What CD-RW/DVD-ROM should I buy?

Cloud Strife 7 · December 21st, 2003, 16:25

Hello,
I have a question:what CD-RW and DVD-ROM do you recomend me?I was thinking of a good CD-RW and DVD-ROM that can read subchannels.
I heard from other people that Teac is the best and that Sony is the worst, but still isn`t Sony`s DVD-ROM in the PS2? And it works fine, doesn`t it?
Thanks for helping me!

Ali · December 21st, 2003, 16:35

Liteons are reliable and Affortable, Plexture is Best but Expesnsive.
Fit ur self in one of these, U'll be happy.

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Noxious Ninja · December 21st, 2003, 16:51

Can't comment on the DVD-ROM, as I haven't been through many, but I will say that Lite-On DVD-ROMs tend to be very noisy.

For the CD-RW, I'd recommend LiteOn, as they are probably the second-best CD burners available. The best is Plextor, but you pay a lot more.

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op3n_skill · December 21st, 2003, 16:51

it's PLEXTOR!!! They're too much IMO, IIRC they allow you to overburn up to a gig on 1 CD, Amazing for a CD-writer to do that...

But it is Bang for teh buck, get a Liteon... I got one: 16x/10x/40x Cd-Writer..
Still alive since i bought it 2000-2001, Has some quirks, but none serious...

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**Kane** · December 21st, 2003, 17:00

CDRW drives.... Lite-ON CD-RW drives are cheap and functional, I've had two. I had a Yamaha CD-RW (8x4x8x) which was alright, until it died 6 months down the line.... I also had an MSI 48x24x48x CD-Rw for a few months which was great, but I sold it on when I got my A06

I've had 5 DVD drives in my time. A Hitachi 5x one which my brother now has that is adequete. A Sony 5x one that was on it's way out when I got it and is now completly dead. A Pioneer A-05 DVD-RW, which was a great drive, being fast in all it did, an LG DVD+-RW/RAM which was considerably slower than the Pioneer drives, but good for its price, and a Pioneer A-06 DVD+-RW which is basicaly the A-05 with +RW support.

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Player-X · December 21st, 2003, 17:08

I am using a Samsung DVD-ROM CD-RW combodrive and it works fine for my needs I don't know about you but it shoud wwork for you

GSDragoon · December 21st, 2003, 20:07

My bro still likes his LG CDRW/DVD drive. No problems with it.

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Katsuya · December 21st, 2003, 20:33

I use...
DVD Drive: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621 CDR Drive: CyberDrv CW088D

The CyberDrv noisy as hell but the SONY DVD-ROM is the best for playing games. and it's silent!

_E_ · December 21st, 2003, 20:39

I tried LG CD-RW and it works absolutly fine.

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w3_tennis_duran · December 21st, 2003, 22:13

lg cd/rw here, fast and efficient not to mention it's cheap

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**hushypushy** · December 21st, 2003, 22:17

i would say Lite-on and LG are excellent. the LG was very quiet and fast even for a 8x4x32. i have a JLMS DVD-ROM drive, that is a very very quiet 16x DVD-ROM drive which i recommend.

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Cloud Strife 7 · December 22nd, 2003, 12:32

What about Sony? How long does it last?
I wanted a Sony thinking that it would be great for PS games, because the PS2 had a Sony DVD-ROM drive right? The problem is that I heard from other people that some Sony drives had some manufacturing problems, that they don`t read very well and that they don`t last very longer.
I was thinking of a CD-RW and DVD-ROM that would work fine with PS games and PC games.

Cylinder · December 22nd, 2003, 12:42

Oh god no, Sony have some pretty terrible drives in my experiance. I know of 4 or 5 that have shattered CD's inside of them, or in one the bearings fell out of the motor. Plextor if yah have the cash, LG, and LiteOn are decent afordable well performing drives. It's fairly hard to pick a bad one from any of the name brands really. EXCEPT Sony... :rocket:

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Phoenix Flame · December 22nd, 2003, 13:45

I got a Liteon CDRW, it's 52/32/52. I'm telling you now, burning at 52x is nothing but burning luxury ...

Katsuya · December 22nd, 2003, 14:20

Sony CD drives work fine for me.... just don't get a sony Wega TV! (the KV27FS100)

**Kane** · December 22nd, 2003, 16:09

Sony drives are good if you pay a lot for them. The cheap ones such a$$.

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Ali · December 22nd, 2003, 16:09

Run Away from Creative's Optical Devices.

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Cloud Strife 7 · December 22nd, 2003, 17:08

Ok, think I understand now but does Plexture, Liteon, LG or Pioneer read subchannels and can copy data density? And do they make too much noise?

op3n_skill · December 22nd, 2003, 18:46

>>just don't get a sony Wega TV! (the KV27FS100)

Err... No remorse on the two WEGAs we have here, one of them has no HDTV but nice IQ...

>>but does Plexture, Liteon, LG or Pioneer read subchannels and can copy data density?

Yes... Almost all new drives can read it...

IME, Liteon drives takes most CDs that others take a crap at....

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Quatro · December 22nd, 2003, 19:02

I would chose Lito On for CDRW... very cheap but gives you the performance you need... though I has no idea on the DVD ROM, haven't owned one yet...

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December 21st, 2003, 16:25	#1
Cloud Strife 7 FF Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Romania Posts: 325	What CD-RW/DVD-ROM should I buy? Hello, I have a question:what CD-RW and DVD-ROM do you recomend me?I was thinking of a good CD-RW and DVD-ROM that can read subchannels. I heard from other people that Teac is the best and that Sony is the worst, but still isn`t Sony`s DVD-ROM in the PS2? And it works fine, doesn`t it? Thanks for helping me!

