This Sony DVD burner (the DRU510A) and the Plextor PX-708A offer greater versatility than "set top" DVD recorders. You'll copy DVDs
faster, edit DVDs better and be able to author DVDs (create your own effects) if you have a burner like the SONY DRU510A or the Plextor PX-708A in your PC. However your PC must have the processing power to copy DVDs effectively.
The DVD format wars might confuse even the most savvy tech heads. (Well not really). The truth is that however the format wars play out what really concerns the average videophile is what disc will play in my and my
friends DVD players? The Sony DVD burner DRU510A and the Plextor PX-708A answer that question. These remarkable DVD burners
write to all four popular formats. Moreover they offer superb performance and popular software bundles.
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Sony ‘s second-generation multiformat burner is the DRU-510A, which is faster than its predecessor, the DRU-500A. The Sony DRU-510A DVD burner writes DVD+R and DVD-R at 4X, it rewrites DVD+RW at 4X. The DRU-510A has outstanding performance and is a versatile drive. It does not have a front panel head jack, audio-to-sound-card cable or volume control.
This DRU 510A's documentation is complicated because of its multiple language on the same page format. This makes it hard to find info especially if you need to go through all of the bundled software.
This Sony DVD burner has an impressive software bundle. You get three Veritas products: RecordNow DX, for mastering all types of optical media; Drive Letter Access, to handle packet-writing chores; and Simple Backup, for backing up and disaster recovery. You'll also get copies of Sonic Solutions MyDVD for authoring DVD movies and video CDs, ArcSoft ShowBiz for video editing, CyberLink PowerDVD for DVD movie and video CD playback, and MusicMatch Jukebox for playing audio CDs.
When I buy a Sony DVD burner I expect top shelf equipment so I was surprised that I would need a bent paper clip to double as an emergency-eject tool. I realize that most software jukeboxes play music across the IDE bus but couldn’t Sony furnish a audio-to-sound-card cable. Sony does includes an IDE cable and mounting screws, and the DRU-510A supports Windows 98 SE or later platforms.
The Sony DRU-510A DVD burner performs well with both DVDs and CDs. Most PCs lack front-mounted headphone jacks, so many users still prefer plugging their headphones directly into the drive for listening to audio CDs. The back panel has the full complement of IDE and power connectors, digital and analog audio ports, and drive jumpers.
Sony puts jumper and connector information on a label on top of the drive to help avoid the lousy setup documentation. The. Sony DRU-510A DVD burner installs pretty much like any other drive but the instructions are not intuitive.
On th plus side Sony does offers solid online support but the support site makes you navigate through a series of pages before you actually get to the DRU-510A's product FAQ.
Tech support by phone is available Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT, is toll-free for 90 days from the date of a customer's first call. After that, charges may apply for technical support, except for warranty-related service calls.
This Sony DVD burner is a one size fits your entire DVD burning
needs. It's affordable, writes to the four popular DVD formats. A year or two from now when a format has
finally been decided upon you won't be stuck with a DVD burner you can't use.
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There is a fierce competition between the Sony DVD burner and the Plextor. Currently the Plextor PX-708A DVD burner is the fasted DVD burner. Read why the this burner kicks butt.
The speedy Plextor PX-708A DVD burner .
