help choosing dvd burner

[penz]

Can anybody offer advice on what burner to buy ?
i am mainly going to be using it for backing up my dvds / ps2 games ..hopefully this way my 1yr old daughter wont destroy my entire collection lol..
looking to spend around £250 uk and have been looking at the pioneers but i have been told that there is a sony that is the dogs .
Any advice ?
just want a burner that will back up discs and then be able to play backups in my standalone dvd player oh yeah and it must be able to do ps2 as well
any help would be great
sorry if this is not the right place to put this post ..

P3nZ:confused:

[Chromedome]

Go to www.bigpockets.co.uk they have the new Sony DW-U10A at £279.

Burns DVD-R, DVD-R(W), DVD+R, DVD+R(W) @4X and CD-R @ 24X, CD-R(W) @12X.

[penz]

Thanks for that but whats the sony like for being able to back up both kinds of media that i want ? ie ps2 / dvd movies.
also if not the sony whats the pioneer dvr - ao5 like ?
i seem to remember that this was a good drive ?
thanks again , just dont want to buy a lame dog as 250 is a fair bit to shell out especially if it wont do what i want it to do

P3nZ:rolleyes:

[Chromedome]

The Sony and the Pioneer will successfully back-up PS2 and DVD.

It's personal choice really.

The thing worth considering is that there are two types of media on the market, -R and +R.

Which media will win the day nobody knows, however, the Sony gives you both options.

[Chromedome]

Just seen the Sony drive at www.overclock.co.uk for £199 + VAT

[Chromedome]

Sorry wrong site, try www2.theoverclockingstore.co.uk

[penz]

Thanks for that ..:)
so far it looks to be the sony then . i find it strange how sony will make a burner that will allow you to back up sony products ie ps2
as usually they can be funny about stuff like that . but hey both options is better than one !

P3nZ

[bighap]

They are both great burners but -r media is stil more widely used and supported by more devices. You don't need the +r option for PS2 games but if your dvd player will only play +r you might consider the Sony. If you don't know what your dvd player supports you can check here (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers). You can save some money by going with the Pioneer as well. The choice is yours.