High-Speed DVD Burner Roundup

Dom · May 26, 2004, 11:54 AM

ExtremeTech has put up an article reviewing several DVD burners, which includes an AOpen DRW8800, Asus DRW-0804P, Lite-On SOHW-812S, Memorex True8X, Pioneer DVR-A07XLB, Plextor PX-712A, and a Toshiba SD-R5272.

"When the first DVD burners came to market, they were exotic beasts costing hundreds of dollars. On top of the steep price tag, the battle waged between the Recordable DVD Council (which supports a DVD-R/-RW standard) and the DVD+RW Alliance (with its competing DVD+R/+RW standard) only served to stymie users further.

While the two groups never really kissed and made up, hardware manufacturers have stepped up to the plate and are offering universal recorders that handle a variety of formats. Iomega even shipped a drive that would burn the somewhat uncommon DVD-RAM format, as we noted in our previous universal drive roundup."

-Review

May 26, 2004, 11:54 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	High-Speed DVD Burner Roundup ExtremeTech has put up an article reviewing several DVD burners, which includes an AOpen DRW8800, Asus DRW-0804P, Lite-On SOHW-812S, Memorex True8X, Pioneer DVR-A07XLB, Plextor PX-712A, and a Toshiba SD-R5272. "When the first DVD burners came to market, they were exotic beasts costing hundreds of dollars. On top of the steep price tag, the battle waged between the Recordable DVD Council (which supports a DVD-R/-RW standard) and the DVD+RW Alliance (with its competing DVD+R/+RW standard) only served to stymie users further. While the two groups never really kissed and made up, hardware manufacturers have stepped up to the plate and are offering universal recorders that handle a variety of formats. Iomega even shipped a drive that would burn the somewhat uncommon DVD-RAM format, as we noted in our previous universal drive roundup." -Review