Re: [gentoo-user] Re: DVD RW (recommendations

[Hung Dang <hungptit@gmail.com>]

Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> James wrote:
>> Hello
>> SATA or Eide on DVD rw choices (internal unit).
>>
>> Any cheap DVD rw that have success writing to
>> the many forms of rw DVDS, that one
>> would recommend?
>>
>> Any bands (plextor?) to avoid on gentoo?
>
> Instead of recommending what I have, I'll recommend what disc burning
> lunatics recommend (the folks from cdfreaks.com for example): The LG
> LS GH20LS15 is an excellent burner with very good write quality (read:
> your discs will live longer).  It's a CD/DVD+R/DVD-R/Dual Layer combo
> burner.  It's also very cheap (16 bucks here; that is Euros).  It's a
> SATA drive.
>
> If you can't find the exact model, any LG model with "GH20" in the
> name will do.  Make sure NOT to get a "GH22" model (like GH22LS30). 
> Those have poor write quality due to a different chipset that doesn't
> perform well.
>
>
Check this link to find out which DVD-RW is suit for you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010100005%201036506653&name=DVD%20Burner
I use this DVD burner
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129023) in an
external box and have no complain about it.