when are we going to see faster dvd-r drives?

[Deptmaster]

I'm at the point now where i can afford one but in this day and age I don't like the idea of buy the same pioneer drive i could have purchased 6 months ago. Anyone heard any thing?
Thanks, Ian.

[dvd_master]

The Pioneer A05 is almost out, or already is.... and it's the fastest DVD-R drive. 4x I think.

[The Belgain]

How long do people reckon it'll take before we get fast drives (say 8x) for about £100?

A year or so?

[tumbar]

By Christmas there will be 3 different versions of Pioneer drives on the shelves.

My prediction is DVR-A03 149.99 US
DVR-A04 199.99 US
DVR-A05 249.99 US

Then in Janruary, with Pioneer, Sony, Nec, HP all in the dvd burner market, prices will continue to fall. Then how about Plextor, Lite-On, Yamaha, LG and the other cd writer manufacturers who will be adding to the glut of burners.

By next christmas the market will be flooded!

[dvd_master]

I hope so. I still haven't bought mine yet. :scared:

[AudioVideoMaster]

I'm definately waiting for the faster drives too. My poor old 4x/2x/24x HP CD-RW drive, which is about to be 3 years old in December, needs a replacement. (Hey, it still works quite well). But I would rather invest my money on a DVD-R drive than just a faster CD-RW drive. B/c these 650-700MB CD-R's are REALLY starting to pile up!!

My choices are either:

--Pioneer DVR-A05
or the
--Sony Combo DRU500A (DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD-R/CD-RW)


:D :D

[cypher_soundz]

just out of intrest , how long does a x8 take? i hear a x4 take about 7mins ... (doom9's news page about 3/4 weeks ago :D)