DVD Burner Roundup Review Author: Alan Wong Date Posted: November 9th, 2003 TDK IndiDVD 440N SLRating: Memorex Dual-X Dual Format DVD Recorder SLRating: LG GSA-4040B Super Multi DVD Writer SLRating: Bottom Line: Prices of DVD Burners are now dropping dramatically making them more affordable than ever before. We reviewed Dual Format DVD Burners from TDK, Memorex and LG. Although the prices for these burners are similar performance varied significantly. Read on to find out which one out performed the others in our official review....... Article Navigation Introduction TDK IndiDVD 440N Memorex Dual-X Dual Format DVD Recorder LG GSA-4040B Super Multi DVD Writer Test Set Up Benchmarking: Nero CD-DVD Speed Benchmarking: DVD±R Burning Benchmarking: DVD±RW and DVD-RAM Burning Conclusions Memorex Dual-X Dual Format DVD Recorder TDK IndiDVD 440N LG GSA-4040B Super Multi DVD Writer Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >> Discuss This Article

Introduction

Prices of DVD Burners are now dropping dramatically and they are now more affordable than ever before. When they were new to the market some 2 years ago, DVD Burners were about $400 just for a 2x One Format Burner (DVD+R/RW). Now prices are dropping to as low as almost $100 (for a Dual Format DVD Burner). It is very common to find a person by the cheapest DVD Burner they can find, but that doesn't mean that it is as good as higher priced burners.

Today, we are doing a roundup of 3 Dual Format DVD Burners: the TDK IndiDVD Aid-440N, the Memorex Dual-X Dual Format DVD Recorder (Model 32023235), and the LG GSA-4040B Super Multi DVD Writer. The TDK IndiDVD drive is the highest priced and it is street priced around $160, the Memorex around $150, and the LG around $130.

We will be testing the capability of the write speeds of DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and exclusively for the LG GSA-4040B, DVD-RAM burning as well as other aspects of these drives.

For those who don’t know a lot about the DVD Burnable formats (DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM), you can check out dvdrhelp.com. It tells you the basics about DVD (Re)writable Media and the differences between DVD+ discs and DVD- discs.

*Please note the firmware version we upgraded to/used for the review:

TDK IndiDVD 440N DVD Burner:

Firmware: 1.08

LG GSA-4040B

Firmware: A301

Memorex Dual-X

Firmware: 1.05

TDK IndiDVD 440N

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