DVD Writers -- What do you think?

[mandee]

What do you guys think about standalone DVD Recorders like this one?

Is it too early to get one? Do they work well? Would it be better to get a computer DVD writer?


Thanks!

 

[zsouthboy]

wrong forum

zs

 

[tcrosson]

I'd think a DVD-RW for your computer would be more versatile. I myself am waiting until they're burning faster before taking the plunge.

 

[mandee]

Umm what forum should this go in?

 

[jamesbond007]

Umm what forum should this go in?
Peripherals, perhaps?

On topic, I would personally choose the DVD Writer for the PC. I too feel it's more versatile and there are certain things you can tweak in the writing software which you cannot do with the stand-alone players.

I would wait until the end of this year before purchasing one. I personally feel it's a bit too early to take the plunge and spend hundreds of dollars on a writing speed that will probably go up jurastically, as did CD-RW drives. It wasn't long after 4x/8x drives were released when 10x and above came out.

My $0.02

 

[Zak]

This Panasonic unit is a DVD-RAM recorder. It's more of a digital VCR since it uses rewriteable DVD-RAM dics rather than DVD-R/W media. The DVD-RAM disks come in cartriges and do not play on anything else but DVD-RAM unit. Therefore, this is not really a DVD recorder because it does not create DVDs that can play in home DVD players. Computer DVD recorder is still a better solution. Especially if you do capture and editing on your PC.

Zak

 

[BD231]

<<I'd think a DVD-RW for your computer would be more versatile. I myself am waiting until they're burning faster before taking the plunge. >>

I'm doing the same thing, it isent worth it right now. I'm sure it'll be MUCH cheaper in the future.

 

[meaty]

My sony(IDE) DVD-RW works great for me.