How is sony DVD writer, suggession please

bukaida · 22-07-2005, 09:58 PM

I am planning to buy a DVD writer at Kolkata. Should I opt for sony? Suggession please.

icecoolz · 22-07-2005, 10:52 PM

The best in the market in terms of DVD writer is the Benq 1640 which is not available in the Indian market. That leaves the Benq 1620 which is available here and se cond best. Then comes the Sony DRU-720A which I personally own and to date no issues with it. Very stable.

siriusb · 22-07-2005, 11:16 PM

Sony dru 800A here. It's cd recogition time in xp is pathetic; around 12secs! Other than that I am quite happy with it. Reads and writes a lot to a variety of disks. Reads all of the scratched disks that I've tried.
Get the latest Asus writers if u can.

Satissh S · 23-07-2005, 04:50 AM

Full marks for sony here! I bought Double Layer sony DVD Writer that can write approx. 8.4 GB of Data on a single DVD. Software bundle is also good with Nero suite. They also offer u a replacable front panel just in case u hav a black color chassis.

harshagarwal · 23-07-2005, 10:50 AM

definately Sony is the best even I own one and no probs till date

Charley · 23-07-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by icecoolz

Then comes the Sony DRU-720A which I personally own and to date no issues with it. Very stable.

Got the same too - sony 720 A, 16x dual layer .. It works fine ... Nice piece

darklord · 23-07-2005, 04:13 PM

Stay away from Sony.
Get Benq DW1620/DW1640 or LG 4163B or Pioneer 108D.

icecoolz · 23-07-2005, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by darklord

Stay away from Sony.
Get Benq DW1620/DW1640 or LG 4163B or Pioneer 108D.

Why stay away from Sony ? Care to elaborate ? Everywhere I have read good reviews on the drive and I personally have had no issues at all with it till date. So I would like to know why is it that you have that opinion.

23-07-2005, 04:47 PM

sony daru 720a here, yes man recognition time is horrifying, rest all is fine and i got it for a steal (4100)

darklord · 23-07-2005, 05:00 PM

Well Sony drives are basically rebadged LiteOn/BTC Drives.

LiteOn CD Writers were awesome,thats why Sony CD-R are good.

I dont say that LiteOn DVD-RW are bad but they perform well only with good quality media.

I myself had an Iomega drive which was a 812S drive.

Flashed numerous firmwares but the C1/C2 scans were not at all good.
I tried Moser Baer DVD+R 4X media which is a very good media,gave bad results.

So i didnt even dare writing on cheapo media.

Basically in DVD Writers or in DVD Writers in particular,the write quality is more important than anything.For example if the write quality is bad,meaning C1/C2 errors are more then these DVDs sometimes are unreadable over period of time.

Thats why i say stay away from Sony or LiteOn.Its better if i refrain from speaking anything about BTC....

These problems are not experience in the models i recommended and pricing is also quite in the same range for all drives.

Charley · 23-07-2005, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sunnydiv

sony daru 720a here, yes man recognition time is horrifying, rest all is fine and i got it for a steal (4100)

HUH, whats the recognition time u get?

siriusb · 23-07-2005, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sunnydiv

sony daru 720a here, yes man recognition time is horrifying, rest all is fine and i got it for a steal (4100)

Then I got mine for a heist (Sony dru 800a @Rs.4100)

Here's good reviews of many dvd writers:

Sony dru 800a
Liteon 1673s
Benq DW1625
LG GSA-4163b

imjimmy · 23-07-2005, 08:50 PM

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Get Benq DW1620/DW1640 or LG 4163B or Pioneer 108D

The Benq and the Pioneer rock! But LG pretty much sucks!

In the Indian market i think a Sony(rebadged Liteon) would be better than a LG for sure. I know of 2 LG drives that were defective. One was DOA. And the other had to be replaced thrice.

Try and get a Benq. Dw1640 is available if you look properly. Or you can wait for a few days for ready availibility. Both the BENQ and the Pioneer would be better than the Liteon.

bukaida · 23-07-2005, 11:01 PM

At Present from your openion , I have decided to buy a sony . The price they are saying is 3600. Is it OK?

digen · 24-07-2005, 12:04 AM

For which model are they stating 3.6k?
I too own a Sony DRU 720A.No issues whatsoever till now.Just got the DRU-800A for a friend & he reports its doing fine.

