Burn For You -- 5 DVD Burners Tested

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19 June 2002 10:30 AM
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Burn For You -- 5 DVD Burners Tested
By Kire Terzievski, RMIT Test Labs
June 18th, 2002.



  Burn for you:
Introduction
DVD+RW and DVD+R
Media, Software
1. AOpen RW 5120A
2. Lacie DVR-104
3. Panasonic Movie Studio
4. Pioneer DVR-A04
5. Ricoh MP5125A
JVC jukebox
What to look for
DVD Formats
Benchmarks
Scenarios
Editor's Choice,
How we tested

Specifications
About RMIT labs

1. AOpen RW 5120A

AOpen RW 5120A The AOpen drive uses DVD+RW technology. This drive does not support the +R format, which is good for a number of applications including archiving and information distribution. The +R format also extends compatibility for older DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives that do not have the firmware support for +RW playback.

The AOpen drive records DVD+RWs at 2.4x, CD-RWs at 10x, and CD-Rs at 12x. Like the Ricoh it also reads CDs at 32x.

The AOpen drive was only slightly slower than the Ricoh in all our speed tests, but still significantly faster than the DVD-RW and -R drives. The software bundle was quite impressive. It included Nero 5 Burning ROM, which is a very stable, powerful, user-friendly recording package and one of our favourite pieces of recording software. Also bundled were InCD 3 (packet writing software), Cyberlink PowerDVD, Cyberlink PowerDirector (a powerful video editing program), and Ulead PictureShow, which lets you create custom photo slideshows that you can play on standard DVD players. Single DVD+RW and CD-RW discs were also supplied.


Product: AOpen RW 5120A

Price: AU$999

Vendor: Servex

Phone: (02) 8745 8400

Interoperability: ½
Writes to DVD+RW discs only.

Futureproofing:
Future is uncertain and too difficult to predict.

ROI: ½
Least expensive, fast CD burning, excellent mastering software.

Service:
1-year parts and labour warranty.

Rating:
Can't write to DVD+R discs.


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