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Pioneer A06/106 or Sony DRU510A

Discussion in 'DVD / Blu-ray drives' started by yokozo, Jul 31, 2003.

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  1. gwoo

    gwoo Member

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    Okay I am new to this forum and I am looking for a DVD burner as well.

    My question is simple, compatibility!

    Which drive, sony or pioneer, is better for blank dvd media?

    Anyone use Promedia or Princo with these drives? They are the cheapest media down here

    Speed really doesn't matter much, at these speeds a couple extra minutes to burn a CD isn't going to kill me. And I don't really care about read time, I have a DVD drive.

    Thanks
     
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  2. dust_cs69

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    The pioner A06 works perfect with 4x princo media, and i think its generally felt that pioneer drives work better with the cheaper media than the sony's...
     
    dust_cs69, Sep 18, 2003
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  3. Jedi1971

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    Hello. I waork for a computer wholsale dealer & I have my choice of whatever comes through the door. Pioneer is by far & away the best drive out there (as far as DVD burning goes).

    In my opinion, the only thing the Sony has going for it is its looks and to be frank, the Pioneer is ugly as hell!_X_X_X_X_X_[small]"We'll take him together."
    "No, I am taking him now!"[/small]
     
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  4. dust_cs69

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    its a a media drive so looks dont really count for anything :) its whats inside that counts...
     
    dust_cs69, Sep 19, 2003
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  5. Jedi1971

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    I agree totally. That's why I have an A06...
     
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  6. akoli

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    The Sony is problematic this is one reason why people are wary of it plus it was a lot dearer when it first came out,prices have dropped but pionner is still the best buy, wish I'd have got that now since I've had three sony drives (all broke)and about to get this one replaced !!!. ___X_X_X_X_X_[small]Some mornings I wake up grumpy other mornings I let her sleep !!![/small]
     
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  7. yokozo

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    I have burned several dvdr's without a single coaster.... i have used memorex brand dvdrs and imation aswell as verbatims. I am pretty sure it is compatible with all blank medias.
     
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  8. akoli

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    I've had three sony drives and have about 40 coasters in total .

    When it works it burns dvd's fine even on the outer edges of the disc, even when burned on crap media

    I'm just a worst case scenario seeing as I'm returning my third drive and opting for the pioneer this time !!!
     
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  9. ramg

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    Yokozo,

    You would probably by now know that:
    Most Pioneer dvd burners(including A06) can upgrade their firmware to RPC-1 (multi region free), where as Sony 510u has firmware in RPC-2 only(not multi region free).

    Check the website http://pioneerdvd.rpc1.org/ out
     
    ramg, Sep 22, 2003
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  10. akoli

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    Thats simple to bypass - DVD Region free !!!

    I use that alongside dvd decrypter to rip region 1 dvd's and to play them through PowerDVD/Media Player .
     
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  11. yadaking

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    Just a quick question:

    Has anyone tried to back up their DVD movie ? How long does it take to back up a 2hr movie at 4X speed ? And how cheap can you get the DVD 4x blanks ? The 4X blanks I find is still kinda expensive, like $3 each, so $6 to back up your own movie.

     
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  12. akoli

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    Price depends on quality + quantity.

    Bulkpaq Orange Top £1 each
    Datawrite red top 79p
    Datawrite White Top (ritek Dye) £1.30 (£92 for 100)

    Ritek £1.30 same bulk price as above.

    This is from a local shop , so you could probably get them cheaper online , since your working in dollars I'm unsure of any sites based in US/Canada
     
    akoli, Oct 6, 2003
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  13. yokozo

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    Try ebay... They got good deals on Ritek Brand DVDR's + and -
     
    yokozo, Oct 9, 2003
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    I bought a pioneer a06 and it was garbage untill I upgraded the firmware to 107 something, I made for coasters, boy was I pissed, It seems to be ok now, Im running xp, none of my apps though seem to recognize the drive except nero express, if I have one more problem Im affraid Im gonna go get a sony dual format drive,
     
    reeseg, Oct 14, 2003
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