I am looking to buy a DVD burner and would appreciate a recommendation on a good, fast model. I will mainly be using it to create DVDs from camcorder tapes of my son. I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

I'll give you a hand even though I'm guessing you went to that second-rate school in Westwood

The NEC3500 is looking pretty tough to beat right now. Burns take maybe 5-10% longer than a Lite-On or other competitor, but the NEC uses the extra time to make a really superb burn- low error rates which might be a real necessity depending upon what type of standalone player(s) you have.

I own a Lite-On and love it, but I would only recommend it if you are going to really get involved in the process and are at least somewhat technologically savvy. The main advantage of the Lite-On is that there is a hardcore group of enthusiasts who have written really useful tweaking and testing tools for Lite-On drives.

No matter which drive you get- take a look at overclocking the drive. The hardware for the Lite-On 812 and 832 are identical (similar situation for the NEC2500 and 2510). Thus, you can spend a little less money and do a pretty simple modded firmware upgrade and have the more expensive drive on your hands. Overclocking voids the warranty, but is very safe and almost always reversible.

YOu can also try PIONEER DVR-107D OR PIONEER DVR-108D, these are available at SuperTechStore