Poll: Which brand DVD-ROM are you using?

[JBChance]

I have a Hitachi that I've had for 2 years.

Never had a problem with it.

 

[pr0d2]

Pioneer 16x here, tray load, i wanted a slot load but they never had them aroud here.

 

[hovenas]

Knowing it is a poll, I shall nevertheless state SAMSUNG. I belive the 16: 48X is great with just that one xception. It isn't RPC-1 yet... I sure hope someone comes up w a solution soon.

 

[kgraeme]

Trusty old Tosh SD1212. It just keeps working. It's got crap for DAE speeds though which has me occasionally looking at other drives.

 

[CraigRT]

LoL, i'm guessing half this forum has the slot-load Pioneer DVD drive cause it looks cool.. yep that's what I have.. the Pioneer DVD-106S and I love it.. it's a very good drive, its quiet, and it reads everything well, no jitter at all when playing DVD's.. It's awesome!

 

[DoOLiE11]

my pioneer 303s is still goin strong

 

[Atlantean]

I use a poineer and it is great.

 

[thirdeye]

love my pioneer

 

[Prototype]

<<

<< So why is the Pioneer Slot loader so great?
Mabye I'll pick me up one of those... >>

It's different b/c it's slot, AND it works well. Sometimes stuff that's different doesn't work well, or stuff that works well looks like everything else. This differentiates you from every1, and it's a solid performer.

>>



How's the speed of the Pioneer 106s? And how is it for ripping music?
Thanks.

 

[Prototype]

*bump*

 

[Turkey22]

I use a PS2, but am going to get a Liteon 16x after other upgrades.
Btw I have heard of problems with viewing dvd's on PS2 like that it stops in the middle of certain movies. I was wondering if anyone else has seen this, I haven't yet.

 

[jaggrey]

It's rated at 16x for audio ripping...i usually get around 16.5

 

[NelsonMuntz]

Mine is an old Pioneer 103S and it has been really good to me. It does not read sub-channel data, though, so I will be getting a Lite-On 16X soon for that purpose.

 

[Epsil0n00]

got myself a Pioneer slot-loading 106s. Love it!

 

[Whitedog]

Cool man... I just started shopping for a DVD ROM for my pooter... found this poll....

Just bounced over to Price Watch and ordered me a DVD-106s

Thanks

 

[sandorski]

Another Pioneer 16x here. Also wanted a Slot load, but after waiting 4 months settled on a tray.

 

[Prototype]

<< Mine is an old Pioneer 103S and it has been really good to me. It does not read sub-channel data, though, so I will be getting a Lite-On 16X soon for that purpose. >>



What's sub-channel data?

 

[Muerto]

My Panasonic 12X is still going fine.

 

[GreenLantern]

What is the playback speed of the Panasonic? The Sony?
Movie playback that is.

 

[Anjing]

LXi has a good Pros and Cons comparison post for Pioneer, Lite-On, and Toshiba

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=698511

 

[Degenerate]

poineer.

 

[theplanb]

I'm actually planning to get a sony or samsung driver as they are known to be quieter than other competitors notably pioneer and lite-on..

 

[Crassus]

Pioneer slot loader, and I love it. Bought a second one for my sister, and she has no complaints, too.
Its a bit on the noisy side, and the error correction isn't the very best out there, but its reliable and fast.

 

[Smbu]

I have a Pioneer DVD 303S(region free) 6x scsi slot loading drive in my main system, an 8x Compaq branded dvd drive in my Compaq Armada laptop and I also use my Playstation 2 to watch movies.

 

[AppleTalking]

I've got an AOpen 12X DVD-ROM. It was cheap ($41 from newegg.com at the time) and it works. It's a little bit loud, but it serves its purpose.

Nick