On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 20:43:20 -0400, Tazz
wrote::

OK, now that you guys have had time to play with the new DVD burners
that you got for christmas; I would like to know if anyone has the LG
GSA -4040B (+- R/RW), or the LITEON LDW-451S (+- R/RW)? Which would be
the better of the two?

Also, what are the popular brands of DVD burners? Do the LiteOn DVD
burners have the same reputation as their CD burners?

I'm trying to do a little research before I buy one.

TIA

For the time being, the LG GSA 4040B should be avoided, depending on
where in the world you live. While it will burn just about any media
without errors, it *does* have trouble burning most media at its rated
speed.

So far, I've tried several brands of media, from expensive brands like
TY, Mitsui, EMTEC (formerly BASF), to cheaper stuff from Princo, and
Ritek (and CMC, badged under the HP brand). All of it 4x media, in
both DVD+R and DVD-R, but the fastest they'd burn is 2x.

Apparently, Europeans are having a bit better luck burning at full
speed than those of us living in North America. Not really sure why.

Don't know much about the LiteON drive.

You can find out more info on both by looking at the forums at
www.cdrinfo.com, in the Dual Format DVD burner forum.


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Thanks,
MCheu