Help me buy a DVD burner

Games Goblin · 26-12-2007, 08:38 PM

Hi all

!

My previous DVD burner - Samsung SH-W162Z Died out (laser died out or something)

You can read that story here - Samsung SH-W162Z not reading/writing anything!

^^^Oh yeah and Moderators, if you are reading this you can close the above thread ^^^

The guy at the service center told me to buy a new one as repairing this would set me back by about Rs.1200.... So what's the best DVD Burner at this price range? I am willing to shell out a maximum of Rs.1500

Now, I searched through e-bay and found a few burners

1) LiteOn

2)Samsung (SATA)

Which is better SATA or IDE interface?

Also, Is LiteON a good burner (when I went through the forums, it seems to have a good reputation.

I would like to try something different than samsung...

Pathik · 26-12-2007, 09:06 PM

Get a Sony or LiteOn Sata burner..

codename_romeo · 26-12-2007, 09:45 PM

SONY or ASUS or LITE ON

a_tif · 26-12-2007, 09:49 PM

The only advantage of sata is that it has a smaller cable

no performance difference exists because
maximum transfer rates of optical drives is less than maximum supported by IDE

I recommend LiteOn

Games Goblin · 27-12-2007, 08:59 AM

I'm not interested in Sony as my friend bought one and it failed to read certain Discs. Samsung dosen't have that problem but it's not excatly reliable (I have a one and a half year old brick in the shape of a Samsung SH-W162Z in my home to prove that

). Pity, because my old PC had a Samsung CD writer and i'm pretty sure that it must have written at least 3000+ CDs and even after 5 years, the drive still works!

Of course, the tray pops back out sometimes after you have sent it in, but that's a fault I lived with..

So whats the difference between a LiteON and ASUS?? Can you guys give me model no.s and price before I head down to the shops? Much Obliged!

27-12-2007, 10:12 AM

I am using Sony DRU-820A model DVD writer without any problems. I recommend this one.

azzu · 27-12-2007, 11:29 AM

I recommend lite-ON

smile · 27-12-2007, 11:47 AM

Majority of people go for Sony or Lite-on

janitha · 27-12-2007, 05:34 PM

Despite all the earlier notoriety, Samsung's new SH-S203B has very good reviews and is becoming popular. It is cheap, SATA and reads and writes well. Have been using it for about 3 months.

Cool G5 · 27-12-2007, 05:46 PM

plz search before posting.
All ready 1000 of threads running on the same topic.

Games Goblin · 27-12-2007, 10:07 PM

Lite ON it is then, I have made up my mind. Could you please reccomend a model no.? Much Obliged.

Cool G5 · 28-12-2007, 09:41 PM

Ask for Liteon LH-20A1P.

utsav · 28-12-2007, 09:53 PM

Hey games my sh-w162z died and i bought asus 1814blt sata lightscribe for 1500bucks.i suggest u asus if u havnt bought lite on yet

26-12-2007, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Games Goblin Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kerala Posts: 69	Help me buy a DVD burner Hi all ! My previous DVD burner - Samsung SH-W162Z Died out (laser died out or something) You can read that story here - Samsung SH-W162Z not reading/writing anything! ^^^Oh yeah and Moderators, if you are reading this you can close the above thread ^^^ The guy at the service center told me to buy a new one as repairing this would set me back by about Rs.1200.... So what's the best DVD Burner at this price range? I am willing to shell out a maximum of Rs.1500 Now, I searched through e-bay and found a few burners 1) LiteOn 2)Samsung (SATA) Which is better SATA or IDE interface? Also, Is LiteON a good burner (when I went through the forums, it seems to have a good reputation. I would like to try something different than samsung...

26-12-2007, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pathik Google Bot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,751	Re: Help me buy a DVD burner Get a Sony or LiteOn Sata burner..

26-12-2007, 09:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
codename_romeo Romeo + Lucifer = ME Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 980	Re: Help me buy a DVD burner SONY or ASUS or LITE ON __________________ Sony Vaio CW26FG Nokia E 63 + Iphone 3GS Nikon D3000 + 50mm f/1.8 + 70-300mm Lens

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a_tif Broken In Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In front of my PC Posts: 148	Re: Help me buy a DVD burner The only advantage of sata is that it has a smaller cable no performance difference exists because maximum transfer rates of optical drives is less than maximum supported by IDE I recommend LiteOn

27-12-2007, 08:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Games Goblin Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kerala Posts: 69	Re: Help me buy a DVD burner I'm not interested in Sony as my friend bought one and it failed to read certain Discs. Samsung dosen't have that problem but it's not excatly reliable (I have a one and a half year old brick in the shape of a Samsung SH-W162Z in my home to prove that ). Pity, because my old PC had a Samsung CD writer and i'm pretty sure that it must have written at least 3000+ CDs and even after 5 years, the drive still works! Of course, the tray pops back out sometimes after you have sent it in, but that's a fault I lived with.. So whats the difference between a LiteON and ASUS?? Can you guys give me model no.s and price before I head down to the shops? Much Obliged!

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27-12-2007, 10:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Net007 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help me buy a DVD burner I am using Sony DRU-820A model DVD writer without any problems. I recommend this one.

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janitha Wise Old Owl Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kollam, Kerala Posts: 1,801	Re: Help me buy a DVD burner Despite all the earlier notoriety, Samsung's new SH-S203B has very good reviews and is becoming popular. It is cheap, SATA and reads and writes well. Have been using it for about 3 months. __________________ V.Prem Kumar

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27-12-2007, 10:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Games Goblin Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kerala Posts: 69	Re: Help me buy a DVD burner Lite ON it is then, I have made up my mind. Could you please reccomend a model no.? Much Obliged.

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