What's the max. speed of your DVD-writer?

code65536 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:02 pm

Now that 16x drives are very common and surprisingly cheap, I am curious about how wide-spread it has become. So, what is the speed of the DVD-writer that you currently use the most?

pchilson · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:14 am

Of the 7 I have installed only 2 of them are 8x, the rest are 16x.
I use them all.

dhc014 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 02, 2001 1:34 am **Posts:** 12030

Just two 8x drives :-/

Backfire · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:29 pm

I got a 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 12x and the new 16x!

Puma · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:42 pm

all mine are 16x, Sony,LG,BenQ

Scour · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:21 am

Still a 8x LG 4082, but soon I upgrade

kwg · **Joined:** Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:27 am **Posts:** 6

I just got this one (Lite-On SOHW-1633S)...and I mistakenly voted the highest was 8x but after further research...it does 16x on +rw

chef · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:29 am

kwg wrote:

I just got this one (Lite-On SOHW-1633S)...and I mistakenly voted the highest was 8x but after further research...it does 16x on +rw

Surely it doesn't. That speed doesn't exist for RW yet.

kwg · **Joined:** Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:27 am **Posts:** 6

[_chef_] wrote:

kwg wrote:

I just got this one (Lite-On SOHW-1633S)...and I mistakenly voted the highest was 8x but after further research...it does 16x on +rw

Surely it doesn't. That speed doesn't exist for RW yet.

well, this is the exact speeds it says it has on the items homepage/box:

DVD-R Record Speed: 8x
DVD-RW Rewrite Speed: 4x
DVD+R Record Speed: 16x
DVD+R Double Layer Record Speed: 2.4x
DVD+RW Rewrite Speed: 4x
CD Read Speed: 48x
CD-R Record Speed: 48x
CD-RW Rewrite Speed: 24x

OHH excuse me, I didn't see that you said rw
,and I said +rw I'm sorry...you are right...

sick_unit · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:47 am

Ive just had two DVD burners over the last 2-3 years. With the first being a Pioneer 106D which I sold and currently own a Pioneer 109.

Toink · **Joined:** Sat Feb 15, 2003 3:20 pm **Posts:** 139

Got 3 DVD Burners: (at the moment)
Pioneer DVR 109
BenQ 1620
Pioneer DVR 110D

Am looking at getting the BenQ 1640 in a few weeks

anarion · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:36 am

1*4X
1*16x

Master_Goo · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:14 pm

Proud Pioneer Owner

*DVR-105 [retired]
*DVR-106 [retired]
*DVR-107 [retired]
*DVR-108 -> Using A08XL Firmware V1.18 by >NiL
*DVR-109 -> Using Buffalo Firmware V8.57

*DVR-110 -> Still waiting for stock to arrive...

anarion · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:37 pm

i wonder did anybody read

"that you currently use the most" also it says speed though

olmari · **Posted:** Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:53 pm

2x Plextor PX-716SA and Plexwriter Premium for CDs.

Scour · **Posted:** Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:36 pm

Hello!

Now I have a 16x-writer, Benq DW 1640

rmtaibo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:21 am

I think I lived almost all DVD+R/Dual format stages...

HP DVD 100i (Lack of +R support) $470 VERY EXPENSIVE $$$
HP DVD 200i (First generation +R drives)
Liteon LDW-400 (Dual format) converted to SONY DRU-500A
LG GSA-4040b (DVD-RAM support)
LITEON SOHW-832S (DVD+R DL support)
PIONEER DVR-110D (DVD-R DL support) Cheapest drive I bought...

All of them still working and I love my HP DVD 200i drive. Has the best quality burns @ 2.4x Is the slowest drive, but it still has the best burning quality!!!! I choose it as my external USB 2.0 drive

And the Liteon 832s is the best DVD and CD reader. Not best quality but the most used and versatile drive. I love this drive for its bitsetting feature.

Now I'm testing my new Pioneer DVR-110D. It doesn't like Ritek +R DL media, but I very impressed with +RW burning quality. I liked it had the +R SL bitsetting. The only feature that it needs to be perfect... Not a good reader... Not tested -R media yet in this drive. I bought it two days ago

dawe.master · **Joined:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:10 pm **Posts:** 1

I have NEC-3520A 16x and it's very good....

gaz_2 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:15 pm

1*8x
2*16x

kjtrout · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:01 am

Pioneer DVR 109 using TDB's A09XL 1.58
Pioneer DVR 110D using TDB's A10XL 1.22

Both are 16x and the 110D now does DVD-Ram

Dante_ · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:06 am

I have 2 Nec 16x Drives

the 3500ag
and
the 3540a

they work perfect!!!

nikodemus · **Joined:** Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:01 pm **Posts:** 42

Pioneer 105.
Pioneer 108.
Pioneer 108.
Pioneer 108.
Pioneer 109.
NEC-3500 series (don't remeber which exactly).
Sony 16X (don't remember which exactly).

Gotta' Love those 108's, hate the Sony and I like the NEC very much.

hacman1 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:01 pm

I own two, both in the same PC
So until last night my max speed was my Sony DRU-110 at 2.4 X +RW with no +R support. Left that one in for a reader primarily and added a Pioneer A09-XLC at 16X +R/-R 6X DL. Until now I used the Sony in Tandem with a 40X Ricoh CDRW for copying CD's. Just getting into the DVD fray. I will be back with questions and asking for suggestions. Oh yea, when I bought the Sony, I did pay an arm and a leg for it.(Compared to about $60 with rebate from Pioneer, at Fryys for the 16X)

Jesterrace777 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:47 am **Posts:** 18

Bumping an old thread.

Had a Pioneer 105 that worked great, I gave it away because I wanted to upgrade to a burner that supported faster write speeds and D/L burning.
So, now I have a 109 and that is my burner.

mgen · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:30 pm

I have two: LG GSA 4160B and LG GSA 4163B; both patched perfectly to region free

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