Pioneer DVR-A04 DVD-R/RW review

[N.B.]

The DVR-A03 made many users dream for a true low-price DVD-R recorder. The DVR-A03 was a best seller in many countries and now Pioneer is ready to ship its fourth-generation DVD-R recorder under the codename "DVR-A04". The new model doesn't offer what most users would wish for, "4x DVD-R recording speed", but it does have several improvements over the DVR-A03. We compared, side by side, the "old" DVR-A03 and the "new" DVR-A04.

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[elpresidente]

hmm...

"Pioneer says there have been several improvements: "

1) Drive length has been shortened by 1cm
2) Both horizontal + vertical mounting is possible
3) Increased read speed for DVD-Rom - was 4X, now 6X
4) Digital Audio connector removed - Analog only
5) Front bezel / LED indicator changed
6) Buffer Underrun Free for CD-R/CD-RW
7) Lower Fan Noise - sleeve bearing instead of ball bearing
8) Shorten format time for DVD-RW format (only 2minutes)

hmm.. number 5 and especially number 4 aren´t improvements ... I think ...

The drive offers nothing really new to the customers ...
I don´t know the exact price ..but if A03 is cheaper I would buy it ..

greetz

[N.B.]

yes ...
You are right ..
the first point is nice as well:
the drive is 1 cm shorter ! If we would care about this

[DiscoDuck]

The only good thing about the AO4 is that it knocked down the price of the A03.

[N.B.]

Yes, indeed ...
Now the A03 is affordable .. Or even more affordable, and surely a interessting alternative to a CDR ...
Since as elpresidente said:
the DVD-R format from the Pioneer A03 can be read by most stand alone DVD players ....

[max2206]

The DVRA04 has Burnproof for CDR and DVDR !!!

[elpresidente]

who needs burnproof @ 8x speed

greetz