DVD Burners & Softwear?

[Kush]

Master thread if you're looking for a DVD Burner or DVD Burning Softwear


I feel my burner is crapping out on me. I'd like to invest in a new DVD/CD combo burner to fix the issue. I'm not sure of the quality ones out there because the only burner I've ever had came with my computer. I'd like to find one that is EAC friendly. Can someone reccommend a few good models and what I should be looking for in a new drive (features). I figure everyone on the site has a burner so it should be easy to get several responses from people who like their burner and its features. Thanx for the help in advance.

[Jorge]

I am also looking for a combo drive and would appreciate suggestions~
Jorge

[Kush]

To my great surprise I found out that DVD burners burn cdr's also. I didn't know that. So, to narrow my question down. I'm looking to find an internal DVD burning drive that is EAC friendly. Any suggestions or feedback from people here that have/use these burning drives?

[rcarljohnson]

Here is a good site to peruse for all things Video/DVD related:

http://www.videohelp.com/

You can look up the models of DVD burners out there and read other peoples experiences with them. I myself just recently picked up a MadDog 16x Double-Layer Burner and love it! I haven't burned many discs yet (3) but from the reviews on VideoHelp, I was able to determine that this is a really decent drive which is really a private-labled NEC drive. (http://www.mdmm.com/products/optical...R6in1-16DL.asp)

Oh yeah, and I bought it at Office Max for $79.00 after mail-in rebate.

Hope this helps!

Bob

[Karst]

Originally Posted by Kush

To my great surprise I found out that DVD burners burn cdr's also.

You probably want one that can read both CD & DVD? Then maybe get one of the high-end Sony ones - although they will set you back $158 I think. In my previous workplace we a got LaCie and their internal one is $99. I always found them to be quite reliable.

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10568

Good luck!

[Kush]

Anyone have any feedback on this one?

LiteOn
LDW-851S
8X DVD Dual

ATAPI / E-IDE Half-Height internal DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-ROM / CD-R / CD-RW / CD-ROM combination drive

SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer Under Run error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality

SMART-X function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality

VAS® system reduce vibration and noise during recording and reading
Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn

DVD read compliant: DVD single / dual layer (PTP / OTP), DVD-R (3.9 GB / 4.7 GB), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW

CD read compliant: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM / XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW

Supprot both 8 cm and 12 cm disc of CD and DVD family

Conform to Orange Book: Part 2 CD-R Volume 1, Part 2 CD-R Volume 2 Multi Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 1 (1x, 2x, and 4x), Part 3 CD-RW Volume2: High Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 3: Ultra Speed

Supported transfer mode: PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra DMA mode 2

Product Specifications


Speed DVD Family:
Write:
DVD+R 8x (10800KB/sec) by Zone-CLV
DVD-R 4x (5400KB/sec) CLV
ReWrite:
DVD+RW 4x (5400KB/sec) CLV
DVD-RW 2x (2700KB/sec) CLV
Read 12x (16200KB/sec) maximum by CAV
CD Family:
Write 40x (6000KB/sec) maximum by P-CAV
ReWrite 24x (3600KB/sec) maximum by P-CAV in UltraSpeed disc
Read 40x (6000KB/sec) maximum by CAV
Buffer Size 2 MB
Access Time DVD Family: 160 ms
CD Family: 140 ms
MTBF (Life) 70,000 Hours
Support OS Windows 95 / 98 / NT4.0 / ME / 2000 / XP
OS Requirement Pentium III 450 MHz or faster CPU and 128 MB or higher RAM are required
650 MB HDD available capacity; and 5 GB free space for creating a DVD image file
Power Requirement +5 V +/-5% and less than 100 mVp-p ripple voltage
+12 V +/-5% and less than 200 mVp-p ripple voltage
Dimension 145 ( W ) x 41.3 ( H ) x 170 ( D ) mm
Weight < 0.9 Kg

[rcarljohnson]

Here is a link to the reviews page at VideoHelp.com

-http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters.php?DVDnameid=180&Search=Search&list=2#comments -

Scroll down toward the middle of the screen to start seeing the reviews.

Bob

[Kush]

Anyone else have a DVD burner that they like.

Why? Specs?

[silentmachine]

Hey!

What software do you guys recommend for creating DVDs, i.e. chapters and menus etc?

Thanks for yer help!

link: http://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=2#2

[Five]

check here:

http://www.videohelp.com
http://www.doom9.org

hope this helps

[silentmachine]

thanks guys!

Get this.

http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dvdlabpro.html

i was wondering what type of software i should use to copy shows. does anyone have a recommendation for some good freeware....or do most of you purchase ripping software? thanks for any help....

[smurfatefrog]

I would definately say the best free DVD copying software is DVD Decrypter, it rips DVDs & then will burn the .iso file. I use this and Nero for all my copying, but Nero obviously isnt free.
DVD Shrink is also good, especially if you need it for other reasons