Pioneer launches DVR-112 18x DVD writers
Posted on 09/02/07 16:24 by Seán Byrne                             
Pioneer launches DVR-112 18x DVD writers

Pioneer has announced is launch of two new internal DVD writers, the DVR-112 multi-format drive and the DVR-112 dual-format drive.  Both drives feature 18x DVD±R write performance and 10x DVD±R DL write performance. The DVR-12 with 12x DVD-RAM read & write support comes in a choice of black and Beige and the DVR-112D with DVD-RAM read-only support comes in a choice of Black, Beige and Silver.  Other write speeds common to both drives include 8x DVD+RW, 6xDVD-RW, 40x CD-R and 32x CD-RW. 

Other features include Resonance Stabiliser technology to control the airflow to minimise disc warping, a Multi-Effect Liquid Crystal Tilt Compensator to compensate for warped / uneven discs for precise writing, an Ultra Dynamic Resonance Absorber to reduce vibrations for imbalanced/damaged media and performance Adjusting Firmware to adjust the spindle speed to the usage pattern to minimise noise.  By minimising vibrations and keeping the spindle speed to a minimum to suit the user application, Pioneer claims these drives to be extremely quiet.

The writers will become available to the OEM market from February 2007 with pricing expected to be around €40 per unit on the European market.  The full Pioneer press release can be read here.

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By DukeNukem, Friday 09 February 2007 19:33
DukeNukemAwesome. I love Pioneer DVD burners. Now, if only dual-layer discs would come down in price...
By taylor30, Saturday 10 February 2007 02:44
I have a Pioneer DVR-111. Best Burner I ever bought! Smilie
By mike (guest), Saturday 10 February 2007 17:45
Does anyone proofread these things? 1. Two new drives, with identical model numbers??? (the DVR-112 and the DVR-112). 2. The DVR-12 (what?) does X. 3. The DVR-112D (ditto!) does Y.
By Bobverens, Saturday 10 February 2007 20:27
Does anyone have a clue when it will be available in the U.S.? The link to their press release doesn't even mention North America for availability.
By Some Random Guy, Saturday 10 February 2007 21:58
Some Random GuyIt's available now, at Best Buy. I bought one the other day, for $65 regular price plus a 12% off coupon for reward zone members to make it $57. It's given me very good scans after flashing it to 112L with Dangerous Brothers firmware. You might wanna wait till it's on sale though. I bought it expensively to have Nero 7, since Nero 6 was giving me problems with Vista.
By Some Random Guy, Saturday 10 February 2007 22:09
Some Random GuyIt's available now, at Best Buy. I bought one the other day, for $65 regular price plus a 12% off coupon for reward zone members to make it $57. It's given me very good scans after flashing it to 112L with Dangerous Brothers firmware. You might wanna wait till it's on sale though. I bought it expensively to have Nero 7, since Nero 6 was giving me problems with Vista.
By BitRate, Sunday 11 February 2007 07:54
Hmm .. that's strange. Here in Australia Pioneer only sells the DVR-112D and DVR-212. The 112 (Dunce Model) has no DVD-RAM writing support.
By Bobverens, Sunday 11 February 2007 14:42
Thanks for the tip, Random Guy! I just noticed that the U.S. retail version of 112L is known as the 1810. Unless I missed something, though, it only reads dvd-rom, while the 112 (no "L") reads AND writes dvd-rom. If that's the case, and the 112 won't be available for awhile, I'm thinking of going with the LG GSA-H22N.
By Bobverens, Sunday 11 February 2007 14:44
dammit!! no editing function here! I meant to write "...it only reads dvd-ram while the 112 (no "L") reads AND writes dvd-ram."
By Some Random Guy, Monday 12 February 2007 01:27
Some Random GuyThat's what I bought, the DVR-1810. It came with a 112D drive with 1.06 firmware, with DVD-RAM read only. Now that I switched to the Dangerous Brothers 112L v8.06 firmware (and voided the warranty), I have DVD-RAM read and write.
By Some Random Guy, Monday 12 February 2007 01:30
Some Random GuyAlso, the way it came, 112D, there was automatic DVD+R booktype on single layer DVD+R and automatic DVD-ROM booktype on DVD+R DL. After switching to 112L, it automatically booktyped both DVD+R and DVD+R DL to DVD-ROM.
By PassinThru (guest), Monday 05 March 2007 02:27
The answers are from Pioneer. 1. Why is it that the DVR-212 and DVR-A12XL provide DVD-RAM support and the DVR-112D does not? Answer 1 : The bulk of the market use the DVR-112D, and don't need the DVD-RAM feature, thus the DVR-112D was made for this purpose and price range. 2. I would prefer to purchase DVR-A12XL without the bundled s/w as I already have it. Does Pioneer make this an option? Answer 2 : As a Retail option this is not available 3. What are the differences between DVR-A12XL and DVR-112D apart from bundled s/w and DVD-RAM support. Answer 3 : The DVR-112D has a ONE YEAR warranty and the DVR-A12XL TWO YEAR warranty. Also the DVR-112D comes with the options of Beige and Black colours, and the DVR-A12XL has options of Beige, Black and Silver.
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