Sony DRX-500ULX External FireWire/USB 2.0 Dual RW DVD/CD Recorder

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Manufacturer: Sony
Price at amazon.com: Used & new from $419.99




Product Features:

• High-speed external FireWire/USB 2.0 DVD±RW drive
• Features 4x write, 2.4x rewrite, 8x read speeds for DVD; 24x write, 10x rewrite, 32x read speeds for CD
• 8 MB buffer with Power-Burn technology
• Includes full suite of software for working with music and photos, CD and DVD burning, and more
• Compatible with Macintosh and PC computers

Product Description:

Enjoy the flexibility of being able to read from and write to just about any type of existing optical media using Sony's DRX-500ULX external dual-format (DVD/CD) rewriteable disc drive. It supports all popular DVD formats, from standard DVD-Video to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW. Now you can choose the DVD recordable media having the optimal compatibility with your playback hardware. The drive offers high-performance CD-R/CD-RW burning, too--perfect for authoring your own custom music mixes or for transferring your home videos to video CD for easy sharing with friends and family. Included is a powerful software bundle of industry-standard applications for creating and editing DVD-Video discs from camcorder and VCR footage, backing up your valuable data, storing and sharing large files, and watching DVD movies on your PC. The drive, which you can mount either vertically or horizontally, supports both USB 2.0 and i.Link connections (IEEE1394/FireWire-compatible). What's in the Box Disc drive, AC power cord, user's manual, warranty information, and a CD-ROM including Veritas RecordNow DX CD/DVD (mastering software), Vertias DLA drive letter recording software, Veritas Simple Backup (backup software), Sonic Solutions MyDVD (DVD-Video authoring software), ArcSoft ShowBiz (video-editing software), Cyberlink PowerDVD (DVD player software), MusicMatch Jukebox (so you can play, record, and organize your music).
From the Manufacturer Sony takes the risk out of buying a DVD recorder by bringing all the popular DVD formats into a single drive. The amazing new DRX-500ULX burns DVD+R, DVD+RW, and even CD-R/CD-RW discs. (DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs recorded on this drive may not play back on some older or entry-level DVD systems. The write-once DVD+R or DVD-R discs are more compatible for interchange with other DVD systems.) External USB 2.0/i.LINK interface drive includes an impressive software bundle and is compatible with... read more


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Description from Manufacturer:Enjoy the flexibility of being able to read from and write to just about any type of existing optical media using Sony's DRX-500ULX external dual-format (DVD/CD) rewriteable disc drive. It supports all popular DVD formats, from standard DVD-Video to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW. Now you can choose the DVD recordable media having the optimal compatibility with your playback hardware.

The drive offers high-performance CD-R/CD-RW burning, too--perfect for authoring your own custom music mixes or for transferring your home videos to video CD for easy sharing with friends and family.

Included is a powerful software bundle of industry-standard applications for creating and editing DVD-Video discs from camcorder and VCR footage, backing up your valuable data, storing and sharing large files, and watching DVD movies on your PC.

The drive, which you can mount either vertically or horizontally, supports both USB 2.0 and i.Link connections (IEEE1394/FireWire-compatible).

What's in the Box
Disc drive, AC power cord, user's manual, warranty information, and a CD-ROM including Veritas RecordNow DX CD/DVD (mastering software), Vertias DLA drive letter recording software, Veritas Simple Backup (backup software), Sonic Solutions MyDVD (DVD-Video authoring software), ArcSoft ShowBiz (video-editing software), Cyberlink PowerDVD (DVD player software), MusicMatch Jukebox (so you can play, record, and organize your music).Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: excellent! Rating:
after trying a few writers I found that this one has been the most compatible.
easy to use
great software with buffer underrun protection!!
over a thousand dvd's burned and still going strong.

priced right and portable

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Comment: dvdr drx500ulx Rating:
j'ai acheté un graveur externe de sony modéle drx500ulx, j'aimerai avoir le manuel en francais ,car celui que j'ai recu est en anglais.
je voudrai savoir comment activer la vitesse de gravure car par le configuration actuel ,il set trés lent.
je suis raccordé par un port usb

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Comment: Burns DVD's but not CD's Rating:
DVD burning works fine, but it's unable to burn CD's. I get constant 'buffer underrun' messages. I'm using the latest firmware and software - but still no luck.

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