HI-Val HDVDRW8D DVD Writer
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HI-Val HDVDRW8D OEM:Accesstek or BTC Chipset:Sanyo or Mediatek |
40xCDR CAV 24xCDRW PCAV 4xDVD-R CLV 2xDVD-RW CLV 8xDVD+R ZCLV 4xDVD+RW CLV |
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$150 | 7.5/10 2 votes Read 2 comments (8919 views) Post comment |
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i bought this drive in March 2004. i have to say that i thru many different brands of media, from cheapos to the more expensive stuff. and i abused the hell out of this drive; estimate that i burned nearly 500 CD-R & DVD+Rs on this drive. in October, i started having problems, the drive was slowing down. didn't matter which brand of media, it would take 4-5 times longer to burn. it still did burn good copies, but i wanted my speed back. i talked to the tech help, they were very responsive and helped me walk thru every possibility. finally they sent me an RMA to return it as their warranty is for 12 months. we'll see what happens when it gets back Comments posted by CrazyElwin from United States, November 18, 2004. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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First purchased this drive in January 04 and had problems installing. It would only install on the Primary IDE Channel. Next it would only burn DVD -R media (memorex 4X) and not +r Media. After XP SP2 was installed The drive refused to burn any DVD media. Went to their tech support and was pleasantly surprised by the timely manner in which they responded. I found out: "The Company sells its many products, under three brand names -- I/OMagic, Hi-Val & Digital Research Technologies -- through nationally and internationally recognized retail outlets, such as Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Radio Shack, Staples and Target stores. For more information, visit the I/OMagic Web site at www.iomagic.com." After a firmware update : http://www.iomagic.com/Firmware/FirmwareDownload.html , this drive has burned ANY media I have thrown at it, included off brand cheapo's. Comments posted by bobf from United States, September 17, 2004. Rated this writer 7 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. |