HP DVD100i DVD Writer
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HP DVD100i OEM:Ricoh Chipset:Ricoh |
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$200 | 6.2/10 50 votes Read 62 comments (44159 views) Post comment |
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read the comments): 1 HP 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLife) 2.4xDVD+RW (CMC MAG.W01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. Post your DVD Media comments here |
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| I bought one at Circuit City and took it back two days later and exchanged it for a Sony. Too many problems and HP support was rather obnoxious. Comments posted by Wayne from Other, April 02, 2002. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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| Compatibility is somewhat poor. Great for computer storage, but you'd be foolish to purchase one of these for DVD Video. The Pioneer A04 is a much better buy, especially if making playable DVDs is what you're after. Comments posted by ubiquityman from Other, March 31, 2002. Rated this writer 2 of 10. |
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| The person who said that he spoke to hp and that the upgrade is going to happen is talking rubbish. I spoke to hp today and they categorically told me that the hp100i will NEVER be upgraded to write to +r Comments posted by tom from Other, March 27, 2002. Rated this writer 7 of 10. |
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| Hi, I have the drive no for 3 months and no problems at all. I use it with XP on a 1700hz system. Neither VCD's, DVD's nor music-CD's have given any troubles on my desktop or home DVD (pioneer 525) system. Comments posted by rein from Other, March 25, 2002. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I've been dying for a DVD burner, and tonight TigerDirect came through for me! They sent an email about the 100i tonight and the price made me almost fall over - $299.99! Well, none the less, I live close and they had ONE in their retail outlet, so I picked it up. I got it installed in like 10 minutes, and within half an hour, I was burning a copy of a DVD. It took 29 minutes to burn (just over 4GB) and played like butter in my home DVD players. Yeah, the media is usually expensive, but they had it for $6.99! I ordered some of that and for now will play with the one that came in the box. I'm in love. NO problems, no hassle, just good DVD burnin' fun! As to the +R standard - who cares? I talked to HP and they said it is coming, but I don't care. I'm happy as can be! Comments posted by Rawn from Other, March 22, 2002. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| HP lied us about DVD+R via Firmware upgrade. I bought mine in november 2001 trusting in HP offer. HP guys are swindlers. I purchased before HP DVD100i a PIONEER A03 DVD-R drive, it works perfect, more compatible than DVD+RW in my testings, but a little slow. My recommendation: PIONEER will release a 4X DVD-R writer drive soon, just wait for it. DVD+R/RW drives can actually write at 2.4X speeds. And they will loose a lot of time trying to release a faster drive with infinite bugs they're having with first generation +RW drives. (I'm sure second generation drives with +R support will have a lot of bugs. It's based on the first generation drives, they will have no time to release a faster drive fighting with their actual bugs) PIONEER drive: just connected to my PC, installed software and voila!!! Works without any problem!!! And played fine on all players I tested... Comments posted by Richard from Other, March 16, 2002. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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| Speaks for itself: Possible Class Action Against Hewlet Packard Over DVD+R Issues The DVD '+' isn't without its legal issues either. Over at the DVDplusRW forum people are getting annoyed at the misleading advertising claims being put out by the companies marketing the '+' format. They are considering a class action suit against the companies, especially HP because they were promised the drive(s) would write to +R media, but now they have learned that they will never be able to write to this format and are stuck with drives that will only write to expensive DVD+RW disks (which offer lower compatibility). Comments posted by Ed from Other, March 07, 2002. