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icemanjmw13
12-16-2004, 11:39 AM
They're about the same price, so does anyone have first hand experience with either of these. Also will I need to download any programs other than DVDshrink before I start burning?

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=27-101-631R&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=27-152-032&DEPA=0
doubledown
12-16-2004, 11:43 AM
Get the NEC or the PIONEER DVR-108
tornadomann
12-16-2004, 11:51 AM
The NEC Drives are nice, thats a nice price for it too!
kodec
12-16-2004, 11:59 AM
I purchased and use the Pioneer DVR-108 from Newegg. It has rock solid performance and is has quiet operation. Highly recommended.
Hodaka
12-16-2004, 01:32 PM
I'm not a big pioneer fan after their early stuff had overheating problems.. they may have fixed that now, but I still shy away from their stuff..

NEC is a good choice..

you can go to http://www.doom9.org/ for all sorts of free software.. dvddecrypter, dvdshrink, etc.
P0ldy
12-16-2004, 05:40 PM
The NEC, easily.

Check it out:

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2260
morpheusxp
12-16-2004, 08:25 PM
NEC is your best bet.
the_deej
12-16-2004, 08:27 PM
nec
xzafixz
12-16-2004, 08:30 PM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-962&depa=0
Demolition Man
12-16-2004, 08:42 PM
I would say get the Pioneer DVR-108. I read reviews between the Pioneer and the NEC and while they have their strengths, the Pioneer overall has better hackability with the firmware and does burn a bit faster so yes go for the DVR-108. :D
plastikpyro
12-16-2004, 08:49 PM
An Upgraded firmware on a Pioneer DVR-108 with a spindle of Ritek G04 media makes for an awesome combination. I've gone through 180 successful burns with zero coasters. Only 1337s on these board can spot what I burn with these : :wink: lol
SpiderxDeviL
12-18-2004, 05:40 PM
the dvr108

i have it and its awesome burns g05 at 12x with updated firmware
doubledown
12-28-2004, 09:25 AM
Well, I got the NEC-3500 for XMAS. I updated the firmware to 2.28 and it works great. It burns my 4X media at 8X speed. That's pretty nice. Although, it still took about 10min to burn a DVD....although I was using my PC at the time, which seemed to cause some slowdown.