Whats the best DVD drive for playback only?

kopykat1 2005-02-02 20:32:52 UTC #1

Im building an HTPC right now, and im going to use it alot for playing dvds. what will be the best dvd-rom for dvd playback?
best = fastest multi regional (with patch or without)

thanks.

pcdoc 2005-02-02 21:40:54 UTC #2

There is no reasonable answer to the question....... You're talking players, like what is fast? 98% of players out there today will do just fine........

kopykat1 2005-02-02 21:52:27 UTC #3

what would you pick? :bigsmile:

ned53 2005-02-02 22:11:31 UTC #4

lite on 16x dvd rom

Namoh 2005-02-02 23:55:54 UTC #5

If you're talking about a DVD-ROM drive and not a writer I would say Lite-On 166S.

DiiZzY 2005-02-03 04:13:26 UTC #6

If you want a quiet drive (even at top speed) I suggest that you stay away from Lite-On otherwise any will do one.
//Danne

kopykat1 2005-02-03 04:15:16 UTC #7

any quiet good dvd drives you know that can recommend?
may i remind... i need to ofcourse be multi-regional (with a patch or without)

thanks.

iss 2005-02-07 07:03:29 UTC #8

The toshiba 1912 is a very quiet drive.

single7 2005-04-04 10:04:34 UTC #9

Is the speed of the following drives will be changed by the Nero DriveSpeed?
Lite-On 166S
AOPEN DVD1648/AAP PRO
Toshiba SD-M1912
NEC 3520

iss 2005-04-04 11:04:12 UTC #10

the Toshiba 1912 is a very quiet drive it is the one I would choose for a HTPC. and I would avoid lite on like the plague they are good drives but they are very noisey.

Dee-ehn 2005-04-04 15:47:10 UTC #11

I used to be quite fond of the Toshiba drives, but the more modern models have quite let me down with several discs. The LiteOn/JLMS drives are very good, but indeed noisy.

I really like the Aopen 1658/AAP Pro. They are pretty quiet, really fast and read almost everything (maybe even pizza). Seem to be winners to me

iss 2005-04-04 17:32:24 UTC #12

I have four Aopen drives in 4 different machines and they are quiet but I have heard some people report that their Aopens were noisey at speed.

Dee-ehn 2005-04-05 01:26:46 UTC #13

Quiet is a relative term of course. I find my Aopen drive pretty quiet... I alway found the Toshiba SD-M1712 very quiet, but the Aopen produces even less noise... that's good