HP DVD420e DVD Writer
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HP DVD420e OEM:NEC Chipset:NEC |
32xCDR ZCLV 16xCDRW CLV 8xDVD-R ZCLV 4xDVD-RW CLV 8xDVD+R ZCLV 4xDVD+RW CLV |
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$300 | 6.7/10 3 votes Read 3 comments (17019 views) Post comment |
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read the comments): 1 GQ (Great Quality) 8xDVD+R (SONY....D11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Hyundai 8xDVD+R (YUDEN000T02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Maxell 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. Post your DVD Media comments here |
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This drive has given me no problems whatsoever, its great and fast used many types of media. Tdk,maxwell,memorex, hp, and many others all worked very well even at 8x writing. Comments posted by Dega from United States, November 20, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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hmmm i wouldn't listen to the person below this.. i bought this, and i also have the 420i both are OEM nec 2500a great drives, i haven't had a single coaster out of 25 burns! great quality ! Comments posted by Yiannis from Canada, June 08, 2004. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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Don't buy HP. I bought their DVD writer last year. It worked for about a month (only on HP media) before conking out. After about 20 maddening hours on the phone with tech support, where they refused to reimburse me and insisted that I buy HP media before they would accept that it didn't work, I was able to prove to them that it was faulty. My only option: ship it back and get a replacement. No refund. So I did that. And the second one didn't work at all. After another dozen hours wrangling with customer service, now outsourced to India, they outright refused to reimburse me. I threatened to sue, and got a fax number where I could send my receipt for a refund. It was a nonexistent fax number. I called again and got a different number. I never got a reply. I sent emails and faxes for a month before finally giving up. I am taking HP to small claims. Never buy HP. Take it from an insider. Comments posted by Kelly Kazantzakis from United States, March 31, 2004. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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Column Explanation: Click on this for more technical information. New comments= New comments since your last visit. New Writer = New DVD Writer since your last vist. OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer. Chipset The manufacturer of the main chipset the DVD writer/recorder is based on. Write support / Read support DVD-R = Works DVD-R? = Not tested Single Layer(4.7GB) write speeds 1x (CLV) = about 58 minutes 2x (CLV) = about 29 minutes 2.4x (CLV) = about 24 minutes 4x (CLV) = about 14.5 minutes 6x (CLV/ZCLV) = about 10-12 minutes 8x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 8-10 minutes 12x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 6.5-7.5 minutes 16x (CAV/ZCLV) = about 6-7 minutes Dual/Double Layer(8.5GB) write speeds 1x CLV = about 105 minutes 2.4x CLV = about 44 minutes 4x CLV = about 27 minutes Single Layer (4.7GB) read speeds 1x read speed is 1.321MB/s = ~56 minutes 6x CAV (avg. ~4x) read speed is max 7.93MB/s = ~14 minutes 8x CAV (avg. ~6x) read speed is max 10.57MB/s = ~10 minutes 12x CAV (avg. ~8x) read speed is max 15.85MB/s = ~7 minutes 16x CAV (avg. ~12x) read speed is max 21.13MB/s = ~5 minutes DVD Write types CAV = Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is written at a constantly increasing speed. CLV = Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is written at a constant speed. ZCLV = Zone Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is divided into zones. After each zone the write speed is increased. PCAV = Partial Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is being written at an increasing speed until a certain speed. After this speed it will not increase anymore. Connection Desktop = Standalone desktop DVD Recorder EIDE = Computer DVD Writer with EIDE/IDE connection SCSI = Computer DVD Writer with SCSI connection USB = Computer desktop DVD Writer with USB 2.0 or/and 1.1 connection FireWire = Computer desktop DVD Writer with IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.Link connection (some standalone desktop dvd recorder supports this also but then it is usually to connect your DV camera to the recorder) Rating The first rating is based on a weighted rank (the true Bayesian), it requires at least 5 votes to get a weighted rating. The second rating between the ( ) is a normal average rating. |