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Postby dairyman on Thu Jan 09, 2003 9:24 pm

When will CDRlabs have a review on sony's new Dual DVD burner?
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Postby aznsound on Thu Jan 09, 2003 9:36 pm

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=154 ...
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Postby dairyman on Thu Jan 09, 2003 9:38 pm

Sony's new Dual DVD Burner
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Postby BuddhaTB on Thu Jan 09, 2003 10:54 pm

dairyman wrote:Sony's new Dual DVD Burner

It's the same thing as the Sony DRU-500A, but with newer firmware to support 4x burning. Also, please post DVD questions in the DVD forum.

Sony DRU-500A Review
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Postby dairyman on Thu Jan 09, 2003 10:57 pm

BuddhaTB wrote:
dairyman wrote:Sony's new Dual DVD Burner

It's the same thing as the Sony DRU-500A, but with newer firmware to support 4x burning. Also, please post DVD questions in the DVD forum.

Sony DRU-500A Review


newer firmware what is that? is it worth the extra money?
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Postby BuddhaTB on Fri Jan 10, 2003 12:11 am

dairyman wrote:newer firmware what is that? is it worth the extra money?

It will cost the same price as the previous DRU-500A drive. The new firmware allows for 4x writing and greater media compatibility. If you still don't know what firmware is, check out the FAQ section.
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Postby freeloader on Fri Jan 10, 2003 12:12 am

The only reason it seems to be higher priced right now is because they're not available much of anywhere. As soon as Sony gets them shipped out and everyone has them in stock again the prices will undoubtedly begin to drop back to near $300 like they were before. My assumption is that they're being heldup by the firmware upgrade which cams out late in December, if I remember right.

Supposedly NEC is coming out with an ND-1100A and TDK is coming out with an AID+040212. Both will supposedly go head to head with the Sony dual format DVD burner. Has anyone heard anything about these 2 new contenders?

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Postby BuddhaTB on Fri Jan 10, 2003 1:27 am

freeloader wrote:Supposedly NEC is coming out with an ND-1100A and TDK is coming out with an AID+040212. Both will supposedly go head to head with the Sony dual format DVD burner. Has anyone heard anything about these 2 new contenders?

Ian just posted something today about the new TDK multi-format DVD burner. You can read about it here:
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8542
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Postby freeloader on Fri Jan 10, 2003 3:28 am

Thanks. I must be blind. I scanned through the list of threads and missed that one, as obvious as it was.

After my previous post I remembered that Verbatim is also supposed to be coming out with one soon. I haven't seen a model name or number for it yet.

I'm watching them real close. I would have the Sony right now if they were readily available. I need one for archiving a few thousand large 100MB+ image files. CD-Rs just will not do the job at 5 to 6 per disk. DVD will let me get 40 or more per disk.

I noticed in one of the other threads that a few people were having problems with Sony's drive motors breaking down. Is this a very common problem with the Sony?

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Postby Kennyshin on Fri Jan 10, 2003 2:28 pm

freeloader wrote:Supposedly NEC is coming out with an ND-1100A and TDK is coming out with an AID+040212. Both will supposedly go head to head with the Sony dual format DVD burner. Has anyone heard anything about these 2 new contenders?


NEC ND-1100A has been available on the US and Japanese market for several weeks. But if you are talking about "Dual" format drives, I'm not interested anymore unless Sony drops the DRU-500A(X) retail price to under $200 before Jan 20.
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Postby freeloader on Fri Jan 10, 2003 3:04 pm

O.K., NEC has changed the model number to ND-1300 and it is dual format. See:
http://www.nec.se/templates/NEC_Product ... &item=4260

I've just done a quick search and haven't found it available anywhere (in the U.S.) yet. Anyone know who is carrying it already?

Out of curiosity, what do you base your $200 maximum price on? I have not been able to find any type of dual format DVD burner available right now other than the Sony at about $340, if it is even in stock.
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Postby VEFF on Fri Jan 10, 2003 3:05 pm

dairyman wrote:
BuddhaTB wrote:
dairyman wrote:Sony's new Dual DVD Burner

It's the same thing as the Sony DRU-500A, but with newer firmware to support 4x burning. Also, please post DVD questions in the DVD forum.

Sony DRU-500A Review


newer firmware what is that? is it worth the extra money?


No, because you can download the firmware (1.0f) for free from Sony.
Burners only:
Pioneer DVR-115D
Pioneer DVR-111D
Plextor PX-716A TLA0304
Plextor PX-716A same TLA
LiteOn 52246S 52X CD-RW
LiteOn 52246S (another)
LiteOn 52327S 52X CD-RW
TDK 40X USB 2.0 CD-RW
TEAC CD-W540E 40X CD-RW
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Postby Kennyshin on Fri Jan 10, 2003 3:55 pm

freeloader wrote:Out of curiosity, what do you base your $200 maximum price on?


Read other threads which you can easily find even without any use of Search.

If you want to pay $340 for a Sony 4x writer whether it's dual or single or whatever, buy one now. I won't.
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Postby fng on Fri Jan 10, 2003 4:15 pm

I got mine for $40 out of pocket, thanks to a discount coupon, rebate & gift card. Was more than willing to spend that. The problem for me was finding a best buy that had one in stock. :D
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Postby freeloader on Fri Jan 10, 2003 5:57 pm

Kennyshin wrote:
freeloader wrote:Out of curiosity, what do you base your $200 maximum price on?


Read other threads which you can easily find even without any use of Search.

If you want to pay $340 for a Sony 4x writer whether it's dual or single or whatever, buy one now. I won't.


O.K., From your answer I take it your price limit is based on what you'll pay not on what a dual format DVD burner can be purchased for.

The only reason I'm coincidering a DVD burner is because the dual format is now available. If I still had to decide between formats I'd continue to put off the change over to DVD.

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Postby dairyman on Fri Jan 10, 2003 8:11 pm

im sure if you buy the new one you will be able to upgrade it to 8x.
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Postby Pradeep on Fri Jan 10, 2003 9:19 pm

8x requires a more powerful laser, the ones in the 4x burners won't be able to do it. I'm just waiting for 4x media to come down more.
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Postby BuddhaTB on Fri Jan 10, 2003 9:32 pm

dairyman wrote:im sure if you buy the new one you will be able to upgrade it to 8x.

Impossible. Like what Pradeep said, the current lasers on DVD burners can't handle speeds that fast. If you buy a DVD burner now, the fastest you will be able to find is 4x. Also the current drives' hardware won't be upgradable to 8x, you would need a new drive based on a new chipset, lasers, and etc.
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Postby dairyman on Fri Jan 10, 2003 9:49 pm

didn't know that.. im just learning these things..
hey before i came to this site i didn't know what firmware meant know i do
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Postby VEFF on Sat Jan 11, 2003 6:07 am

dairyman wrote:didn't know that.. im just learning these things..
hey before i came to this site i didn't know what firmware meant know i do


You might want to be careful before saying "I am sure" next time then :)
Anyway welcome! There are lots of people here who can help you with any questions you might have.
Burners only:
Pioneer DVR-115D
Pioneer DVR-111D
Plextor PX-716A TLA0304
Plextor PX-716A same TLA
LiteOn 52246S 52X CD-RW
LiteOn 52246S (another)
LiteOn 52327S 52X CD-RW
TDK 40X USB 2.0 CD-RW
TEAC CD-W540E 40X CD-RW
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