DVD-Writer

[Guest]

Hi

I highly recommend AOpen.

I have the model DVD1648/AAP PRO, and I cant fault it.

Id never even heard of AOpen until I was told about this model by several computer technicians at uni.

It turns out that this brand is one of the most reliable on the market, and yet incredibly good value!

http://global.aopen.com.tw/Products/dvd ... awards.htm

Dont ask me any technical stuff, all I know is that its brilliant

[Guest]

1. outer DVD is more expensive, that's the only diference, I think.
2. Double layer may be usefull if you want to store a lot of data on one DVD. Personally I've never used it yet.
3. Somethink new is arriving (higher data density) but for now DVD is still the best choice.
4. Personaly I use toshiba, and I am not disapointed.

[Guest]

1-Outer is in fact more expensive, but offer you the option to take it out with you (like when visiting a friend that don't have any DVD writter too..)
2-Double layer is only usefull to store lot's of data as you will not be able to use theses DVD (Double layer DVD+R) in home appliance (like external DVD player). But you may get a double layer burner for almost the same price as a single layer, so why not?! You will still have the option to use single layer DVD (DVD-R) in it..
3-like emileczek say, something new is coming, but a burner for it will take a few years...
4-AOpen is very good, LG is cheap but not bad, toshiba is ok too... Read some review before to buy one...

[infiniter]

I heard all original DVD are double-layer, so to burn a DVD you usually need 2 DVD-R unless you have a double-layer one... is it true?

No, not all are. Depending on the combined length of all movie content, a DVD is only dual layer if it exceeds 120mins running time.

[infiniter]

Some questions:
1. Inner or outer DVD-Writer? I'd like outer one but I don't know if it is better a inner one for some reasons.
2. Is double-layer really useful?
3. Is a good moment to buy a DVD-Writer? Or something new is arriving?
4. Which are the best brands?

1. "Internal" or "external", that depends on if you use a notebook which hasn't got one already, so it would be cheaper to buy an external one. Or if you want to take it with you to someone else in order to burn there. If that's not what you want, an internal device is always the best choice.
2. Depends. Dual layer media are expensive and many DVD players have trouble playing them (the user-burnt ones). It really makes sense if you want to copy a whole DVD with all extras which has f.i. 8.5GB. To split it onto 2 DVD-Rs is no alternative, it simply sucks to swap the DVD in the middle of the movie.
3. Good moment. New technologies are coming, but this lasts and will be expensive and DVD burners are cheap nowadays.
4. The royal class (and also the most expensive one) is Plextor. Other brands like LG, Pioneer or Sony are also quite good. The Top Ten DVD burners of the current CHIP magazine says: 1. LG 4163, 2. LG 5163, 3. Plextor PX716.... while the Plextor costs about twice as much as the LG.

Hard to decide, isn't it?

[Guest]

As if things weren't bad enough, a new standards war is afoot for the ~50GB DVD. (remember the VHS vs BetaMax war for video cassettes?)

Both HD DVD and Blue-ray discs can dramatically increase the DVD discs' storage capacity from the present 4.7GB up to 50GB, thus saving space for consumers in enjoying video and audio entertainment.

http://www.dvd-recordable.org/Article17 ... old0.phtml

[Guest]

I heard all original DVD are double-layer, so to burn a DVD you usually need 2 DVD-R unless you have a double-layer one... is it true?

In fact, Even if the movie as a running time of more than 120m. you can still "push" it to a single layer DVD-R. Depending on the software you use, you should not see any difference... I mostly use "DVD-X copy" that will offer you "for dummy" interface and will copy only movie to a single DVD (without menu or extra) or all content depending on your choice (all content will provide less quality as the movie will be compressed further than the original). "DVD shrink" is very good too and is free (but require more computer skill).

Those two programs will remove any copy protection too, so you will be able to burn "copyrighted" double layer DVD to a single layer DVD-R without too much loss.

[paquini]

The war of new tech makes you be undecided to buy or wait? my advice is see your needs find the article which adapts to them and buy it, wait to the new tech be cheaper and jump to it, before not, you get inside a trap of salescompanies of computation articles.

[Guest]

If your writer is 16x, and the media is 8x, you can reduce the writing speed in your DVD burning software (many will detect it automatically, but its best to double check). You will have problems if you try to write at 16x on 8x media, so take care.