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December 21st, 2003, 16:35	#2
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,615	Liteons are reliable and Affortable, Plexture is Best but Expesnsive. Fit ur self in one of these, U'll be happy. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

December 21st, 2003, 16:51	#3
Noxious Ninja Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: teh intarweb Posts: 1,720	Can't comment on the DVD-ROM, as I haven't been through many, but I will say that Lite-On DVD-ROMs tend to be very noisy. For the CD-RW, I'd recommend LiteOn, as they are probably the second-best CD burners available. The best is Plextor, but you pay a lot more. __________________ 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0

December 21st, 2003, 16:51	#4
op3n_skill Finally!! :D Join Date: May 2003 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,842	it's PLEXTOR!!! They're too much IMO, IIRC they allow you to overburn up to a gig on 1 CD, Amazing for a CD-writer to do that... But it is Bang for teh buck, get a Liteon... I got one: 16x/10x/40x Cd-Writer.. Still alive since i bought it 2000-2001, Has some quirks, but none serious... __________________ Member of "The Pessimistics Club"

December 21st, 2003, 17:00	#5
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	CDRW drives.... Lite-ON CD-RW drives are cheap and functional, I've had two. I had a Yamaha CD-RW (8x4x8x) which was alright, until it died 6 months down the line.... I also had an MSI 48x24x48x CD-Rw for a few months which was great, but I sold it on when I got my A06 I've had 5 DVD drives in my time. A Hitachi 5x one which my brother now has that is adequete. A Sony 5x one that was on it's way out when I got it and is now completly dead. A Pioneer A-05 DVD-RW, which was a great drive, being fast in all it did, an LG DVD+-RW/RAM which was considerably slower than the Pioneer drives, but good for its price, and a Pioneer A-06 DVD+-RW which is basicaly the A-05 with +RW support. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

December 21st, 2003, 17:08	#6
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,111	I am using a Samsung DVD-ROM CD-RW combodrive and it works fine for my needs I don't know about you but it shoud wwork for you

December 21st, 2003, 20:07	#7
GSDragoon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,969	My bro still likes his LG CDRW/DVD drive. No problems with it. __________________ Athlon64 3400+ @10.5x250MHz, 2.625GHz \| DFI NF3 250GB 2x512 Corsair pc3200 \| BFG FX6800 OC 128MB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer

December 21st, 2003, 20:33	#8
Katsuya - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: - Posts: 1,934	I use... DVD Drive: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621 CDR Drive: CyberDrv CW088D The CyberDrv noisy as hell but the SONY DVD-ROM is the best for playing games. and it's silent!

December 21st, 2003, 20:39	#9
_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 9,354	I tried LG CD-RW and it works absolutly fine. Yours, -Elly __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

December 21st, 2003, 22:13	#10
w3_tennis_duran Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: asia Posts: 260	lg cd/rw here, fast and efficient not to mention it's cheap __________________ i fight like a girl!

December 21st, 2003, 22:17	#11
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	i would say Lite-on and LG are excellent. the LG was very quiet and fast even for a 8x4x32. i have a JLMS DVD-ROM drive, that is a very very quiet 16x DVD-ROM drive which i recommend. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

December 22nd, 2003, 12:32	#12
Cloud Strife 7 FF Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Romania Posts: 325	What about Sony? How long does it last? I wanted a Sony thinking that it would be great for PS games, because the PS2 had a Sony DVD-ROM drive right? The problem is that I heard from other people that some Sony drives had some manufacturing problems, that they don`t read very well and that they don`t last very longer. I was thinking of a CD-RW and DVD-ROM that would work fine with PS games and PC games.

December 22nd, 2003, 12:42	#13
Cylinder I Burnt The Toast! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,493	Oh god no, Sony have some pretty terrible drives in my experiance. I know of 4 or 5 that have shattered CD's inside of them, or in one the bearings fell out of the motor. Plextor if yah have the cash, LG, and LiteOn are decent afordable well performing drives. It's fairly hard to pick a bad one from any of the name brands really. EXCEPT Sony... :rocket: __________________ What, did your mom get you a 'puter for xmas?

December 22nd, 2003, 13:45	#14
Phoenix Flame Flood Yourself Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,349	I got a Liteon CDRW, it's 52/32/52. I'm telling you now, burning at 52x is nothing but burning luxury ...

December 22nd, 2003, 14:20	#15
Katsuya - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: - Posts: 1,934	Sony CD drives work fine for me.... just don't get a sony Wega TV! (the KV27FS100)

December 22nd, 2003, 16:09	#16
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	Sony drives are good if you pay a lot for them. The cheap ones such a$$. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

December 22nd, 2003, 17:08	#18
Cloud Strife 7 FF Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Romania Posts: 325	Ok, think I understand now but does Plexture, Liteon, LG or Pioneer read subchannels and can copy data density? And do they make too much noise?

December 22nd, 2003, 18:46	#19
op3n_skill Finally!! :D Join Date: May 2003 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,842	>>just don't get a sony Wega TV! (the KV27FS100) Err... No remorse on the two WEGAs we have here, one of them has no HDTV but nice IQ... >>but does Plexture, Liteon, LG or Pioneer read subchannels and can copy data density? Yes... Almost all new drives can read it... IME, Liteon drives takes most CDs that others take a crap at.... __________________ Member of "The Pessimistics Club"

December 22nd, 2003, 19:02	#20
Quatro Just visiting ^_^ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,299	I would chose Lito On for CDRW... very cheap but gives you the performance you need... though I has no idea on the DVD ROM, haven't owned one yet... __________________ - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...