with and
get support for a lot less cost?




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Old November 15th 05, 04:57 PM
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:28:24 -0500, "R. McCarty"
wrote:

Actually, a recent review of Sony's latest DVD-RW offering wasn't
very good. I can only think of one Optical company whose products
seem to always be first quality - Plextor.


Please do not top post. It is the sign of a newbie.

Plextor has indeed enjoyed a good reputation but they have not kept up
with the market. Their price is not justified and they too are
rebranding - so I am told.

The most widely approved drive is the NEC 3540 with the BenQ 1640 in a
close second place for the moment.


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BOYCOTT SONY!

SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!

HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!

YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!

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Old November 15th 05, 04:57 PM
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:24:53 -0500, "Yves Leclerc"
wrote:

Roxio 7.5 and Nero Ultra 6.6 both do a good job! And I am not a America
(not)On-Line user!!!!!!


But you are a top poster, which is the same thing.


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SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!

HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!

YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!

 




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