Is there a really good DVD-ROM out there?

[50]

Hello, I am trying to backup dvd's and all of a sudden it has taken much longer for my dvd rom to encode than before. Also sometimes it won't spinup which is a pain. Is my drive dying? Is there one really reliable dvd rom out there or are they all the same? I only need a dvd rom I already have a dvd/cd burner. Thanks

 

[50]

Anybody?

 

[footbal07]

take a look at the samsungs and pioneers, i have had good luck with both.

 

[sparkyclarky]

I've always had luck with Pioneers.

 

[Bozo Galora]

the folks over at cdfreaks recommend the aopen 1648 (pro)

 

[Zepper]

The Asus drive is nice too.
.bh.

 

[Chinoman]

Pioneer's Drive

 

[50]

Thanks, but I really only need a DVD ROM and not a burner. I remember a while back I saw pioneer slot loading drives which looked really cool. Are those still available? Are they good? Thanks

 

[SunSamurai]

Whats with the double thread? One thread plzkktx.

 

[CraigRT]

I have a Pioneer 106S which I just love...

I upgraded to a 120S but after a day put my 106S back in. Its a great drive, I can recommend it more than any other drive I've had. but I don't know where you'll be able to find one.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
I have a Pioneer 106S which I just love...

I upgraded to a 120S but after a day put my 106S back in. Its a great drive, I can recommend it more than any other drive I've had. but I don't know where you'll be able to find one.

What's wrong with the 120S?

 

[50]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: CraigRT
I have a Pioneer 106S which I just love...

I upgraded to a 120S but after a day put my 106S back in. Its a great drive, I can recommend it more than any other drive I've had. but I don't know where you'll be able to find one.

What's wrong with the 120S?

I'd like to know also...BTW can someone tell me what a normal rate of encoding should be from the dvd? I'm gettin around 4k kb/s which I think is slow, at one point I was getting 10k.

 

[frankfan]

I own an LG Combo Drive( GCC-4521BB). It's a 52X32X52X16 CD R/W Burner and a DVD-ROM drive. Works like a charm. Newegg has it for $39 + $3.50 shipping.

 

[Cerb]

Lite-On, Pioneer, NEC, Panasonic, LG, Sony (usually Lite-On)...all fine.
If you want it to last forever, get a Plextor.
IMO, you're better better killing another , though

 

[housecat]

Originally posted by: aeternitas
Whats with the double thread? One thread plzkktx.

k mod.

sorry to eat into your bandwidth.

 

[Wolfshanze]

Try the Toshiba SDM-1912TA. It's a GREAT DVD-ROM drive... fast, quiet, and one of the only DVD-ROM drives I know of that will actually read a burned dual-layer DVD+R DL disc. It's also only $22 bucks.

For a DVD-ROM drive, it also outpaces all my other drives at random-seek times!

 

[Jeff7]

All of my optical drives are Liteon - XJ-HD166S DVD-ROM, LTR-40125S CD-RW, and a DVD+-RW drive, which I don't know the model of right now. Not quite the latest and greatest, but it works just fine.
None of the drives ever give me any unusual trouble.

 

[50]

Thanks for the suggestions guys...I'll look into all of them. BTW can anyone tell me what an average rip speed should be when I am encoding a dvd? I honestly have no idea what numbers I should be getting.

Lite-On, Pioneer, NEC, Panasonic, LG, Sony (usually Lite-On)...all fine.

I assume my sony is a lite-on which kinda kills it for me.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Originally posted by: Wolfshanze
Try the Toshiba SDM-1912TA. It's a GREAT DVD-ROM drive... fast, quiet, and one of the only DVD-ROM drives I know of that will actually read a burned dual-layer DVD+R DL disc. It's also only $22 bucks.

For a DVD-ROM drive, it also outpaces all my other drives at random-seek times!

Got one myself, pretty happy with it. :thumbsup:

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: 50
Thanks for the suggestions guys...I'll look into all of them. BTW can anyone tell me what an average rip speed should be when I am encoding a dvd? I honestly have no idea what numbers I should be getting.

Lite-On, Pioneer, NEC, Panasonic, LG, Sony (usually Lite-On)...all fine.

I assume my sony is a lite-on which kinda kills it for me.

Whats your beef with liteon drives? I was looking for drives and I specifically got a lite-on drive because they are good drives. I upgraded from a 4X DVD rom and 12X CDRW to 52X Combo dvd/cdrw drive and I love the drive. I like that it's loud because it shows that it's fast, reads things so quickly...