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On 8/21/05, Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> On Sunday 21 August 2005 16:35, Thomas Kirchner wrote: |
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> > * On Aug 21 15:37, Volker Armin Hemmann (gentoo-user@l.g.o) |
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> wrote: |
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> > > it has to, because all tests I read said, that Plextor burns a lot of |
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> > > errors onto the dvds... so they have to have a good error-correction, |
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> > > or they would not be able to read their own stuff. |
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> > Not sure I buy that. I've used my Plextor-burned discs in plenty of |
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> > other computers and they haven't had any trouble reading them, either. |
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> > They didn't earn their reputation for quality by making coasters. |
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> > Tom |
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> I do not own a plextor, but I trust the c't magazine which did a lot of |
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> dvd-burner tests and Plextor is one of the burners which like to write fast, |
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> but with a lot of errors. |
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> Only because the dvdr does not make problems now, it does not mean, that it |
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> will not make problems in the future, when some scratches are accumulated. |
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> But... LG was much worse.. ;) |
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Hmmm. While warnings about particular brands might be of some help, I would |
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much prefer to see the make/model of comparably priced items that were rated |
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good. I'm trying to buy, after all, not discard existing stuff. |
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Nevertheless, this is helpful (I think) because I was starting to lean towards a |
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Plextor PX-740A-BP OEM drive. Now I'll wait to see what others say. |
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Kevin O'Gorman, PhD |
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