Ameya Dalvi, Nov 28, 2003 0000 hrs IST
The Sony DDU1621 is a 16-X internal DVD-ROM drive, which supports DMA-33.
Great DVD performance, Good build quality, Fairly silent operator, Support for DVD+R format
Average performance in CD read tests, CD Read speed restricted to 40X, No bundled DVD Playback software
Sony is one of those companies that need no introduction. They are known for their quality products in all areas of technology. Their optical drives have been around for quite some time now. We have already tested their CD-Writers and Combo drives and found them to be impressive performers. Now we received their DVD-ROM drive for review. So let's take a closer look at it and see how it performs as compared to its competitors from Lite-On and AOpen.
The package
by aravind, coimbatore, on May 28, 2007 10:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
i will look much better to your site..tnx.
by tiffany, general santos city, on Feb 22, 2007 01:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT YOU BY THE SELLER OF A DVD.I WAS ABLE TO HEAR SOUND FROM THE DVD BUT THERE WASN'T A PICTURE SHOWING ON THE MONITOR WHICH IS RATHER UNUSUAL.WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE PROBLEM AND WHAT CAN I DO?
by SOBOWALE,O.ADET, PORT-HARCOURT, on Feb 01, 2007 10:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
My friend gave me this drive for a free as he didnt use it any more, good drive, silent, fast. For all those people having the problem of their drive not being detected by their pc go into control panel, system, and then click the hardware tab. click device manager, and click the button 'search for hardware changes'. this should detect your drive. hope that helps!
by Dracharon, Plymouth, on Jan 30, 2007 12:29 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hello & How R U,All.. Kindly help me plz, my SAMSUNG COMBO DRIVE is unable to detect dvd format either media incld. digit dvd's or other DVD movie like VOB files.& data files. i am unable to determine that why it is...... i am currently using POWER DVD application to play movies. which hangs up my pc during the period of when i insert dvd media as above..if any one is available,then plz try to solve my prob...... plz... i ill hav a great attention....... take care all of u guys bye...
by Dnpahari, Varanasi, on Aug 19, 2006 08:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
kindly help me out. Iam unable to view DVD movies through SONY DVD ROM install in my system. If any software to install kindly let me know where it is available.
by M.Manikandan, coimbatore, on Jun 29, 2006 04:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
i have the same problem as Mohan i am unable to view dvd movies through sony dvd rom install in my system . i am look for software that i can install or where it is available . thanks
by John St Goddard, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, on May 10, 2006 06:32 AM, Report abuse Reply
hey bro nothin to worry bout get a software called power dvd it will help solve ur probs
by the lost canal, dallas, on May 10, 2006 08:07 AM, Report abuse
kindly help me out. Iam unable to view DVD movies through SONY DVD ROM install in my system. If any software to install kindly let me know where it is available.
by Mohan, chennai, on Jan 06, 2006 11:48 AM, Report abuse Reply
Me too having the same problem now. If ou ever solved the problem, please email the work around solutions
by June, Singapore, on Apr 30, 2006 06:08 PM, Report abuse
C2 errors correction is important which is not availavle.
by pratik, Thane, on Mar 22, 2006 01:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
This is the best DVD-ROM I ever had.
by Fuj Mars, Snegotina, on Mar 13, 2006 07:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
It is very costly,any cheaper version
by Saurabh Jain, Ropar, Punjab, on Mar 02, 2006 02:58 AM, Report abuse Reply
by harry, southampton, on Dec 06, 2005 09:09 PM, Report abuse Reply
This is the most stupidest DVD ROM ever built. I had just brought this drive like 2 months ago. Yesterday, it was taking ages to load the dvd. Today it stopped loading them all-together. The worst part is CDs seem to work perfectly fine.Only the DVDs is a problem. Is there anything i can do abt this? Or do i have to chuck it out and buy another ROM ?? Somebody please help. NEVER EVER AM I GONNA BUY SONY PRODUCTS AGAIN.
