© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/DVD_Drives Recent content written about DVD Drives en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_403299339908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mrchris10804 - I've had this horrible piece of equipment for a long time having many issues with it. I just figured I needed a new driver but it appears the last driver was issued in 2001. Don't expect this drive to play DVDs or read CD-R/CD-RW for very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403299339908 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:28:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403299339908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_365542870660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author suemccartin - I bought this drive to replace a lite-on product that died only a little bit after I bought it (it's going back for repair as soon as I get rma information). Samsung dvd/cdrw drives generally have a great reputation, saw this on ebay for around the same... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~365542870660 Tue, 22 May 2007 17:50:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_365542870660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354946879108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author paulphoto - The Sony DDU1600 series dates back to the early days of DVD-ROM drives. Back in 2002, their model was DDU1612/21 (beige/black bezel). These were the DVD-ROM drive units that I had used for a number of desktop systems (both my own and those I built for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354946879108 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:54:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354946879108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220007009924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jesterrace - Okay, first of all I would like to give some background on the drives that I have used over the last several years. I started out with my Pioneer 105 DVD Burner and used hacked firmware. Although this was a pretty solid ripper (as well as a burner), it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220007009924 Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:04:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220007009924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214485732996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author wendelgee2 - Drive does not recognize anything but commercial DVDs, no DVD+or-Rs, no DVD+RW, nothing. Half the time it doesn't even recognize commercial DVDs. Apparently a firmware rollback to v2.9 will solve this problem (tricky operation!!), which makes the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214485732996 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:17:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214485732996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213859012228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jesterrace - Okay, there is plenty of info and rave reviews around here about the Aopen 1648/AAP/PRO but there is absolutely no info about the 1648L. While the 1648 is an outstanding drive unfortunately it is no longer in production. The 1648L on the other hand is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213859012228 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:47:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213859012228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191869193860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author weezerock - DVD players arn't really my 'department'. This one does the job though and nicely. It very quiet, compared to my last one-a pioneer 116. Ive owned it for a month now and Id say it takes a while to 'bed in'. Using powerdvd 6 to forward quickly to where I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191869193860 Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:41:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191869193860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176707440260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author silvertalon24 - Went with this drive because I have 2 other Lite-On drive in my main PC. When I got it, I was surprised by it's somewhat small size. It's only about 6.5in deep, making it nice for cramped cases. Installation was a snap as expected. The thing that stands... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176707440260 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:27:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176707440260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166035885700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jwxujerry - If you happen to have to reinstall the driver and want to look for it from their website, you are looking for trouble. You can't download it from their website. First, it's in traditional Chinese (good luck with that). Second, you just can't download it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166035885700 Sat, 12 Mar 2005 02:30:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166035885700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176206417540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jj63 - I like the drive, and have had no real problems with it. There is a firmware upgrade on the Sony website which can increase the write speed depending on your current firmware version. The packaged software is a different story. I don't like the sonic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176206417540 Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:56:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176206417540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172041801348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cousin_eddie - I bought this drive to use as a reader for DVD burning. I was hoping it would speed up the process. It doesn't, it is a slow reader and also very noisy. It would not even recognize a DVD movie when first installed. I had to flash the firmware just to get... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172041801348 Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:15:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172041801348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170965044868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author little_snoopy - After I saw the reviews in this page about this Toshiba's dvd-rom drive,i decided to i have to buy it(i was listening slow songs,maybe it affected me too:)) I bought it and i am now very happy with it.It is working like a champ!It doesn't have any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170965044868 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:27:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170965044868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170240347780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author slick0 - I did a lot of research when I was looking to replace my Sony 8x DVD external burner. The BenQ seemed to come out on top. I picked it up for about $80 Canadian and I am very pleased with my purchase. BenQ comes out with firmware updates quite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170240347780 Wed, 19 Jan 2005 02:39:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170240347780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168807861892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author desertratt - This worked excellent the first 8 months. Then it began to fritz on the occassional item. Then, it was not reading anything, showing nothing in the drive when there were items in it and a few times it recorded things to disc that you could not play... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168807861892 Sat, 8 Jan 2005 04:21:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168807861892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168003997316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shadowhunter - I had to recently replace my old DVD Burner since it had started to fail on me. The old burner was an NEC ND2510A and while it worked flawlessly and I really do miss that drive for its stability I can't say enough about the BenQ DW1620A. I got the black... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168003997316 Mon, 3 Jan 2005 05:59:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168003997316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_167463063172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author icom158 - The NEC ND-3500A is considered by many as the best DVD burner out there. It's chief competitor is the Pioneer DVR-108, which is also a dual layer 16x DVD burner. In the category of compatibility it is almost as good as the Pioneer. Of all the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~167463063172 Thu, 30 Dec 2004 05:43:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_167463063172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_167152946820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hobbes7997 - i have been in the market for a dvd burner for a little while now and this was the ticket for me. an easy install, jumpers already set to master and it's plug and play as well (o/s is xp). great for me when i don't have much time to mess around. i use... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~167152946820 Tue, 28 Dec 2004 10:01:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_167152946820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164610805380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brettotte1 - I use DVD Decrypter & DVD Shrink to copy DVD's. Just tell Shrink to burn an ISO using Decrypter & it'll automatically burn the DVD as fast as it is able. Be sure to check the Settings out as you may wish to tweak some. Burns what I'd rate as poor... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164610805380 Wed, 8 Dec 2004 19:22:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164610805380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164549004932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author inspectorx - MY FRIEND HAS THIS BURNER AND IT'S REALLY FAST! JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW GOOD IT IS .... I'M A PROFESSIONAL TECH - EVERY NOW AND THEN I COME ACROSS COMPUTERS IN THE TRASH BIN. I PICKED UP A PENTIUM 2, HOOKED IT UP TO THE TEETH AND CONNECTED THIS... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164549004932 Wed, 8 Dec 2004 05:04:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164549004932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163586018948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author elafoe - I use the drive so I can back up entire partitions on a single volume, and for making DVDs of short videos for a volunteer organization. Have to research and search for 12X or 16X media. I did a DVD speed test with Verbatim 16X DVD+R from Best Buy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163586018948 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:45:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163586018948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_158851436164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Idomeneus - I spent many weeks researching dvd burners before I decided on the NEC ND-2510A and I am very glad that I did. This drive has been exactly what I was looking for in DVD burning. The installation was simple and I was burning disc within minutes. I used... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~158851436164 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:24:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_158851436164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156446723716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ruben2001 - I purchased this drive so I could back up my data to free hard disk space and to archive my home videos. I had originally promised my self to get a DVD burner when they fell below $200. When they did reach that price there were faster and more advanced... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156446723716 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:05:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156446723716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_155414597252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dougsager - I bought one of these and it worked for about three weeks, then just ruined every burn. I upgraded the firmware from the Philips site. But now Philips has withdrawn all support for this model and removed the firmware update from its support site. [you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~155414597252 Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:34:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_155414597252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156246707844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author anomalyst - HP seems to be disinclined to keep up to date. Although it is my understanding that the difference between XP and W2003 is trivial. Indeed, I have installed a number of XP drivers when W2003 was not explicitly noted. W2003 has been out for almost 18... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156246707844 Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:14:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156246707844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_154435817092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ttheobal - I bought this burner in July 2004, it is still considered current. I had no problems installing it or getting my system to recognize it. This unit was the true meaning of Plug and Play. simple and easy to use. Pioneer offers bios upgrades to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~154435817092 Sun, 5 Sep 2004 04:12:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_154435817092?linkin_id=8003929