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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Big_Boss on June 20, 2003, 17:10

Title: DVD Writer
Post by: Big_Boss on June 20, 2003, 17:10

Hi

I was thinking about buying this one (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?action=info&p=31183&t=1897&l=2&AvdID=1&CatID=3&GrpID=10&s=pl)

Can you tell me if it seems ok and if it will do the job of backing up data and DVDs :)

Also does the + and - format really matter. I mean will it affect the ability of the backedup DVDs to play on a stand-alone player or backed-up data to play on another DVD Drive.

Thanks in advance.

Boss

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Sandra on June 20, 2003, 17:51

Hi BB,Asus have a good reputation for motherboards so I would assume that their writers would be ok but I have never heard of anyone having even a CD Writer by them.

I assume you would be backing data up onto a CD so that would be fine (does anyone have 4.7 gig of data on one DVD  ??? )

Daveeb was going for a DVD + as he said it plays back on most stuff (see this thread) :

http://pc-pals.com/index.php?board=28;action=display;threadid=4065 (http://pc-pals.com/index.php?board=28;action=display;threadid=4065)

That ASUS one is DVD -

I think if I was going for one I would be going for the multiple format ones that are about now so as not to be stuck with an unuseable one in a year or two.
Having said that a different format may be out by then anyway and we will all be saving up for the format that stores 100 gig on something the size of a 10p piece  :)

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Simon on June 20, 2003, 17:57

To echo what Sandra said, you can get a multi-format one for around the same price.  Here's (http://www.redstore.com/fx/techinfo.php?itm_code=NECDVD002) an example, Dave.

I think the -RW will also play back on most machines, but it's better to have one that does it all, I would think.  Of course, you also have to have a machine capable of playing DVD-RW's of either flavour.   :)

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Sandra on June 20, 2003, 18:03

I hope that you declare the comission that you get from Novatech and Redstone to the taxman Simon,I would hate to see them get you locked up for a long time,like they did with Al Capone  ;)

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Big_Boss on June 20, 2003, 19:08

Thanks for all the advice  :)

I think i might actually go for the one Simon recommended as, as you say it has support for all the formats and is the same price and speed of the ASUS one 8)

You should be a rep for Redstore and Novatech Simon  ;D

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Simon on June 20, 2003, 19:19

;D ;D  It's just that they are usually among the cheapest online retailers, and I happen to have dealt with them in the past.  I wouldn't wish to recommend a company I'd had no dealings with.   ;)

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Big_Boss on June 24, 2003, 19:58

Well in the end i went for the NEC DVD writer that Simon recommended. It came today along with my new case, and i managed to fit the drive and change everything over from my old case into the new one and the computer booted first time!  ;D :o

Still havent got any discs yet so i dont know if it works  ::)

I think Redstore could do with a website makeover, it isnt the nicest of sites or "naviagatable" (aint a word but hey  ;D). Very good delivery time too but thats because it had nothing whatsoever to do with Royal Snail  ::)

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Simon on June 24, 2003, 22:16

Hope it all works OK, BB.    :D :D

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Big_Boss on June 24, 2003, 22:37

Well cant test it just yet, im going away and wont be back till Saturday but the discs are ordered and ill test it when i return  :o

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: daveeb on June 25, 2003, 15:36

+R and -R should work on 80% of dvd players so you shouldnt have a problem.   ;)

Title: Re:DVD Writer
Post by: Big_Boss on June 30, 2003, 15:21

Thanks for the info. I havent tried to back up a DVD yet but i will soon. I will have to check it on my PS2 because i havent got a DVD player.