Pioneer DVR106 DVD+-R

[Debbie]

Hi All,

I am considering buying the Pioneer DVR106 DVD+-R x4 DVD Writer. I have the DVR105 and have nothing to camplain about, (after updating the firmware to the latest available).

I am interested in the 106 mainly because of the "+" and "-" features but feel unsure as to how reliable a burner can be with both + and - on the same hardware.

Any advice ?

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Debbie

[Taz]

Re: Pioneer DVR106 DVD+-R

Originally posted by Debbie
I am interested in the 106 mainly because of the "+" and "-" features but feel unsure as to how reliable a burner can be with both + and - on the same hardware.

Shouldn't be any less reliable than a single format drive

If you want a quicker drive both Plextor and Lite-On do 8x models

[Fat Tone]

Debbie

I've just bought one for a friend. I chose it because it gets high praise for being compatable with the widest range of media.

HTH

T.

[Gurm]

The issue with those burners is that whichever media type is the "addon" (in the case of the Pioneer it's +R since the 105 was a -R only drive) has pretty weak support, at least for a while. At this point the 106 is a great drive though.

- Gurm

[DentyCracker]

A-ha. LDW411S came from the 401S which was + only, and can apparently be modded to do - as well. Explains why the 411S initially had problems with - media. I of course have had no such problems as I only had + media until after I updated the firmware to FSOF. No coasters so far using elcheapo (25 for 18 quid) - media, burning at 4x. My sister in Florida has the A106, no problems with it either.

[Gurm]

Yep. The key here is, as with anything, not to be an early adopter.

- Gurm

[Kurt]

Re: Pioneer DVR106 DVD+-R

Originally posted by Debbie
Hi All,

I am considering buying the Pioneer DVR106 DVD+-R x4 DVD Writer. I have the DVR105 and have nothing to camplain about, (after updating the firmware to the latest available).

I am interested in the 106 mainly because of the "+" and "-" features but feel unsure as to how reliable a burner can be with both + and - on the same hardware.

Any advice ?

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Debbie

Check the price before you buy. It's just dropped to less than 90 EUR w/o VAT...

[Ssin]

You might want to check NEC and Lite On tho. I must say I have a Pioneer DVD drive (2nd actually) and I think it's beginning to missbehave. Don't know if it's going to be plagued by the same problem since I never owned a writer from Pioneer. But I know that my dvd drives had problems after a couple of years and always because of the same thing : poor cd / dvd writable medias.... wonder if the other brands have the same prob tho.

[Gurm]

Yeah, the prices have JUST come down on DVD burners. You can get a good one for $100 USD now.

- Gurm

[Chrono_Wanderer]

107 is coming

[Fred H]

I own a NEC 1300 DVD +/- burner. The only advantage I experienced is that the variety of cheaper media is larger. From the beginning I tried DVD-RW vs. DVD+RW. The +RW could be written faster, 2.4X while the –RW only 2.0X. Not a big deal, anyway.
My cheapo, stand alone DVD player has no problem to read DVD+ or -.
One of my daughters (my son-in-law) has a Pioneer 105. My older daughter owns a newer Pioneer 106.
The quality is the same for the 105 and 106. Only the DVD+R/RW give an extra point for the 106.

Fred H