UPDATED WITH BLACK FACE PLATE AND LOWER PRICE HOT!!!Optorite0203 Dual DVD+/- drive

[JImmyK]

good lookin out Conehead thx

 

[Macro2]

4X DVD Burners will be under $100 by Christmas...and those over $100 will be 8X.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: wpenhall
The customer reviews on Amazon say that Sonic MyDVD is a very poor piece of software. Is this consistent with people's experiences on this board?

Thanks!

I don't know why you are posting that question in this thread, the Optorite drive doesn't come with Sonic MyDVD software, it come with B's Recorder GOLD5 CD/DVD burning/authoring software, which supports the HD-BURN feature, the B's CLiP for packet writing and Intervideo WinDVD playback software.

 

[wpenhall]

Originally posted by: MysticMan1

Originally posted by: wpenhall
The customer reviews on Amazon say that Sonic MyDVD is a very poor piece of software. Is this consistent with people's experiences on this board?

Thanks!

I don't know why you are posting that question in this thread, the Optorite drive doesn't come with Sonic MyDVD software, it come with B's Recorder GOLD5 CD/DVD burning/authoring software, which supports the HD-BURN feature, the B's CLiP for packet writing and Intervideo WinDVD playback software.

Well, Livewarehouse says it comes with "BHA Software, Sonic DVD Software." I assumed this was Sonic MyDVD - am I or the site wrong?

 

[conehead433]

Mine came woth Sonic MyDVD along with the B's Gold, B's Clip, and WinDVD. As to whether or not any of it is any good, I couldn't really say. I attempted to use the B's Gold, but until it had been recently upgraded it did not actually support HD BURN. I use Nero and Power DVD. I installed Sonic MyDVD but found that I really don't have a use for it. The easiest way to find out whether or not it is any good is to try it for yourself. You're paying for a good drive and this software is sort of a minimal package to go with it.

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: Macro2
4X DVD Burners will be under $100 by Christmas...and those over $100 will be 8X.

I'll believe it when I see it. Who needs to burn a DVD in under 10 minutes anyways?

 

[echeng]

Originally posted by: sync

Originally posted by: echeng
I bought the Optorite drive a little while ago, and have burned a bunch of DVD-Rs that work in DVD-R drives, but not in my Sony DVP-NS715P.

I bought that DVD player recently because it was top-rated at dvdrhelp. It should be able to handle most discs. The impression I get is that DVD burning is like CD burning was a few years ago as far as compatability is concerned.

So, that Ritek 4X DVD+R I burned will not play on my Sony. The first 10 minutes plays fine, and then it craps out.

Still on the search for compatible media with this Optorite drive! Any tips?

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: wpenhall

Originally posted by: MysticMan1

Originally posted by: wpenhall
The customer reviews on Amazon say that Sonic MyDVD is a very poor piece of software. Is this consistent with people's experiences on this board?

Thanks!

I don't know why you are posting that question in this thread, the Optorite drive doesn't come with Sonic MyDVD software, it come with B's Recorder GOLD5 CD/DVD burning/authoring software, which supports the HD-BURN feature, the B's CLiP for packet writing and Intervideo WinDVD playback software.

Well, Livewarehouse says it comes with "BHA Software, Sonic DVD Software." I assumed this was Sonic MyDVD - am I or the site wrong?

My bad, I was using the info from the CDRinfo.com review of the Optorite 0203 drive where there is on mention of the Sonic MyDVD software being included with the drive. Try doing a search at Google.com for reviews of that software.

 

[Crucial]

Originally posted by: echeng

Originally posted by: sync

Originally posted by: echeng
I bought the Optorite drive a little while ago, and have burned a bunch of DVD-Rs that work in DVD-R drives, but not in my Sony DVP-NS715P.

I bought that DVD player recently because it was top-rated at dvdrhelp. It should be able to handle most discs. The impression I get is that DVD burning is like CD burning was a few years ago as far as compatability is concerned.

