Recommendations for a quiet DVD drive (1 Viewer)

[snewman]

Hi,

I'm looking for recommendations for a quiet DVD drive that supports speed control by an external application.

I'm using a Benq 1655 at the moment, which is very noisy when playing DVDs (somewhat like a jet taking off) and doen't work properly with the speed control apps I tried (they control the speed okay but then the OS doesn't recognise the disk anymore). This drive is going into our desktop PC to perform burining duties and I am looking for a replacement.

I am using an Asus A8N-E motherboard with Win XP SP2 and MediaPortal.

I have no particular allegiance to any brand so as long as it works and is quiet I am happy.

Regards,

Sean

 

[Taipan]

Yes, I had a LG DVD recorder and found the same as you - it is way too noisy and cannot be controlled.

So I gave it back to LG and got a Lite-on 1693S and it is whisper quiet when used with Nero's DriveSpeed ....

 

[Flerbizky]

Yes, I had a LG DVD recorder and found the same as you - it is way too noisy and cannot be controlled.

So I gave it back to LG and got a Lite-on 1693S and it is whisper quiet when used with Nero's DriveSpeed ....

Lite-on 1693S all the way..

The kept at 1x when playing DVDs with AnyDVD... Best little app EVAH !

 

[snewman]

Thanks guys - I'll go find myself a 1693.