Needs name brand DVD burner

[inquiring]

I am looking for an internal or external NAME BRAND DVD burner for making backup copies of my movie DVDs here. I know that the dual layer burners are out now and I definitely want to get the dual format burner. I dont know if I can get BOTH features affordably but I want to know what the forum gurus think about this. If I cant afford the dual layer burner then Id settle for the single layer burner-I mean name brands like SONY, NEC, TOSHIBA and since Ive had bad luck with HP CDROM burners in the past I want to avoid HP.
I hope a DVD burner/player can be bought for <$100.
If I have a DVD burner player on my PC then do I first copy the files from the source DVD onto my HD then burn those files onto the DVD blank? I like ROXIO 6 for this job.

Thank you.

 

[khha4113]

NEC ND-3500A about $65, Pioneer DVR-108 ~$75. They are both double-layer and dual-format (16X single-layer/4X dl).

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[Crashman]

NEC 3500A. I'd still use DVD-Shrink and put everything on DVD-R for compatability reasons.

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[CoOLMaNX]

I recently purchased a Lite On dvd-rw drive. I've always liked the Lite-On line because they perform well for the price.

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[RichPLS]

You can get a Plextor 712 DVD/CD burner for around $70
And quality is among the best there is.

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[WingDing]

I just got the NEC 3520. Very nice piece of gear.

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[upec]

I have the Plextor PX-716SA. I have good experience with Plextor product before and this one have been great for me too.