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i was looking for an optical drive that supports cd+g. if it supports dvd, that would be cool to. i can't find any through newegg or geeks. are there any websites or stores that sell a good burner?

Hey Loopylow,

The Lite-On that I just bought at Wal-Mart supports cd+g and it is also a Double Layer DVD burner as well. I only paid 44.95 for it.

The older Plextors used to support cd+g but they seem to be phasing out that support.

The only thing I can tell you is if you get the Lite-On is to test it as soon as you get it because I had trouble with writing CD's which would mean trouble with CD+G's too. It seems to write in a way that alot of older CD players won't read. They played fine on my stereo though.

Here's the feature list from their website:

High-speed 20X recording apeed for DVD+R & DVD-R media with good disc quality.


Support 8X DVD+R DL & 8X DVD-R DL recording function.


SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer UnderRun Error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality.


SMART-X function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality.


SMART-WRITE : Through drive's self-learning function, automatically detect and decide the optimal write strategy  of DVD recordable media (DVD+R & DVD-R) for the best quality.



DVD read compliant: DVD single/dual layer (PTP/OTP), DVD-R(3.9GB/4.7GB), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD-RAM,DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW.


CD read compliant: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD,Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW.



Conform to Orange Book : Part 2 CD-R Volume 1, Part 2 CD-R Volume 2 Multi Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 1 ( 1x, 2x, and 4x ), Part 3 CD-RW Volume 2 : High Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 3 : Ultra Speed.


Support Fixed packet, Variable packet, Disc-at-once, Session-at-once and Track-at-once

I hope this helped a little anyway.

Trav.............

Most drives will now support CDG, just make sure to use the good cdg extractor software! Microstudio (MTU.com) supports most of the drives on the market and you get a clear graphic at high speed.

Travman is right, the Light On DVD/RW supports cdg and are also excellent, you might want to get their sata drive versus the EDI, much faster...