Sony DRU-510A DVD Writer


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Sony DRU-510A


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Chipset:TI/Sony
24xCDR ZCLV
16xCDRW ZCLV
4xDVD-R CLV
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DVD-RDL
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EIDE, 8MB
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$250 8.1/10
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DVD Media comments for this DVD Writer (click on the link to read the comments):
2 01ne 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 3t PRO 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Accu 1xDVD-R (LD..........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Accu 1xDVD-R (LD01........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Apple 4xDVD-R (MXL RG02....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Arita 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Arita 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 AVB 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BeAll 4xDVD-R (BeAll G40001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BenQ 2xDVD-R (SONY........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BestMedia Platinum 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 BestMedia Platinum 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BestMedia Platinum 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Bulkpaq 4xDVD+R (IS01....001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Bulkpaq 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
2 CompUSA 1xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 CompUSA 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 CompUSA 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Cyclone 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Datamart 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Datawrite 2xDVD-RW (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Datawrite Classic 2xDVD-R (PRODISCG02..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Datawrite Classic Red 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Datawrite Red (V2) 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Datawrite Red (V3) 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Digital Matrix 4xDVD-R (INFOSMART01.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 DVDPro 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 E3Works 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 EMTEC 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 eProformance (epro) 2.4xDVD+R (PRODISC.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fortis 4xDVD-R (ONIDTECH....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fujifilm 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Fujifilm 2xDVD-RW (MCC 01RW11n9) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
4 Fujifilm 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Fujifilm 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Fujifilm 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 GQ (Great Quality) 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 GQ (Great Quality) 1xDVD-R (LD..........) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 GQ (Great Quality) 4xDVD+R (LD......S03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 GQ (Great Quality) 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 GQ (Great Quality) 8xDVD-R (MUST 003....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Hi Space 2.4xDVD+R (MPOMEDIA001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 HP 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 HP 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 HP 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 HP 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 HP 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 HQ 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Hypermedia 4xDVD-R (AN30........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Hypermedia 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Imation 2.4xDVD+RW (CMC MAG.W01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Imation 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Imation 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Imation 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Imation 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Imation SoHot 2.4xDVD+RW (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Infiniti 2xDVD-R (SONY........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 IOTA 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 KHypermedia 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 KHypermedia 2.4xDVD+RW (CMC MAG.W01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Laser 4xDVD-R (AML.........) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Laser 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Laser 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Laser 8xDVD-R (TYG02.......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Lead Data 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Legacy 4xDVD-R (SONY04D1....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 LG 4xDVD-R (BeAll G40001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 LG 1xDVD-R (LGE.........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 LG 4xDVD-R (LGE04.......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
3 Liquid Video 2xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 MAM-E 2xDVD-R (MCIG01......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Matrix 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Matrix 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Matrix 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Maxell 16xDVD-R (RITEKF1.....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Maxell 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Medianca 4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOR4) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Melody 4xDVD-R (GSC002......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
16 Memorex 4xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AF1) comments, 11 good, 2 mixed, 3 poor.
2 Memorex 1xDVD-R (CMC MAG. CO.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Memorex 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Memorex 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
3 Memorex 2.4xDVD+RW (INFODISCA01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Memorex 1xDVD-RW (ProdiscDVDRW) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Memorex 2xDVD-R (PRODISCG02..) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
5 Memorex 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 4 poor.
2 Memorex 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
9 Memorex 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 9 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Memorex 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Memorex 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memorex 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memorex 1xDVD-RW (RITEK000V11A) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Memorex 16xDVD-R (RITEKF1.....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Memorex 2xDVD-R (TAIYOYUDEN..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Mirror Platinum 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Mirror Platinum 8xDVD-R (TYG02.......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Mitsumi 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Mitsumi 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 MMore 1xDVD-R (EuroDig-Disc) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Mr. DVD 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Nashua 2.4xDVD+R (SKYMEDIAR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Network 2xDVD-R (MCIG01......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Optodisc 1xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Optodisc 1xDVD-RW (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Optodisc 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Optodisc 2xDVD-RW (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Optodisc 2.4xDVD+RW (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Packard Bell 2.4xDVD+RW (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 PC Club Generic 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Philips 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
4 Philips 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 3 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Pioneer DVS-R47A 2xDVD-R (PVC001001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Playo 8xDVD-R (UME01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Precisa 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Premium 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 PrimeDisc 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Primeon 4xDVD-R (VDSP.SAB 01.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Princo 1xDVD-RW (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Princo 2xDVD-RW (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
7 Princo 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 5 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Prodisc 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Ricoh 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 RiData 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 RiData 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 RiData 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 RiData 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor.
1 RiDisc 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 RiDisc 4xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
11 Ritek 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 10 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Ritek 2xDVD-RW (RITEKW01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Samsung (Pleomax) 4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOR4) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Samsung (Pleomax) 8xDVD-R (OPTODISCR008) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
4 Shintaro 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Shintaro 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 SKC 1xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 SKC 4xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sky 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Sky 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Sky 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Sky 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sonic 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Sonic 2xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sonic 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Sony 4xDVD+R (MCC.....002) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sony 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Sony 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Sony 1xDVD-R (SONY........) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sony 4xDVD+RW (SONY....S11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Sony 4xDVD-R (SONY04D1....) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 StarLogic 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Sunstar 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Supermedia 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Swisstec 4xDVD+R (POMSA0010R.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Taiyo Yuden 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TDK 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 TDK 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TDK 2xDVD-RW (TDK502sakuM3) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 TDK 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TDK 4xDVD-R (TTG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 TDK 8xDVD-R (TTG02.......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
2 TDK ScratchProof / Armor Plated 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Teon 8xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TopStar 4xDVD-R (POSG04......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Traxdata 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TX (Think Xtra) 2xDVD-R (GSC001......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Verbatim 16xDVD-R (MCC 03RG20) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLife) 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Verbatim (DataLife) 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Verbatim (DataLife) 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2xDVD-R (MCC 00RG200) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 8xDVD-R (MCC 02RG20) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+R (MCC.....001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+RW (MCC.....A01) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim DigitalMovie 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Vivastar 2.4xDVD+RW (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
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Comments
125 comments, Showing 26 to 50 comments

