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Offline TR

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MSI DVD/RW
« on: September 13, 2004, 10:45 »
Now putting the finishing touches to the new PC and the last piece in the Jigsaw is a DVD RW, have anybody heard any good or bad reports on an MSI DVD.

This ONE

The reason I want to go down this road? is that it has a silver bezel to match up with the case. I already have matching DVD Rom (Aopen) and a 52x CD RW (Aopen)

I can't find anyone that does an aopen 8x or 12x dvd/-RW
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Re:MSI DVD/RW
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2004, 09:30 »
Nobody nothing to say good or bad on MSI Products  :-\
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2004, 09:36 »
I'd probably go with the LG that Dack recommended in a previous thread  8)
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2004, 09:49 »
Looking to see if it has Silver Bezels  ;)
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2004, 12:28 »
I have a MSI DVD+/-R/RW.  Although it's not the same model as the one you're looking at, it performs to my complete satisfaction.

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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2004, 14:09 »
Gill thank you for the reply..just need a few more peoples vote before I purchase this unit  ;)
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« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2004, 14:42 »
MSI seem to make reasonable motherboards and other pc components, I have recently bought a MSI PCMCIA Wi Fi cardbus which seems to work fine, so if the colour of the bezel is more important than the best functionality to you then go for it.
Otherwise, as Cammy says, the LG is probably the one that I would choose  :)
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« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2004, 20:51 »
The LG one is light cream with a silver flash at the bottom (put one in the Ideq I built) and reads a DVD in about 7 minutes :) Writing at all speeds has been flawless.

If the colour worries you then you could always remove the fascia and spray paint it to match the case (standard car paint is pretty good from what I hear).
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« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2004, 18:22 »
Still undecided, thanks for the input Dack...as for the spray job, I have tried one doing that (used a primer and silver paint) not a bad job but?? not 100% perfect..bit like hanging wallpaper with 1 bubble and you notice it for years afterwards LOL. and being the perfectionist I am, will regret it if I do  :-\

So I might go for this One it has duel bezels as well  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2004, 11:49 »
Gone for this ONE its a rebadged liteon (SOHW-1213S) under Novatechs brand.

Liteone specs:

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SOHW-1213S
 
 
  12x 4x / 8x 4x + 48x 24x 48x Half-Height DVD-Dual  
 ATAPI / E-IDE Half-Height internal DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-ROM / CD-R / CD-RW / CD-ROM combination drive
 SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer UnderRun Error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality
 SMART-X function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality
 VASŪ system reduce vibration and noise during recording and reading
 Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn
 DVD read compliant : DVD single / dual layer ( PTP / OTP ), DVD-R ( 3.9 GB / 4.7 GB ), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW
 CD read compliant : CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM / XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW
 Support both 8 cm and 12 cm disc of CD and DVD family
 Conform to Orange Book : Part 2 CD-R Volume 1, Part 2 CD-R Volume 2 Multi Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 1 ( 1x, 2x, and 4x ), Part 3 CD-RW Volume 2 : High Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 3 : Ultra Speed
 Supported transfer mode : PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra DMA mode 2
 
 


Full page report here>> http://www.liteon.com/prod/getProduct.do?cid=1_7_6&xml_id=4_2&menu_id=4_2_7
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Re:MSI DVD/RW
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2004, 21:42 »
What I will say is I've had nothing but trouble with the Liteon DVD writer in work. It just doesn't seem to like most of the media we try and use (e.g. only one out of 5 discs we burned with it yesterday verified).

They haven't updated the firmware on it yet though - so it is only extracting data at 4x speed too.

Early Sony writers were as bad and reading this:

http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=29435

means you may also want to reconsider :)
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Re:MSI DVD/RW
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2004, 22:27 »
That forum has over 59,000 members!!
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Re:MSI DVD/RW
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2004, 00:11 »
As will we one day Clive  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2004, 07:15 »
But not in my lifetime.   ;D
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« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2004, 18:47 »
Arrived today and just fitted the new LG 12x DVD burner  ;D "Smoking "  it really is quiet and fast..so smooth  ;)

Cheers Dack and everybody else who inputed  8)

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=62937
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