Re: DVD Burner
From: xpyttl (xpyttl_NOSPAM_at_earthling.net)
Date: 05/05/05
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Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 09:21:45 -0400
"Greg" <madman91@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I am looking for a dvd burner that burns + and - discs and is one of
> the top line burners. One that reads all or most of the discs and can
Almost all of the current, name brand DVD burners meet this criteria
anymore.
> burn more information to a disc than it can hold. I want it to be
This is a feature of the burning software, not the burner, and not really
much of a win.
> single layer not dual. 8x or 16x is fine. A bigger than average buffer.
Nowadays, almost all the recent models are dual layer, and you don't pay any
more for the feature. Dual layer media is currently insanely expensive, but
that will eventually change.
At the rate sotware is growing these days, 4.7G is pretty darned small. May
as well have the capability of twice that for the day when the media price
gets real, and there is evidence that is already beginning to happen.
> i need something better than what you would find on the shelf of office
> max.
Ummmm .... why? So far what you have described is the typical $100 burner.
> Also i have read about the newer burners that they can burn more
> information onto a smaller capacity disc. Myth or Real? If real i would
> like one of those
Some burning software can slightly overburn the DVD, but it's not some huge
advantage. Lots of third rate suppliers will advertise capacities that
reflect compression within their software, but you can pretty much always do
better by compressing before burning, so claims of very high capacity are
pretty good evidence of a crappy product.
I wouldn't stress over it all that much. DVD burners, like a lot of things
in computers these days, almost need to be considered expendible. DVD
drives in particular are susceptile to all sorts of accidents that make it
unlikely that your drive will survive a couple of years, so I wouldn't go
off trying to spend as much money as possible on it. Even if you are very
careful and your drive can live for a long time, based on recent experience,
next year the drives will be so much better/faster/cheaper that your top of
the line drive will be obsolete.
So run down to Best Buy/Staples/Office Max, wherever you have a discount
card, and pick up whatever looks good today. Next week they will have
something a lot better, so just don't get your panties in a bunch over it.
..
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