i want to buy a dvd writer and i cant chose between the writers
 

hello everyone,

i wan to buy a dvd writer the mean point i dont know what is the defferance between the dvd-r & dvd-rw , and the dvd+r & dvd+rw ,and i dont know which braned should i get the pioneer A04 or the hp220i or do u have a better brand than those.
Or shall i wait for a new generation that r comeing soon.
i wont to use it to recored dvd movies and games for ps2.

so can u please help me ,thanks and waiting for yr feed back
:confused:

The most popular modal on the boards is the Pioneer A04.

For me though, I'm gonna wait untill all the standards settle down and the speed, capacity and features improve.

pioneer dvr 104

£250 from bigpockets

they are good!

have you got the link for them?

www at start
co.uk at the end


use some common sense man!
or
xxx.121cdr.com
bit more expensive.......but better service

Panasonic
 

I would rather go with a panasonic. The pioneer ones are good but they only burn till 4.7 G . The panasonic burns till 9. something G. Most movies are betweet 5 and 8 GB. Hope this helps.

no, not true, its a media issue, not a burner issue

Media Issue
 

Its not just a media issue. Theres different burners that write to different medias. I started off with a Hitachi 2500 which can only write to DVD-RAM. I returned this because DVD-RAMs are expensive as hell. Then I bought a pioneer A04. This burner writes to DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs along with CDRs. If you go to their site, you will find out that this burner can only write up till 4.7G. Then I started researching on Panasonic burners. Panasonic Burners can write both to DVD-rs which are usually 4.7G and DVD-RAMs.

I think it's just too early to buy a dvd-writer, as there is no real standard yet.

Re: Media Issue
 

its a media issue. u get media bigger than 4.7 gb, and its no longer a media issue. but right now, its a media issue.

but as asked in the first question: what's the difference etween dvd-r and dvd+r and also dvd-rw and dvd+rw.

but isn't the pioneer dvd writer too slow?? it's only 1x. Now i don't know anyting about dvd-writers... yet :D but how big is the difference between 1x and 2.5x???

What do you think about this writer

Philips DVD RW208K Intern Retail
Spin: 2,5X DVD+RW/8X DVD-R / 32X CD-ROM/ 12X CD-R/ 10X CD-RW
Access Time: DVD-RAM 140ms / DVD-ROM 140ms / CD-ROM 120ms
Cache: 2MB
Accessories: Blank DVD+CD-R, Diverse software
Warranty: 2 Years
Producent varekode: DVDRW208K

My Pioneer DVR A04 burns 4GB in just under 25 minutes (approx) using Nero.


This is at 2X Speed.


Fast enough for me for now. Ill buy another when speeds hit 8X or better.