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Looking into DVD-RW's
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Posted by: The-AoD
I'm looking into getting a DVD-RW sometime soon and before I went out to buy one and get ripped off with the deal, I figured I'd ask around here first.
First of all, what's some of the better brands to look into. And second, what speeds are they up too. Sorry, but with a job, and a life, looking into researching much isn't a viable option for time consumption these days.
And just to make damn sure, I can burn CD-RW's and CD-R's too right? I'm 90% sure, but my GF's uncle bought a dell and his DVD-RW won't read or write on a CD-R for some reason. And he's to cheap for CD-RW's lol.
So basically, what brands and what speeds are the "decent" ones at these days. And what kind of ballpark figure pricing for a decent one? And I don't need the super fastes, but I want something with a little speed. 
Posted by: nocode
you can check out Tom's hardware for some information and a few reviews on dvd/rw drives.
Posted by: AK47
I was watching Tech Tv and they mentioned dvd burners (they had it in a comparison with 2 other cd burners).
I think they said that the dvd burner only burns at 1 or 2 X, but with a dvd burner, thats alot faster than the speeds they use to measure the speed of a cd burner. They said that a dvd burner that writes at 1 or 2 X is equivalent to a cd burner that writes at 8 or 9 X.
Posted by: Canis Lupus
I would buy one if they didn't cost more than two xbox consoles (the ones being sold at compusa and best buy are at least $450, wtf!).... I'll wait for the price on those things to come down to as low as $200 or $150 before I ever consider buying one...
Posted by: Kdr Kane
I don't think a format has been settled on yet.
The formats are:- DVD+R(W)
DVD-R(W)
DVD-RAM
So, I'd recommend waiting for a bit unless you absolutely need a writer now. And then, you would already know what format you require.
Posted by: Azgard
CD drives are measured by mulitplier of 150 KB
DVD drives are measured by multiplier of 1.3 megabytes I believe, ill check back and confirm that later though.
Posted by: Chako
Yes, wait.
Two things will happen with time.
1. A standard will be figured upon. You don't want to be a Sony Beta buyer (analogy time folks )
2. Price decrease on the units..and possibly just as important...but often overlooked..the media. Anyone priced the media lately. It used to be around $50 for a single DVD RW disc!
Posted by: The-AoD
Well all I want it for is to make a copy of a DVD movie and keep the original from getting scratched and so forth. And for those extensive backups that not many people do. 
Posted by: Outlaw
I'm not sure about this, but I think you can't just copy a DVD by starting nero (or whatever) and telling it to copy it.
At least that's what "they" told me
Posted by: Darky!
And thats true for te most part.
In some cases though, you won't be able to unless your a reet h4xor and know how to get around copy protection on DVD's.
I use a DVD+RW drive from sony, don't have the acctual modle number, but 2.9x DVD write = 24x CD-R write, incase you were wondering. Not sure on the .9 part, but thats what the box, and manual say.
DVD+RW Discs ARE readable by most DVD drives/DVD Players. However, burning them is exactly what the write speed say it is. Slow. It takes 30 minutes to burn a single DVD and 2.9(?)x
Another turn down right now however, is that DVD+RW blanks run about 25$ for 3. And thats just for the cheap Verbatim brand.
Oh, and don't expect to be able to overburn DVD's, it doesn't work  I've wasted 3 or 4 DVD's trying.
EDIT: To Clarify, my drive is 2.9(?)x/16x/24x/12x/32x (DVD+RW write/DVD Read/CD-R write/CD-RW write/CD Read). And I love it to death. Its the best 400$ I've ever spent.
Posted by: Spork Lover
I've done a bit of research on this myself. The Hewlett Packard drives (dvd+RW format) seem to be the ones that are the most compatible with new DVD players(as of a early this year).
Whether or not the DVD writer drives writes CD-R/RW's depends on how much you want to spend. There is a hewlett packard model that writes to only dvd's and its $350's . There is one that will do both dvd's and CD's and it is $100 more.
The latter model I was talking about the hp dvd writer dvd200e
There is also an older model writer the dvd100i that writes both dvd's and cd's. I have priced a few out and they are relatively cheap. less than $300
My research is a little outdated though... it was late last year/early this year that I did the research...and we all know how fast the puter industry moves.
* After looking at google gear... it seems a few more companies began producing drives that utilize the +rw format. All of their drives are in the low $300 range. http://www.googlegear.com/jsp/Produ...goryCode=010708
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