most compatible DVD drive?

[chilledinsanity]

Hey, a friend of mine is looking to get a DVD drive and I'd like them to get one that will read my DVD-R's that I've burned. All mine are Ritek G03's and G04's burned on a Toshiba SDR-5002. My drive reads those discs perfectly, but some others won't read them at all, or others will read maybe 90% of them. Anyway, can someone recommend a DVD-ROM that has a really good reputation in being able to read burned discs?

Thanks!

[Revgen]

A better place to ask this question would be at the CD Freaks Forum (http://club.cdfreaks.com/).

Doom9 is more focused towards video encoding.

[radar]

Hey, a friend of mine is looking to get a DVD drive and I'd like them to get one that will read my DVD-R's that I've burned. All mine are Ritek G03's and G04's burned on a Toshiba SDR-5002. My drive reads those discs perfectly, but some others won't read them at all, or others will read maybe 90% of them. Anyway, can someone recommend a DVD-ROM that has a really good reputation in being able to read burned discs?

Thanks!

nec is very good and is easy on your pocket book.i use go4 and havnt made one caoster yet.

[movax]

If you're in US or Canada, just wait for newegg's DVD drive deals where you can get a DL NEC or similar for $30 or so + Free FedEx Ground shipping.

[radar]

If you're in US or Canada, just wait for newegg's DVD drive deals where you can get a DL NEC or similar for $30 or so + Free FedEx Ground shipping.

but its in us funds and you have to pay for shipping to canada.