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The generic DVD drive (reader only) which this NEC 3500 was purchased to replace can however happily extract data from this discs!
Another plus point is the noise, or rather lack of, from this drive. As it is in a PC placed under the TV in my living room, I was very pleasantly surprised ... Read review
Advantages: Very Quiet Disadvantages: Somewhat prone to read errors
...drive (reader only) which this NEC 3500 was purchased to replace can however happily extract data from this discs!
Another plus point is the noise, or rather lack of, from this drive. As it is in a PC placed under the TV in my living room, I was very pleasantly surprised by how quiet it is in operation, especially considering the relative budget price of the drive ... more
Having purchased this as my first DVD Burner, I'm very happy with it. Available in both OEM and retail versions, I purchased the OEM version which is suppliedf as a bare drive, no software, cables, mounting screws etc. Pretty much this does what its supposed to, I have used it to record on Dysan & Budget 8x DVD+R discs & Ritek 8x DVD-R Discs, so far all have burned withour difficulty and appear to play correctly on regular DVD players. I have not yet tried Dual-layer discs.
The only difficulty I have had with this drive is that occasionally is appears to take a dislike to a particular disc, and is unable to read it properly without errors, this does not affect movie playback on the drive, but does prevent and of the software packages I have tried from successfully extracting data from the disc.
The generic DVD drive (reader only) which this NEC 3500 was purchased to replace can however happily extract data from this discs!
Another plus point is the noise, or rather lack of, from this drive. As it is in a PC placed under the TV in my living room, I was very pleasantly surprised by how quiet it is in operation, especially considering the relative budget price of the drive
Advantages: Very fast, very stable, well priced. Disadvantages: None which come to mind
As drives go, the NEC3500a is nothing special to look at, a bit of a plain Jane with it's utilitarian beige facia, no headphone sockets and volume control (but who ever used these anyway?)
I needed one to convert some movie footage of my granddaughters first Christmas nativity play at her school for my daughter. Previously I had tried to convert it to VCD on a normal CD but the results were, shall we say, less than dissapointing.
So I had a look around various sites to see if there was a reasonably priced DVD burner which would do the job, after reading several reviews, mainly eminating from techno forums who obviously have people camping outside of the manufacturers production sites in order to be the first to have and review new technology.
The reviews were very positive, although in true Geeky fashion, they were impressing ...
jimmymack007 02.01.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of NEC DVD ND3500A
Advantages: Extremely fast, Dual Layer, multi formats Disadvantages: Needs firmware upgrade for some DL discs
I have used a NEC 1100, then a NEC 1300, and now have the NEC3500, and have found them all to offer excellent value for money and good reliability.
I paid only £41 at www.ebuyer.co.uk and have found the drive to burn to all formats (plus and minus, r and rw : once and re-writeable).
It burns some discs faster than what it says on the disc, for example some 8x discs will burn at 16x. However I have had some discs that are 8x that only burn at 4x speed. It depends on the media, not all are supported at the claimed speeds, but some do exceed the stated.
I was eager to try out the Dual Layer (DL) recording facility and had purchased some Datawrite DVD+R DL discs for just under £4 each, which is still expensive compared to the approx £0.25ea for DVD+R single layer discs but competitive at the time of writing. The disc was not ...
thevicar 29.11.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of NEC DVD ND3500A
Advantages: 16X, very reliable media Disadvantages: none
so good in performance, I went a bit mad that I have backed up a lot of my DVDs to be used in my portable DVD player in the car. My kid can throw them about or scratch them accidentally - I still have the originals at home. So I did use them a lot and eventually I have to buy another 100 at a lower price of about £18 in 2007.
As it states on the box, they burn at 16X with my NECND3500A writer and at approximately 18X with my Samsung SH-S182M writer.
Media ID (important):
I am well impressed with these media. When I checked the media ID of the 2006 batch, it was RicohJPN R03 004 - good media with a reputable manufacturer and possibly made in Japan (JPN).
When I check the media ID of the 2007 batch, it was the same. No batch variation there and this batch also perform well.
Downside:
The only downside is that I have to ...
The ND3500A is the first advanced double layer 16x DVD re-writer to include high speed CD recording. This model incorporates NEC's leading optical storage technology to offer a high capacity, reliable device, ideal for digital video recording, storage and PC data back-up applications. The ND3500A delivers even higher speed write and re-write functions than its predecessor, the ND2510. This allows users the flexibility to choose a wider range of DVD R media without compromising performance or storage capacity. In addition to improved ease-of use, the ND3500A will deliver significantly improved performance, ensuring users need no longer compromise on quality of video and stills due to lack of space on the disc. It also offers significantly faster recording speeds, for example a 1 hour DVD can be recorded in less than 4 minutes. In addition, the NEC ND3500A is able to store up to 8.5 GB onto one DVD. The ND3500A benefits from NEC's "high resolution writing strategy" which uses advanced laser modulation to boost the accuracy of the written data. The drive also includes an enhanced version of NEC's "Active Optimized Power Control" (Active OPC). Active OPC monitors writing power and reflection of the media in use, calculating the optimum laser power and adjusting it in real-time.
