What is THE internal IDE DVD recorder to buy?

[Fat Tone]

A mate needs one. The last one he got (Samsung) is VERY fussy about discs, even with the latest firmware.

I've favoured NEC for a while.

Any suggestions?

TIA

T.

[Dr Mordrid]

I've been using -R/+R/RAM multiformat burners by LG and Lite-On with good results. They'll take generic Office Max and the other generics I've tried in stride and work great with Verbatim etc.

I've seen some great prices at NewEgg; $30-$40 or so.

ex: OEM LG Black GSA-H22NK

18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827136100

$31.49

[ND66]

If you like NEC, you could get one for $25 HERE:

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[Gurm]

Right now the "ultimate" burner is probably BenQ. But you're not going to go wrong with NEC or LG, just not as "right".

[Fat Tone]

Thanks Guys.

It's also a question of what I can find at a store that also sells some other specific things I need right now.

One LH GSA-H22LBB on its way. £24.68.

(NEC have changed their model numbering so its hard to work out what is the natural successor to the 3550 I have here).

[Jammrock]

I've always been a Plextor man myself, but I haven't kept up with burners in a while. LG and NEC have typically been the top choice for a good low cost burner. I know BenQ makes pretty good LCD panels, but I haven't read anything about their burners.

I usually always buy Plextor because they last forever (it took 8 years for my 8x burner to die) and work great. Plus they typically have the nicer features that EAC looks for when ripping audio.

But that's just me, and I hate toasting media or buying a new burner every other year, so I stick with my Plextor.

Jammrock

[az]

BENQ make very good DVD burners at the moment; I don't recommend them because of what they did with Siemens Mobile.

[Gurm]

BenQ occupies the same place that Lite-On did a few years ago, and then Pioneer did. It reads and writes the most media the most reliably... right now.

But NEC has been solid all along, as has LG.

[Elie]

The best I think is the Pioneer 111A which burns litterally every media you can think of, and for only $50 Canadian

[Fat Tone]

Actually I changed to an NEC ND-4571 at the last minute - on offer and a little cheaper and with label flash.

Couldn't find a BenQ at places with the other stuff.

[Nowhere]

BTW Jamm, last few (two?) Plextor DVD burners are "BenQ retail" drives :>