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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. "The price sticker is relatively high" by briglass · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yet it is one hundred dollars cheaper than the very first 4-speed CDR burner I bought.

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  2. Compatibility by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Compatibility isn't just about what I can read on my device(s), it's about what other people can read on their devices.

    Sure, maybe I can write a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, etc. etc. etc. but if I don't know what my contacts can read, it won't help me any unless I want to send them redundant copies in every format I can think of.

    It'd be nice if they could just come up with one standard and make it universal, or at least compatible with other standards.

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