Has anyone used a Plextor PX-716A DVD Burner

jrh · 01-07-2005, 02:21 PM

I am in the market for a new DVD burner, as my current one (A Maddog rebadged Artec drive) is a piece of junk. Best Buy has a Plextor 16X dual layer 16x dvd writer for $129. I know Plextor used to be good in the past, but I have never seen them at a retail establishment before, only for sale online. I am worried that Plextor may be dumping these drives at Best Buy and they may not be as good as their drives in the past, but I have nothing to base it on. Any help or recommendations on a good burner would be greatly appreciated.

**twajetmech** · 01-08-2005, 03:57 PM

I've had many plextor drives over the years, all bought retail, never had a single problem with any of them. Currently I have 3 plextor drives among my various rigs. I don't think you have to worry about buying a retail plextor dvdrw from bestbuy, the warenty is the same ( not that you'll need it)

jrh · 01-10-2005, 10:27 AM

Thanks for the information twajetmech. After reading other various reviews on the internet, I found that if you have the latest hardware and firmware (TLA # 0202), the drive works well. Evidently, the earlier drives supposedly had some issues. I pulled the trigger last weekend and bought it as Plextor is currently offering a $30 rebate on their website. I have burned 4 DVDs and one CD flawlessly and have experienced no problems whatsoever. I am new to the DVD burning world and am still reading up on PlexTools to test if a burn was a "good one", but so far so good!

01-07-2005, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
jrh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5 OS: Windos 2000	Has anyone used a Plextor PX-716A DVD Burner I am in the market for a new DVD burner, as my current one (A Maddog rebadged Artec drive) is a piece of junk. Best Buy has a Plextor 16X dual layer 16x dvd writer for $129. I know Plextor used to be good in the past, but I have never seen them at a retail establishment before, only for sale online. I am worried that Plextor may be dumping these drives at Best Buy and they may not be as good as their drives in the past, but I have nothing to base it on. Any help or recommendations on a good burner would be greatly appreciated.

01-08-2005, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
twajetmech I helped the forums. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LGA, NYC Posts: 2,388 OS: XP-Pro Sp2 & XP-Pro Sp2 Tablet Edition, Vista Ultimate My System	I've had many plextor drives over the years, all bought retail, never had a single problem with any of them. Currently I have 3 plextor drives among my various rigs. I don't think you have to worry about buying a retail plextor dvdrw from bestbuy, the warenty is the same ( not that you'll need it) __________________ PSU Selection/Info // Bench test // Thermal Paste // Memory Selection // Bios Beep Codes // CPU-Z// Posting System Specs

01-10-2005, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
jrh Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5 OS: Windos 2000	Thanks Thanks for the information twajetmech. After reading other various reviews on the internet, I found that if you have the latest hardware and firmware (TLA # 0202), the drive works well. Evidently, the earlier drives supposedly had some issues. I pulled the trigger last weekend and bought it as Plextor is currently offering a $30 rebate on their website. I have burned 4 DVDs and one CD flawlessly and have experienced no problems whatsoever. I am new to the DVD burning world and am still reading up on PlexTools to test if a burn was a "good one", but so far so good!