RE: DVD drive

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Have either of you guys identified if it actually achieves the quoted
DVD write speeds? I know some of the other drives don't. Are there a
couple of other 4x drives out or coming out? I'm thinking about a new
DVD writer (getting fed up of an hour burn to DVD-R!). Also, how much
did you pay and where did you get it?



Cheers,



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Doogie Brodie [mailto:ukhad@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 22 November 2002 18:33
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] DVD drive



Kenneth Watt wrote:

> > Which dvd recorder is best for me
> > I want to put my family videos on to dvd to
> > Share and also backup my dvd library
>
> I just got a Sony DRU500A drive at the weekend which gives you the
best
> of all worlds, for the moment at least, as it writes to DVD +R/RW,
DVD
> -R/RW and CD R/RW as well.

Got my DRU500A the other day as well...... after multiple delays to the
release date and lacks of stock everywhere.... :( And the discs I
bought

with it (ordered a selection but the supplier ended up sending me all 
the same type.... Vivastar DVD-R) refuse to work.... :( But the Sony 
disc I got with it worked fine and got some other discs that have
worked

fine for data, gonna try them for video tonight. (excellent for
CDs.....

replacing a 6 speed writer with a 24 speed one.... :) )


Amar - you have to have a think about wether you want a set top or PC 
based solution..... PC based is the only way you'll be able to 
"backup 
your dvd library" - you can do a direct copy from one dual layer disc
to

2 R discs... with a set top recorder, you'd be doing an encode and 
record on the decoded video/ audio out of your player, and I'm pretty 
sure you won't get 5.1 etc out of that. If you go the PC based route, 
you'll need a video capture card to get them into the PC in the first
place.

HTH

-- 
Doogie



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