SONY DRU-500A and NERO!!??

scarecrow said:
DRU-500 is several ages ahead the overhyped A-05... I just wish I could find it/buy it, I just find crappy A-05's which I simply refuse to put in my portfolio.
Good luck in your quest to find the Sony.;) I originally had one on order,but got tired of waiting.Got the A05 for 200$ less Canadian.It was a no brainer,since the cost of DVD+R blanks are outrageous here in Canada.I would only be burning DVD-R anyways.:)
 
i think the DRU-500A is as slow as a camel!!
it has had some reading problems too(some xbox back ups)
its build quality is crap compared to the A04(i suppose the A05 is even better) its cheap and clunky(when it opens and closes it reminds me of my $50 cd -rom)
i think my old AO4 was more reliable(well it was)
and the A05 is supposed to be even more reliable(some of my 2x burns on my sony, have trouble getting picked up with my xboxs laser) when i put it to 1x the problem goes ..my A04 never had this problem!!!
i might sell my DRU-500A and get a A05
caus i never use DVD+R/W , i dont know what i would ever need it for anyway!!! ITS ON THE WAY OUT!!! SONY including DVD-R format on there DVRs is a admition of that
well thats my 2 cents anyway!!!
 
DVD said:
i think the DRU-500A is as slow as a camel!!
1. I smoke Camels,
2. I have faith in the CDRinfo and CDRlabs tests, plus the pile of coasters my neighbour has made with the OEM A05.
Best regards.
PS: If you are REALLY selling your Sony DRU-500A, PLEASE PM me urgently!
 
i was using record now with my xbox back ups!!
this sony i got was hard to get,!!! are they hard to get in the states also????
i can tell you now!!! unless they last 20 discs of this 50 spindle are stuffed and i burn a coaster at 1x with this sony.
i will be selling this clunky heap of crap(if you look inside the tray ,i think it uses gears from slot cars!!!)
i never had a xbox back up problem at 2x with my A04 !!!
DRU-500A every other disc at 2x for xbox back up plays up!!! they still work most the time , but you have to try them 2 or 3 times or the just drop out when your playing sometimes!! at 2x on the sony anyway!!!
 
woody said:
55100 is buggy as hell,lots of problems.Try 55917,should work with the Sony.;) Using it with my Pioneer A05.;)

woody, did you mean buggy as hell for DVD burns specifically? Or, buggy as hell, in general?

Just wondering as I have not read much about the latest Nero release.
 
Wedge buggy in general from my readings on here and around cyberspace but there are a few that have no problems at all,.
 
i find if you put the media you r gonna record from in ,the drives disappear (or if the disc is all ready in there)
then you need to restart!!
but if you wait till says there is no cd or dvd to read from(or till it asks for the source media) you never have drives disappearing!!
thats how i get around it anyway!!
 
DVD said:
i find if you put the media you r gonna record from in ,the drives disappear (or if the disc is all ready in there)
then you need to restart!!
but if you wait till says there is no cd or dvd to read from(or till it asks for the source media) you never have drives disappearing!!
thats how i get around it anyway!!
Do you think that is your Sony's fault?Looks more as a software/system problem to me.........mine did never behave like that..:confused:
 
I do not know your opinion about SONY DRU500A but my opinion is that it works SUPER everywhere GAMES all kinds MOVIES all kinds and All speeds!!!check your pc DVD or your SONY maybe something is fault!!
But Nero 55100 sure not work properly with SONY,new version works!
Because if i speak about A05 i have many bad things to say!!
the biggest problem that i had and also has now a friend of mine is the HEAT!!it become Hot very very easy and then it write the movie half!!
And i did not use the internal!
 
nah you on it!!! it happened with my A04(drives dissapering)
it dont happen now with nero 5510
it only used to happen when i used to copy ps2 originals anyway!!!
but i can tell you one thing my A04 was more reliable at high speeds then my sony dru-500a
i would swap for a brand new A05 anytime!!!(brand new!! there is a price differance!!)
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR SONY!!!!!!!
 
I just noticed this at cd freaks. I think it is the drive you guys are talking about:

This new firmware will allow your Dual RW drive to record at 4X on 4X compatible DVD+R media as well as improve the DVD-ROM reading performance with DVD recordable/rewritable media.

Check it out here
 
i have both the external firewire/usb2 sony and the internal ide. i have used nero with both (v5.5.10.x) and have no probs with them. what firmware version r u using?? i flashed my up to 1.0g.
 
DVD, I have already offered you the option of bying you horrible, stinky, crappy, trashy, useless Sony burner. Why dont you reply? Please?
I would really bother you, but it seems that the only way to get the Sony nowadays is not via stores, but via s*c*e*r* which love their Pioneer coffee percolator.
(BTW I highly doubt if you have ever seen the Sony anywhere- put aside the movies.
 
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