Sony DRX-530UL External DVD+RW/CD-RW 8X Drive 40X/24X/40X

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Summary: Exelente cuando logras que funcione.
Review: Este quemador de DVD es exelente cuando logras que el sofware funcione.
Su instalacion es facil, su manejo tambien, el problema viene cuando comienzo a quemar un DVD....a mitad del proceso de repente se congela y se queda atascado por lo que tengo que reiniciar el proceso....a veces lo logro y a veces mejor lo apago (Es realmente frustrante).
Mi sistema operativo es XP profesional.
De 10 intentos he logrado quemar unos 3 DVD's con videos familires los cuales una vez quemados puedo verlos en mi DVD player (Sony DAV-C770))y en mi TV lo que resulta exelente.
Estoy convencido que el problema es el sofware (My DVD 5)proveído por SONIC y no es problema propiamente del quemador (SONY).
La asistencia del sofware (SONIC) solo te habla de tecnicismo que no creo porque algunas veces funciona...y otras no.
El quemador te da la ventaja de usar discos DVD+R/RW y DVD-R/RW.
Yo solo he quemado discos DVD+R/RW y no tengo experiencia con DVD-R/RW.
Espero sea de ayuda. (En español es mejor!!)

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Summary: Bad support problem if you own a sony dvd player
Review: I bought this and upgrade to the 8x and was happy until I tried to play this a dvd-r on my home system that plays other dvd-r just fine. It seems that the sony dvd-r is a little diffrent then others. I have 2 other slower burners and the dvd-r that they burn can be played in my sony dvd changer but if I burn it with my sony burn and can not be read. Sony said that itis not there problem because it can be read on the burner itself. Poor very poor

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Summary: Bad support problem if you own a sony dvd player
Review: I bought this and upgrade to the 8x and was happy until I tried to play this a dvd-r on my home system that plays other dvd-r just fine. It seems that the sony dvd-r is a little diffrent then others. I have 2 other slower burners and the dvd-r that they burn can be played in my sony dvd changer but if I burn it with my sony burn and can not be read. Sony said that itis not there problem because it can be read on the burner itself. Poor very poor

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Summary: SONY's star is sinking
Review: I bought this product based on SONY's reputation, and first I was quite pleased. But after 4 month it was not able to burn any CD anymore. And this is similar to other SONY products I bought (DVD player etc). SONY, do something to increase the quality of your products. Until this is done, I go for other brands.

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Summary: Great machine,great price.
Review: I had been very reluctant about buying a dvd burner for quite awhile.The technology didn't quite seen mature considering all the complaints with format wars,compatability issues,disc problems ect...I finally took the plunge on a wing and a prayer when I saw this recorder and it's price.I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the 530UL was to install and use.The included software is pretty standard and mediocre,but it gets the job done.There are better down-loadable freeware programs on the net though.
Over the last 2 months,I have made over 50 DVD+R's (I haven't tried making any -R's yet..) without a single glitch as of yet.I have been using Memorex 4X discs with this burner and they work perfectly.Amazon has good deals on bulk amounts of these discs in case you want to stockpile....I've had no problems playing them on a JVC DVD player that is about 3 years old or a brand new Pioneer model.
Overall I am more than pleased with my purchase.The only little glitch is psychological:not long after buying this,Sony introduced the 700UL which is a new dual layer burner.If I had known about it,I may have waited to purchase it instead.It's a bit aggravating,but then again that's the marketplace.Get rid of the older technology at a lower price and charge a premium for the new.That's the chance you take when you are an early adopter.
Still,the burner is an excellent deal and good quality.I rarely recommend a product,but this one has my complete support.

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Summary: Have had good luck +++
Review: I have made approx. 30 DVD's in the last 4 months with this SONY DVD writer. I have had the best luck with the Memorex DVD+R or Memorex DVD+RW. There is an occasional glitch that trashes a DVD, but for the most part I'm happy with the recorder. Copy from DISC to HARDRIVE to DISC, never from DISC TO DISC. I've heard that using the 2x speed for DVD-R / DVD-RW is the best. But I haven't proven that theory yet. The reading speed is great.

Rating:
Summary: Have had good luck +++
Review: I have made approx. 30 DVD's in the last 4 months with this SONY DVD writer. I have had the best luck with the Memorex DVD+R or Memorex DVD+RW. There is an occasional glitch that trashes a DVD, but for the most part I'm happy with the recorder. Copy from DISC to HARDRIVE to DISC, never from DISC TO DISC. I've heard that using the 2x speed for DVD-R / DVD-RW is the best. But I haven't proven that theory yet. The reading speed is great.

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Summary: Worst DVD RW experience ever!
Review: I was suckered into purchasing this unit because of the SONY reputation. A huge mistake! The unit arrived DOA, SONY's anti-customer service people are programmed to say: "You agreed to the terms of the warranty when you opened the box, you must return it to us at your cost and we will fix it if required, it will take 6 - 8 weeks." What a great way to treat a customer - NOT! I recommend the PLEXTOR 712UF instead, great drive, great price, and they still appreciate their customers.

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Summary: Do not buy, bad quality, bad service
Review: Sony has pretty good reputation for consumer products, but this drive has been bad news! The first drive was dead on arrival. The second drive died a month later only after burning 10 CD-Rs and less than 5 DVD-Rs.

Try getting an RMA...I had to deal with the support center for 3 days, first to get told to run a drive check utility, wait 24 hours for them to process, then try to get an RMA. THATS 3 days just to get an RMA!!!! Oh! The best part is they wanted another drive check with a firmware upgrade to 2.1c from 2.1a, that's another 24 hours.

All said, I have spent over 3 months without really using this drive given the time it had to ship UPS ground!

If you value your time...stay away from this deal.

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Summary: Incompatibile with AOL
Review: The included software, RecordNow, has some problems to work with AOL. I have several DVD+R discs damaged when these conditions are all true:

1. AOL is connected
2. RecordNow is burning DVD.
3. Using Laptop and the Windows "Close the lid of my laptop computer" option is set to "None".
4. Close the lid.

This problem is definitely repeatbale.