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What DVD Writer Would You Recommend?

Posted by Cliff on from the obsoleting-plain-CDRs dept.

Artemis Entreri asks: "I've decided that the next paycheck is going to buy me a DVD burner. The storage capacity is sexy, and the ability to make backups of movies and PS2 games is irresistible. I've done some research, but not enough to really reassure me. Between the three technologies (DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM), and the various companies making burners, I'm not sure what to get. Any ideas on which format is going to prevail? Anybody know which burners are the ones-to-get?"

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  1. DVD+RW by ArsonPerBuilding · · Score: 1, Interesting

    From what I understand, DVD+RW is the most versatile format. It can read all dvd formats, including(to my knowledge) dvd-ram. It can burn CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD+RW(need an extra 4.7 gigs?). They tend to be a bit expensive though, and not widely avalible.

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  2. NOPE!!! by Llama+Keeper · · Score: 2, Interesting

    DVD-RW doesn't necesarily mean that the drive reads DVD-RAM. There are two drives that handle DVD-R and DVD-RAM, the MAtsishita I posted about is decent the other one is Bloody Crap.

    LLAMA

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