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Posted by Vernon Balbert on 04/29/07 09:36
On 4/29/2007 1:19 AM, SalesMart.com.au went clickity clack on the
keyboard and produced this interesting bit of text:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:29:03 -0700, Vernon Balbert
> <vbalbert@gmail.nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> My NEC 3550a drive is starting to have problems and so I need to find a
>> replacement. This drive was the best I've ever had and I'd love to
>> replace it with the same model, but unfortunately, it's no longer made.
>> Does anybody have any suggestions as to what drive might be as good as
>> the NEC? I'm not sure I trust the new Sony-NEC models because of the
>> issues I've seen with Sony and DVDs.
>
> I tried the latest Sony-NEC A170A and decided not to sell these.
>
> The latest Pioneer DVR-112D or 212 Pioneer drives are the best since
> the old 109's from Pioneer. I own the 112D and have firmware 1.15 and
> the PIE/PIF are the lowest out of all the current new 18X burners I
> have tested.
>
> The new 112D can also scan for PIE/PIF which is the first Pioneer
> drive to do this.
>
> I've very happy with this new Pioneer 112D as unlike the previous 2
> models it burns most 16X at 16X.
>
> If you do get the Pioneer 112D or the 212 SATA model then install
> firmware 1.15 as it drops the PIE but about half which is a very good
> thing.
What media is considered the best for this? I currently use Taiyo-Yuden
with fantastic results (I think out of 200 discs I've had a couple of
coasters) which is better than other media. I have another machine with
a Pioneer 109 drive but it didn't perform nearly as well as the NEC
that's dying.
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