Lite-On LDW-811S Dual "8x" DVD±R/RW Drive "$141" Shipped; Sony DRU-530A $216, 8x coming soon: NEC ND-2300A, Pioneer A07

[MysticMan1]

Lite On LDW-811S Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW

The current low price on Pricewatch.com is $141.00 for retail or $141.00 for OEM shipped.

Pricewatch.com, Lite On LDW-811S

liteonit.com

The Lite On LDW-811S: 8X DVD+R write, 4X DVD-R write, 4X DVD+RW rewrite, 2X DVD-RW rewrite, and 12X DVD-ROM read. In addition to recording, rewriting and reading DVD discs in dual formats, the LDW-811S supports 40X CD-R write, 24X CD-RW rewrite and 40X CD-ROM read speeds. All in one drive. Create a 4.7 GB disc on DVD media in about 8 minutes.

Lite-On LDW-811S Dual 8x DVD±R/RW Drive review

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Coming soon:

Availability unknown:

TEAC DV-W58E (Single format) 8X DVD+RW

dell.com (Asia Pacific)
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NEC ND-2300A Dual 8x/8x DVD±RW
NEC ND-2100A single format 8x DVD+RW

LG GMA-4080 Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW

Cyberdrive DX082D Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW Cyberdrive DX082D review

Pioneer A07 dual 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R DVD±R/RW (will not be avalible until Jan. 2004)
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Sony DRU-530A Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW

The current low price on Pricewatch.com is $216.00 shipped. (No rebate)

Pricewatch.com, Sony DRU-530A

sonystyle.com ($219.99 after a $30 MIR) Shipped

At Fry's stores & Outpost.com ($219.99 after a $30 MIR)
Outpost.com
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Already in stores:

HP DVD400I (Single format) 8x DVD+RW drive (Bestbuy.com $179.99 & Amazon.com $199.87 Shipped

amazon.com

bestbuy.com

HP DVD400I Specs
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OptoRite DD0401 Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW

The current low price on Pricewatch.com is $136.00 shipped.

Pricewatch.com OptoRite DD0401

optorite.com

The I/O Magic IDVDRW8D and Digital Research DDVDRW8D Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW drives are rebadged OptoRite/AccessTek drives.

OptoRite DD0401 8x/4x DVD±RW review
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TDK IndiDVD AID+840 Dual 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW and 4x DVD-R, 2x DVD-RW
CD-RW 40x/24x/40x

The current low price on pricewatch.com Is {b]$219.95[/b] Shipped

pricewatch.com TDK AID+840

TDK IndiDVD AID+840 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW and 4x DVD-R, 2x DVD-RW
CD-RW 40x/24x/40x

Specs
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Plextor PX-708A Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW (The current low price on pricewatch.com Is $191.00 OEM & $195.85 retail Shipped)

pricewatch.com, Plextor PX-708A

$50 Mail-In-Rebate with purchase of ConvertX (End 12/31/03) $50 rebate form
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BTC DRW 1008IM Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW

btcusa.com

Some Magic Spin drives are rebadged BTC DRW 1008IM drives.
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Nu Tech DDW-081 (Single format) 8X DVD+RW (The current low price on pricewatch.com Is $132.00 Shipped)

pricewatch.com, Nu Tech DDW-081
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BENQ DW800A (Single format) 8X DVD+RW (Single format) 8X DVD+RW (The current low price on pricewatch.com Is $133.00 Shipped)

pricewatch.com, BENQ DW800A

BENQ DW800A 8X DVD+RW review
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8x DVD+RW comparison specs list

dvdplusrw.org, DVD+RW comparison list

 

[SemperFi]

I think I will just buy the lite on 411s that will be on sale on BF. One of the other forums are saying they are hardware identical to the 811s. I think I will take my chances on a firmware upgrade.

Great post none the less.

 

[PinchyCM]

I need a black bezel!!!

 

[GoodToGo]

Woah, nice:Q

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: SemperFi
I think I will just buy the lite on 411s that will be on sale on BF. One of the other forums are saying they are hardware identical to the 811s. I think I will take my chances on a firmware upgrade.

Great post none the less.

Are these the same people that were hoping that you could change the Lite-On single format drive into a dual format drive with a firmware upgrade?? I wouldn't bet on firmware upgrading a 411s to a 811s happening, but these's nothing wrong with a little wishful thinking.

