How to buy a New DVD Writer.

[stalin]

I plan to Buy a New DVD Writer. Which brand can i go for? what will be it cost. How much data can it write at what speed and how long it will take to write a DVD ROM for 1 GB

[drgrudge]

Hmm...to write a DVD of about 4gb takes 13 minutes in a 2X speed.

DVD writers:
1. Benq 16X burner : Benq 1600/1620 ->Same drive (1600), can be flashed into the 1620 (done by the company themselves) , officially using a Benq sanctioned firmware.Superb reviews out at CDRLabs and CDFreaks, indicate this is "THE" drive to own.
Cost: rs. 4500

2. Sony 720-b/720-a
A very good drive, only the second best after benQ :twisted:
Cost: rs. 4.8k


3. LG-4120B and 4160B
The good thing about LD drives is the can write almost all formats, including DVD- RAM
Cost: 5K

[stalin]

Thanx Buddy

[drvarunmehta]

Hmm...to write a DVD of about 4gb takes 13 minutes in a 2X speed.
@drgrudge: way off the mark. 4gb at 2x takes 25+ mins. 4gb at 4x takes 15 mins.

[drgrudge]

lol man, i have written as much as 15 DVD's on this speed and it tkaes around 14 mins to fill a one DVD-r of 4.5gb with a speed of 2X.

[Official Techie]

How much does a dvd r costs of 4.3 gb

[enoonmai]

Depends on the media, you get local brands all the way from 20 bucks to good quality media at 70 bucks. That's of course, DVD-5/R media only.

[mamba]

recently boght a lite-on 1673s 4 Rs 4.3k . its simply gr8 . recommend u this 1 . came out 2nd in the CHIP dvd writer shootout after gigabyte ( but gigabyte wasnt available at nehru place )

@drgrudge , 4.5 gB 8x moser baer writes in bout 5.5 mins . a local 4x ' scorpio ' takes 11- 12 mins . dunno how u r able 2 write on 2x in the same time .

moser baer 8x - 10 dvd spindle - Rs 350
scorpio 4x - 25 dvd spindle - Rs 390

[drvarunmehta]

lol man, i have written as much as 15 DVD's on this speed and it tkaes around 14 mins to fill a one DVD-r of 4.5gb with a speed of 2X.

@drgrudge , 4.5 gB 8x moser baer writes in bout 5.5 mins . a local 4x ' scorpio ' takes 11- 12 mins . dunno how u r able 2 write on 2x in the same time .

@drgrudge: i agree with mamba. which burner do you have? are you using some kind of modded firmware?

[drgrudge]

@drvarunmehta, i got a LG -4120B and i burn DVD at 2X speeds only which takes 13-14 mins.

See u get faster speed when u write at 4X or more....

[Santosh Halemani]

Then what about the format wars the dvds r facing? i know that a lot a formats exist and all dvd writers not supporting them.

[enoonmai]

Who cares about the format wars? As long as the drive is able to write DVD+/-R/RW and standard DVD-Video, there is no problem. I hardly see anyone using DVD-RAM. The trouble with the format wars is a bit sorted out for this generation, as most newer drives are able to write +/- media as well as some that write to RAM media too. The trouble is with the next-gen drives.

[vysakh]

Hmm...to write a DVD of about 4gb takes 13 minutes in a 2X speed.

for me burning a 700MB CD-RW at 4X takes atleast 8 minutes.
I used alcohol and noted that the speed was always in 3-3.5X speed range.