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<blockquote data-quote="Tesla" data-source="post: 370972" data-attributes="member: 88010">I need to upgrade my ide DVD-ROM to a DVD+/-RW Dual Layer ripper/burner.The last time I bought one, I got a NEC 3500. I still have it in another machine and it's still working great. It will do DL, but I have to use the good Verbatim DL blanks. However, I usually use DVDShrink to DVD5, and burn to DVD-R.I would just get another NEC, but I've read that since they teamed up with Sony their Optiarc drives are not as good as the old NECs use to be. If not Optiarc, thinking maybe a Samsung?So, something reliable as my old NEC, IDE interface, tray loading. If the software needs to have internal support for the drive, this is what I run.XP-MCE 2005DVDFab5-HD (current free version)DVD Shrink (last release)Img Burn (current version)Roxio 10 (older versions available if needed for XP)MediaPortal v1.0Also, if there are any cool DVD Burner MP Plugins, I would like to run those as well. I'm new to MediaPortal (previously ran Meedio) so I'm not sure what all is available to use directly from MP yet.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tesla, post: 370972, member: 88010"] I need to upgrade my ide DVD-ROM to a DVD+/-RW Dual Layer ripper/burner. The last time I bought one, I got a NEC 3500. I still have it in another machine and it's still working great. It will do DL, but I have to use the good Verbatim DL blanks. However, I usually use DVDShrink to DVD5, and burn to DVD-R. I would just get another NEC, but I've read that since they teamed up with Sony their Optiarc drives are not as good as the old NECs use to be. If not Optiarc, thinking maybe a Samsung? So, something reliable as my old NEC, IDE interface, tray loading. If the software needs to have internal support for the drive, this is what I run. XP-MCE 2005 DVDFab5-HD (current free version) DVD Shrink (last release) Img Burn (current version) Roxio 10 (older versions available if needed for XP) MediaPortal v1.0 Also, if there are any cool DVD Burner MP Plugins, I would like to run those as well. I'm new to MediaPortal (previously ran Meedio) so I'm not sure what all is available to use directly from MP yet. [/QUOTE]

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