Panasonic LF-D311 DVD Writer
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Panasonic LF-D311 OEM:Panasonic Chipset:N/A |
1xDVD-R CLV 1xDVD-RAM ZCLV |
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EIDE, 1MB
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$400 | 7.6/10 26 votes Read 36 comments (38361 views) Post comment |
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read the comments): 2 Accu 1xDVD-R (LD..........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Bulkpaq 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Discrite 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Fujifilm 2xDVD-R (TAIYOYUDEN..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Imation 1xDVD-R (CMC00RG200..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MAM-E 4xDVD-R (MAM4XG02....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Memorex 1xDVD-R (CMC00RG200..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 1xDVD-RW (ProdiscDVDRW) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Optodisc 1xDVD-R (OPTODISC....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 6 Princo 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 1 Sony 8xDVD-R (SONY08D1....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. Post your DVD Media comments here |
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| well, i wanted to love it, REALLY! I received a broken drive, sent it back to panasonic, and got a brand new I bought 50 Princo DVD-R's with it COASTERS COASTERS COASTERS [...] PrimoDVD gives SCSI error after initializing, Nero 5.5.8.0 won't work, 5.5.7.8 will give "power calibration error" one time out of two. I'm tired of this shit... I wish i bought an A04...SHAME ON ME. Oh yea, i use meritline.com blanks and they are shit I found out. If anyone had any clue what's up with "power calibration error", I would be so grateful.. I think I will sell this drive on ebay and get me a spanking A04 Comments posted by max from Other, May 06, 2002. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| I have the same under a different name but same original maker matshita dvdram lf 311 using vivastar name, It is crap I have had it one month and trashed more dvd-r discs that I care to mention, I didn't buy it for the ram and never tried that part nor do I care to. I have a sony dvd+rw that works great just want to use cheaper discs Windows xp refuses to install the proper drivers doesn't even recognize the drive as a 311 says its a 310 which I have never even seen once through all my searches for drivers in a while which is rare I have managed to burn 3 discs using various burning software, most of time it locks up my computer just trying to read a blank disc when inserted, vivastars tech support is nil, They say they have no problems using it on xp still waiting for a call for a fix, Company purchased from will not take it back. Comments posted by birdygal from Other, May 04, 2002. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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| I bought a SAMSUNG DVD-RAM MR-A02B and guess what? It's the same drive! Costed me € 389,00. Not only does it burns DVD-R as mentioned by other users (with older NeroVersion 5.5.5.7.) it's also very usefull for ripping those copy-protected audio CD's! As long as you use "Stomp RecordNow MAX, Version 4.00" powered by VERITAS. The drive perfectly reads the audio disc by Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come (which says it can't be read on a computer : ) ) So far it can't handle DVD-RW's. I'm not sure if thats due to the software or the drive. I would rated the drive lower at first but since it can rip copy protected audio CD's........ Comments posted by Edwin from Other, May 03, 2002. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| I bought the OEM version LF-D311SC, writes to dvd-ram fine. After 3 weeks it still won't write to dvd-r for me, blarg. I was using Nero and Instant CD/DVD. Ah well I replaced it with a DVR-104 that does fine. I'm off to dvd burning nirvana now. Comments posted by Naga from Other, April 25, 2002. Rated this writer 4 of 10. |
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| A plus is that it has Bufferunderun protection and cheaper than the Pioneer. It had a problem with the Nero 5580 but older version was okay. Only 1x is a bummer, but otherwise very solid. Comments posted by Tron from Other, April 23, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| I bought this a week ago and it works like a charm! I paid $285 for it, not including shipping. It does exactly what I need it to, i.e. burn DVD-R's for playback on a stand-alone. It's comparable to any of the Pioneer products for DVD burning. If you need it to burn CD-R/CD-RW then go for the Pioneer. I use it with Ulead DVD Moviefactory, and Ulead DVD Workshop. No problems whatsoever. Comments posted by Matt from Other, April 10, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| The best price/performance DVD burner unit today. It works great for me especially with Windows XP. I'm writing both DVD-R (Apple) and DVD-RAM disks. The DVD-R's can be played on all DVD players. DVD-RAM is very good for data backup and creating working/test copies of my DVD's before burning a DVD-R. What's more Hitachis's DVD camcorders use DVD-RAM technology as well. A couple of standalone DVD players are also capable of reading DVD-RAM disks. Comments posted by Miklos Nemeth from Other, March 27, 2002. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| bought for £ 400-00 this machine is not bad could be better will not write unbranded discs or disc planets dvd-r does not recocnise the die on the disc. quallity on branded discs is un questionable i cannot fault it Comments posted by allycat from Other, March 24, 2002. Rated this writer 7 of 10. |
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| I just bought one from a guy for $250. dvdram is useless, but dvd-r is the best! I'm having so much fun burning. The price is awesome too! Comments posted by Major Scud from Other, March 21, 2002. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Got this on sale for $250 after a $50 instant rebate + $100 mail-in rebate at CompUSA. Normal price there is $400. Works great with STI , Memorex, Pioneer and Apple DVD-R media. The DVD-Rs play fine on my Apex AD-703 It also packet writes to DVD-RAM media, which is reusable 100,000 times, as opposed to only 1,000 for DVD-RW (which this unit doesn't support by the way). If you don't mind burning at 1X, don't use DVD-RW and already have a CD-RW burner, then this unit is great!! It also has buffer underrun protection according to Nero. Comments posted by JohnB from Other, March 17, 2002. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| This is a very good DVD burner. I have made 15 DVD backups of movies that I own and they all play flawlessly in my pioneer DV-440. The only drawbacks are it only burns at 1x and it does not only supports DVD-RAM for re-writting which is not compatible with most standalone DVD players. Comments posted by Lazerick from Other, February 21, 2002. Rated this writer 7 of 10. |
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Column Explanation:  Click on this for
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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