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Summary: Compatible - Bah humbug!
Review: It gets worse. Basically, DVDs written on this drive will not read on any other non-HP devices I own (I've tried four, Panasonic and Toshiba). The first HP tech I spoke to told me to factory-restore my system becaused that somehow would update the firmware in the DVD-writer. Hmm. The second tech told me the problem might be the reflectivity of DVD+RW and I should try DVD-R. I told her twice the 100i did not support DVD+R, but she insisted. So I bought some media and sure enough, it *doesn't* work. The third tech I spoke to (speaking for his supervisor) told me that basically it wasn't really HP's problem if the DVDs didn't read on any non-HP drives.Bottom line: if you are interested in sharing video DVDs with other people, DVD+RW is a waste of money. Stay away from it. Get something that supports DVD+R.
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Summary: Check carefully for intended use!
Review: It turns out that there are FOUR possible writeable DVD formats and not only are they not all compatible with each other, but they are not all compatible with the DVD-ROM drives out there! If you intend to use this DVD drive for back-up of a hard drive, and you are not planning on swapping files with a person that has a DVD-ROM drive, then this may be the product for you. Otherwise, look elsewhere! Basically, the writeable DVD formats are as follows:
- DVD-R: write-once; best backwards compatibility, can be used by almost all DVD-ROM readers/DVD players
- DVD-RW: read/write; so-so compatiblity with DVD-ROM, will not play in most DVD players on the market
- DVD+RW: read/write; NOTE: this is similar in effect to the DVD-RW, BUT IT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STANDARD - the two are NOT interchangeable; DVD+RW is even less standards-compliant than DVD-RW
- DVD-RAM: highest capacity, but the worst compatibility of any format. However, DVD-RAM drives tend also to include DVD-R features, so these are probably your best bet for the foreseeable future.
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Summary: Not a bad deal!
Review: Not a Bad product at all, A little disappointed for the DVD+RW will work on only the most Current DVD drive, I am a Computer Greek, tested the DVD+RW disk with HP OMNIbook 6100, 6000(one year old), Pioneer DVD Burner, Compaq Laptop with DVD, So far only Omnbook 6100 able to play the disk. Wait for the newer product that support DVD-R as well as DVD+RW if you are not in the hurry.
Able to purchase DVD+RW media for around $7.00 a piece, I have owned 5 CD-burner so far they all have their weakness.
Now I can put 7 cd materials into one media, it really save my time.
The suppled software are laughing material and will not work on my NT, Window 2000 server. Instead I am using Nero rom to record my stuff now.
Guy, there are no perfect product anywhere.
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Summary: DVD-RW Drive
Review: Product has excellent backwards compatability with current on the market DVD's (70-90%). Installation was not that hard. Would have given a 5 except that current support for Windows XP is not documented well. In general most of the documentation is lacking. 5 for hardware, 2 for documentation, 3.5 for software, which is included, but needs to be upgraded if you use XP.
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Summary: Wait for the new DVD2002 from HP
Review: The DVD100i does NOT write to the cheaper and more available DVD+R format. This is due to the fact that HP rushed the drive onto the market more than a year ago in order to gain market share. HP also reneged as I understand on a promise to make the firmware on the drive backward compatible with DVD+R. In April, the new HP drive will come onto the market. This will burn onto the DVD+RW and DVD+R format, saving you a bundle on media and frustration.
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Summary: A big loser
Review: This drive does not record to DVD R disks it only wrights to DVDRW disks these disks do not play on home DVD players. If you plan to record DVDs to play on home DVD players this is not the product. a realmisleading product.
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Summary: Not up to HP's snuff
Review: This drive was a significant disappointment. Not only will it not burn to any other media besides HP's expensive media, but compatibility issues are a problem. I thought this would be a great way to share some old home videos. In only one of the four DVD players that our family owns would the player read a DVD. All are reasonably priced players bought within the last year. Also, if you're capturing video, forget about using the capture feature in the built-in software. There are only minimal editing abilities provided and the software does a so-so job of detecting incoming video. I own a number of HP products that do an excellent job. This, unfortunately, is not one of them.
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Summary: Avoid this...
Review: This product is a slap in the face for anyone who has ever believed HP is quality. I am no n00b and this ... has wasted an afternoon of my time being unable to format even the DVD+RW disk that came with the machine, much less a CD-RW or CD-R. If this is Carly's idea of the new HP (i.e., Compaq quality ...), she has succeeded. It has ruined my feeling towards the HP namesake. The install utility is marginal and the drive is not even that -- it screws up more than it suceeds. YES, I am using DVD+RW disks... .... SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!
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Summary: I Can't believe that HP made this jumk! --- 0 Stars
Review: You can only read and write from hp dvd 100i, this is not compatibale with any other drive and it will not write or read dvd-r. I tried 3 different rw disk and they are not fully compatibale with the drive either! Bottom line is "This is not a reliable drive!!!!"
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Summary: The Best DVD Recorder!!..
Review: [...]. The HP DVD100i worked as advertised. Installation was a breeze. Total install time, including software took about 20 minutes. [...]. MyDVD and DVDit are both Sonic Products. I like DVDit much better than MyDVD, but DVDit does not support the DVD+RW format. [...]. The drive is exceptionally fast. Computer speed and memory may be a factor. This installation is in a system with a 1.8 Gig Pentium 4 and 384 Meg of memory. If you are seeking an burner and perfect compatibility with all DVD players, lots of luck. If you are looking for a fast DVD burner that will write DVD's that do play in DVD Players, you will be more than satisfied with this one.
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