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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. So now.... by nigelthellama · · Score: 5, Funny

    you can piss of both the MPAA and RIAA at the same time. Simply beautiful!

    1. Re:So now.... by homer_ca · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yup, using a drive that's made by the same Sony that's a MPAA and RIAA member. Maybe we can get Sony to sue themselves.

  2. All fine and good... by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yes, yes, but does it come with implosion functionality built in?

    If not, I'll stick to my Pioneer drive, thank-you-very-much.

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  3. Yes...it's all that and a bag of chips...but... by Cutriss · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it explode discs at high-speed writing sessions? :D

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  4. It Burns, It Reads, It Writes, It ReWrites by Reverend+Beaker · · Score: 1, Funny

    But does it make julian fries?

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  5. Fnck that by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'll wait for the DVD+r+RW+CD-RW=CD+RW=R-Z+DVD-D burner.

    THAT's what I really want. If they manage to innovate the rest of the alphabet in there too, hot damn.

    aside: the acronym situation is totally out of control. It's an RIAA ploy. When we can't tell what we're buying anymore, suddenly the piracy will stop...

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  6. More Burning Options by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    The DRU500A by Sony burns DVD-R/-RW, DVD+RW/+R, and even CD-R/CD-RW discs.

    At $349, you'd be wasting your money. I paid only $249 for a Sunbeam Gas Grill. At 40,000 BTU/hour, it will easily burn DVD-R/-RW/+RW/+R/ROMs, CD-R/CD-RW/CD-ROMs, floppies, Zip disks, Jaz disks, books, magazines, motherboards, DVD/CD drives, keyboards, hotdogs, steaks, dead rodents, old shoes ... just about anything.

    And if you get tired of all the burning, you can choose to turn it down a bit and go with golden brown.

  7. Not news... by WetCat · · Score: 2, Funny

    A cigarette lighter burns everything! CDR, CD-RW
    even ordinary CDs!

  8. NO! YOU CAN'T BECAUSE... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...they ship the drive glued shut with one blank RW inside.

  9. Re:oh NO! the ULTIMATE burner! by Tattva · · Score: 3, Funny
    Etymology: Medieval Latin ultimatus last, final, from Late Latin, past participle of ultimare to come to an end, be last, from Latin ultimus farthest, last, final, superlative of (assumed) Latin ulter situated beyond

    Damn! I knew I should have bought a burner before the MPAA made 'em illegal...

    Because you had to open your mouth all future posts on this thread can only aspire to be penultimate in pedantry.

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  10. Re:"The price sticker is relatively high" by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 4, Funny


    You had a CD-ROM drive? Why, back in the day, we had to run a pin over the CD and count the pits and gaps! And we were glad to have 'em too!
    </RANT>

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  11. hmmm by DarkHelmet · · Score: 3, Funny
    I wonder why my firewall always asks permission for SonyDmcaSpy.exe to access the internet whenever I try to burn a CD.

    I click yes. It's okay, really.

    I'll just tell them when they come to my door that hardly anyone considers what I like to be music.

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