Decent DVD-ROM? (1 Viewer)

[Bill Slack]

Hey guys...

I'm looking for a decent DVD-ROM drive. I want an OEM, since I don't need any software with it.

The requirements:

- Decent quality
- CHEAP
- Can easily be made region free (e.g., it's just a registry setting, preferably.)

I currently have this horrendous Delta drive I paid $40 for @ Circuit City on a whim a year ago. It was always a little sketchy, but won't read any DVDs, at all, now!

New/used doesn't matter, and feel free to offer something you have lying around. TIA.

 

[Brian E]

The 16X LiteOn drive is cheap/good and it's easy to make region free with a utility found online.

 

[Bill Slack]

I ended up buying an older Toshiba M1202 which is region free for $30 shipped. My only use for it is too watch DVDs in my bedroom once my roomate is asleep (so he doesn't flip out on me!)
It's only a 5x drive, but I'm on the dole, so $10 is a decent meal to me right now.
Thanks though...

 

[Steven K]

Bill,

I recently bought an OEM Toshiba 1602... its a 16x drive with a working firmware hack (I haven't had any problems). You can get it at PCs For Everyone right across from Cambridgeside Galleria for around $50.