Ameya Dalvi, Aug 02, 2004 0000 hrs IST
It's time to have a look at an 8X model from a near forgotten giant in the optical drives arena
Good DVD burn speeds, Excellent DAE and data transfer speeds, Attractive pricing
CD burn speeds restricted to 24X, No bundled software
While we were busy testing the Dual Layer DVD burners last week, the prices of standard 8X DVD-Writers seem to have dipped further to the sub-6.5K level. Not bad news at all. We have already covered a handful of 8X DVD burners from the big boys like Lite-On, Sony and Plextor. Now, it's time to have a look at an 8X model from a near forgotten giant in the optical drives arena, namely Pioneer. If you remember, it had the famous DVD-ROM drive based on the slot mechanism (rather than the tray used in most) more than a year back. It was an amazing performer. Whether Pioneer can recreate the same magic when burning DVDs, let's find out.
I use the Pioneer 107D and use 16X disc and it will not backup at 8x, it backup at 4X. At one time all my 8x DVD replicators did 12x on 16x disc, HELP anyone knows what is going on?????
by Big Worm, Chicago, on Jan 13, 2006 12:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
The problem isn't the hardware it's the software you are using.
by Myron, Cape Girardeau,MO, on Dec 06, 2004 05:20 AM, Report abuse Reply
I Copy a Movie Dvd on Techcom 4.7Gb DVD-R, it works on the computer very well but when i played it on the My T.V.with Dvd Player(Samsung, Lg) it shows and Message as "Please Check Your T.V. System" while the same plays the original source DVD perfectly. Can Any body help me out about this problem?
by Sanjeev, delhi, on Oct 29, 2004 02:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
Use the Program DVD Shrink 3.1 and it should work great if burned using Nero Ultra Edition.I know that works for me with any dvd.
by Myron, Cape Girardeau,MO, on Dec 06, 2004 05:16 AM, Report abuse
What is actual price of Pioneer DVD Writers in Mumai in October 2004?
by Satish, Mumbai, on Oct 24, 2004 02:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Rajat, gurgaon, on Oct 08, 2004 08:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
It seems to be a long awaited product in the market. Can you let me know it's price and distributors in Delhi
by Atul Verma, New Delhi, on Aug 13, 2004 11:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
There is a down arrow button at "Page1 - The Drive". Click it, you go to "Page 2 - Performance/conclusion", there u w'll find the Price. GLK.
by NAGESH - ITI, Bangalore, on Aug 17, 2004 05:13 PM, Report abuse
in kuwait we are getting 16xwrite but yours speed is 8 xwrite
by pvvijayakumar, kuwait, on Aug 10, 2004 06:16 PM, Report abuse Reply
in kuwait we are getting 16xbut yours speed is 8 x
by pvvijayakumar, kuwait, on Aug 10, 2004 06:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
I bought this DVD writer some time back and I had problems with the first DVD-R I bought. I tried Techcom 4.7 GB DVD-R For General use and it didn't work. Nero would say (after a minute or so) that this format isn't supported on the drive. Then I tried a Cursor DVD+RW and this works perfectly well. I am wondering what brands should I try. Can anyone help me out here? I don't want to invest more money on DVD-Rs that I won't be able to use or exchange. Thanks for the review.
by Hussain, Bangalore, on Aug 04, 2004 12:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
I've used Princo, Moser Baer and Samsung (all DVD-R) at 4x without any problems. This was before I upped the fw, and after that I could burn a Princo at 8x. And I've got a couple of MB DVD+RW, painful 2.4x ones...
by Aalaap, Mumbai, on Aug 05, 2004 11:31 AM, Report abuse
The drive did come with a CD, but as far as I remember, there was nothing interesting on it. Anyway everyone uses (and has) Nero, so how does it matter? About the performance, well, everything is top notch, except that the drive can't overburn even 1mb. All through my Lite-On life Ive been stuffing 703-705mb on a CD and now I have to actually shave off the excess and make sure it doesnt exceed 699mb. This is the single most irritating part about the drive. Far more annoying than the 24x burn speed limit, which IHMO, is just a differnce of a minute or two and I have that much of time really...
by Aalaap, Mumbai, on Aug 04, 2004 12:02 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hi Ameya, How long have we got to wait till the DVD formats gets standardised ? Do you really think that time is ripe enough to buy a DVD writer ? DVDs are not at all a very popular medium as most people do not have the drives (like me). Lastly, I brought my CD writer from ASUS on 2000-01. Within a year the prices dropped like anything ; the writing speed became faster and can you believe I can't use CD-RWs that come with a tag "For High Speed Drives only". Please, I do not want to fall in the same trap. Rather than buying, wait till the prices come down to such a level that we can buy a drive a month from our pocket money only (ASUS CD-R drives cost 650 bucks apiece these days).
by Bigyan, Kol, on Aug 03, 2004 11:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hi, This DVD writer supports all the formats except for DVD-RAM, it is a good model. If you are interested, buy it. DVD drive speed will not increase like CD RW because the CD writing speed 1x is 150 KB / Sec but the same DVD R 1x speed is 1500 KB / Sec, so there will not be a markable difference within a year or two. This my opinion. I am technical support engineer for MNC. Regards Mark
by Mark, Chennai, on Aug 04, 2004 03:18 AM, Report abuse
by Bhalchandra, Dombivli East, on Aug 03, 2004 07:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
Who is the authorised distributor in India? Let them first reach out to channels.
by Prakash S, Salem, on Aug 03, 2004 10:06 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by RAMESH, NAGPUR, on Aug 03, 2004 12:08 PM, Report abuse
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where can I get a Pioneer hi end professional DVD writer? Pl. call sajeev on 98220 25652
by Becrux, Pune, on Dec 20, 2006 09:39 PM, Report abuse Reply