Chris
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Honestly, you can find the Samsung burners so damn cheap, you're better off doing that. The reason is because that way, MCE will give you the option to archive the shows off onto DVD, and handle it for you.. much easier then transporting the stuff over your home network to another PC to burn...
However, if you're just recording with no intent of burning stuff off (or if that's a rare happening) and want a cheap, but very good drive, then they are out there.
Some of the best performers:
Sony DDU1613/B2s
Asus DVD-E616P2S
Note: The MSI & AOpen drives are, in comparison to most, noisy, and not as smooth. For a writer, though, several are out there that stay quiet in both performance, with a lot of people praising the LiteOn on the "cheap but good" end
However, if you're just recording with no intent of burning stuff off (or if that's a rare happening) and want a cheap, but very good drive, then they are out there.
Some of the best performers:
Sony DDU1613/B2s
Asus DVD-E616P2S
Note: The MSI & AOpen drives are, in comparison to most, noisy, and not as smooth. For a writer, though, several are out there that stay quiet in both performance, with a lot of people praising the LiteOn on the "cheap but good" end