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Hey i'v been away from the world for a bit with next to no net access, i've been considering getting a dvd burner since my cd-rw gave up the ghost and now i hear about these new dual layer dvd burners, Are there any you guy's would recommend?
Any help appreciated as always,
Adam.
The media costs about £10 a disk!! for these writers and from what I have heard the compatibiity is very poor. The NEC model is supposed to be pretty good.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=62725
More info about dual layer burning here: http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/142
I second atomicjeep I've tried both Lite-on and NEC single layer DVD writers and the NEC is far better.In fact you can get the dual version for what I paid for my single one only 6 weeks ago (i got the ND 2500 A).They are only around £65 they can onl;y come down in price too.
Just out of interest how did u find the compatibility of the NEC drive ? Did the disks work on DVD players/PS2/XBOX etc?
My 2500a will burn any disk ive trie it with and so far i havent found anything that it wont work in, akthough i dont have an xbox or PS2 to try it in. The 2500a will also turn into the 2510 dual layer drive with a firmware update.
where can you get this firmware update?
You can find most modified firmwares linked from this forum:Quote:
Originally Posted by iMc
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewforum.php?f=2
For a 2500 to 2510 you probably want Herrie's firmware.
Rich :¬)
NEC 2510A.
/thread
cheers guys. just ordered my burner but can you knowledgeable people suggest a good make of media for this burner?
Cant even see any dual layer disks in America yet
well thanks people for the advice but i have one last n00b question, you see these double layer dvds, does it mean that double the data is stored on one side of the dvd like a traditional cd or like PC Formats Dvd that you have to literally turn over?
Once again tah.
PS: is that NEC drive really the best Dual Layer Dvd Burner? i thought it might be one by Plextor or Richo (if their out) still for that price i won't complain :)
I also recomend this,got one this morning and its a nice piece of kit.only problem i have with it is the tray sliding out is a bit noisey but everything else is great.Well worth the £57 i paid for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomicjeep
and no you don't have to turn the disc over.Both layers are on one side and can be burned without having to turn the disc.
NEC 2510 black, £55
:rockon:
best make of dvd media anyone?
cheers
Have no idea - anyone else? I'm interested in the media aspect atm too :)