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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| I Love this drive. But I Hate the DLA software(Like DirectCD) CD-R/RW incompatibility (sharing open CD's) problems- DirectCD can't see an open DLA formatted CD-R/RW. DLA can read-only an open DirectCD formatted CD-R/RW. That's bad enough. But... If you write to a DirectCD formatted CD-RW with the DVD100i and DLA, you might trash it. You will at least make it only read/writable in a DVD100i with DLA running. If you do the same with a old CDwriter and DLA, it might be OK; until a DVD100i sees it. Use the mastering software with CD-RW to avoid problems when moving discs from computer to computer; or install DLA on everything and don't use CD-RW. The problem is with the DVD100i not writing to CD-RW discs the same way as, say, an HP8100i CD writer. I hope HP will update the firmware to fix this problem. I don't care about not burning DVD+R. I never thought it would write to them. What's the big deal? Fast and good email support from HP. The bundled MYDVD sucks. I use Ulead DVD MovieFactory and I like it a lot. Comments posted by shardison from Other, March 05, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| No DVD+R support AT ALL..Zip..Zilch...we've been scammed. I wish I went with the A03 drive now. Rumor has it that HP may have a class action suit over this whole mess... Comments posted by jet from Other, March 04, 2002. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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| Just went to the HP website to find the compatability with DVD+R media: http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg40564.html Here is what they say: ================================ Question: Is DVD+R media compatible with the HP DVD100i for recording purposes? Answer: No, HP has released the HP DVD100i with write-support for DVD+RW media only. Write-support for DVD+R media is neither planned nor technically feasible for the HP DVD100i model. ================================ Well of course I am disappointed. Bought mine 2 months ago. Comments posted by Firelord from Other, March 03, 2002. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Hi i'v had the 100i for about 3 weeks ,Had a bit off trouble with the software at first but it rock now. For video dvd's i'v had trouble with ulead dvd factory (sound sync problems with mpeg2 files)But spruceup is good to make video_ts first, then using GEAR Pro DVD to burn to DVD+RW works on my philips dvd 762 player and about 5 other players i'v tested.Hope DVD+R is to be firmware updated soon. Comments posted by jasper from Other, February 26, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Had 100i for 3 months. Free-download firmware 1.37 upgrade, recordNow and DLA. Now I can copy DVD 4.7G in 39 mins. Have to use DVD movie Factory for DVD authoring. Love it when all the work-around works. For DVD+RW read compatibility, my Sony 860 850 sees it, but my Panasonic portable L10 cannot. My friend's Apex doesnot either. For DVD+RW media, my 100i likes memorex better than hp media. Everything equal hp media has more dropout on the second hour of a two hour video. For DVD+R, hp and the rest of the DVD+RW members better deliver their DVD+R firmware upgrade and make sure the DVD+R is truely a better compatible to the mass DVD-player. Comments posted by charles tan from Other, February 26, 2002. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Had it for 3 months now on an Athlon XP 1700 and ECS mobo. No problem whatsoever. Works great - the included s/w is worthless. Nero works fine for data DVDs (formatting through "Recorder> Medium info > (Re)Format DVD+RW") but has problems making video DVDs with several authoring packages. Sonic Fusion recognizes the drive and burns perfect video DVDs. It would be nice of DVD+R would be supported in future (if ever those discs appear), but I'm fine with DVD+RW too - when fed up with a title at least you can erase it easily. Comments posted by Theo from Other, February 26, 2002. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| I bought a HP Pavilion 9995 with the bundled DVD Writer 100i. The computer had to be sent back to the factory in the second week. The software doesn't work, the drive doesn't work I have yet to make a dvd with the thing. I have installed all the upgrades and firmware upgrades and it still doesn't work. It is shit. I was ripped off. Support is non-existent. Don't buy it! The bundled software MyDVD and Pinnacle Studio 7 don't work. I bought it because of the HP name and reliability of my other HP products. And, hell, even my HP printer and scanners don't work WITH AN HP COMPUTER! DAMN! I had to replace the scanner & printer with Epson. My advice is to pass this one by. Comments posted by Mike Slater from Other, February 26, 2002. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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| Okay, i just wrote a review couple of days ago, now I take some of it back. Working great with windows XP home edition, but had all sort of problem with windows 98 2nd ed, wouldnt recognize my ATI AIW 128 PRO and Pyro 1394 card but its working flawlessly now. Thanks to the previous reviewer Chris Olsen, his tip helped me a lot, now I love this product. Comments posted by Mohammed Rahman from Other, February 25, 2002. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| Great burner--works with Nero, the included packet-writing software, ULead DVD plugin--the works. Plays flawelessly on my Sony standalone DVD Player; plays standard DVD video through a software player with a Sony DVD-ROM. Had only one DVD-ROM refuse to recognize +RW media. DVD authoring software is truly aweful; I don't know what to use. Best results from Premiere --> SpruceUp (but it's not available anymore). I really want a higher-end, easier-to-use DVD authoring package for mastering high quality digital stills (lots of chapter manipulation) and DV movies... Oh--"burnproof" tech works really well too! No coasters; CD/RW & CDR times beat my UltraSCSI Plextor even :) Hope HP lives up to DVD +R promise... Comments posted by JHRoberts from Other, February 22, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Just got it couple of days ago, installation was a breeze, didnt have any problem burning first home video dvd and played in all my dvd player pioneer DVL700,Samsung DVS1000 and Apex AD1500(Hacked) and now I am running into problems in different areas, had to download a new version of DLA and it still wont work with 12 memorex blank DVD RW+ that I have tried, not being able to capture dirctly from my ATI AIW128 PROAGP and Pyro Digital Video firewire.....frankly very dissapointing....no toll free tech support....first tech support guy had no clue but 2nd guy was little better, I have a 760 MB size home video file I like burn to a DVD but when I try to burn it becomes over 5 gig so i cant copy to 4.7 gig DVD RW+, any one has any suggestions? HP is no help pretty much, after spending more than $750 bucks in burner and blank DVD RW+ i am very frustrated. Mofiz Comments posted by Mohammed Rahman from Other, February 21, 2002. Rated this writer 5 of 10. |
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| For those Who are having problems I'm not sure what your problem is. This DVD Burner rocks! That is all except the retarded MyDVD Software that is bundled with it. But I've got better software authoring so no matter. All my discs have played well both in standalone (have tested 85 or so standalone DVD Players) and in almost every dvdrom drive (tesed about 25 different ones and all worked but one). Let me tell you this has been worth the investment for me. It works well with my amd athlon 500 and I have it working great with winXP. Comments posted by chris olsen from Other, February 19, 2002. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I have been using this drive for 3 months now without any problems. I have copied over 20 dvd movies flawlessy using nero (yes nero does work, people who complain it doesnt don't have a clue what they're doing!) The dvd+rw discs work on both my home dvd players and my dvd-rom aswell, very satisfied. The Sonic MyDVD software does suck, yes but you should be using better software anyway. I've tried DVD-It 2.5 which has DVD+RW support, Reel DVD and Scenarist. Scenarist is by far the best but certainly not the easiest. For all those who complain the drive doesnt work, either a) you don't know what you're doing or b) your computer sucks. Very satisfied with this product, hope DVD+R support comes along. Or I'll just exchange it with the new drives as they are released. Comments posted by Max49 from Other, February 18, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| I have had the 100i for about 2 months. I had a full head of hair when i started, but I pulled it all out trying to make my family video. First, let me say that the hardware is OK (V1.37), The software and HP support rates MINUS 10 in my book. After repeated emails to their service center (?) they finally told me to call their "one to one" service center (at my expense of course), all I got was more frustration. The 'genius' on the phone gave me a website address to download a 60 page instruction manual, youguessed it the website is not available. I used to buy HP products on name alone, not again! For the record my editind was done on Pinnacle's STUDIO 7. This is great entry levev software I recommend for anyone. I was able to produce a useful DVD using Pinnacle EXPRESS. I think HP should 'invent' a new way to serve their customers. Comments posted by Mike Brian from Other, February 16, 2002. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Very Good Writer, Has some issues with older DVD players, I bought a new one that was on the supported list (HP web site). It was time for a new DVD player anyway (old one was 4 years old). The software is no good at all. I am using Ulead DVD Movie Maker (importing .AVI file, doing mpeg compression, menu creation and burning). Very happy overall, but like others are saying, I will be very upset if HP does us wrong on the firmware upgrade for +R. Comments posted by flashman from Other, February 11, 2002. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Great drive. Had it for about a month now, and no probs yet. Crap software - why do they bother with myDVD? Use Nero for everything bar DVDs for which I use Ulead - excellent! And HP better provide the +R upgrade: I've got it in black & white that it will play +R (with the upgrade) when its available. Good compatbility with Philips Q50 player. Comments posted by accent22 from Other, February 11, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| I have been using this drive for about 2 months. No real problems except for the software (MyDVD, which sucks!) Plays without any problems on my Pioneer DV 525 but I expect to have problems with other players giving the compatibility isn't as promised. Unless you absolutely can't live without a burner right now I would wait a bit longer until the burners and software get easier to use. Comments posted by jim from Other, February 07, 2002. Rated this writer 6 of 10. |
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| Great drive! HP better deliver the DVD+R! My best results: Capture with Adobe Premeire Convert to mp2 with tmpgenc Burn DVD with Ulead Unfortunately the prime time DVD creation software is 10k-20k. Check out Sonic Scenarist.... Comments posted by M Cold from Other, February 07, 2002. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| I have used the DVD100i for about a month now and have mixed emotions. The drive installed without a hitch and is fast. However, the compatibility issue with a lot of set-top players concerns me (I'm told this is due to a reflectivity issue inherent with DVD+RW). The biggest problem I have is the rumor that HP is not going to provide the promised firmware upgrade that will support DVD+R! HP promised (I have it in writing) that DVD+R would be a simple mouse click upgrade. I'm telling you as honest as I know how, if HP shafts us on this, I'm done with them! This is not a $75 disposable drive and HP had better listen and act responsibly. Comments posted by jshumate from Other, February 06, 2002. Rated this writer 6 of 10. |
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more technical information.New comments= New comments since your last visit. New Writer = New DVD Writer since your last vist. OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer. Chipset The manufacturer of the main chipset the DVD writer/recorder is based on. Write support / Read support DVD-R = Works DVD-R? = Not tested Single Layer(4.7GB) write speeds 1x (CLV) = about 58 minutes 2x (CLV) = about 29 minutes 2.4x (CLV) = about 24 minutes 4x (CLV) = about 14.5 minutes 6x (CLV/ZCLV) = about 10-12 minutes 8x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 8-10 minutes 12x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 6.5-7.5 minutes 16x (CAV/ZCLV) = about 6-7 minutes Dual/Double Layer(8.5GB) write speeds 1x CLV = about 105 minutes 2.4x CLV = about 44 minutes 4x CLV = about 27 minutes Single Layer (4.7GB) read speeds 1x read speed is 1.321MB/s = ~56 minutes 6x CAV (avg. ~4x) read speed is max 7.93MB/s = ~14 minutes 8x CAV (avg. ~6x) read speed is max 10.57MB/s = ~10 minutes 12x CAV (avg. ~8x) read speed is max 15.85MB/s = ~7 minutes 16x CAV (avg. ~12x) read speed is max 21.13MB/s = ~5 minutes DVD Write types CAV = Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is written at a constantly increasing speed. CLV = Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is written at a constant speed. ZCLV = Zone Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is divided into zones. After each zone the write speed is increased. PCAV = Partial Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is being written at an increasing speed until a certain speed. After this speed it will not increase anymore. Connection Desktop = Standalone desktop DVD Recorder EIDE = Computer DVD Writer with EIDE/IDE connection SCSI = Computer DVD Writer with SCSI connection USB = Computer desktop DVD Writer with USB 2.0 or/and 1.1 connection FireWire = Computer desktop DVD Writer with IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.Link connection (some standalone desktop dvd recorder supports this also but then it is usually to connect your DV camera to the recorder) Rating The first rating is based on a weighted rank (the true Bayesian), it requires at least 5 votes to get a weighted rating. The second rating between the ( ) is a normal average rating. |
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