This burner has done great burning cdr, dvd+/-r, dvd+/-rw. I have also received an error when burning a disk like the one below. Nothing is written to the disk when I received this error. I closed the door and rewrite with no problem.

I believe this player has a problem sometimes with recognition between dvd-r(w) and cd-r(w)s. I have will get mixed results with cdrs, first burns at 24x, next at 4x, etc... Updated firmware and that issue remains.


Comments posted by Ominatorx from United States, March 17, 2004. Rated this writer 8 of 10.





Problems with Swisstec 4x DVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01). Crash during the lead-in session.


Comments posted by Vaskenos from Switzerland, March 17, 2004. Rated this writer No rating.





This is joshuax what is going with you people out there ?
are people downloading the right firmware use 1.0c its better than 1.0d. dont use so much software 2 burn movies.
let me help you make it easier on yourselves.
do you know recode from nero? it works great its easy to use and simple. go to www.clonedvd.com and download
software it works with sony.also WWW.adaptic.com 4.71driver
you need this so your machine can write on your cd/dvd .
this diver is veryimportant for your machine its a must have.upgrade driver and firmware if you want to burncds/dvd.
go to region free website download smallsoftware and try it
its free ,it works with sony its great itsused to make realistic back up of any kind dvd.And dvd2one itsbetterthan dvd shrink,dvd2one gives you titles, all languages and much more .people out there take my advice its free go to www.cdrom2go.com its an excellent place to buydvds.alldvdare
not compatabile to sony ,dont waste time and money .go to jandr music world theyhave allsorts ofdvdsthatwork with sony
take train6 to downtown cityhall.23 park row across the street at the corner this store is fromcorner to corner its
veryhuge now. please take my advice people ,my adviceis very
valuable has a consumer.and pal thankyou. goodluck too all.!!!


Comments posted by josue from United States, February 26, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Bought a Sony DW14A OEM version from www.aria.co.uk which I got for £78 (UK) inc delivery, and then upgraded it to the DRU510A, which works out a much cheaper way to get the same drive. Then went to Sony's site and upgraded it to the latest firmware version 1.0f. Drive works great exept with BulkPaq Orange DVD-R discs. Every time I've tried to burn a DVD with them it fails right at the start of trying to write the lead-in with message "Power Calibration Error". Tried writing at only x1 speed but made no difference. Searched for info about this problem and found its a problem you get with cheaper discs and it appears to be a common problem with this particular brand. However, have read suggestions that these didcs (and maybe other cheap discs) worked fine with firmware version 1.0c so it could just be a problem with the latest firmware.

