Advantages: Fast, reliable, most formats supported great support and regular firmware updates. Disadvantages: Supports CD-G copy/writting but has no CD-G Player, supports -R DL but there are no disks available...
It would have saved a lot of time if you visited plextors website for a true account of the features and formats supported by this trully superdrive. As well as software bundled.
If not Goggle Plextor and away you go...
I got the retail package since I wanted the black bezel (quite easy to change and should be done with great care). So much for the bundled software since I have all the full retail version of the Usual titles I.E. Nero, Ulead Videostudio, etc... If you need it to start up then it is a very complete package.
As easy to install as 1, 2 done....
One great addition is the Plextools professional which provides a better access to all the feature on the drive, like secure rec, and CD-G burn, Amongst others, not so much that I use them anyway but there if you are after those functions and are a little adventurous ...
Floppy_1 18.05.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Plextor PX-716A
Advantages: Specification/features, Quality, Performance, Best DAE. Disadvantages: SCSI interface still more expensive than IDE.
. They also have an identical IDE (Atapi) model, PX-W1210A and the lastest offering using this interface is the Plextor 24/10/40S. The market is really hotting up at the moment with the likes of Ricoh MP9200A (20/10/40, DVD 12xRead), Sanyo CRD-BP1500P (24/10/40), TDK Cyclone (20/10/40), Yamaha CRW2200E (20/10/40). The current speed kings are all IDE CD writers, so why did I buy a SCSI model when it is slower?
There should be no real difference to the end-user between IDE and SCSI CD writers so my choice to choose SCSI was a personal one. I would have bought the Plextor 24/10/40S, but I have too many IDE devices so I try to avoid it if possible. I have a DVD-ROM drive and 4 harddisks totalling 5 IDE devices! I had 6 until recently and I can have up 8 in total as I have a UDMA66 Controller. I felt that my IDE bus could easily get bogged ...
Advantages: Looks Nice Disadvantages: Doesn't work
Hi,
Purchased this Plextor 708a 8x DVD writer + and - format from Silicon Group about two months ago.
I was so pleased I got this drive as it was suppsed to be one of the best - Plextor quality - ha ha.
Anyway, from the day i got it there was a problem. Every burn had rings on the written side. I thought it was bad media, so after purchasing many brands from cheapo to very expensive it was still doing it.
I contacted Plextor support and there excuse was cheap media, or faulty media.
I thought No this is not right. I then began to think it was my PC - so after hauling it all out and taking it to my dads pc to try it burned these rings on his !! Ding Ding - its not my machine it the writer thats faulty.
I then visited some forums online too see if there was a problem, mamy people say that it required a firmware update ...
Product Information for "Plextor ConvertX PX-AV200U" »
Video
Form Factor
External
Interface Type
S-video input, composite video input, Hi-Speed USB
Analogue video Signal
S-Video, composite video
Digital Video Format
MPEG-2, MPEG-4
Audio Input Support
Standard
Manufacturer's product description
Transfer analog footage to DVD easily and cost-effectively - from VHS tapes and footage captured on an analog camcorder. Plextor's new ConvertX PX-AV200U is a digital video converter with the emphasis on ease of use. Plextor's ConvertX preserves old and treasured analog footage by digitising it for posterity. Everything is included to get consumers up and running immediately - simply plug it into a PC via USB, attach the analog source and let the powerful software do the hard work. It enables editing of digital files, creating Hollywood-style movies including professional transitions and titles, and sharing of CDs, video CDs and DVDs with family and friends.
