Pioneer DVR-A04/104 - Hot or Not???

Here is the Pioneer DVR-104 drive for $249.50 - I think it's a good price.....
Funky Linky

What is the difference between the A04 & the 104 version?? Because the A04 retails for nearly $475.00 at NewEgg.....

 

[rival]

104 is retail, a04 is oem (bare drive)

this looks like a good deal w/ the software and everything else...

 

[SKORPI0]

DVR-104 - OEM Bare Drive
DVR-A04 - Retail drive w/ manual, software and cables.

Not a bad price, but I'll get one if it goes below $200.


Site mentions in this page though....


Package Content:

Pioneer DVR-104 DVD-R/RW CD-R/RW Drive
SONIC MyDVD *
Nero Burning ROM *
Intervideo WinDVD *
IDE Cable
Audio Cable
One Blank DVD-R Media

 

This scares me though...from the Pioneer site:
DVR-A04, DVR-104 Pioneer versions only
Note! This update should not be applied to any other than Pioneer models.
It is not for OEM models such as Apple, Packard Bell, etc. If your writer is installed in one of these systems contact that manufacturer for firmware updates.

! VOB Software upgrade
R4TA120.EXE

DVR-A0a and DVR-10a DVD Writer Ver:1.20
This file is a archive file and will extract the firmware and updater, this program supports Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP

Pioneer Site Info