 

[Noirish]

Surprised, one of the best drive is not listed -> Pioneer A06.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: orangel
Surprised, one of the best drive is not listed -> Pioneer A06.

I'm just listing the 8x drive, the Pioneer A07 dual 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R Drive will not be avalible until 2004, but I will add the Pioneer A07 to the list.

 

[SemperFi]

Originally posted by: MysticMan1

Originally posted by: SemperFi I think I will just buy the lite on 411s that will be on sale on BF. One of the other forums are saying they are hardware identical to the 811s. I think I will take my chances on a firmware upgrade. Great post none the less.

Are these the same people that were hoping that you could change the Lite-On single format drive into a dual format drive with a firmware upgrade?? I wouldn't bet on firmware upgrading a 411s to a 811s happening, but these's nothing wrong with a little wishful thinking.

I suppose. Unless they are lying I see pleanty of them have done it. I haven't done any searching to find the how to since I don't intend to buy that model. That forum does not allow such instructions.

If it doesn't happen I will just have to buy a different one next year. Prices should be lower by then . Heck they should be faster by next year too.

 

[vegeto456]

ooohhh Can anyone say which is better? The optorite or the liteon??? I've always been a liteon fan but i've seen that list on the optorite site with 4X discs that will burn at 8x.....

 

[Cypherdude1]

Damn, that is a great price for a Lite-On 8x DVD±R. The $146 and $154 are within driving distance too. I think it's almost time to upgrade my Lite-On CD-RW to DVD±R. I watch AnandTech News all the time and I never even heard Lite-On introduced an 8X DVD±R. Thanks for the heads up.

Originally posted by: MysticMan1
Lite On LDW-811S Dual 8x/4x DVD±RW

The current low price on Pricewatch.com is $146.00 internal and $195.95 External USB 2.0
Pricewatch.com, Lite On LDW-811S
liteonit.com
The Lite On LDW-811S: 8X DVD+R write, 4X DVD-R write, 4X DVD+RW rewrite, 2X DVD-RW rewrite, and 12X DVD-ROM read. In addition to recording, rewriting and reading DVD discs in dual formats, the LDW-811S supports 40X CD-R write, 24X CD-RW rewrite and 40X CD-ROM read speeds. All in one drive. Create a 4.7 GB disc on DVD media in about 8 minutes.

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[Tedtalker1]

Dont forget the Memorex 8X that is coming out this month.Memorex 8X Dual Format Recorder Basically all the companies are coming out with 8X drives and now are working on getting the 16X drives developed for launch in Spring 2004.What I want to see is reviews on the 8X burners and will make my choice on the one that writes with the least amount of errors,compatability with popular media and all the burning software,etc.Patience is your friend at this time.I will wait another few weeks to see how these burners come out in the reviews.Error free burns are more important to me than the lowest price.

 

[mooteh]

hmmm i donno much about DVD burners but from what i read from these forum, it seems like the optorite is a good deal... especially with the 4x DVD+Rs being able to burn at 8x and all..

 

[gba]

THX for the research MysticMan1. Nice list.

 

[mamisano]

Hmmm, looks like the Lite-On only does 8x in +R, useless for me....I prefer -R. I'll stick with my 411S

 

[NeoV]

why is the Benq the only one with an 8mb buffer?

 

[Cypherdude1]

DVD+R is superior to DVD-R. You should switch over to DVD+R. :wine:

Originally posted by: mamisano
Hmmm, looks like the Lite-On only does 8x in +R, useless for me....I prefer -R. I'll stick with my 411S

 

[amheck]

Are any of these recorders ever going to do DVD-RAM? I was thinking about building a HTPC and seeing that a bunch of the home A/V DVD recorders do DVD-RAM, I thought it'd be nice to see in a computer drive, too.

Aaron

 

[Cypherdude1]

The drives mentioned in this thread are computer DVD+R or DVD-R drives, also known as "burners". They are not stand alone A/V drives you simply hook up to your TV. I doubt any home electronics maker will ever use DVD-RAM. Not enough PC's use DVD-RAM, the media is more expensive (sometimes over 20 times more expensive), and I think the prevalent DVD media standard in the future will be DVD+R/RW. DVD+R/RW simply has too many advantages to ignore. :wine:

Originally posted by: amheck
Are any of these recorders ever going to do DVD-RAM? I was thinking about building a HTPC and seeing that a bunch of the home A/V DVD recorders do DVD-RAM, I thought it'd be nice to see in a computer drive, too.

