How to buy a New DVD Writer.

stalin · 06-05-2005, 05:02 PM

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 · 06-05-2005, 05:32 PM

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

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 · 06-05-2005, 05:50 PM

Thanx Buddy

drvarunmehta · 06-05-2005, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drgrudge

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 · 06-05-2005, 09:15 PM

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 · 06-05-2005, 09:42 PM

How much does a dvd r costs of 4.3 gb

enoonmai · 06-05-2005, 10:16 PM

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 · 06-05-2005, 11:22 PM

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 · 07-05-2005, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mamba

@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 · 07-05-2005, 02:12 AM

@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 · 07-05-2005, 09:23 AM

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 · 07-05-2005, 11:16 AM

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.