Re: CD/DVD writer recommendation

[Tony Houghton <h@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:32:31 +0100
"Trev" <trevbowdenAT.dsl.pipex.COM> wrote:

> In news:20080731144551.57e0240e@xxxxxxxxx,
>  <h@xxxxxxxxxxx> Tony Houghton bashed on  keyboard and typed:
> >
> > I don't know if NEC are still one of the best brands (apart from
> > Plextor) but they used to have a better reputation than most and my
> > first drive, an NEC was definitely more reliable than any I've had
> > since. That could be because of the speeds though: these days I
> > generally have to limit the burning speed if I want discs that will
> > work reliably in DVD players and laptop DVD-ROMs (which seem more
> > fussy than full size drives IME).
> 
> Nec name changed to optiarc and the sony, are the same make

Which of NEC or Sony actually makes them, or does it depend on the
model? I had a Sony DVD-RW for a while that was so bad it could hardly
read its own discs back let alone write anything that would work in a
DVD player so I returned it. I've also got a vague memory of being
disappointed by a Sony DVD or even CD ROM drive years earlier, probably
because of the noise.

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