Poll: Which brand DVD-ROM are you using?

[theplanb]

so pioneer is the way to go so far The slots are really a hit aren't they

 

[Villareal]

Lite-on LTD163.

 

[goog]

Pioneer here too, except I've got the 105S, yes the loud one.
Works well though.

 

[Thalasi]

I love my Asus

 

[RaiderJ]

Pioneer slot load all the way! Especially since I painted mine to match my aluminum case, with the DVD-ROM emblem painted red. Looks very cool!

 

[jaggrey]

I got a Pioneer slot load. DVD-106s all the way baby!!!

 

[DARRIN]

Digital Research from Bust Buy. Works fine for me.

 

[Strych9]

Toshiba M1502 16X....very good.

 

[Jarwa]

Lite On 16x. It's aight.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Toshiba 2x on my current (old) box. My dad's box has a Toshiba 12x, and I just bought a Toshiba 16x to go in my new system. All are great, quiet drives. DAE is a little slow, at least on my 2x, but I use my Plextor 16/10/40A for ripping now.

 

[brianp34]

Creative 12x.....worst piece of crap I've ever owned without a doubt. Got it for Christmas a year ago. UPS is bringing a toshiba drive to replace it (finally).

 

[jj1492]

Can't beat the Pioneer slot fed... unless you got a 16x scsi drive =)

 

[Prototype]

What would you guys recommend between the Toshiba SD-M1612 & the Lite-On LTD-163?
My main use is watching DVDs, but I'd also like a drive that's good at ripping music and video.

 

[ucdbiendog]

I've had my pioneer dvd-rom for a year and a half with no problems. has excellent access time

 

[peang]

i have put 3 toshiba drive in all the computer that i have and my friends have and there's never a problem at all

 

[minendo]

I love my Pioneer SCSI Slot Load drive.

 

[Jen]

Pioneer slot load 10x scsi........definitly a very good dvdrom ........flashed to region free



Jen

 

[XBoxLPU]

Don't have one.

If i want to play DVD's .. i got my Xbox.

 

[Latts]

Ive got a Pioneer 16x Slot Load.

I think its great.

 

[Splork]

Someone had WAY to much time on their hands for this poll!

-sp

 

[TheNoblePlatypus]

Pioneer 16X here also. Kinda dissapointed that alot of my old VOB ripping programs didnt work with this newer drive though. Still havent found a program that works well. I had an old Pioneer 8X before this also.

 

[Prototype]

So why is the Pioneer Slot loader so great?
Mabye I'll pick me up one of those...

 

[jaggrey]

<< So why is the Pioneer Slot loader so great?
Mabye I'll pick me up one of those... >>

It's different b/c it's slot, AND it works well. Sometimes stuff that's different doesn't work well, or stuff that works well looks like everything else. This differentiates you from every1, and it's a solid performer.

 

[Mltsao]

Hewlett Packard has a CD-RW/DVD combo drive... im using that and a lite-on.

 

[LXi]

Everybody says how great the Pioneer slots are, but does anybody know AOpen make slot loaders too? With Pioneer's technology, and their own dampering system, the AOpens are relatively quieter than the vacuum-like Pioneers, they're also cheaper, and their bezel looks cooler. Toshibas would've been perfect if they aren't locked down to 2~4x DVD movie playback. LiteOns would've been perfect if they can do a better job of handling scratched and ill-maintained CDs. Pioneers, they would've been perfect if they can actually playback DVD at 16x and not half that speed, if they can DAE faster, and if they become better CloneCD compliants. You can go on and make a case for almost any brand out there, the truth, there is no perfect DVD-ROM, in fact, many brands out there have one or more significant drawbacks.