Fastest DVD-Ripper (DVD reader) as of Jan 23rd, 2006??

[Alex7718]

By the way, I would like to thank the forum guys that helped me choose a DVD burner on another post. The NEC 3550 DVD burner is everything you guys said it would be. Absolutely the best burner I've ever had.

And now for my question:

What is the absolute fastest DVD-ROM reader for ripping onto your hard drive on the market today? I don't want to use my shiny new burner to rip so I use my 5 year old DVD-Rom that only goes about 4-8x. What is the best Internal and what is the best external?

I'm actually looking at going external for this one, but go ahead and give me the best on both fronts. Thanks.

[Chewy]

the perfect mate for the nec 3550 is another burner
it's the fastest ripper, now get the fastest burner and best reader(slow)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Manufactory=1623&PropertyCodeValue=365%3A6653&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&description=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=5&Submit=Property

spend an extra 15$, you won't regret it

[mill]

i might jump on that too chewy good reviews.

[Chewy]

It's coming out better than I first heard, seems to be a match for the
earlier models. And I learned with some old disks that a fast reader
is NOT what you want. I had disks that
wouldn't even scan in my nec's and read perfectly with my LG!

[mill]

Thanks Chewy for the info.

[Chewy]

In my 16x copy of the fly 6 minute burn I used the nec 3520 with riplock
removed to read and the LG 4163B to burn, here I wanted my fastest reader
feeding my fastest writter.

[locoeng]

Personally, I would go with this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058

However, I've no experience with the LG drives and if you have to different drives the chances of not being able to rip will be lessened because you have a variety to choose from.

@chewy

Just curious about the ripping, you say the LG is faster than the NEC, and you are using the hacked firmware for the NEC, but the LG is still faster?

[Chewy]

Personally, I would go with this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058

However, I've no experience with the LG drives and if you have to different drives the chances of not being able to rip will be lessened because you have a variety to choose from.

loco, that's what we got him to buy at first

[locoeng]

I know...LOL

I would have gotten two...I love my 3540a!!!

[Alex7718]

I appreciate the info, but the extra $20.00 for another burner is hurting my wallet at this point

I'll keep that burner in mind for the near future, but for right now I'm looking to get something in the $0.00-$25.00 range.

Specifically, I was looking at DVD-ROMS on Newegg.com and I was wondering which one you experts would recommend from the following models:

ASUS Model DVD-E616A
BenQ Model 1650V
LG Model GDR-8163B
LG Model GDR-8163BB
LG Model GDR-8164B
LITE-ON Model SOHD-167T BG
LITE-ON Model SOHD-16P9S
LITE-ON Model SOHD-16P9SV
SONY Model DDU1615
SONY Model DDU1615/B2s

Or maybe even a DVD-Rom that does not appear on that site. I'm not looking for any fancy features/software, etc. I'm looking for purely blind ripping/reading speed period. This means Riplock would definitely hurt me here, unless you know if there is a firmware for that specific model to remove that ungodly feature. Let me know and thanks again!

[Alex7718]

Since no one has replied to the above post, I pose a new question...

Which DVD-ROM is the best for error-correction? What I mean by that is, which one is the best for reading badly scratched surfaces. I know that some read for this better than others, (I proved it a few days ago when one of my DVD's would not finish ripping in one of my old drives but ripped perfectly in my NEC 3550).

I have some DVD's that look like they've been through a Holy war and lived to talk about it, but I don't want to use my precious NEC for ripping. I also don't want to shell out the cash for another one or any other burner for that matter. I am looking strictly for a DVD-ROM reader only.

Forget ripping speed, I want the best one to read scratched surfaces, even if it takes an hour to do so. Any suggestions? Especially from the list I provided in the post above since those drives are all available at newegg.com.

[Chewy]

LG Model GDR-8163B?????? just a guess
but I have seen this same question posed several times, but few seem interested in dvd-roms anymore.

btw my nec3550 is one of my fastest rippers but worst reader,

[locoeng]

A buddy has a plextor and says it will rip anything short of a pizza...LOL

[Alex7718]

OK, so I did a little research today on many other sites and I found out that the LITE-ON SOHD-16P9S is considered one of the best DVD-ROMs for error-correction and is hella fast as well (modded firmware). Does anyone here have any experience with this drive or anything they'd like to share about it?

I think I'm going to commit and purchase it since it is only $20.00 on newegg.com, but I want to make sure I get your input before I buy.