Pioneer DVR-A05 Internal DVD-Writer

i just got this burner a few days...

Strengths: burns good

Weakness: take too long to read...Very slow

i just got this burner a few days ago and i am not liking it too much. it says that it is a 12x read drive but it's taking me 48-53 min to rip a dvd. my brother has a TDK 440n and it is a 12x also but his rips in about 20 min a dvd. i'm gonna return this Pioneer and get the same one that my brother have.

By Pre10derS - Sep 9, 2003

If you just using this for DVD...

Strengths: Burn DVD fast and no problem what so ever.

Weakness: Reading and writing CD are really slow and takes forever to regonize most CDs. Reading speed is terrible also.

If you just using this for DVD buring only then it is a good unit but wouldn't recommend anyone if they burn a lot of CDs. So far I have had a lot of problem with CD reading and burning with this unit.

By vmm2001 - Mar 30, 2003

I bought the drive and software...

I bought the drive and software bundle for $299. So far no problems using cheap generic 2X DVD-R's I bought at allmediaoutlet.com for $1.12 each (50 pack). The 4X speed disks are about $4.00 each and I have not tested them yet. I was somewhat disappointed with the software. Easy CD Creator 5 did not copy video DVD's and copied data at 1X speed only. So I bought the latest version of Nero and it...
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I bought the drive and software bundle for $299. So far no problems using cheap generic 2X DVD-R's I bought at allmediaoutlet.com for $1.12 each (50 pack). The 4X speed disks are about $4.00 each and I have not tested them yet. I was somewhat disappointed with the software. Easy CD Creator 5 did not copy video DVD's and copied data at 1X speed only. So I bought the latest version of Nero and it worked at 2X and also copied the video DVD's. The software bundle also included Sonic's MYDVD 4.0 that just locked up when I tried to run it, so I removed it and installed version 3.0 and it worked fine. I rate this drive a 9/10 with a 1 point deduction for the software.

By GIB - Dec 6, 2002

I would have preferred Nero...

Strengths: quiet, fast, &, dependable for dvds & cds

Weakness: the supplied software could use an update

I would have preferred Nero Burning software instead of the Roxio that came with the drive.
For the price, it is fast & the other bundled software is a treat.

By paulewills - Nov 4, 2003

So far, I have had nothing but a...

Strengths: Very quiet, fast, and easy to work with. Sonic MyDVD

Weakness: Price, as with all DVD-RWs

So far, I have had nothing but a positive experience with this drive. It is quieter burning than my DVD ROM is when reading, and it created a perfect quality DVD Copy with DVDxCopy on the first try. I would highly recommend this drive.

By vengeance - Apr 29, 2003