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#1 User is offline   kenneth_termini 

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 01:43 PM

I currently use Version 7.0. I use a Pioneer DVD drive that is not listed in the Roxio DVD Compatability List but which works very well. I want to upgrade to a faster burner. Has anyone had any experience with the AOpen 1616L burner. It is cheap, has gotten great reviews and is faster than the Pioneer I currently use. It is not listed in the Compatabiliy either. I am leaning to purchasing the unit even if it has not been tested by Roxio. I suspect we users do most of the testing anyway. Thanks in advance.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 01:58 PM

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I use a Pioneer DVD drive


I would stick with a Retail version of Pioneer, BenQ, or Nec. New egg.com $40 to $50. I have four 16x burners but burn DVD's at 8 and 12x most often!

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1.Click here Beginners Guide - Blank DVD Media Type Definitions & What A Firmware Upgrade Is for Your Burner.
2.Click here Firmware HQ - site dedicated to providing you with the latest firmware releases for your optical disc drives.
3.Click here CD-DVD Speed
4.Click here CD-DVD Speed - A user guide
5.Click here Enabling/Checking DMA in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 9x.
6.Click hereYou can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive.
7.click here Drive Not Recognized By Roxio, PX Engine 3_00_58a. Old Version<-> EMC 7.5 Up PX Engine 4.18.16a. Update .Click here
8.Click here How to uninstall IE 7 and WMP 11.
9.Click here ImgBurn Current version: 2.5.3.0 (5,262 KB) CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application
10.Click here InfoTool (Drive, Disk, Configuration, Software, Hardware, DMA settings, etc.).
11.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2011 & Creator 2012
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Posted 02 May 2006 - 03:04 PM

The DVD Compatability List isn't necessary for version 7.

Newer burners will be recognized by the software because they changed the burning engine in the software.

By newer burner, I mean anything manufactured after the software came out a few years ago.

Basically, Roxio eliminated the need for engine updates for the software to recognize a DVD burner.

So you should be fine with that burner, although I don't know anything about the reliability of that manufacturer. I have a cheap burner that works at least as well as the name brand one I have.
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Posted 02 May 2006 - 03:20 PM

I have a Pioneer DVD burner. It is rock solid. I'm sure you'll find people for and against just about any manufacturing firm. I also have a LiteOn reader. Again, problem free.
I had an AOpen burner. I had an LG burner. Both failed. They worked fine at first and then burn times and spinup times just got longer and longer and I ditched them before they failed completely. If someone deals with these companies and has no problems...that's great and I wish them the best. I'd never touch them.
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Posted 02 May 2006 - 03:50 PM

View Postcdanteek, on May 2 2006, 04:58 PM, said:

I would stick with a Retail version of Pioneer, BenQ, or Nec. New egg.com $40 to $50. I have four 16x burners but burn DVD's at 8 and 12x most often!

cdanteek


In addition to the burners that cdanteek recommends, I would look at Plextor, too. My next burner is going to be the BenQ DW 1655.
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Posted 02 May 2006 - 04:21 PM

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Plextor


Bruce, I own Plextor myself, but since BenQ has made the 740, 755, and 760 for Plextor. I have alimented the middle man, don't know which company's firmware will be better though. Nothing lasts for ever! Plex Premium IMO best Audio CD Burner Made.

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BenQ 1640, 1650, 1655, Dell Qflix PLDS DX-20A6Q 6D14, LiteOn DH20A6S, NEC 3550, Pioneer BDR 205, Plextor 712, 716, Samsung SH-S203N, Samsung SH-S243N, Sony 800A, 810A, 810A-R

1.Click here Beginners Guide - Blank DVD Media Type Definitions & What A Firmware Upgrade Is for Your Burner.
2.Click here Firmware HQ - site dedicated to providing you with the latest firmware releases for your optical disc drives.
3.Click here CD-DVD Speed
4.Click here CD-DVD Speed - A user guide
5.Click here Enabling/Checking DMA in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 9x.
6.Click hereYou can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive.
7.click here Drive Not Recognized By Roxio, PX Engine 3_00_58a. Old Version<-> EMC 7.5 Up PX Engine 4.18.16a. Update .Click here
8.Click here How to uninstall IE 7 and WMP 11.
9.Click here ImgBurn Current version: 2.5.3.0 (5,262 KB) CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application
10.Click here InfoTool (Drive, Disk, Configuration, Software, Hardware, DMA settings, etc.).
11.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2011 & Creator 2012
12.Click here. Complete Uninstall of Creator 2009 and 2010 (Windows Vista and 7)
13.Click here Complete Uninstall of Creator 2009 and 2010 (Windows XP)
14.Click here Complete Uninstall of Easy Media Creator 9 & 10 on Windows Vista
15.Click here Complete Uninstall of Easy Media Creator 7.5, 8, 9, & 10 on Windows XP
16. Click here WinZip Data Compression Utility <> Click here WinRAR Data Compression Utility Click here 7-Zip Data Compression Utility
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Posted 02 May 2006 - 06:10 PM

View Postcdanteek, on May 2 2006, 07:21 PM, said:

Bruce, I own Plextor myself, but since BenQ has made the 740, 755, and 760 for Plextor. I have alimented the middle man, don't know which company's firmware will be better though. Nothing lasts for ever! Plex Premium IMO best Audio CD Burner Made.

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I knew that they made the 740 and 755, but did not know about the 760.
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Posted 03 May 2006 - 08:41 AM

Thanks to all who replied. I would much rather take the word of experience than advertizing. I wound up ordering the NEC 3550A drive.
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