Pioneer a06 or Sony DRU-510ak????

[Qbnlykwhoa]

Iam just about ready to go buy a DVD Burner and there are so many to choose from. I need some help. Right now its between sony, pioneer, or plextor? Any suggestions? Which one is the best????????

 

[stingygrrl]

Originally posted by: Qbnlykwhoa
Iam just about ready to go buy a DVD Burner and there are so many to choose from. I need some help. Right now its between sony, pioneer, or plextor? Any suggestions? Which one is the best????????

plextor is the best
pioneer is the cheapest

if you can afford it, get the plex, you won't regret it (your wallet might, though) 🙂

 

[Boonesmi]

i really like the A05

 

[een]

And I haven't heard anyone complaining about Sony...
It might be expensive, but it's a Sony... (like the ad)

 

[Qbnlykwhoa]

i heard sony's ripping speeds are low. I really haven't heard too much about plextor. Iam kind of leaning toward plextor though. Any advice? Pioneer looks good too....How long does it take you guys with a pioneer to rip a movie?

 

[Todd33]

Don't rip with the burners, get a $40 combo like the Lite-on and it will rip much faster and save on wear and tear.

 

[Shmorq]

Originally posted by: Qbnlykwhoa
i heard sony's ripping speeds are low. I really haven't heard too much about plextor. Iam kind of leaning toward plextor though. Any advice? Pioneer looks good too....How long does it take you guys with a pioneer to rip a movie?

My Pioneer DVR-106 rips at 2x which I believe all burners do because of legal reasons. From what I hear though, there are hacked firmware that will allow you to rip much faster. But like Todd33 said, just get a separate DVD-ROM for ripping.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Boonesmi
i really like the A05

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Todd33
Don't rip with the burners, get a $40 combo like the Lite-on and it will rip much faster and save on wear and tear.

While that is somewhat true, burners are made to last...

I have over a 1000k burns and rips on my lite on and still going strong.

 

[Qbnlykwhoa]

I was leaning toward the plextor because i have nothing but good news about it. I heard sony's quality sucks, and they break quickly. I just wanna buy something that will last, and will work alot of different types of media.

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: Qbnlykwhoa
i heard sony's ripping speeds are low. I really haven't heard too much about plextor. Iam kind of leaning toward plextor though. Any advice? Pioneer looks good too....How long does it take you guys with a pioneer to rip a movie?

I have a 510A replaced my A04. Sony has released software (DSS) so it now can rip DVD's at up to 8x I think. The sony feels much more solidly built, the tray is much stronger compared to my old pioneer. I hear good things about Plextor but I don't have one, used to love them back in the SCSI days but their IDE drives have never been up the to build quality of their old SCSI Drives.

 

[Qbnlykwhoa]

what exactly is seek time? Does it really matter?