What is the BEST DVD Writer?

[nuwa1]

Guys in here lets talk abt the DVD writers... so what do think abt the topic here?

 

[Anusha]

I've been out of touch. But in terms of brands, Pioneer, Plextor, NEC, Liteon & Benq are on top. Most of the other "well known" brands such as Asus, Samsung, Sony are either rebranded products of those brands I stated before, or some other brand such as Toshiba etc..
Eg: Asus = Pioneer.

 

[nuwa1]

What abt LG. i surf some forums. in their i saw LG has some demand too. but nothing abt "Our Brands" like Asus, samsung, sony.

Anusha, is there a dealer in here to buy pioneer writers or Plextor? i think NEC, benq and Liteon we can find in here.

Also what do u mean by rebranded products? can u explain it a bit?

 

[nuwa1]

Guys i just bought ASUS 18X DVD Writer with Lightscribe. cost 5200/=. cannot say anything abt now. wrote 2 dvds no problems. i think it's accessing time to the dvd's & cds is bit slow.

 

[blood_brotha]

i use a sony DRU 810a for nearly 4 years now... no problems what so ever

 

[DJU9]

I think asus is good......

 

[chanaka89]

Samsung is good

 

[Anusha]

i use a sony DRU 810a for nearly 4 years now... no problems what so ever

Exactly! It is one of a kind!!! I have flashed mine (DRU-810) to Benq DW1640

Not that feature rich as the latest models, but the burn quality and read performance impeccable.

 

[Anusha]

Samsung is good

"Good" is not a good term because there is hardly any price difference between the burners from different brands (i.e. price premium). So, we should aim for the best. And Toshiba (Samsung) is not something people like much.

 

[nuwa1]

Guys what about TDK? does anyone have one?

 

[nuwa1]

Exactly! It is one of a kind!!! I have flashed mine (DRU-810) to Benq DW1640

Not that feature rich as the latest models, but the burn quality and read performance impeccable.

Anusha what do u mean by flashed Sony DRU 810 to Benq DW1640? is it possible?

also do u know about the firmware update?

 

[Anusha]

Guys what about TDK? does anyone have one?

Not sure about them. That brand name is not much spoken in the DVD burner world.

 

[chalitha135]

i hav a samsung DVD writer sata brand new for rs.4000
f sum1 s willin to buy contact me on 0774437443..
dnt call da number jst sms...cuz i cant take the calls...wait for my replies plzz dnt call..

 

[Thenura]

sONY

 

[Anusha]

Anusha what do u mean by flashed Sony DRU 810 to Benq DW1640? is it possible?

also do u know about the firmware update?

Sony DRU-810A is a rebadged Benq DW1640. Benq is the OEM. Same hardware. Different firmware. Benq makes their own and Sony makes their own. By flashing Benq firmware on the Sony, it becomes a Benq drive. Benq has a cool software that let u tweak ur burner. It is not supported by the Sony firmware.

"Cross flashing" is not that straight forward. U have to search through the forums to find out how to do it, if it is possible at all. U might not want to do it at all. But I'm adventurous

Do not flash if you have a fairly mature drive. All the drives come with the latest firmware available at that time. If it is a very new model (month or two old), you will have to flash because there could be many resolved bugs and quality improvements.

 

[Heshanck93]

i hav a SONY DRU-810A DVD Writer
Still no problems nearly 4 years

 

[suma30]

samsung & LG good for me

 

[nuwa1]

samsung & LG good for me

Both made in "KOREA". is that why u like ha? am i correct bro

 

[nuwa1]

But I'm adventurous

Ha Ha Yes U r

flashing means we have to install something ha?

 

[gayannr]

Samsung writer is disastrous