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A DVD burner allows for 4.7 GB of data to be stored on a disk. Even better, on a DVD recorder movies and games can be backed up. Want even more possibilities? A DVD recorder will still copy music and data to CDs. For a little over $100 PCToyLand sells the NU DDW-081 8X DVD+RW DVD recorder. At an 8X DVD or 40 X CD-R speed data will take no time at all to copy.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/nu/1big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/nu/1.jpg" alt="Nu DDW-081 DVD Recorder" border="0" width="250" height="216"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left"><strong>Packaging:</strong></p> <p> The DVD burner was shipped in a standard brown shipping box with the standard packing peanuts. Plenty of peanuts where included to protect it from damage. Inside the retail box, the DVD recorder is secured with an egg carton type of packaging. This DVD ROM will make in one piece to you.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/nu/2big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/nu/2.jpg" alt="Nu DDW-081 DVD Recorder" border="0" width="250" height="160"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>There are about a million different specifications on the back of the retail box. Some specifications talk about the drive's support for Mt. Rainer. Other specifications talk about the Sonic MyDVD. Still others indicate more about the software included.</p> <p><strong>Specifications:</strong></p> <p>Listed on <a href="http://www.pctoyland.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NUCDMSDI&Category_Code=">PCToyLand's web site</a> are the following specifications and features.</p> <ul> <li>Color: Beige</li> <li> Interface: IDE/ATAPI interface (compliant to ATA/ATAPI-5) </li> <li>Access time: 16x (21.6 Mbytes/sec, DVD 48x (7,200 Kbytes/sec, CD)</li> <li>Read: DVD-ROM: 16x, CD-ROM: 48x</li> <li> Write: <a href="http://www.dvdplusrw.org/Article.asp?mid=0&sid=3&aid=12">DVD+R</a>: 8X, DVD+RW: 4X, CD-R: 40X, CD-RW: 24X</li> <li> Buffer Size: 2MB </li> <li> Disc Format: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM/XA, CD-i, Karaoke CD, Video CD, Multi-session Photo CD, Enhanced CD, i-trax CD, CD extra, CD Plus, CD-Text, CD-R and CD-RW Discs Compliant</li> <li>Dimensions: 144.2 mm x 41.3 mm x 190.0 mm(cm)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Features: </strong> </p> <ul> <li>Support Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Operating Systems</li> <li> MPC level 3 compliant</li> <li>MMC2 / <a href="http://www.drschenk.com/pdf/WP_DVD.pdf">Mt. Fuji (PDF)</a> Command compliant</li> <li> <a href="http://www.plextor.com/english/news/Mt.%20Rainier.html" target="_blank">Mt. Rainier supported</a></li> <li> PC 2001 Logo</li> <li> CSS (Content Scramble System) supported</li> <li> RPC II (Regional Playback Control Phase II) supported</li> <li> Motorized Tray Type Automatic Load</li> <li> Electrical Button / Software / Emergency Ejection</li> <li> MTBF 60,000 POH</li> <li> Support Ultra DMA mode2, Multi-word DMA mode 2, and PIO mode 4</li> <li>Flash ROM supports On Line Programming Capability </li> </ul> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p align="left">The Nu DDW-081 DVD burner supports <a href="http://www.dvdplusrw.org/Article.asp?mid=0&sid=3&aid=12">DVD R+</a> mode as mentioned in the features. <a href="http://www.dvdplusrw.org/Article.asp?mid=0&sid=3&aid=12">DVD R+</a> is a newer DVD format allowing for better error checking and faster write times. This format does not work with all DVD players. If you are curious about each of the standards, I have included links above so you can read more on the topics.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/nu/3big.jpg"><img src="atruereview/nu/3.jpg" alt="Nu DDW-081 DVD Recorder" border="0" width="250" height="194"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>The Nu 8X DVD RW drive comes with lots of extras. A blank Verbatim DVD is included with the drive. Like one is going to be enough, but at least you can use the drive without running to the store.</p> <p>Other items included are: an instruction manual, NU disk, MySonic recorder, and DVD making software. The NU disk would not play in my system. Mac drivers must be downloaded; therefore, my assumption is that those are located on the disk, or the disk is bad. Either way, Nu's software can be grabbed from <a href="http://www.nu-global.com/1_english/4_support/01_manuals.php">their site</a>.</p> <p>The DVD writer is nothing special, basically a DVD ROM. Play and eject buttons are included on the front beige (more white in my mind) facing. Also, included is a headphone jack and volume adjustment switch for listening to CDs without waking the whole house. There is no audio cable included with the drive; therefore you will have to buy one separately to connect the drive to the sound card. The last item of interest is a single square LED which lights reddish orange when the drive is writing and green when it is reading.</p> <p>The back of the drive is like a standard CD ROM/ DVD ROM drive. It has a socket for the IDE cable. 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