by Mudassir, Mumbai, on Nov 12, 2005 03:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
I got this dvd and it`s giving me trouble, games are loading but dvd is asking me to put disk in, noting not even originals originals i even bought a DVD/VCR lens cleaner. I went even from start/all programms/accessories/entertaiment/windows media player to play it from there when i went to play DVD, VCD or Audio it`s not enable. please help me
by Edmund, Malta, on Sep 23, 2005 09:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
Sept. 13, 2005 / Tuesday / 7 am Pls email your reply to ysyes@yahoo.com. I inserted a DVD disc with a small crack (break) to play. I had put cellotape on the crack. But after inserting, the DVD-ROM is not playing. In fact, I am unable to eject the disc out. The DVD-ROM player is rotating the disc non-stop inside, and no other function is working. The player has got stuck. Please tell me how to fix this problem. I have rebooted the computer thrice, but every time, the DVD-ROM simply gets automatically switched on, and I am unable to stop it or eject the faulty disc out. Pls help. Sept. 13, 2005 / Tuesday / 7 am
by Shankar, Singapore, on Sep 13, 2005 03:53 AM, Report abuse Reply
Sept. 13, 2005 / Tuesday / 7 am I inserted a DVD disc with a small crack (break) to play. I had put cellotape on the crack. But after inserting, the DVD-ROM is not playing. In fact, I am unable to eject the disc out. The DVD-ROM player is rotating the disc non-stop inside, and no other function is working. The player has got stuck. Please tell me how to fix this problem. I have rebooted the computer thrice, but every time, the DVD-ROM simply gets automatically switched on, and I am unable to stop it or eject the faulty disc out. Pls help. Sept. 13, 2005 / Tuesday / 7 am
by Shankar, Singapore, on Sep 13, 2005 03:51 AM, Report abuse Reply
Driver Need sony dvd-rom ddu1621
by Anonymous, dhaka, on May 30, 2005 10:55 AM, Report abuse Reply
sigh, never again will i buy sony for anything involved for a pc. maybe their other drives works. M-A-Y-B-E. but sony burned me and so many others on this drive and never will again be their corporate suckers. i bought an asus for my sister's rig and samsung for mine and they effing work!
by gin_blossoms, atlantis, on Jun 09, 2005 09:31 PM, Report abuse
Never experience another dvdrom as bad as sony ddu1621
by Apur, ny, on May 06, 2005 01:52 AM, Report abuse Reply
I bought this drive last month in black colour, the problem im facing that im unable to reset the region counter or make my drive region free, can any body help me find a region couter reset utility for SONY DDU 1621 S 4.1 or the region free firmware for it. I had already tried the websites mentioned below n ive also searched rpc1.please help!!!
by Vicky, Mumbai, on May 07, 2004 02:02 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hi, I'm having the same problem, if you, or if I find it, please send, and I will do the same... Thanks, Alan DeFevere
by Alan, San Gabriel, on May 22, 2004 07:25 PM, Report abuse
Try this. Works for me. http://etna.rpc1.org/mt/index.html
by Asterix, Bucharest, on Jul 20, 2004 05:50 PM, Report abuse
go to start bottom of screen open start go to my computer open go to devices with remobal storage RIGHT CLICK ON the SONY DVD ROM DRIVE go to properties open go to HARDWARE hit TAB open FIND YOUR SONY DRIVE ON the LIST HIGHLIGHT then hit PROPERTIES their you find you region i think you only got 5 times only to switch this after you do the region hit OK . THANK YOU GIVE THANKS
by JAHPAL, ORLANDO, on Feb 13, 2005 02:47 AM, Report abuse
Not that bad as commented. I am using it for the last 15 months without any serious issues. The version id 1.6
by Mathew, Trivandrum, on Feb 08, 2005 07:09 PM, Report abuse Reply
I bought Sony DVD DDU1621 a month back. Since then its a pain. Whenever I insert a DVD the machine hangs. I awitched of autoplay but no result.
by Hirak, Bangalore, on Jul 19, 2004 06:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
it the first TIME OF MY ****** LIFE THAT I BUY A SONY PRODUCT THAT SUCK THAT MUCH! DONT BUY THIS NEVER... i return back the product 2 TIMES because after 4 month of use the DVD dont read DVD anymore, Slow the sytem...sometime FREEZE IT (event on XP) ... I'll remember that... trust me, next time i BUY ANOTHER BRAND
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by Demonheart, quebec, on Aug 17, 2004 05:55 AM, Report abuse
I am having the same problem. Whenever I placed a DVD into the drive it just freezes as well as freeze my PC. I have not been able to play any DVD on this dam DVD rom. Does anyone know of any firmware that will help?? thanks
by ethan, montreal, on Nov 07, 2004 06:19 AM, Report abuse
I have this DVD player and have numerous problems with it, mainly with not playing ANY other dvd then a dvd movie. So no data/game dvd work for me at all. Here's a link to a forum with poeple with the same problem. Does anyone have a fix for this? http://www.totallydrivers.com/forum/thread.asp?thread=1216
by van Dijk, hoofddorp, on Oct 31, 2004 08:19 PM, Report abuse Reply
Ive got that drive but it cant read DVD+R. Is there a way to upgrade it to upgrade to vs3.5?
by Garuna Singh, Sydney, on Oct 17, 2004 02:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
Does anyone know what the jumper settings should be if I set DDU 1621 as a slave drive?
by JLR, Tulsa, OK, on Aug 23, 2004 03:11 AM, Report abuse Reply
I bought one and regret doing so.Sorry. I dont agree to you. This drive is very much slow. and is not at all competent with other drives in the market.
