Thread: Help: Which DVD writer is best?

Hi frds,

Im planning to get DVD writer.. So which one is cheap and best??

What u guys suggest??

samsung & sony.select sata dvd writer not ordinary one if you have extra sata port.

my friend has samsung, he has a lot of problems with it.. he has to bang the drive to open it..and it doesn't do a good job.. sony is quite good!!

I have an old Pioneer Single Layer (A06) and an external LG Dual Layer burners. LG is quite good - I was going to buy Sony/Pioneer but the guy said that LG is quite good and far cheaper.

I prefer an external (USB) burner because I can take it along on my tours.

guys.. my frd suggests... AZUS.. is that good writer??

Have not heard of AZUS.

BTW, Sony, Pioneer, etc. are just brands and both companies DO NOT manufacture the devices. They are made by some other companies and sold as OEM products to Sony/Pioneer. But, when you buy Sony or Pioneer, you are assured of stringent quality checks.

So another brand is just as likely to be as good.

he means ASUS.its slower.my suggestion is SONY DRU-190A(normal interface) or SONY DRU-845S(SATA interface).SATA is better as it is future proof because in coming months only SATA interface will remain on motherboards while normal/PATA interface is being phased out.

dude go for NEW

best to buy Sony

Sony BWU-100A Blu-Ray Disc Writer
(2x/2x/2x BD, 8x/8x/8x DVD+RW, 8x/6x/8x DVD-RW, 4x DVD±RW DL, 32x/16x/24x CD-RW - MPN: BWU100A)
Price Range: $399.00

Description: The BWU-100A drive supports recording both 50GB and 25GB BD-R (write once) and BD-RE (rewritable) discs, as well as 4.7 GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM, 8.5GB DVD+R Double/Dual Layer, and CD-R/-RW discs. Because you can store up to 4 hours of 1080 HD video on a single dual layer 50G BD disc, the BWU-100A is the perfect solution for keeping High Definition video shot on your HDV camcorder in native HD. Boasting up to 50GB of online, random access storage, BD discs are ideal for computer backup and data storage applications. Since the BWU-100A can record DVDs and CDs, all your burning projects can be handled by a single drive. Comprehensive Cyberlink software suite is included to author BD and DVD discs as well as general disc burning for BD/DVD/CDs.

or wate for new months,years the price will go down

@spark, what you say is right. But at the moment BD burner is an overkill. Here is why:

a) The BD write speeds are a tad low
b) DVD-DL write speeds are very slow; same is true for DVD±RW, DVD±R, etc.
c) BD media are very costly - one is unlikely to buy them in the near future (1+ years). Hence why buy an equipment that will not be used for its primary use?
d) In 1+ years, the same writer will be costing $150 or less.

Hence my suggestion is to wait.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

he means ASUS.its slower.my suggestion is SONY DRU-190A(normal interface) or SONY DRU-845S(SATA interface).SATA is better as it is future proof because in coming months only SATA interface will remain on motherboards while normal/PATA interface is being phased out.

It sounds good.. can u confm the price???

Originally Posted by SpArK

dude go for NEW

best to buy Sony

Sony BWU-100A Blu-Ray Disc Writer
(2x/2x/2x BD, 8x/8x/8x DVD+RW, 8x/6x/8x DVD-RW, 4x DVD±RW DL, 32x/16x/24x CD-RW - MPN: BWU100A)
Price Range: $399.00

Description: The BWU-100A drive supports recording both 50GB and 25GB BD-R (write once) and BD-RE (rewritable) discs, as well as 4.7 GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM, 8.5GB DVD+R Double/Dual Layer, and CD-R/-RW discs. Because you can store up to 4 hours of 1080 HD video on a single dual layer 50G BD disc, the BWU-100A is the perfect solution for keeping High Definition video shot on your HDV camcorder in native HD. Boasting up to 50GB of online, random access storage, BD discs are ideal for computer backup and data storage applications. Since the BWU-100A can record DVDs and CDs, all your burning projects can be handled by a single drive. Comprehensive Cyberlink software suite is included to author BD and DVD discs as well as general disc burning for BD/DVD/CDs.

or wate for new months,years the price will go down

Man!!!!!! 400$... !!!!!! .... 400*40 = 16000Rs... i would get a new PC in that price.... anyhow as just4kix said.. the price will come down in near future...

SONY DRU-190A(normal interface) or SONY DRU-845S(SATA interface) both should cost around Rs.1600-1700(may cost even less after budget now).SATA will be Rs.100-150 more than normal but my suggestion is buy the SATA one(make sure before buying you have an empty SATA port on your motherboard).also the DVD writer mentioned above(400$) is a blue-ray writer & currently it is not advisable to buy it.

I recently purchased the sony dvd writer and have so far have not found any major issues except for some issues here and there occasionally, but very minor, where the cd gets not burnt and gets wasted, etc.

i have burned 400 DVD's with my SONY DRU-820 & never got any issues till now.it just failed once writing to a CD-R & CD-RW.for burning DVD's SONY is great.though i admit i take various precautions while burning(both software & hardware related) which normally people don't take & may be thats why i have been able to burn so many DVD's without any error ever till now.

I suggest ASUS as you'd never use the max speed for DVD recording ,as the quality of a speedy burnt disc is lower than a slow speed writen disc(last longer).

I had 2 SONY drives,1 DVD combo and 1 dual layer DVD writer,both of them gave me problem as soon as the warrenty period was over,I don't know if it was a coincedence,but some of my friends also have problems with SONY.


And one suggestion,don't ever go for the latest ,first wait for the technology to ripe then buy.

I have an HP DVD dual layer one ,its around a year and I have no problem,go for a SATA enabled writer if you have SATA slots left.Gives good read speed.

i guess it all depends on various factors.in my case neither me nor my friends who have SONY dvd writer had any problems with it.

I have a very bad experience with sony DVD writer. I will suggest you to go for Mosearbaer LiteOn DVD writer. They are cheap and best among any other available in market.

Lite ON dvd writer price here in varanasi is around Rs 1200 only.

guys.. i got sony DVD writer.. please dont ask me the model type.. i couldnt find it.. but its very cheap.. i got it for 1200Rs.. and its working fine..