As mentioned here I was preparing to burn a set of 60 dual layer discs. My old Samsung burner that cam with my HP computer could only burn dual layer media at 2.4X.

I was SHOCKED at how low prices were for state of the art DVD burners like the Pioneer 111D and NEC 3550. Current prices are between $35 & $40 dollars.

I initially ordered the Pioneer DVR-111D DVD burner from NewEgg. When I hooked it up it was not working. I panicked and then ordered the NEC ND-3550A burner.

Prior to the arrival of the NEC I had discovered that the jumper on the Panasonic was set to Master. I set the jumper to cable selct like my DVD ROM and the drive has performed beautifully.

I am going to keep the NEC ND-3550A burner and install it in another computer.

If you’re in the market for a DVD burner you can’t go wrong with either the Pioneer DVR-111D or NEC 3550 series burners !