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Pioneer DVR A05 specifications

Written by Lasse Penttinen @ 24 Sep 2002 12:06 User comments (9)

Pioneer has managed to capture a major portion of the cosumer DVD recorder market. Now AVLAND has published the specs of upcoming A05 model.

Pioneer DVR-A05 4x DVD Burner Picture

-Plays pre-recorded DVD's & CD's
-Records on DVD-RW, DVD-R, CD-R & CD-RW Blank Media
-Makes discs that will play in most existing DVD players
-Uses the single layer 4.7GB DVD-RW (ReWritable) & Once only DVD-R System
-CD-R & CD-RW recoding & playback
-4x DVD-R and 2xDVD-RW speeds
-16x CD-R writing with 8x CD-RW writing
-Internal IDE drive
-Bundled with a full software pack

Specifications:

DVD Write speeds: 4x DVD-R (On 4x media), 2xDVD-RW
DVD ROM Read Speed: 12x, 6x with 4x DVD-R media (6x for 2x DVD-RW media) 2x with older DVD-R/W media
CD Write Speed: 16x CD-R, 8x CD-RW *Using hi-speed media"
CD-ROM Read Speed: 32xCD-ROM, 10x Audio
Playback: DVD-ROM and DVD Video, CD-ROM and CD-ROM XA, CD-DA and CD TEXT, Photo CD, Video CD, CD Extra
Buffer: 2MB
Dimensions: Width 148mm, Height 42.3mm, Depth 198mm
Weight: Approximately 1,100g
Compatible OS: Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (all with Above Pentium III 500MHz, 256MB Ram recommendation)




Avland.co.uk

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9 user comments

124.9.2002 14:24

Just to clarify, it obviously reads DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs as well.

225.9.2002 12:15

Why would you say it obviously reads dvd+r? It is a dvd-r/rw drive. I thought the formats weren't compatible with eachother.

325.9.2002 12:22

Ehh.. All DVD formats are compatible with each other when reading the discs. Plus and minus discs can't just be burned with wrong type of drive -- minus discs can be burned only with minus drives and plus discs only with plus drives. But both discs can be read with (virtually) all PC DVD drives.

426.9.2002 12:10

Oh okay, I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you meant that this new drive will be able to burn both discs.

527.9.2002 06:43

But if you want a drive that can handle both formats and burn at 4x check out the Sony DRU-500A. :)

614.10.2002 06:17

Is this drive rated as highly as the Pioneer models ?

715.10.2002 17:48
jkjetton
Inactive

newbie, shopping for a DVD/CD burner. have been told that Pioneer A05 or A04 is the way to go( have also been pointed towards QPS - Que)...i have an imac(G3)...will this work for me? i know it's in the G4 but ...all the paperwork(including the article above) is strictly PC oriented...so what about Mac-sters...also, have been told that DVD-R(W) has advantages over DVD+R(W)...can anyone put that in a nutshell for me...can i get a good, relatively state of the art system for 500 bucks?thanks...

831.10.2002 00:29
AndyRoo
Inactive

there is a manual for the pioneer 105 available in pdf format here http://www.dvd-recordable.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=6

91.11.2002 04:50

Soo where can you buy these suckers? supposedly they were 2 be out nov1..

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