LG DVD burner

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  1. Shanikwa

    Shanikwa Member

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    I am looking for a new burner
    I have owned numerous DVD burners in the past
    Ive had Plextor, LiteOn, BenQ, NEC,
    and my very first one was a Optorite.
    I have never used a LG DVD burner before, it probably wont perform as well as a Plextor or a BenQ but I think I wanna give it a try anyway I hear a lot of good things about them and the people who use them swear by them. I was wondering if someone could tell me what models are the good ones and which ones i should stay away from.

    Thanks in advance
     
  2. pazzini

    pazzini Guest

    You should try the LG 4167B super multi, a very good burner.
     
  3. rick5446

    rick5446 Guest

    This is what i found LG GSA-4167BI 16X Dual Layer DVD±RW Drive (Beige) Retail..Is it the same burner? Will it do booksetting on DVD+R's
     
  4. Dunker

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    Yes, but I have the slightly older 4163B. The Double-Layer capability blew out after about a dozen burners making it a single-layer burner. I don't know whether to blame the driver or the fact I got it at newegg (everything I've ever bought there has had problems, sooner usually than later - I don't want to go any further because I know some people revere newegg like a religion). Or maybe it was just a bad burner. But seeing as I can get burners from Pioneer and others that don't have that kind of track record, I'd go with a Pioneer or Benq.
     
  5. creaky

    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    the 4167B will indeed booktype. However i've had 2 4167B's and a 4163B start failing ie giving failed burns on TY discs, so now i just use two Benq DW1650's, no more LG for me apart from my main ripper drive which is a 3yr old LG 4480B dvd-rom/cdwrite combo drive which has chomped thru many 1000s of movies effortlessly & faultlessly
     

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