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Old 11-12-2004, 08:20 AM
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i'm looking into Plextor PX-712A DVD±R/RW Drive. anybody have experience with it? good drive?
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:22 AM
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I wanna know whats the difference between

DVDR - and DVDR +.
Which one is better to get?
Old 11-12-2004, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
I wanna know whats the difference between

DVDR - and DVDR +.
Which one is better to get?
just get one that does both...
Old 11-12-2004, 08:35 AM
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+ is supposedly better
- is more compatibale across older players

just get both

hold off on d\l until the discs are cheaper
Old 11-12-2004, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
I wanna know whats the difference between

DVDR - and DVDR +.
Which one is better to get?
The difference is the formats. The difference is in the way they are written. DVD-R will work with most standalone DVD players. But it may not work well in 3rd party players. Buy quality DVD+-R's to get them to play in PS2's and XBox's.
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tiger don't get the plextor. it got really shitty reviews.

the current top dog is NEC-3500A I just bought 2
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:50 AM
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http://www6.tomshardware.com/storage...102/index.html

here is the review
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Old 11-12-2004, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DaKarMaul
tiger don't get the plextor. it got really shitty reviews.

the current top dog is NEC-3500A I just bought 2
and how much did you buy that for?
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Originally Posted by jawabenz
and how much did you buy that for?

a little over $70 from newegg.com
those bitches took 1.5weeks to deliver!
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you can get a lite-on for pretty cheap



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