by Zakariya, Bangalore, on Jul 05, 2004 03:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
I bought this drive some time ago. I got it in Black. The only problem I have had is that the fools painted the LED black along with the front face. Performance-wise this drive is good at ripping DVDs. SmartRipper shows burts of upto 14.8X during ripping. My Drive came with a copy of PowerDVD. I think Pioneer still makes the best DVD ripper.
by Johnny-C, Mumbai, on Nov 29, 2003 08:46 AM, Report abuse Reply
What firmware version are you using for your ddu1621?
by Ken, KY, USA, on Jun 25, 2004 08:50 AM, Report abuse
Sony DVD ROM comes along with PowerDVD software Contact the nearest Rashi Branches for pricing and availability
by Hemvardhan-Rash, Mumbai, on Dec 06, 2003 04:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
by chauncey, st louis mo, on Jun 05, 2004 08:32 AM, Report abuse
by chauncey, st louis mo, on Jun 05, 2004 08:32 AM, Report abuse
My drive won't read CD-R's! I put a CD-R in the drive and it freezes. I've already tried turning off autoplay...i wonder if my drive is corrupt....anyone help?
by Dave, L'Anse, on Jun 02, 2004 08:32 PM, Report abuse Reply
sometimes my computer doesnt detect my dvd rom. what will i do?
by Soujiro, zamboanga, on Apr 19, 2004 08:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
I have this drive - Sony DDU 1621 s3.4 and want to use it to play DVD movies. But this drive has the RPC II region protection counter. Could anyone please tell me where I can find the firmware software to remove the DVD region protection? Also suggest some method of getting rid of Windows XP region protection, if any.
by Shailesh, Mumbai, on Nov 29, 2003 09:57 AM, Report abuse Reply
by gogo, Mumbai, on Dec 02, 2003 06:26 AM, Report abuse
Go to www.mydrivers.com, you can find the firmware version 3.5. I guess Sony does not provide firware to remove region protect. You'd better backup the firmware before using it to play DVD move.
What's more, the web I mentioned above is a simplified Chinese version and it does not privide English information. You'd better use search engine to find it.
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by Kim Yung, Beijing, China, on Apr 06, 2004 03:58 PM, Report abuse
Iam thinking of buying it, what is the price?
by Rajendran.S.S, Tirupur-641604, on Dec 04, 2003 07:11 PM, Report abuse Reply
go to the last page of ech article you will find the price mentioned
by oswin, mumbai, on Feb 05, 2004 11:33 AM, Report abuse
Perhaps I was taking a sneeze when ithe terms/formats DVD R and RW etc were initially explained to the world. But ever since, I have been mystified by the whole proliferation of them. Can the reviewer or any one explain what DVD+R, -R, +RW, -RW, DVD-RAM and Mount Rainier mean? While at it, also enlighten me on the times figures(52x, 16x etc) and how they are arrived at. I know that the bigger they are the better.
by Ramesh, London, on Nov 28, 2003 09:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
There was a split in the industry over which DVD recordable formats to support. The +R and +RW camp has manufacturers like Sony, while the -R/-RW camp is Pioneer (I think) and others. I haven't heard anything about DVD-RAM in a few years now, so I think it's old news. I thought Mt. Rainier is a CD-RW specification. The x multipliers are relative to the original 1x speed (which is 150 kilobytes per second for CD's. Not sure if 1x means the same thing in DVD land). So 52x CD-R means 52 * 150 = 7800 kb/s which is ~7.61 Megabytes per second. If you are burning a 700MB CD at 7.61 MB/s, you could expect it to take ~90 seconds.
by Scott H, New Brunswick, on Dec 27, 2003 08:42 AM, Report abuse
I think this quality product of sony is worthwhile for purchase and play, copy operations,But what is the price, can the adv. tell please.
by valliappansinga, CHENNAI, on Dec 03, 2003 05:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
I bought this drive 3 months back. Very silent.. absolutely no spin-up, spin down noise. Strangely my drive came with a copy of PowerDVD unlike this one.
by gogo, Mumbai, on Nov 28, 2003 11:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
This drive is liteon oem=>not made by sony $$=>rashi :P hmmmm understand?
by leo, your city, on Nov 28, 2003 10:19 PM, Report abuse Reply
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It is 11/23/2007 12:04 A M last week I bought (2) sony burners DRU840A with nero 7 in the box ths was for 2 computers. I coulf not get it to play or burn a CD with any sound i would want to hear or anyone other. I called sony and ask for help in this matter. I was talked to so rude and ugly - I will never buy another sony ever again, I am putting a home studio up and was looking at a somy burner.Not now going to pay 3 times the amount but peace of mined is better then being treated nast. I found a program that rane my DVD/CD great but nero7 would not . Also a teck even tryed to fix it up but nothing.
by Bill H, Baldwin,Ga., on Nov 23, 2007 10:44 AM, Report abuse Reply