Sony releases first 12x dual format DVD burner

Thats pretty sweet, to bad its not 4x or even 8x DVD-9 though. Does that mean the 12x is only on the +R format and not on the -R?

The question is Do I go for speed? or the new dual layer format. Must say if it was amy manufacturer bar Sony I may have been tempted.

I would say it will be better to wait a while as iam sure you will get all on one drive soon.Some will rush in and purchase that is what i use to do but i think i will wait a while this time.

The first wave of technology is usually unstable. So you might get more coasters from burning at 12x than 4x. I'm going to go with a 107 :D Has everything an average Toiletman could need.

at this point i think size takes prescedence over speed. I'd rather have a slower dual layer burner which you can "backup" entire movies, than have a faster single layer one.

Since I won't be able to afford to buy the media now I'll probably wait until around Christmas time when I should be able to find a good deal on a Pioneer dual layer burner. Having owned a Pioneer and then a Sony I have to admit I'm partial to Pioneer. I'm betting media prices will also drop significantly at the end of the year. Otherwise I might wait a few more months after that.

i'm partial to pioneer too. my dvr-105 has worked flawlessly for almost 2 years now. whats the details on the pioneer dual layer burner? have the come out with one for dvd-r yet, and how much is the media?

Around Christmas people will have sales on the burners and, more companys will have developed dual-layer burners by then, also, if they haven't already Ritek will get involved in the dual-layer market and prices on dual (as well as single) layer media will drop.

I believe Pioneer is planning on their first dual layer drive being available in the 3rd quarter and it's supposed to be the same speed (for everything I think) as the Sony. I think they're planning on a 16x single layer drive around the same time. Personally I figure if it's a new type of DVD drive and Pioneer hasn't come out with one yet it's not ready for prime time yet. As always YMMV.

Wait for dual-layer burners to be affordable. Heck of a nice sig, vurbal...lol.