What's the best DVD burner for V4

rllagas2002 wrote on 3/12/2003, 8:38 AM

I am as well buying a DVD burner soon. But i am quite confused about the different types of DVDs. What are the difference between DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RW? So, what's the best DVD burner anybody can recommend....for the V4+DVD package.

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Ron Lucas wrote on 3/12/2003, 10:03 AM

I use the HP200i (+R and +RW formats) and the Pioneer A04 (-R and -RW formats). The Sony drive which can do both formats would be my drive of choice. I believe having both formats gives you, the DVD creator, a high percentage of DVD burning compatibility with set top DVD players. I used to think that DVD-R was the most compatible, but then I had a customer who wouldn't read one. So I gave them a DVD+R and they were happy. Anyway, my $.02.

Ron

rllagas wrote on 3/16/2003, 11:17 PM

ral8667,
could you give me the exact model of the sony drive u mentioned... i just really wanna make sure that before i buy a dvd drive... it will work perfectly with vegas DVDA.....coz i bought the v4+dvd one.....
thanks

Thierry wrote on 3/17/2003, 7:13 PM

The drive name is Sony DRU500A but I think Sony has a drive comming out name DRU500AX. I do not own any of them but I'm trying to buy one: I'm short in cash :-)
Here is a link to Amazon for some information:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008AZ71/qid=1047950110/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-3771564-0238224?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846

Bear wrote on 3/17/2003, 7:17 PM

I use the Sony DRU500A firmwear update 1.0g This is a internal drive in my PC and I like it very much have had no problems with it. It burns -R -RW +r and +RW

Grazie wrote on 3/18/2003, 1:27 AM

Laptop here with firewire connections. Anybody seen the Sony for external use - pluggable to F/W?

Aje wrote on 3/18/2003, 2:31 AM

I have a SONY DRX-500UL external
with FW(Sony calls it i.Link)and USB2 connection.
Got it a week ago and its connected to my Pc with FireWirecable to a FW card.
It works perfect with all DVD formats.
I use Nero (latest update) for burning my DVDA projects until the DVDA update arrives.
Aje

Grazie wrote on 3/18/2003, 2:57 AM

Aje - Thanks! Where did you buy it? Was it US or Europe? How much anyway?

Grazie

Grazie wrote on 3/18/2003, 3:34 AM

Aje - Just done some research! nearly £300 inc taxes! What that in $$$? - A wee bit expensive - so far. They must drop in price? Basically an extra £100 for having out of the laptop.

Grazie

RonR wrote on 3/18/2003, 5:34 PM

I am interested in the Sony DRV 500 AX. Has anybody seen any good buys on them. I am still a little confused by the -RW and +RW. If I buy the DRV500AX, which will burn both formats, I understand +RW is the superior format so imagine it to be more sensible to burn in that format for my own use. But if I were sending copies to other people the -RW format may be more useful as that is the most widely used format and this will not read +RW. Is that true and does it make sense?
Also, are they compatible to both burn and read in NTSC and PAL?
RonR