Posted by Okilee Dokilee on 08/28/05 10:25

"Okilee Dokilee" <dt011b5875@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Colin Wilson" <void@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> > I`m debating getting a DVD writer, and my choice of vendor from previous
> > good experience would probably be SVP...
> >
> > Anyone got any comments on particular models ? (further to the one in
> > the other thread about some NEC drives being weak for reading damaged
> > discs)
> >
> > Pioneer DVR-110D
> > Philips Lightscribe PBDV16LSB
> > HP LightScribe
> > LG GSA-4163B
> > NEC 3540
> >
> > (i`m not particularly arsed about paying over the odds for lightscribe
> > discs when a marker will usually do at 1/4 of the cost...)
> >
> > There appears to be a few brands of discs that the Pioneer firmware
> > isn`t happy with at present, which is why i`m slightly hesitant at just
> > buying that - I would have grabbed the older 109 but they`re not in
> > stock any more...
> >
> > I`m happy enough to stick with slower burn speeds - do all DVD burners
> > have the equivalent of "burn proof" now, if for some reason the computer
> > can`t buffer the data fast enough ?
> >
> > TIA :-}
>
> Of course they all have burn proofing.
>
> I have the LG and it's very good. I haven't tested it with a variety of
> different disks, only Riteks. The LG has the advantage of being able to
burn
> DVD RAM disks as well as + & - and is only �30, which makes it a few quid
> cheaper than some, if not most, of the rivals.
>

P.S I always stuck with the Pioneers before I finally switched to the LG.
The LG is the best I've had yet. I read reviews of the LG before making the
switch and it got very good write-ups.

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