I was wondering what kind of Blu-ray recorder and blanks people around here are using and/or recommending.
Several reviews state that some recorders work better with a specific brand of recordable discs, while most disc reviews really don't have anything good to say about any brand of blanks. Has this changed by now?
I plan on finally buying a BD-burner and some inkjet-printable BD25s, but there are so many recorders on the market that it's hard to pick one. Any suggestions?
I know they're not what they used to be, but I still went with a Plextor BD-R. I couldn't find much in the way of genuine compatibility concerns, so I went entirely on features. In particular I wanted to have Lightscribe (I actually use this for CD/DVD media, maybe BD someday...), and I also wanted the ability to permanently change the book type (bitsetting), for DVD media, which is doable, although Plextor now uses the Lite-On method for doing this.
The ability to change book type does improve DVD compatibility in not-to-common cases, so it's a plus, albeit a very minor one.
As for media, I always burn media at (at most) half the rated speed. So 12x media I'd burn at no more than 6x, etc. I've found this improves compatibility too. BD-R media is so damn expensive I haven't done much comparison shopping. I just use Verbatim inkjet printable media.
I'm also looking into getting a Blu-ray burner, and I've got some questions
1) Which would be better?
- internal IDE drive connected to a 7-year Dell desktop
- external USB drive connected to a 6 year old Dell laptop
(yes, that's all I've got right now)
2) Does it matter that neither is fast enough to actually play a Blu-ray?
Thanks!
You know of the rebellion against the Empire?
It's likely any computer that old will have a really tough time playing Blu-rays.
More info about your computers would be helpful, though. :)
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I think he means, can you burn a blu-ray on a machine that isn't fast enough to play one? My guess would be yes since all you are doing is transferring data (it might take a long time at 1x though). Can blu-rays be burned at less than 1x? I don't have a burner myself.
Ah, I suppose I was a little vague.
I just want to user the burner to burn Blu-rays.
So would it be better to get an IDE burner or USB burner? Which would be faster?
You know of the rebellion against the Empire?
Where can you find an IDE blu-ray burner, anyway? (unless you use an adapter, or something)
Star Wars Episode XXX: Erica Strikes Back
If you want Nice, go to France
I must be behind the times. I assumed the internal drives used IDE. So what do they use?
You know of the rebellion against the Empire?
SATA (Serial ATA)
The motherboard I have doesn't even have IDE connections.
Star Wars Episode XXX: Erica Strikes Back
If you want Nice, go to France
I've just bought an external USB burner, LG BP40NS20. Right now I've burned a couple of data backups, so no Blu-ray movie yet (Harmy's 2.0 will probably be the first), but it got very good reviews, so I think it wasn't the worst purchase.
As far as blank media is concerned I use waterproof Falcon Pro's. They're not exactly cheap (http://www.cdrom2go.com/product/falcon-pro-3070606504000754-bd-r-with-smart-guard-white-inkjet-hub-printable-4x_2110_863.htm) but the quality is outstanding. Also, they're the only BD's I know of that are full hub printable, fully inkjet prinatable, all while offering protection against smudging and humidity. They remind me of Taiyo Yuden's acclaimed waterproof DVD's.
I use an internal LG WH12LS30 drive. Pretty basic but it's been rock solid thus far (have been using it since Feb.)
Davnes007 said:
(Reason: Erica likes adapters.)
Totally.
