Hi-end Dvd Burner

TommyVercetti

<div class="IPBDescription">Pick me a winner!</div> I recently put together a very nice gaming rig. However, in my starry-eyed rush to get playing, I didn't spend enough time researching DVD burners. The result: I ended up with a Plextor PX712A or some such. It's nice for storing files and such, but I can't copy a full movie at top quality (as in what you see in a real, packaged DVD). Since I know next to nothing about burners of any sort, I'm asking for advice on what kind to get, something that works with the high capacity DVDs (dual-layer or DVD-9, I think... Like I said, I don't know).

Price shouldn't go over $300, tops. I don't think this will be a problem, as I'm willing to go as low as 8x write speed.

theclam

Don't ask us. Look at reviews:
<a href='http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2260' target='_blank'>http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2260</a>
<a href='http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20041102/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20041102/index.html</a>

TommyVercetti

Thanks, I was just posting here because I trust (most) of your judgement.

I decided to go with a Plextor PX716A, partially because I know from experience that they are reliable and fast and also because the firmware upgrade lets you burn DVD+/-R DL at 6x. And I have a lot of movies.