Best DVD Burning Hardware

[MarieO]

Hi,

Sorry to come to late.

I just wanted to ask what you think

is the best DVD Burning Hardware.

Is NEC ND-2500A good ?

Is NEC ND-3500A better ? (Win98SE)

Is Iomega Super DVD QuikTouch good?

What will you suggest for Win98 only ?

Thanks in advance for your replies

Marie

[Dimmer]

Originally posted by MarieO
Sorry to come to late. I just wanted to ask what you think is the best DVD Burning Hardware. Better late than never. What you should really apologize for is ignoring the forum rule #12 (http://forum.doom9.org/forum-rules.htm): Do not ask "what's best". The best is what works best for you!
What will you suggest for Win98 only ? Upgrade to Win2k or higher OS that uses NTFS.

[MarieO]

thank you very much for your disponibility and cortesy.

[Dimmer]

Don't mention it. Anyways, based on my own experience and various respectable sources, here are some pointers you might consider:
1. Buy the cheapest drive you can find.
2. Don't buy a dual format drive DVD+R/DVD-R if it costs more than a single format drive.
3. DVD+R and DVD-R formats usually are equally good; quality mostly depends on the manufacturer, which you cannot determine without purchasing some discs. Never ask if +R is better than -R, it's even worse than asking what's best.
4. If you have lots of money and seriously want to go into DVD backup area, consider purchasing a dual-layer burner such as NEC-2510A. The actual drive is not that expensive, but each disc could cost up to $20 provided you can find them at all.
5. As I mentioned, you'll have many problems/limitations with Win98 (or to be precise with FAT32 file system) due to its 4Gb file size limit, which is less than DVD capacity. Because of this, it's time to upgrade.

Good luck.

[movmasty]

Originally posted by Dimmer

5. As I mentioned, you'll have many problems/limitations with Win98 (or to be precise with FAT32 file system) due to its 4Gb file size limit, which is less than DVD capacity. Because of this, it's time to upgrade.

Good luck.
altought vobs on dvd are limited to ONE giga....

[Koepi]

So you imply that you put only and just VOBs to dvd. Never ever make a ISO image then...