Anyway, the drive burned DVD movies fine using Mr DVD -R discs and also with Philips +RW x4 so I'm delighted with it.


Comments posted by Gareth from United Kingdom, February 21, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Great Drive!

i recorded so far:
+R
-R
+RW
-RW
cheap Intenso
medium priced Verbatim
expensive SONY
iso
udf-1.02
video

writer took everything, not one coaster in ~20 burns so far, all playin´ fine on my PHILLIPS 733 standalone.

only thing i dont like is the media-eject-button, it´s too far in, but nevertheless: 10 out of 10 points!

AB


Comments posted by AB from Other, February 15, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Great results right from the first try,used Media Cache DVD-R made by TEAC,burnt about 8 using the supplied Sonic My DVD. The media howerver does not play on my Hiteker 600A player.I'll try others and report back.Aussie Dave.


Comments posted by Dave Killick from Australia, February 10, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





the sony dru510a is still the best, use nero,region free,
this is better than the new sony 530 its the same .
it similar to 510a all that is different 4x, 8x
the new drives has backward technology.where can you find a
dvdplayer to play 8x ?.impossible it dosent exist yet.be smart consumers dont spend money on new drives its the thing has the old drives.


Comments posted by joshuax from United States, February 10, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Excellent writer and reader. Have tried various name brand DVD-R/W and DVD+R/W, as well as CD-R/W's, and haven't experienced any problems with the drive. I bought the drive from NewEgg.com for $160, but have discovered it's not readily available any longer through many resellers.


Comments posted by Tom Lewandowski from United States, February 05, 2004. Rated this writer 8 of 10.





http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/dru510adwn.htm


Comments posted by dk from Australia, January 28, 2004. Rated this writer No rating.





New Firmware; No Problems so far...


Comments posted by Damian from Other, January 12, 2004. Rated this writer 8 of 10.





Had the drive a couple of weeks. Got it because I needed the black bezel- looks great. No need for any software. XP pro SP1 recognised and installed immediately. Using Nero 6 which appears to do everything possible with the drive.
However the date on my drive is stamped as 3/10/03 version 'BA'. I don't know how to tell what firmware version is installed, so I don't know whether to upgrade to the version '1d' What is the difference between a DRU-510AK and 510A ? Do I already have the latest version? Also if I downloaded and tried the Sony speed optimiser thingy would it conflict with Nero? All I can say is that it works great out of the box. The only thing you can fault this burner on is it's clanky eject mechanism!


Comments posted by Mike from Other, January 04, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Tough to compare since this ismy 1st and only burner, but:
1. Installed very easily.
2. DVD X Copy to backup commercial CD's worked 1st try no problem, with great results.
3. Have not updated the firmware, it is 1.0c Jun27 ,2003.
4. Written to Fuji DVD+RW many times, always works, looks great on TV.
5. Have burned 8 Fuji DVD+R no coasters.
6. Using DVD-Lab to author/burn my home movies.

It was a little more expensive, but worth it to have it work right out of the box and NO PROBLEMS at all.
Note to other newbies: It took something like an hour to format the DVD+RW before the first time I burned to it. Didn't know if it was DVD-Lab or the burner or my PC, but it was just 1st time format of a +RW. Re-uses takes just a few seconds to "delete" the info on it before an over-write.


Comments posted by Frug Brut from Other, January 03, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Works like a charm!!! easy installation. i put it in my computer and it worked right away without any installation neccesary. burned every single movie/game i backed up so far successfully (knock on wood) even with the crap media......except for one particular movie which i wasted a few dvds on, but it was most likely a one time thing since it had an error at the same spot. other than that, this writer works great. i HIGHLY recommend this.


Comments posted by iloveny303 from Other, January 03, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Man, am I lost! Got this burner for Christmas, loaded both Record Now and MyDVD, and neither lets me burn DVD's. What software should I be using to burn??? I have AVI's and MPEG's on my hard drive that I want to turn to DVD.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.


Comments posted by P Mcken from Other, December 28, 2003. Rated this writer No rating.





Works great.


Comments posted by A.Shook from Other, December 26, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





This is an awesome writer, I have burned well over 8000 dvd's. (dont ask) and have had very minimal bad discs. I have used 4X,2x Memorex, 1x,2x compusa, 2x fuji all have worked great. I did upgrade my firmware off the bat and am using DSS (Drive Speed Selector)provided free by sony.
I use dvd shrink 2.3 and copy to dvd. or if i am duplicating one I already have I use Nero and burn on the fly. This is one of the best investments I have made.


