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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. But it's Sony by Ma$$acre · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I love their monitors, but their drives? Worse than Western Digital. Their support truly sucks but the drive will be successfull and will trigger a flood from other manufacturers. So, wait it out for 2-3 months when other offerings at cheaper prices will abound.

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    1. Re:But it's Sony by rat7307 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Fast Forward to 3 months from now:

      > So, wait it out for 2-3 months when other offerings at cheaper prices will abound.

      Hehehe... A guy I work with has been waiting for 2 years for a resonable priced digital camera, but the problem is he keeps waiting for the better models to get to his proce range, but then when it does he notices the newer cameras and waits for them to get to his price range...
      in the mean time i've purchase 2 cameras and had had good results from them both....and he's still waiting....

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  2. How fast? by Cyno01 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't own one and i dont know anyone with one, how long does it take to burn a full DVD, is there a difference in between the standards, what's the write speed, average time, etc?

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  3. Sounds good... by shr3k · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Looks interesting. $350 isn't that bad considering what you're getting. But I want to wait and see if Plextor will make a similar drive. Plextor, from my experience, has always had a quality, albeit a little more pricey, showing with their drives.

    I hope that they are working on a similar product. This type of thing sounds like it would be right up their alley.

  4. Not that expensive...at first... by cowboy+junkie · · Score: 5, Interesting

    $349 is not terribly expensive by DVD recorder standards. But having recently bought a recorder, one thing I'd really caution folks about is buying one to create video dvd's without really researching it. Most software that comes with burners is complete crap. MyDVD, which came with my Pioneer and is also bundled with the Sony, is a good example of this. It is incredibly limited in terms of adding basic functionality like chapters or even customized menu design. So if you don't want to create something that looks like 'Bobby's first DVD', you are quickly looking at software packages that cost more than the recorder itself (and they still don't have a lot of the functionality you'd expect at that price). Add to that the fact that you need heinous amounts of hard drive space and CPU to work on this stuff, the total price tag quickly jumps way beyond the initial investment.

  5. Bah! by Rayonic · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Where is my dual layer support? Until I can write a full 9.6GB standard DVD, I'll be wary of buying any DVD±RW drive. I don't know what I'd put on a 9.6GB DVD right now, but I want it just the same.

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  6. How to copy a DVD by yerricde · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So how exactly does one duplicate commercial DVD's?

    Step 1: Move to Canada. (This has its own drawbacks.)

    Step 2: Get a CSS descrambler.

    Step 3: Follow the directions in the documentation to rip VOB and IFO files.

    Step 4: Burn all files ripped from the DVD to a new blank DVD.

    Step 5: Enjoy your backup. DO NOT distribute it to a third party.

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  7. Yes, but what about DVD-RAM? by dpbsmith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Forgot about that one, didn't they?

    My, how quickly they forget.

    And if it DID burn DVD-RAM, I'd ask whether it can handle both Type 1 and Type 2 DVD-RAM. (Don't ask...)

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