Reccomend a DVD drive?

po0k

I need a quiet DVD drive that can do all sorts of fancy ripping stuff (sub channel readings, RAW, etc., regionfree/easily hacked to region free) and UDMA33 minimum interface.
Or a similar spec DVD writer.

I don't give a rats ass about the speed so long as it isn't 2x DVD or something.

PPC

Those Pioneer ones are quiet nice with the slot loading.
Heard their pretty good.
Dunno the specs.

zAbbo

Here for PcAdvisor MAg top 5: Usually a good measure

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/index.cfm?go=hardware.top&cat=68

Personally i`d go with pioneer or samsung drives(Have used both DVD types of these and pretty good)

Don`t know much about DVD RW ones though.

Lemming

I've got an LG 16x DVD drive .... region-free (firmware update)

DRD-8060B (I think). Not sure.

Doodee

John, I'd definitly go with Pioneer.

My A03 is lovely and quiet. Does everything aswell.

If a DVD-RW not your thing then I'd go for either of the current Samsung or Pioneer drives.
botha re currently being used in the X-Box and the drive on that is quiet...cant even hear it over the Hum of the actual box.

daveJAM

Get the slot loading pioneer. Its the 106s. I have one and its sweet. You can even get software from the pioneer site to slow it down and quiteen it.

po0k

Thanks lads.
I had a slot laoding Aopen before.
popped in a slightly damaged dis.
Exploded soon after.
Was a noisey bloody drive anywyas.
Might get a Samsung or Pioneer so.

Jp, sort meh out