My first preference would have been the Benq one but due to availability had to settle for a sony.

hsnayvid · 24-07-2005, 12:33 AM

go for pioneer DVR - 109/A09.
I'm planning for the same.

for more details see the review:

http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=9&t=9764

all of the new writers are reviewed here!

darklord · 24-07-2005, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by imjimmy

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Get Benq DW1620/DW1640 or LG 4163B or Pioneer 108D

The Benq and the Pioneer rock! But LG pretty much sucks!

In the Indian market i think a Sony(rebadged Liteon) would be better than a LG for sure. I know of 2 LG drives that were defective. One was DOA. And the other had to be replaced thrice.

Have you even used the LG 4163B ?
It is the fastest writer on the market today.But still it doesnt compromise on quality.
Gives amazing scans.

LG was never regarded great in optical drives but this drive is amazing,i tell this from my personal experience after using BenQ 1640,Pioneer 108D,LiteOn 812S,LG 4163B....

hsnayvid · 28-07-2005, 11:51 AM

any one has pioneer??

Charley · 28-07-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by digen

No issues whatsoever till now.Just got the DRU-800A for a friend & he reports its doing fine.

Whats the updated feature in it? I have 720A..

kaysquare · 28-07-2005, 03:18 PM

Sony is basically a LITEON with a premium charged for sony name.

I suugest you to try to get a BenQ or LG. Personally I own a Samsung TS-H552B. No issues with tht either. I use it toburn home movies shot with my camcorder

Charley · 28-07-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kaysquare

Sony is basically a LITEON with a premium charged for sony name.

Huh, now, what does this mean ?

darklord · 28-07-2005, 07:46 PM

it means Sony doesnt manufacture their own drives, they buy OEM drives from LiteON,BTC... and rebadged them as SOny drives and sell them,plain and simple.

Vishal Gupta · 28-07-2005, 08:23 PM

So whats the conclusion?
Which one is the BEST?
cauz I'm also planning to buy DVD writer.
I was thinking of SONY, but seems they don't manufacture it.
So pls suggest which one should I go 4?
Is there ne special h/w requirement for a DVD writer?
Like how much RAM, etc.
My assembler told me that the s/w of DVD writer will not work properly on my comp, cauz it has only 128 SD RAM.

darklord · 28-07-2005, 08:47 PM

Benq DW 1620/1640 or LG 4163B or Pioneer 108D are your best options

Vishal Gupta · 28-07-2005, 09:16 PM

thnx!
And what about my requirement problem?
pls tell me whether its true or not?

rockthegod · 28-07-2005, 09:19 PM

Recently got a SONY DRU800A for Rs 3800 in Kolkata and already burnt 25 DVDs withou ne hitches or problems.

mohit · 28-07-2005, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by darklord

Benq DW 1620/1640 or LG 4163B or Pioneer 108D are your best options

just wanna know if any of these are Light Scribe compatible ?

AlienTech · 28-07-2005, 11:13 PM

Sony might be a liteon but the firmware is different and works much better. Not for all media but the Sony added media gives much better write results than the el cheapo liteon college grad write strats.

I think the LG 5163 is the only one with litescribe capability.

mohit · 28-07-2005, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AlienTech

I think the LG 5163 is the only one with litescribe capability.

is it LG4163B or 5163 ? now i am getting confused. which is the latest LG ?

darklord · 29-07-2005, 10:08 AM

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just wanna know if any of these are Light Scribe compatible ?

AFAIK, BenQ DW1625 is Lightscribe capable so is LG 5163.No idea about other models.

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Sony might be a liteon but the firmware is different and works much better. Not for all media but the Sony added media gives much better write results than the el cheapo liteon college grad write strats.

I know firwares make a lot of difference but even if you specifically tweak a firmware for a specific media code,there is very little chance that the scans would improve from worse to excellent on LiteOn/Sony Drives on a mediocre media.I ahve already said that LiteOn/Sony will give good scans on media like TY,Ricohjpn....

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is it LG4163B or 5163 ? now i am getting confused. which is the latest LG ?

5163 is expected but not sure if it has hit the market so...4163B is the latest one that is AVAILABLE in the market.