Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) - Club CDFreaks

steveo_wright · 10-06-2004

hey people,

the local computershop has just got a shipload of those new fan dangle DL burners, for $265

http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2

is that a good price?? are they any good? i am currently on a LDW451s@851s

steve

*coathi* · 10-06-2004

No I don't think it's good price , with Sony you are paying extra for the name and some times quite a bit extra, it's made by LiteOn, so if you wait a few weeks you should be able to pick up a LiteOn for less and save your self some $$$$$$

Arup · 11-06-2004

I may be mistaken but its my contention that Liteon DVD writers are made by SONY and SONY CD writers are made by LITEON. It is a joint venture between both. Just as ASUS DVD writers are Pioneer with some minor mods.

*code65536* · 11-06-2004

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Originally Posted by Arup

I may be mistaken but its my contention that Liteon DVD writers are made by SONY and SONY CD writers are made by LITEON. It is a joint venture between both. Just as ASUS DVD writers are Pioneer with some minor mods.

No. The only LiteOn DVD burner ever made by Sony was the LDW-400D/440D, both of which are ancient (last year's stuff). The current LiteOn burners and Sony 700A/D18A/U18A burners are all designed and manufactured by LiteOn. None of the major components are Sony-made, contrary to what some have believed.

Arup · 12-06-2004

Thanks for the correction.

Ryobou · 12-06-2004

i don't think Sonys are worth it...

Arup · 13-06-2004

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Originally Posted by Ryobou

i don't think Sonys are worth it...

Not even if they are made by Liteon?

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 13-06-2004

Well they are generally more expensive than the LiteONs.

*code65536* · 13-06-2004

*nods* Yep!

And to top it off, the firmwares that LiteOn makes for its Sony rebadges are not as good as the firmwares for its true LiteOn drives. That's why so many owners of Sony rebadges end up flashing to the real LiteOn firmware. So why pay extra for the Sony brand name if you're going to convert the burner back to a true LiteOn anyway?

I think that was meant when it was said that Sony isn't worth it--that you can always do better by getting a true Litey.

Arup · 14-06-2004

Out here in India, SONY is easier to buy and is cheaper than Liteon. However ASUS has given both a good competition.

*code65536* · 14-06-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arup

Out here in India, SONY is easier to buy and is cheaper than Liteon. However ASUS has given both a good competition.

A cheap Sony? Wow, didn't know that was possible.

In that case, then by all means, buy the Sony... and then flash it to a "real" firmware.

*Jack* · 14-06-2004

The Liteon 812, 832 and even the Sony DRU-700A drives are substandard in my opinion.

Do yourselves a very big favour, get a NEC 2510A drive, the performance is much better on SL and DL media.

The liteon drives are cheap, and by that I mean CHEAP and nasty.

*Kenshin* · 14-06-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arup

Out here in India, SONY is easier to buy and is cheaper than Liteon. However ASUS has given both a good competition.

The same is happening in South Korea. Sony DRU-700A is cheaper than Lite-On SOHW-832S. But they are only 8x max and both are more expensive than LG's 12x max. Lite-On has become greedy.

10-06-2004	#1 (permalink)
steveo_wright CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 64	Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> hey people, the local computershop has just got a shipload of those new fan dangle DL burners, for $265 http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2 is that a good price?? are they any good? i am currently on a LDW451s@851s steve

10-06-2004	#2 (permalink)
coathi CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: København Posts: 1,516	Re: Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) No I don't think it's good price , with Sony you are paying extra for the name and some times quite a bit extra, it's made by LiteOn, so if you wait a few weeks you should be able to pick up a LiteOn for less and save your self some $$$$$$

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Arup New on Forum Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 22	Re: Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) I may be mistaken but its my contention that Liteon DVD writers are made by SONY and SONY CD writers are made by LITEON. It is a joint venture between both. Just as ASUS DVD writers are Pioneer with some minor mods.

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Arup New on Forum Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 22	Re: Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) Thanks for the correction.

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code65536 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: .us Posts: 5,931	Re: Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) nods Yep! And to top it off, the firmwares that LiteOn makes for its Sony rebadges are not as good as the firmwares for its true LiteOn drives. That's why so many owners of Sony rebadges end up flashing to the real LiteOn firmware. So why pay extra for the Sony brand name if you're going to convert the burner back to a true LiteOn anyway? I think that was meant when it was said that Sony isn't worth it--that you can always do better by getting a true Litey. __________________ "You don't have to be a supporter of freedom of speech to protest when your own ox is being gored. You do have to be a supporter of freedom of speech to protest when the government tries to censor the speech of those who are goring your ox." -Alan M. Dershowitz LiteOn Stuff: LiteOn F.A.Q. \| OmniPatcher \| DVD-Writer Overview \| Changing Write Strategies \| Crossflashing \| XFlash Utility General Stuff: DVD-Writer F.A.Q. \| Rules of the Optical Drive Forums \| Attaching Scans \| The rpc1.org Firmware Database Code Guys: http://codeguys.rpc1.org/ \| send us e-mail I Use: Firefox + ClassicFox \| Google Talk (Jabber) using Gaim for Windows \| Winamp \| EAC \| Google Earth C64K: My Travel Photos \| In Retirement...

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Arup New on Forum Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 22	Re: Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) Out here in India, SONY is easier to buy and is cheaper than Liteon. However ASUS has given both a good competition.

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Jack True Blue Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In front of my PC Posts: 738	Re: Its a Sony !! (for the aussies) The Liteon 812, 832 and even the Sony DRU-700A drives are substandard in my opinion. Do yourselves a very big favour, get a NEC 2510A drive, the performance is much better on SL and DL media. The liteon drives are cheap, and by that I mean CHEAP and nasty. __________________ a truly excellent, friendly source of technical expertise - http://www.speedlabs.org/

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