Lite-On All Write, HP 840i and Samsung 5162L DVD Writers Review and Comparison by APP

Lite-On’s All Write, Hewlett Packard’s 840i and Samsung’s 5162L are CD and DVD writers / burners that equipped with latest technology including LightScribe, a new labeling technology that allows users to print a silkscreen-type label on a nonrecordable side of a CD or DVD. Other feature include ability to read from and write to DVD-RAM discs, and thus making them capable of reading and writing all formats of CD and DVD.

APP reviewed the 3 multi format DVD writers and picked Lite-On All Write as the overall winner among the 3 due to cheaper price. APP concluded that “this review is not the technical roundup of tests and numbers that you might find in a computer magazine equipped with a test laboratory. Instead, this is a look at whether they are doing the job they advertise. The answer in each case is yes.

With the three machines performing so equally, price becomes the most important consideration. The market for DVD recorders is now clearly a value-added market.”

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4 Responses to “Lite-On All Write, HP 840i and Samsung 5162L DVD Writers Review and Comparison by APP”

  1. bolan
    July 23rd, 2007 15:16
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    That unit HP DVD 840E is a stinking junk,it will never read brand new blank DVDs on my IMB with Win2000 even after you try 50 brand new ones of any type ,you can never burn anything not even a single file of the hard drive,I would like to see HP go bankrupt,DONT buy this junk DVD writer!!!!!!

  2. daniel
    August 5th, 2007 12:47
    2

    had a good run out of mine for about 6mths of use just went to use it and it will no longer recognise cd-r but dvd’s no prob. HP really need to step up their game to compete against the others

  3. Martin
    August 8th, 2007 18:18
    3

    I have a similar problem with my hp dvd840i. It no longer reads or burns cds but dvd + dvd dl no problem. No new firmware or solution to find anywhere.

  4. JOhn
    July 5th, 2008 08:47
    4

    Yeah, the DVD worked for about 2 weeks for me.

    I tried updating the firmware, but even now…
    Well, it works but it’s slooooooow.

    No Vista support in drivers, the HP web site is a joke as far as help goes…

    Short answer: DO NOT BUY THIS DVD player.

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