Sony DRU-500AX DVD Writer
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Sony DRU-500AX OEM:Sony Chipset:TI/Sony |
24xCDR ZCLV 10xCDRW CLV 4xDVD-R CLV 2xDVD-RW CLV 4xDVD+R CLV 2.4xDVD+RW CLV |
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$250 | 8.5/10 67 votes Read 82 comments (51234 views) Post comment |
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| What is the difference between the 500ax and the 500a I am going to buy one of these but I don't know which would be the better choice (assuming I can still find the dru500a) Thanks vern Comments posted by vern from Other, February 11, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| I just got my Dru-500ax from Bestbuy today and i went in to nero and it says i have firmware 2.0c..im running WinXP..Does anyone now what the deal is with the firmware. Windows tells me its a dru-500a drive. I thought the newest firmware is 1.0g...Help ... Comments posted by amdk6ii from Other, February 10, 2003. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| Had mine for a week. Used Verbatim 2.4x and 4x DVD+R media, mixture of IFOEdit, DVD Decrypter, TmpGenc, M2-Edit, RecordNow DX, DVD2One, and DVDxCopy... only problems I have had are with DVDxCopy, rest have worked a charm :) So far 2 failures (xCopy), and 7 success's, from a mixture of ripping direct from DVD and converting from SVCD to DVD (thanks to all the good tutorials here :) ). Comments posted by Jhag from Other, February 10, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| So far no problems out of the box with Nero 5.5.17.?, RecordNow Max4.5 ,Ulead DVD MF2, DVD Complete Deluxe, Vegas Video 3. Only tried DVD+RW media, but all OK, waiting on other media types, I will comment again. Comments posted by pb from Other, February 09, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| This is the BEST DVD burner available right now!! Well at least that I could find. I have had it for about a week now and it hasnt given me any problems. Comments posted by Derick from Other, February 06, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Hey!! Where's the $299.00 price or am I just dreaming!! Comments posted by Bill from Other, February 05, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Just got my DRU500AX yesterday. Love it! Comments posted by Laserman from Other, February 04, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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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. |
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