PC DVD Recorders For £34.99

Laurence

Megazoid,

Capacity for Dual layer is 8.5GB I believe. Media is still at about ~ £4 or more, compared with 30p or so for 4.7GB single layer. I think most people 'backing up' their DVD's are happy to just have the film, and not bother with the extras, so DVDShrink and 4.7GB media cover their needs. Suppose it's useful to back up with, but I'm about to get a 300GB SATA drive for around £120 for that purpose. At 40p per GB, compared with 47p for a DL DVD it's cheaper and more convenient!

Having said that, I've got an LG DL DVD recorder, as it was only £50 when I bought it a few months ago!

Laurence

theloft

mad.dog wrote:

I cant believe how cheap they are now!!
A NEC 3520A 16x DVD+/-R writer with 4x Double Layer DVDR writing compatibility and 48x CDR writing compatibility for only £34.99 - I paid about £80 for my non-dual layer one not so long ago!!!
Maybe time to upgrade mine methinks

Seems a great deal! Well spotted.

mp3pek

Not sure about NEC drives. I purchased a Pioneer drive 18 months ago and it has been excellant. Looked at lots of review sites before I bought and Pioneer seem to be highly recommended for compatability and reliability.

SVP are wonderful. Good service at reasonable cost. Sometimes you just get a good feeling about dealing with a company. If any items are cheap because they are lower quality they will make this clear. Much better than the usual 'Top quality at lowest prices' claims that turn out to be a load of doo-doo. Make sure you sign up to their e-mail list at

https://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/maillist.htm

They only send out an e-mail about once a week but you do get first chance at any bargains. They do cheap delivery weekends, special package deals and all sorts of money saving offers. Best of all, it's run by people with a sense of humour. They once did free delivery until it next rained in the boss's back garden. Forecast links were included in the e-mail!

No links with the company except as a satisfied customer. However if anybody from SVP is reading this you could stick some extra discs in my current order as a thank you!

thetoon

I think the Pioneer ones from here are mac compatable, couple of quid more though!

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.ASP?CatID=12&Category=DVD+%2F+DVD%2DRW&Thumbnails=yes

kevindj

Not quite as cheap, but this link is what I found on ebuyer having already taken on the tip from Martin's link in the newsletter to the smart card reader for only £0.99 plus free shipping

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=5598564992&action=c2hvd3N1YmNhdGVnb3J5X3NlYXJjaA==&cat_uid=27&stid=2

I guess the choice is yours

tartandude

Does anyone know if there are any dvd players at all, which are compatible with PC recorded Dual Layer DVDs?

megazoid

Laurence wrote:

Megazoid,

Capacity for Dual layer is 8.5GB I believe. Media is still at about ~ £4 or more, compared with 30p or so for 4.7GB single layer. I think most people 'backing up' their DVD's are happy to just have the film, and not bother with the extras, so DVDShrink and 4.7GB media cover their needs. Suppose it's useful to back up with, but I'm about to get a 300GB SATA drive for around £120 for that purpose. At 40p per GB, compared with 47p for a DL DVD it's cheaper and more convenient!

Having said that, I've got an LG DL DVD recorder, as it was only £50 when I bought it a few months ago!

Laurence

thanks for the correction lol i'd been awake for about 20hrs when i typed it even had to check with a calculator what 2x4.9 was lol didn't think it seemed right

Regards

Megazoid

GDEvans

mad.dog wrote:

I cant believe how cheap they are now!!

A NEC 3520A 16x DVD+/-R writer with 4x Double Layer DVDR writing compatibility and 48x CDR writing compatibility for only £34.99 - I paid about £80 for my non-dual layer one not so long ago!!!

The NEC 3520A is the recorder that everybody is raving about at the moment - it is the upgraded version of the 3500. I believe the main difference between the two is that the 3520 supports dual layer recording on both DVD+R and DVD-R discs, although I've yet to see DVD-R DL discs on sale! I bought one in December, and have not had a bad recording on it yet. All discs (decent branded Verbatim ones) have played back on Toshiba & Cyberhome players, and in various PCs. Plus it is fast and quiet.

tartandude wrote:

Does anyone know if there are any dvd players at all, which are compatible with PC recorded Dual Layer DVDs?

Most domestic DVD players are compatible with PC recorded discs. For further info on the compatibility of your player visit the Video Help website. I can't give a full URL for the page you need as it is blocked by my company's server! Click on the "Players" tab, and it should give you a search window to search for your player. Bear in mind that it is an international site, so some UK players may not be listed.

This site is also the best resource I have found for any information on manipulating video on your PC - they have numerous guides on how to convert between video formats and write onto DVDs and CDs. Put it in your Favourites!

northerntiger

Alot cheaper now - great deal

mike_paterson

External DVD Burner
Just got an email from Aldi - From March 3rd they have External dual layer DVD Burners for £59.99 - this is a great price for an external drive and is ideal for anyone that has a laptop (like me)!



Take advantage of DVD storage with this top specification multi format dual layer EXTERNAL DVD burner. Burns DVDs in both 'positive' and 'negative' formats. A single DVD will hold 8.4Gb of files, ample storage space for movies, images etc. Write speeds: 40 x CD-R, 16 x DVD-R, 16 x DVD+R. Re-write speeds: 40 x CD-RW, 4 x DVD-RW, 4 x DVD+RW. Also burns and reads CDs! Complete with manufacturer's three year warranty, customer helpline number, Nero burning software (OEM version), firewire cable and USB cable. † Check pack for warranty details. The warranty may be available via the distributor or the manufacturer.


£ 59.99