So, that Ritek 4X DVD+R I burned will not play on my Sony. The first 10 minutes plays fine, and then it craps out.

Still on the search for compatible media with this Optorite drive! Any tips?

Try this link for more info on your player. I bought some memorex 4x dvd+r and they play in everything I have. I don't have a sony btw.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: echeng

Originally posted by: sync

Originally posted by: echeng
I bought the Optorite drive a little while ago, and have burned a bunch of DVD-Rs that work in DVD-R drives, but not in my Sony DVP-NS715P.

I bought that DVD player recently because it was top-rated at dvdrhelp. It should be able to handle most discs. The impression I get is that DVD burning is like CD burning was a few years ago as far as compatability is concerned.

So, that Ritek 4X DVD+R I burned will not play on my Sony. The first 10 minutes plays fine, and then it craps out.

Still on the search for compatible media with this Optorite drive! Any tips?

Try a DVD(-)R media, that the advantage of having a drive that can burn both DVD+R and DVD-R media if one format doesn't work in your DVD player you can try the other format.

 

[The Sauce]

Originally posted by: GermyBoy

Originally posted by: Macro2
4X DVD Burners will be under $100 by Christmas...and those over $100 will be 8X.

I'll believe it when I see it. Who needs to burn a DVD in under 10 minutes anyways?

That's what people were saying about CD's 2 years ago.

 

[Speedy3D!]

Hmm. I'm not sure whether to get this drive, or the slightly more expensive Pioneer A06. Is it worth the extra $20?

 

[conehead433]

"So, that Ritek 4X DVD+R I burned will not play on my Sony. The first 10 minutes plays fine, and then it craps out."

I borrowed a friend's Sony 715 for last weekend and the 4X +R Verbatim discs ID'd as Ricoh (supposedly mfg by Ritek) all played fine in it. These were all burned at 4X with Nero version 5.5.10.42.

 

[RaNd0m]

I'm trying to decide between this one and the NEC-1300a. People are raving about the hacked firmware on the NEC on dvdrhelp website.

 

[StevenT]

The Sonic MyDVD software is borderline useless. I just use other software.. It is a good drive though, I've burned a couple of DVD s at 4X and my Toshiba set top read them just fine.

 

[Ginta]

You'll need a code via pricewatch; $159 shipped from PC Supply Source.
Great Resellerratings and no tax for Californians.
Very tempting...

 

[strider99]

how is livewarehouse on shipping orders out? i ordered the opto on saturday (the 26th) and now it is tuesday the 29th, i havent recieved any email since the first one stating my order.

 

[nitsuj3580]

Originally posted by: strider99
how is livewarehouse on shipping orders out? i ordered the opto on saturday (the 26th) and now it is tuesday the 29th, i havent recieved any email since the first one stating my order.

ordered the 22nd at ~4 pm and received it on the 24th at ~12:30 pm

 

[Tot]

UPdate: They have the black ones for 170 now after coupon. So more power to the people who likes black faceplates.

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

New v2.11 firmware out today.

 

[wpenhall]

Originally posted by: Tot
UPdate: They have the black ones for 170 now after coupon. So more power to the people who likes black faceplates.

At Live Warehouse? Still says $187 when I open the page...

 

[technogeeky]

I still haven't gotten anything. The tracking number they gave me doesn't work.

 

[sync]

I was getting rip speeds of 1X and burn speeds of 1.3X on a 2.4X disc. Then I tried booting from a partition with a fresh install of XP. The rip speed went up to 4X and it burned at the rated speed. The data partition was the same in both cases.

If you use Nero it doesn't tell you what the actual burning speed is.

 

[RaNd0m]

I ordered the black face place version here MemoryMedia. My total was $164.06 shipped. My drive already shipped FEDEX, I'll let you all know if I have a bad experience with MemoryMedia. I used AmericanExpress to cover myself

 

[dbcooper]

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