DVD Drive OEM or Retail?

[frufru]

I've found a Toshiba 16x DVD drive at newegg.com OEM for $62 shipped. Link
I've also found the same drive at buy.com Retail for $77 shipped. Link

If I go with the cheaper OEM drive how will I get the software I need to play the DVDs? Is it worth the $15 to get the retail box?

 

[S0me1X]

OEM doesn't come with software most of the time. If you bought a video card recently, it should have come with a software dvd player anyway.

 

[frufru]

I have a Herc 3d Prophet 2 mx 400 32 mb. I'm not sure if it came with DVD software. Even if it did will it be as good as the software that comes with the actual DVD drive?

 

[BCYL]

I would say the DVD software that comes with your video card will actually be better than the one that comes with your drive... your video card should have DVD decode capability, and the software provided will take advantage of it...

 

[frufru]

Thanks for the info. I think im going to get the OEM one from newegg.com. Thanks again.

 

[TunaBoo]

If you like to rip get a Pioneer slot.

 

[BCYL]

TunaBoo:

Why is that?

 

[Duvie]

Tunaboo is right!!! Even if you don't really now, but may plan on it in the future. The 16x dvd of toshiba seems to limit its transfers for like 2x max. That's pretty slow...

go to www.storagereview.com and take a look at pioneer review...it pretty much beat the toshiba in every area, including important dae ripping.

Also newegg for 78.00 shipped has the aopen 16x40x which is a rebadged pioneer retail package.

Yopu want to get the software as it can easily run 20-50 dollars for a program...I haven't seen any free stuff yet that works as good as powerdvd or windvd 2000.

 

[Sugadaddy]

get an OEM Pioneer DVD116 (tray) or DVD106S (slot).

 

[frufru]

Thanks for the heads up about the 2x transfer speed. I'm going to take a look at the pioneer drives and see if I can find one for a good price.

 

[frufru]

Which Pioneer DVD drive is the best one? All those numbers are confusing. I really want one of the slot loading drives now that ive seen pictures of them.

 

[goog]

106S I believe is the current slotload Pioneer and hence the one to get.

I've got the 105S and its loud as hell, heard the 106 is better though.
It also runs hot, but I use it as a CDROM as well.

 

[MortaniuS]

dont get the 116 or the 105, get the 106. 105 and 116 suck at rippping audio.

Aopens are rebadged pioneers? where did you see that?

 

[junthin]

MortaniuS: AOpen slot loads are known to be rebadged Pioneers. And besides, Newegg.com advertieses their AOpen 16X slot load DVD to be a Pioneer.

Enjoy.

 

[frufru]

I'm looking at the 106s at Essential Computers Inc it is $73 shipped to my house. It looks like a good deal to me but i still need to find som egood DVD software. Any suggestions?

 

[AMDPwred]

Fru is new around here (lives down the street from me, I'm building him a PC), let's give him trouble

 

[frufru]

Dont listen to AMDPwred he is just trying to mess with me.

 

[AMDPwred]

 

[Mark0999]

Go for the OEM drive -- the DVD software comes with most video cards these days anyway.

 

[discotech]

Get the Pioneer 106S from www.mwave.com. They have it pretty cheap there, like 68.00 if I'm not mistaken. Don't quote me on that.

 

[frufru]

Thanks. I found it on Essential Computers Incfor $73 shipped. Does anybody know where i can get my hands on some DivX ripping software?

 

[Duvie]

Divx is the encoding type..ripping is something else...

However go to go.to/doom9...I suggest getting one of the rippacks...I like the smartripper program for ripping the vob files to harddrive.

Many have favorite method of divx encoding and they often differ greatly in terms of complexity and time to encode.

Nanub = excellent quality, complex to setup
Fair use = very good quality, easier then nanub, but you need to use many other programs to rip audio and encode separately then merge with video.

Flaskmpeg = good quality based on optimal settings, easiest to run, more for newbies to get their feet wet.

 

[frufru]

Thanks for the link.

 

[salman327]

So if you buy a dvd drive OEM, then do you get the audio cable w/ it? Cause I want the pioneer 106s from newegg but it's OEM, and I don't know where to get an audio cable from

 

[Nucleophyle]

You can buy the audio cable from newegg.com. It costs $2 plus $3-$5 shipping plus any tax. It's on this page.

I didn't think about this when I bought my Pioneer 106S a week ago. I'll have to pick one up!