The dvd burner looks good; btw, it should be obvious that I don't have any stake in Pioneer, LG, or whatever other hw companies/vendors, that's just my (limited) experience.
Btw, I've noticed in several cases that some vendors charge you more for _black_ components, like dvd/cd drives. Presumably it is because they look cooler, but I've always refused to pay the 3-5$ extra, as a matter of principle. If you have such principles as well, you might wanna see if that's the case with your chosen vendor (obviously, when you're paying 1.3k, 2-3$/euros have zero significance financially speaking).

Unfortunately, I'm way out of touch with the soundcard market out there - sorry.