Pioneer DVD 115 Internal DVD Drive

Pros: Strong laser, Quiet, Awesome picture quality

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Wow! Almost broke my 5-day-in-a-row - epinion-a-day streak! Oh yeah... ummm, good drive...

Review: MY STORY
This was actually the drive that shipped with my custom-built Compaq Presario 7000. I had never been the owner of a DVD-ROM drive in my life, except for the 12X one I had had in the computer that was returned about two weeks ago (it...

Pros: Reads DVDs & CDs VERY WELL, quiet, & fast!

Cons: RPC-2 drive (region-locked)

The Bottom Line: One of the best DVD-ROM drives for your multi-media machine! Fast, quiet, and even reads some 'unreadable' discs!

Review: I've been using my Pioneer DVD-115 since my last DVD-ROM drive from Sony died out on me a few months ago. If you want to read more about that story, please check out the following link:

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Pros: Great playback quality, high compatibility with all media.

Cons: High-Pitched whine - (but could be a factor of all 16x drives)

The Bottom Line: This drive is a must due to reliability, compatibility, and excellent playback of DVD's.

Review: Background/Initial Impression
After my disappointment with Creative Labs DXR3 (see my review there), I bought this from Verasoft on a whim, because it was a 16X DVD-ROM for $67 (can’t beat that). To say UPS is slooooowwwww delivering from...

Pros: This is a fast, sweet DVD-ROM drive, me likey.

Cons: I don't know of any ???

The Bottom Line: This is the BEST DVD-ROM out on the market right now, and for something like $70 or less on www.pricewatch.com ...

Review: OK so I was building a new computer and needed a DVD-ROM drive. Well, I've had Pioneer home theater stuff in the past, so I knew they were a good brand. Also, a few of the people I know on the internet recommended it. So I went on PriceWatch (one of...

Pros: Fast CD-ROM reads, reliable, not too noisey (but nosiey nonetheless)

Cons: Quirky slot loading (tray ver avail), noisey, questionable DA rip quality, 4x sustained DVD rips

The Bottom Line: It works, it works WELL, but there are still lots of mysterious unknowns.

Review: While Plextor taken the CD format to the highest level, Pioneer is doing the same to DVD. Plextor created what is arguably the best CD-ROM and CD-R/W drives ever. However, with DVD drives that can read both formats, Plextor quits the CD-ROM biz for the...