DVD burner get cheap

ZENNZZO · 16-July-03, 11:22 PM

...http://www.buyxtremegear.com/toshibadvdrw.html
check it out

M.D.K. · 17-July-03, 12:09 AM

eegh thats klinda slow. 2x is like 2 hours for a 5GB dvd.

ZENNZZO · 17-July-03, 12:14 AM

cheap not fast

BZA · 17-July-03, 10:30 AM

Toshiba is a good brand also, and isnt the "2x" speed indicative of the record speed relative to normal play speed? So a 2 hour DVD would burn in 1 hour? Is that right? Seems pretty good for DVD copying.

hawklen · 17-July-03, 10:39 AM

crap..wish I remembered how fast it was, but my brother can get on for $270CDN..

IronSerif · 18-July-03, 12:35 PM

I think Tigerdirect has an Iomega burner with the same stats for about the same price as well...

GlitterKill · 18-July-03, 03:18 PM

There are a couple cheap DVD Burners at TigerDirect, too.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=B203-1120%20P

ZENNZZO · 18-July-03, 06:09 PM

...not so bad for the price ehh?

infinix · 26-July-03, 06:36 PM

canadacomputers.com has a LG dvd burner for $211 its a steal if ya ask me
Edit: eek its $205 Cdn now and its 2x and it said it was 13MB/s sustained transfer rate

FoeHammer · 26-July-03, 07:20 PM

I don't know if that's a real good deal or not.

I mean, yes the price is low, but is it worth the wait? How slow is it? Is there any kind of timetable for how fast it could write in real time?

TekXoID · 26-July-03, 08:26 PM

I aint buying a DVD burner until they replace CD-RW in terms of price and write performance.

DVD burners aint worth it...yet...IMO.

Slider · 26-July-03, 08:28 PM

hell no, you can't really burn a movie onto them due to their size. Sure you can do a doulbe sided one, but that's a pain to have to flip it in the middle of the movie. Not to mention price per blank isn't low enough to really make it worth the effort.

EDIT: Of course I'm referring to copying Movies that you already own, and only for your own purposes at home. Such as keeping your original dvd from getting scratched up.

ARGH

ZENNZZO · 26-July-03, 10:58 PM

Is ther any image quality difference between say potos and art on CD vs DVD?

Slider · 26-July-03, 11:06 PM

I don't think so.

FoeHammer · 26-July-03, 11:13 PM

The main reason I'd consider getting a DVD writer is for backing up my data.

I wonder though, is there a way to condense a muti-CD program into one DVD? For instance, in a game like Neverwinter Night where there are mutiple game CD's condensed into one DVD instead?

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17-July-03, 12:09 AM		#2 (permalink)
M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	eegh thats klinda slow. 2x is like 2 hours for a 5GB dvd.

17-July-03, 12:14 AM		#3 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	cheap not fast

17-July-03, 10:30 AM		#4 (permalink)
BZA Semin-Hoe-Le Supp-Hoe-Ter	Toshiba is a good brand also, and isnt the "2x" speed indicative of the record speed relative to normal play speed? So a 2 hour DVD would burn in 1 hour? Is that right? Seems pretty good for DVD copying.

17-July-03, 10:39 AM		#5 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	crap..wish I remembered how fast it was, but my brother can get on for $270CDN..

18-July-03, 12:35 PM		#6 (permalink)
IronSerif Lead Pimp Writer? Hell Yeah!	I think Tigerdirect has an Iomega burner with the same stats for about the same price as well...

18-July-03, 03:18 PM		#7 (permalink)
GlitterKill Pimp-of-all-Pimps	There are a couple cheap DVD Burners at TigerDirect, too. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=B203-1120%20P

18-July-03, 06:09 PM		#8 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	...not so bad for the price ehh?

26-July-03, 06:36 PM		#9 (permalink)
infinix Apex Techie II	canadacomputers.com has a LG dvd burner for $211 its a steal if ya ask me Edit: eek its $205 Cdn now and its 2x and it said it was 13MB/s sustained transfer rate

26-July-03, 07:20 PM		#10 (permalink)
FoeHammer P-Hoe-lice	I don't know if that's a real good deal or not. I mean, yes the price is low, but is it worth the wait? How slow is it? Is there any kind of timetable for how fast it could write in real time?

26-July-03, 08:26 PM		#11 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	I aint buying a DVD burner until they replace CD-RW in terms of price and write performance. DVD burners aint worth it...yet...IMO.

26-July-03, 08:28 PM		#12 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider	hell no, you can't really burn a movie onto them due to their size. Sure you can do a doulbe sided one, but that's a pain to have to flip it in the middle of the movie. Not to mention price per blank isn't low enough to really make it worth the effort. EDIT: Of course I'm referring to copying Movies that you already own, and only for your own purposes at home. Such as keeping your original dvd from getting scratched up. ARGH

26-July-03, 10:58 PM		#13 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	Is ther any image quality difference between say potos and art on CD vs DVD?

26-July-03, 11:06 PM		#14 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider	I don't think so.

26-July-03, 11:13 PM		#15 (permalink)
FoeHammer P-Hoe-lice	The main reason I'd consider getting a DVD writer is for backing up my data. I wonder though, is there a way to condense a muti-CD program into one DVD? For instance, in a game like Neverwinter Night where there are mutiple game CD's condensed into one DVD instead?