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Liteon DVD Writer Pros. & Cons. Required

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Panchu
Panchu Original post #1
Sep 20, 2006 at 11:30 PM
Hi all Digitians, plz give me all the pros and cons of the Liteon DVD writer...Plz reply all readers...
techno tublai
Sep 21, 2006 at 2:48 AM
Which one would you specifically wanna know abt?
V
vinyas #3
Sep 21, 2006 at 7:25 AM
Pro:
Speed,Performace & realiablity

Cons:
Noisy,Have Tray Problems When u use it for some time'

Overall i give 9/10 for a Litheon Any Day,LG comes Next
wizrulz
wizrulz #4
Sep 21, 2006 at 11:42 AM
vinyas said:
Pro:
Speed,Performace & realiablity

Cons:
Noisy,Have Tray Problems When u use it for some time'

Overall i give 9/10 for a Litheon Any Day,LG comes Next


pro's and con's r correct.....but not with last line......

BENQ 9/10, LITEON 8.5/10, and then SONY 8/10...no drive will get 10/10....
LG is far off.......
dOm1naTOr
Sep 21, 2006 at 3:11 PM
yup..LG won't even come closer.
V
vinyas #6
Sep 21, 2006 at 3:13 PM
hmmmm ... why u guys say SO ?? ... noffense..wats the problem with LG ?
R
Sep 24, 2006 at 11:51 PM
from what i have seen LG is the best in reading scratched discs which is a great thing to have since many of us don't put our cd's in a cover.
~Phenom~
Sep 25, 2006 at 2:06 AM
I have LG combo and it never reads any even slightly scratched discs.
I will go with Liteon anyday.
sysfilez
Sep 25, 2006 at 11:49 AM
i have sony dru 820a and it really rocks.
deathvirus_me
Sep 25, 2006 at 12:49 PM
HP here ... no complains .. just keep the firmware updated .. :D ... Liteon is great too ... and probably the best bang for bucks right now ..
Panchu
Panchu #11
Sep 27, 2006 at 11:36 PM
Thanx 4 da tips guys...I finally gt myself a Liteon and of course, the only cons are its noise...
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #12
Sep 28, 2006 at 12:12 AM
congrats buddy, how much u spent for it???
yogi7272
yogi7272 #13
Sep 28, 2006 at 1:51 PM
right now .. LITE ON IS BEST ..

since they have acquired benq optical business .. they have improved a lot ..

go for lite on dvd writer ..
int86
int86 #14
Oct 1, 2006 at 3:35 PM
@ panchu
I am also going to follow u. Tell me the price and MODEL NO.
QwertyManiac
Oct 1, 2006 at 4:25 PM
wizrulz said:
pro's and con's r correct.....but not with last line......

BENQ 9/10, LITEON 8.5/10, and then SONY 8/10...no drive will get 10/10....
LG is far off.......
Pioneer can deserve a 10/10 or atleast a 9.8 :)
int86
int86 #16
Oct 1, 2006 at 4:58 PM
@panchu
I m going to follow you. Tell me its price and model no.
Panchu
Panchu #17
Oct 2, 2006 at 10:26 PM
Guys....I got the Liteon for 2200/- bucks.....Seems to be working gr8.....Will keep u ppl updated...
int86
int86 #18
Oct 3, 2006 at 12:45 PM
@Panchu I want to know the exact model number.
thilina
thilina #19
Oct 4, 2006 at 9:46 PM
QwertyManiac said:
Pioneer can deserve a 10/10 or atleast a 9.8 :)

I bought my pioneer writer recntly,But i think ya right!!:)
[ashX]
[ashX] #20
Oct 6, 2006 at 11:02 AM
I got LoteOn LiteOn SOHW-832S - Dual Layer DVD Writer for 1950 frm Lamington Road .

It has great performance!

I also have Samsung Combo Drive

:-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

VERY VERY BAD PERFORMANCE MANNN

GO FOR LiteOn LiteOn SOHW-832S :) :) :) :)
gary4gar
gary4gar #21
Oct 6, 2006 at 11:14 AM
hey what about its after sales service??
shaunak
shaunak #22
Oct 6, 2006 at 3:55 PM
Imm currently using liton combo drive for the past 2 years. its given me good and stable performance.