Aaron

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: MysticMan1

Originally posted by: SemperFi
I think I will just buy the lite on 411s that will be on sale on BF. One of the other forums are saying they are hardware identical to the 811s. I think I will take my chances on a firmware upgrade.

Great post none the less.

Are these the same people that were hoping that you could change the Lite-On single format drive into a dual format drive with a firmware upgrade?? I wouldn't bet on firmware upgrading a 411s to a 811s happening, but these's nothing wrong with a little wishful thinking.

"Dual-layer recording is much trickier than single-layer recording. However, dual-layer recording techniques developed for Blu-ray (see 3.13) have been adapted for recordable DVD. Write-once (+R and -R) recordable DVD-9 discs, which hold almost double the amount of data or recording time (see 3.3), should show up around the end of 2004. Dual-layer rewritable discs are harder to get working, but they may show up a year or two later. Recordable drives will cost about the same as regular drives (since only firmware changes are required to record two layers) and the discs will cost between 1.2 to 3 times as much as single-layer discs."

from here.

 

[WW]

Originally posted by: Cypherdude1
The drives mentioned in this thread are computer DVD+R or DVD-R drives, also known as "burners". They are not stand alone A/V drives you simply hook up to your TV. I doubt any home electronics maker will ever use DVD-RAM. Not enough PC's use DVD-RAM, the media is more expensive (sometimes over 20 times more expensive), and I think the prevalent DVD media standard in the future will be DVD+R/RW. DVD+R/RW simply has too many advantages to ignore. :wine:

Originally posted by: amheck
Are any of these recorders ever going to do DVD-RAM? I was thinking about building a HTPC and seeing that a bunch of the home A/V DVD recorders do DVD-RAM, I thought it'd be nice to see in a computer drive, too.

Aaron

amheck is ask about computer drives for a htpc (home theater pc)...he wants it compatible with a stand alone dvd recorder which uses dvd-ram

some super drives have dvd-ram compatibility

 

[SemperFi]

OulOat, Thanks for the link.

ummm. My post was concerning trying to upgrade a drive from a 4x record to 8x record. not dual layer burning.

 

[nightman]

Are these the same people that were hoping that you could change the Lite-On single format drive into a dual format drive with a firmware upgrade?? I wouldn't bet on firmware upgrading a 411s to a 811s happening, but these's nothing wrong with a little wishful thinking

If hardware is the same this should be possible.I did flash my LDW401S (DVD+R) to LDW411S(dual format drive) then flashed newest firmware ES0E and it works.I've tried couple of DVD-R and they work fine in stand-alone player.I didn't notice any problems.Newest firmware fixed many issues this drives had with "-" discs.So I think it should be possible to make this drive 8x LDW811S in the near future.

 

[amheck]

WW, thanks for the link! Exactly what I was looking for!

Aaron

 

[althes]

Originally posted by: Tedtalker1
Dont forget the Memorex 8X that is coming out this month.Memorex 8X Dual Format Recorder Basically all the companies are coming out with 8X drives and now are working on getting the 16X drives developed for launch in Spring 2004.What I want to see is reviews on the 8X burners and will make my choice on the one that writes with the least amount of errors,compatability with popular media and all the burning software,etc.Patience is your friend at this time.I will wait another few weeks to see how these burners come out in the reviews.Error free burns are more important to me than the lowest price.

Isnt the memorex a rebadged liteon

 

[althes]

Originally posted by: Tedtalker1
Dont forget the Memorex 8X that is coming out this month.Memorex 8X Dual Format Recorder Basically all the companies are coming out with 8X drives and now are working on getting the 16X drives developed for launch in Spring 2004.What I want to see is reviews on the 8X burners and will make my choice on the one that writes with the least amount of errors,compatability with popular media and all the burning software,etc.Patience is your friend at this time.I will wait another few weeks to see how these burners come out in the reviews.Error free burns are more important to me than the lowest price.

Isnt the memorex a rebadged liteon