need advise on which dvd burner to buy

**treedog** · 01-13-2003,10:27 PM

I've been doing some reading and checking prices for a dvd burner to make ps2 backups with, and i need some advise on what i should get for less than $200. i notice every one is alwalys talking about pioneer a04 and 5 but i have seen burners going for cheaper, like toshiba and 1 other i can't think of the name brand right now, anyway will these cheaper ones do the job or do i need the pioneer?? or what is some other good ones??? all advise and details about how or why one is better than the other will be appreciated, this will be my first burner so i'm trying to do my homework. THANKS

**ThAD0oD** · 01-13-2003,10:35 PM

Pioneer A04s are very good dvd-r burners, they serve purposes for data dvd, ps2 dvd and dvd movies, and are cheap now that the A05s are out.

That sony dru-something is a dvd+ & dvd- burner, but its very expensive (at least in my area, 650$ CAD).

If you're looking for under 200$, try for a Pioneer A04, they are great

sapitoloco · 01-13-2003,10:37 PM

They have the Cendyne 105 @ office max for $269
I think they r good too.

**ThAD0oD** · 01-13-2003,10:49 PM

havent heard of that one, do you have a link i could check out (im too tired to go look....

)?

btw- 600th post

sapitoloco · 01-13-2003,10:58 PM

Im not sure if they have it on line or a web page I went yestarday looking for a 104 and they where gone and in place they put the new 105 with a brown box @ $269 price tag the guy told me they may go on sale next week again for $169 and told me to check on the newspaper..

bigballa · 01-13-2003,11:37 PM

DO I NEED A DVD ROM IF I WANT TO COPY A PS2 GAME TO A DVD-R .

**ftothe3** · 01-13-2003,11:42 PM

toshiba SD-R5002 is working fine for me.

bought it for 200 (look at pricewatch.com for lowest prices) but the cendyne for 169 is better bet if you can get it for 169

**ftothe3** · 01-13-2003,11:44 PM

Originally posted by bigballa
DO I NEED A DVD ROM IF I WANT TO COPY A PS2 GAME TO A DVD-R .

the dvd-r can also read dvds

so you read the dvd from the dvd-r drive it copies data to your hard drive then you insert a blank disc and the drive copies the data from the hard drive to the disc

bigballa · 01-13-2003,11:49 PM

SO AFTER I COPY THE PS2 GAME TO A DVD-R,,,,, WILL IT PLAY JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL GAME

bigballa · 01-14-2003,12:16 AM

DOES ANYBODY NO WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD PS2 GAMES FROM THE INTERNET.

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