Comments posted by Microsoftne from Other, December 26, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





This is an awesome writer, I have burned well over 8000 dvd's. (dont ask) and have had very minimal bad discs. I have used 4X,2x Memorex, 1x,2x compusa, 2x fuji all have worked great. I did upgrade my firmware off the bat and am using DSS (Drive Speed Selector)provided free by sony.
I use dvd shrink 2.3 and copy to dvd. or if i am duplicating one I already have I use Nero and burn on the fly. This is one of the best investments I have made.


Comments posted by Microsoftne from Other, December 26, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Did any one try copying commercial DVD (copy protected) on to a regular blank DVD (4.7gb, 120mins), using this drive? If the answer is YES, could you please provide the details (like this drive’s firmware version, software that you have used to copy, etc...).


Comments posted by Bull from Other, December 25, 2003. Rated this writer No rating.





Bought my dual format burner from ebay for $100.00.Installed the drive in my pc and went to sony's website to download the latest firmware.cleaned the drive
and used nero 6.0 to burn my first movie with it.Burner did great,no problems and no errors using memorex 4x dvd-r.
played the movie in my pioneer.AWESOME PICTURE AND SOUND!!!!.


Comments posted by Gerry Pulliam from Other, December 24, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





I got my Sony DRU510A yesterday at staples for $120 after a $30 rebate. XP home recognized it instantly. Have had zero problems burning to tdk dvd+rw, and the disks are flawless when played on my philips home player. I've been using DVD Shrink and the included RecordNow DX burning software.

I think this drive is worth an extra $20 or so over cheaper drives that people seem to have a ton of problems with.


Comments posted by Big Al from Other, December 23, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Got this today at Office Depot for $109 after rebates. I was able to successfully burn a movie on Compusa 2.4x DVD+RW and watch it in my JVC standalone DVD player. No flashing of the firmware was required (may be I have the latest). The process was simple and straight forward enough for me to achieve first pass success. Thank you guys for your comments.


Comments posted by rannnnnn from Other, December 21, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Just purchased Sony 510A at Office Depot $109 after rebates and discounts this week. Will report back when I get things up and running. DVD x Copy Platmun is 89 at fry's, also. Have a lot of work to do.


Comments posted by jhpserve from Other, December 21, 2003. Rated this writer No rating.





Very happy with this burner. I have burned about 25 disks Memorex dvd-r (CMS) and Memorex dvd+r (richo) and it has worked flawlessly. 5 stars.


Comments posted by RAS from Other, December 19, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





I love this drive. Works flawlessly at 2.4x with DVD+R's. I have not tried 4x media as of yet or DVD-R's. I just got this a few days ago and I have burned 25 DVD's flawlessly so far. I have been using Philips 2.4x DVD+r's made by CMC. I Know all you may say CMC is crap but as people have reported on here the Philips CMC media is good.


Comments posted by zemote from Other, December 16, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





I got my drive as a DRW-14a and courtesy of this site found a link to a firmware patch which changes it into a 510a (1.0c firmware). So I'll start by bragging that I got my drive for £82 ($120ish) rather than the £130-£140 ($190-$200) that the Retail drive sells for here in the UK. It works fine and I've now upgraded to the latest 1.0d firmware without any issues. Nice one Sony (but maybe you shouldn't just be pushing out a cheaper drive by crippling the firmware in the first place).

Anyhow, excellent results so far backing up my DVD's with Philips 4x +RW and Fuji 4x DVD+R. No coasters and no problems to date playing back on my standalone player (Yamada DVDSlim 5520 - (another bargain @ £40 delivered from amazon.co.uk and it has so far played every DVD+R backup, VCD and SVCD I have thrown at it and according to this site it handles DVD-R's flawlessly too)

I have only one minor issue, I bought one piece of -R media to test on the burner (a Memorex 2.4x DVD+RW). As noted elsewhere, the Sony hates it and can't even recognise the media type.

This aside, I am delighted with the drive and if anyone else in the UK wants a DVD backup solution for about £125 all in, I can heartly recommend both bits of kit.


Comments posted by baldrick45 from Other, December 11, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10.




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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 = Is not supported
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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