For the DVR-2920Q's software bundle, Pioneer has turned to Roxio. Along with the aforementioned Venue and CinemaNow software, the CD contains Roxio Central, BackOnTrack, CinePlayer and Easy CD & DVD Burning which includes Creator Classic, Music Disc Creator and PhotoSuite.
Roxio Central gives users access to all of the applications in the Venue suite. From the main menu, they can create their own CD's and DVD's, make copies of existing discs, backup their computer and organize their photos, videos and music.
The suite also includes what Roxio calls "Creator Classic" and "Music Disc Creator". While not as robust as disc mastering applications like Nero, these two programs will have you creating your own custom data and audio discs in no time.
Roxio's PhotoSuite software gives you the ability to repair, enhance and share your digital photos. It also includes a number of automated and advanced photo editing tools that will let you easily crop and rotate your pictures, remove things like red-eye and add text and special effects.
The suite also includes Roxio's backup software, BackOnTrack. This easy to use program lets you backup your files to CD, DVD or another hard drive. Backup jobs can be launched manually or scheduled to run at regular intervals so the data is always protected. BackOnTrack also supports compression and encryption and can instantly restore your system to a previous state.
Last but not least, you have Sonic's DVD playback software, CinePlayer. Along with DVD movies, CinePlayer can be used to play back your VCD's, SVCD's or whatever video files you might have on your hard drive.
With the DVR-2920Q, Pioneer has delivered one of their most feature packed DVD writers to date. This Serial ATA equipped "Super Multi" drive not only supports all major DVD formats, it offers some pretty impressive specs. The DVR-2920Q is capable of 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD+RW and 6x DVD-RW writing speeds and a maximum DVD read speed of 16x. Along with support for Qflix, the DVR-2920Q includes features like a 2MB buffer, noise reducing mechanisms and Pioneer's Optimal Write Speed technology. Unfortunately, it lacks bitsetting support for single layer DVD+R and DVD+RW media. Even then, the Pioneer DVR-2920Q scores a solid 8 out of 10 for its features.
