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The Ulltimate DVD Burner?

Posted by chrisd on from the take-my-sony-to-the-sony-to-pick-up-some-sony dept.

prostoalex writes "The DRU500A by Sony burns DVD-R/-RW, DVD+RW/+R, and even CD-R/CD-RW discs. The price sticker is relatively high, but for those worried about the compatibility issues of DVD burners this one looks like a solution." FYI: I recently ran a poll on this very topic.

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  1. Huh? by nedron · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Shouldn't this have been titled "the ultimate optical recording drive", since it burns DVDs (DVD-R and DVD-RW), non-DVD high density optical discs (DVD+R and DVD+RW), as well as "low density" CD-R and CD-RW.

    I'm tired of people whining and moaning about how there is no standard for writeable DVDs when it is in fact documented on the DVD Format and Logo Licensing site (http://www.dvdfllc.co.jp) - the standard formats are DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM. That's it. Nothing else. There is no other DVD writeable format available. Anything else (DVD+R, DVD+RW) is simply similar to DVDs, though not properly DVDs.

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    * As is generally the case, my opinions do not reflect those of my employer.
  2. Re:Yes, but what about DVD-RAM? by WndrBr3d · · Score: 3, Flamebait

    Obviously you're a complete idiot. DVD-RAM is not even based on DVD technology. DVD-RAM is basically just a High Capacity Magneto/Optical drive.

    RTFM.