Need a DVD Drive Suggestion

[yoshi98bc]

I currently have a sony dvd 16x drive. However, during the ripping process, I get a blue screen of death saying I need to insert the dvd or it mayneed cleaning. It is a pain to rip some scratched dvds. I need some advice. Which dvd drive should i get to replace this thing? What have people had success with? Thanks

[asifanwar]

I just got a new DVD drive cos ripping was getting a pain...
I searched around and found most people spoke highly of LiteOn. Goy myself a Lite-On LTD 163D which I easily made region-free.

I tend to rip between 8-12x now, with the system detailed below.

Hope this helps.

Dual AMD AthlonXP 1600+
Tyan S2460 mobo
512 Mb DDR Crucial RAM
80 Gb (DMA) 7200rpm drive
WindowsXP Pro
everything on DMA

Good luck!

[yoshi98bc]

Do you ever get the blue screen of death when ripping? I just think my drive is too sensitive.

[asifanwar]

No never got the BSOD while ripping. I got a new drive cos ripping was slow damn slow before......

Did you try a nice clean install, with all the latest drivers (especially the IDE controller driver) and keeping DMA on, and using ASPI 4.60 (not 4.70)?

Good luck