[Dead]NEC 1300A DVD Burner Dual $99.99@ Newegg no shipping, no standing in line, no getting up early or MIR Free Tshirt

[Heinrich]

One Day Special

 

[ringzero]

My sister wants to buy me a dvd-+rw for my birthday, and i'm going back and forth on the optorite and this drive. Which one is really the best? I read that the NEC one is good if you update the firmware. but i'm pretty conflicted.

 

[FFactory0x]

dammit. I bought one for $125 2nd day shipped 4 weeks ago

 

[stingygrrl]

good deal! I've got the NEC and love it!

 

[Dead3ye]

Better Link.

 

[Kraeji]

nice drive.. no rebate either!

i would buy this if i didnt already have it.

 

[audscott]

Mu st resis.....ahn

 

[k1114]

Originally posted by: ringzero
My sister wants to buy me a dvd-+rw for my birthday, and i'm going back and forth on the optorite and this drive. Which one is really the best? I read that the NEC one is good if you update the firmware. but i'm pretty conflicted.

I would avoid the optorite like the plauge. The NEC is a decent drive and i'm probably going to buy it

 

[stingygrrl]

here's a couple of valuable links for NEC/IOMEGA owners

http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=19067

Herrie's a firmware patcher and I flashed my drive to his version last week. Adds more media and removes the 2x rip limit and makes it region free... and the new version hopefully will add bitsetting!
Here's his site:
http://herrie.rpc1.org/

 

[DarkTXKnight]

Resistance was futile.... I am now a DVD burner owner - my wife will be pleased

 

[DarkTXKnight]

Resistance was futile.... I am now a DVD burner owner - my wife will be pleased

 

[FuzzyBee]

Hmmm. the BF ones will come with software, though, won't they?

 

[HarryK]

Originally posted by: DarkTXKnight
Resistance was futile.... I am now a DVD burner owner -

Holy crap, me too!

I'm not quite sure how it happened, but I just spent $106 for a Black NEC 1300A and a large NewEgg T-shirt.

Happy Thanksgiving to me!

 

[corinthos]

are you able to burn an exact copy of a dvd now or is that still not within the capabilities of the current batch of burners?
i heard from somewhere that you have to use 2 discs to copy a DVD movie for example. if this is still the case, I think I'll wait until you can make 1 disc -> 1 disc copies.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Originally posted by: corinthos
are you able to burn an exact copy of a dvd now or is that still not within the capabilities of the current batch of burners?
i heard from somewhere that you have to use 2 discs to copy a DVD movie for example. if this is still the case, I think I'll wait until you can make 1 disc -> 1 disc copies.

I would bet that most commercial DVDs right now are dual-layer. This burner is single-layer. It'll be a bit before dual-layer burners (and media) are affordable.

 

[isekii]

no black drive

black is still more expensive.

blah

 

[Pothead]

for the linking challenged

 

[k1114]

Originally posted by: fuzzy bee

Originally posted by: corinthos
are you able to burn an exact copy of a dvd now or is that still not within the capabilities of the current batch of burners?
i heard from somewhere that you have to use 2 discs to copy a DVD movie for example. if this is still the case, I think I'll wait until you can make 1 disc -> 1 disc copies.

I would bet that most commercial DVDs right now are dual-layer. This burner is single-layer. It'll be a bit before dual-layer burners (and media) are affordable.

From what I saw just browsing the video store, I'd guess that it's roughyl 40/60 single/dual. Many of them even conveniently say "single layer" on the back for those of us with less than honorable intentions

 

[HarryK]

Originally posted by: isekii
no black drive

black is still more expensive.

blah

Yeah, but it's only $6 more expensive (even though it said $106.99, it rang up at $105.99)

My other option is to try and fight BF crowds and deal with a MIR and pay local taxes, I figured what the hell.

The BF deal would be $89.56 plus tax on $149.56 = $97. For 3 dollars more (and a free T-shirt) I decided to go for this deal. Tacking on another $6 for a black bezel (a total of $9 more than the BF deal) and the fact it was IN STOCK made this (almost) a no-brainer. And hey, I need a DVD burner! I really do!!!

 

[Heinrich]

Yeah, but it's only $6 more expensive (even though it said $106.99, it rang up at $105.99)

My other option is to try and fight BF crowds and deal with a MIR and pay local taxes, I figured what the hell.

The BF deal would be $89.56 plus tax on $149.56 = $97. For 3 dollars more (and a free T-shirt) I decided to go for this deal. Tacking on another $6 for a black bezel (a total of $9 more than the BF deal) and the fact it was IN STOCK made this (almost) a no-brainer. And hey, I need a DVD burner! I really do!!! [/quote]

--- My thoughts EXACTLY.

 

[GnatGoSplat]

Originally posted by: corinthos
are you able to burn an exact copy of a dvd now or is that still not within the capabilities of the current batch of burners?
i heard from somewhere that you have to use 2 discs to copy a DVD movie for example. if this is still the case, I think I'll wait until you can make 1 disc -> 1 disc copies.

I use DVD2One, that transcodes a 2-layer DVD to fit 1-disc.
I sit 8' away from a Panasonic CT-32HX42 HD-Ready TV and neither my wife nor I noticed any visible video degradation.
I haven't completed my 96" projector setup yet so I can't tell if video degradation is more obvious on a big screen or not, but from my experience, compressing a 2-layer DVD to fit a 4.7GB recordable is no big deal.
I don't care about menus, bonus materials, or subtitles, so I usually leave those out. That allows more room for image quality.

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: GnatGoSplat

Originally posted by: corinthos
are you able to burn an exact copy of a dvd now or is that still not within the capabilities of the current batch of burners?
i heard from somewhere that you have to use 2 discs to copy a DVD movie for example. if this is still the case, I think I'll wait until you can make 1 disc -> 1 disc copies.

I use DVD2One, that transcodes a 2-layer DVD to fit 1-disc.
I sit 8' away from a Panasonic CT-32HX42 HD-Ready TV and neither my wife nor I noticed any visible video degradation.
I haven't completed my 96" projector setup yet so I can't tell if video degradation is more obvious on a big screen or not, but from my experience, compressing a 2-layer DVD to fit a 4.7GB recordable is no big deal.
I don't care about menus, bonus materials, or subtitles, so I usually leave those out. That allows more room for image quality.

I own this drive also. At $99 you cannot go wrong! I use DVD Shrink to back up DVD's. It's a free tool and works great. I then burn with NERO 6. Honestly, the quality of the backups is top notch. I cannot notice a single difference from the original.

 

[soundforbjt]

I'd jump on this, but I'm waiting till BF because i have a $15 off $100 coupon and a $50 gift certificate to use.

 

[torrid]

Thanks!

I'm pretty sure I'm getting this. However, now I need some cheap DVD-R media.

 

[J3anyus]

Which is better, this drive or the Lite-On 411s? I've heard the 411s has some problems with -R, but haven't heard much of anything about this NEC drive. Thanks in advance.