Survey on which 16x DVD burner to buy. at DVinfo.net

Gints Klimanis · August 8th, 2005, 11:04 PM

I've had better luck with my NEC 3520 (I forget, it's on my home computer)
than any Pioneer drive I've owned (A03, A04, A08). Here's a thread that rates DVD burners :

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=135828

Devin Eskew · August 9th, 2005, 08:41 AM

The NEC, or BenQ would be a good buy. However I've always had good experience with the Pioneer myself. The 109 is going fairly cheap these days, yet I've used the authoring line myself.

Patrick Courtnage · August 14th, 2005, 11:02 AM

The Plextor PX-716SA is the best drive out there no dought about it. You'll rarly burn a coaster with any DVD media with drive. I absolutely love it. Also the updateable bios feature means it will take much longer for the drive to become obsolete compared with other drives. It is a little pricey but worth the money.

Emre Safak · August 14th, 2005, 05:02 PM

I would recommend a BenQ DW1640 over the Plextor. In fact, Plextor seems to trust BenQ, too: their new 740 is a rebadged BenQ. If you want a specific reason to buy BenQ, I would say it is because it allows you to bitset the booktype. In other words, you can make your DVDs appear to be DVD-ROMs rather than DVD-R or DVD+R. This is great feature if you have to play your DVDs on old set-top players. They also update their firmware frequently, allowing you to get better burns on different media.

I bought mine for $50 at Newegg and I could not be happier.

Mike Hardcastle · August 14th, 2005, 07:12 PM

had no probs with my pioneer 109, cracking burner and no coasters in ages!!!!!

Yi Fong Yu · August 14th, 2005, 07:20 PM

i have the nec 3520a, plextor 716a, 1 liteon 1673 and a 832.

so far i love my liteon. there are DVDs that both plextor and nec can't read that liteon can. liteon DVD burners have NEVER EVER burnt a coaster but both NEC&Plextor have.

i highly recommend the liteons =).

Jeremy Davidson · September 21st, 2005, 12:30 PM

I was just about to buy one when I saw that NewEgg is out of stock on ALL BenQ burners. So far the only other place I've found the DW1640 is eBay. Anybody know if this one has been discontinued? I think my Sony drive is finally dying.

I'll look into the Liteon and NEC drives mentioned in this thread, but I had just made up my mind on the BenQ, and it takes me a long time to make decisions.

Edit: Update - 'guess the BenQ drive is still rare in the states. I bought the NEC 3540A instead because of it's slightly better ratings for burning CD-R discs. Still, it was a close call.

August 8th, 2005, 11:04 PM	#1
Gints Klimanis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,222	Survey on which 16x DVD burner to buy. I've had better luck with my NEC 3520 (I forget, it's on my home computer) than any Pioneer drive I've owned (A03, A04, A08). Here's a thread that rates DVD burners : http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=135828

August 9th, 2005, 08:41 AM	#2
Devin Eskew Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 115	The NEC, or BenQ would be a good buy. However I've always had good experience with the Pioneer myself. The 109 is going fairly cheap these days, yet I've used the authoring line myself. __________________ We learn by doing, we learn better by making mistakes!

August 14th, 2005, 07:20 PM	#6
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	i have the nec 3520a, plextor 716a, 1 liteon 1673 and a 832. so far i love my liteon. there are DVDs that both plextor and nec can't read that liteon can. liteon DVD burners have NEVER EVER burnt a coaster but both NEC&Plextor have. i highly recommend the liteons =). __________________ bow wow wow

September 21st, 2005, 12:30 PM	#7
Jeremy Davidson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 167	BenQ DW1640 still available? I was just about to buy one when I saw that NewEgg is out of stock on ALL BenQ burners. So far the only other place I've found the DW1640 is eBay. Anybody know if this one has been discontinued? I think my Sony drive is finally dying. I'll look into the Liteon and NEC drives mentioned in this thread, but I had just made up my mind on the BenQ, and it takes me a long time to make decisions. Edit: Update - 'guess the BenQ drive is still rare in the states. I bought the NEC 3540A instead because of it's slightly better ratings for burning CD-R discs. Still, it was a close call. __________________ There's no way for you to know if what I'm saying is true unless you know what the truth is, and there's no way for you to know what the truth is unless there is a truth that you can know. -- Frank Peretti Last edited by Jeremy Davidson; September 21st, 2005 at 01:54 PM.

August 14th, 2005, 11:02 AM	#3
Patrick Courtnage New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: None Posts: 20	The Plextor PX-716SA is the best drive out there no dought about it. You'll rarly burn a coaster with any DVD media with drive. I absolutely love it. Also the updateable bios feature means it will take much longer for the drive to become obsolete compared with other drives. It is a little pricey but worth the money.

August 14th, 2005, 05:02 PM	#4
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	I would recommend a BenQ DW1640 over the Plextor. In fact, Plextor seems to trust BenQ, too: their new 740 is a rebadged BenQ. If you want a specific reason to buy BenQ, I would say it is because it allows you to bitset the booktype. In other words, you can make your DVDs appear to be DVD-ROMs rather than DVD-R or DVD+R. This is great feature if you have to play your DVDs on old set-top players. They also update their firmware frequently, allowing you to get better burns on different media. I bought mine for $50 at Newegg and I could not be happier.

August 14th, 2005, 07:12 PM	#5
Mike Hardcastle Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lancs , UK Posts: 50	had no probs with my pioneer 109, cracking burner and no coasters in ages!!!!!