2004 03 29
As you might know, I do a lot of video (of Anya of course). My workflow is as follows: film with my Sony TRV-18E, transfer to the PC using Firewire, edit and render using Ulead Videostudio 7 and burn as VCD or CVD using my Samsung CD-RW.
I am seriously considering buying an Asus DRW-0804P DVD-R/RW drive. In fact, it’s a rebranded Pioneer DVR-A07/107. I want to do that in order to render my videos in D1 (720×576) MPEG2 files and play them as when using a normal DVD-Video.
Please advise.
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March 29th, 2004 at 20:01
“seriously”??? Thanks for keeping me informed… thru the weblog
March 30th, 2004 at 17:13
Aha! The joy of having one’s wife checking on what we are buying
In November 2002, I bought an iBook. Since then, I’ve been forbidden from making any “big” purchase. Of course, sometimes I sneak a book or two…
March 30th, 2004 at 17:14
Actually, my intention was to write that DVD-RW are sold at about £90 in the UK. Are they cheaper in Mauritius?
March 30th, 2004 at 22:53
Not really. It seems to me that a DVD writer costs about Rs. 5000 in Mauritius at this moment.
March 31st, 2004 at 11:05
Gigabyte DVD Writer ~Rs.4,100
April 2nd, 2004 at 01:06
What are the features?
The Asus is 8X, both DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW and as I told you a rebranded Pioneer DVR-A07 which is considered one of the best DVD writer.
I tend to believe that cheap writers are only 4X.
April 5th, 2004 at 23:45
Hey there
I’d just thought I’d add my 50 cents
At the moment, most of the 8x highend dvd writers are pretty much the same, with the exception that they offer small, often unused benefits in order to try and distinguish themselves from the competition,
As most of the parts are manufactured by the same people (with the exception of plextor), the main differences are implemented in the bios level.
Dvd writers in order of my personal preferance.
NEC ND2500A RRP £55 (owned by me)
Writing DVD+R: 8x
DVD-R: 8x
CD-R: 32x
Rewriting DVD+RW: 4x
DVD-RW: 4x
CD-RW: 16x
Reading DVD-ROM: 12x
CD-ROM: 40x
This DVD writer is probably the best and cheapest one for you, in reviews it was never the fastest (up to a minute slower writing @8x compared to the plextor) but has the best write quality to blank DVD’s which not only makes the media degrade much less over the years, it also means less skipping on ordinary DVD players.
Note :- This writer works best on UDMA and solely on it’s own channel, and definately not in USB/Firewire caddys.
Plextor PX-712A RRP £150
Writing DVD+R: 12x
DVD-R: 8x
CD-R: 48x
Rewriting DVD+RW: 4x
DVD-RW: 4x
CD-RW: 24x
Reading DVD-ROM: 16x
CD-ROM: 48x
Plextor PX708A RRP £100 (owned by me)
Writing DVD+R: 8x
DVD-R: 4x
CD-R: 40x
Rewriting DVD+RW: 4x
DVD-RW: 2x
CD-RW: 24x
Reading DVD-ROM: 12x
CD-ROM: 40x
HD (High density burning, burn 1.4gb on a 700min CD)
Fastest +r 8x writer, , very reliable, constant firmware updates for new media available, works great in an external caddy (usb/firewire external chassis (many don’t))
Plextor PX-712A RRP £150
Writing DVD+R: 12x
DVD-R: 8x
CD-R: 48x
Rewriting DVD+RW: 4x
DVD-RW: 4x
CD-RW: 24x
Reading DVD-ROM: 16x
CD-ROM: 48x
Newer and improved version which writes @12x (good luck finding the media for it though)
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