8x DVD±RW writing...

[unpretty]

Hai,

I'm about to buy a DVD recorder... I like the <A HREF="http://www.de.nec.de/productdetail.php/id/1133" target="_new">NEC ND-3500</A>, hearing positive references on the drive.

It's pretty fast, writing DVD±R at 16x, but DVD±RW still at 4x. That's where I'm unsure, since 5500KB/s on the rewritable disc seems a bit too slow. Don't you think that after a month or two, 8x DVD±RW drives will flood the market, and taking 20 minutes to burn a rewritable disc will be pain in the butt? Is it good to buy now or wait?

Thanks for your time.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by unpretty on 09/26/04 09:03 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[lb19984]

buy now
soon there is gonna be 24x then 32x

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[unpretty]

Yeah, I've bought that drive, and it's great.

However, I doubt there'll ever be 32x DVD burning drives. 32x would mean 44000KB/s, and that, I think, is way beyond theoretical maximum of DVD discs.

Come to speak of it, I would be surprised if anything faster than 16x would come out. 16x for DVDs is like 52x for CDs. Won't get higher than that.

 

[Spitfire_x86]

yeah, 16x is the highest for DVD

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[jclw]

Yes, 16x will probably be the limit for DVDs, just as ~52x is as fast as you'll find a CD-RW. You just can't spin a DVD disc faster then 16x without it flying apart.

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