Hemispasm used our news submit to tell us "First review I read for this drive. The guys in AnandTech announced it as the best drive they have reviewed, but they did no 16x burns while they compared it only to Plextor 712. The drive was picky even with 16x rated media."
|  Without a doubt, this is the best DVD Recorder that we have tested to date. We are looking forward to catching a glimpse of some of the BenQ and NEC solutions in the upcoming weeks, but until we can obtain samples, we have to claim the Pioneer DVR-108D as our recommendation for best DVD recorder. The nearly identical NEC 3500A has some interesting features that we anticipate looking at, particularly for those interested in bit setting capabilities (which are not supported in the DVR-108D). When compared to our reigning DVD recording champ - the Plextor PX-712A - the choice becomes even simpler. While we have enjoyed many months of Plextor"s service as a standard against which to measure our other drives, the DVR-108D outperforms the PX-712A in every test that we have.
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Thank you Hemispasm for the heads up on this hardware news. For those of us interested in this drive review, take a look over at AnandTech. Please feel free to discuss this drive or review here or in our Recording Hardware Forum. I sure like this new style bezel. Let's hope some other manufacturers start getting a little creative out there with theirs.
Source: AnandTech
