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capgeo
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14. October 2005 @ 06:19 |
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After reading this thread and getting a lot of good info. about booktyping, I was actually able to contact the place I ordered the disks from and changed the order to:
Taiyo Yuden DVD+R 4.7GB, 8X, $0.42 ea., 50-Pack.
So I think now I'm set and I can't wait to try out my new burner and make sure that it does burn as a dvd-rom.
You guys are great. I learned so much in one day that I can hardly believe it.
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Lemmmer
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14. October 2005 @ 16:06 |
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As I alluded to earlier, I got my disks and drives setup today. BenQ 1640 & TY's burned at 4x using Decrypter, Nero, & Shrink. My 2 year old daughter is now watching a perfect copy of Piglet's Big Movie that I am NEVER going to have to buy again because she uses it as a 1) frisbee or 2) a target to throw blocks and Lego's at (yes I bought this movie 3 times!) Chaulk one up for the good guys. I couldn't have done it without you guys. Thanks!
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Lemmmer
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14. October 2005 @ 16:09 |
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14. October 2005 @ 18:36 |
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You're welcome gents. Glad to hear things are working out. Burn on.
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sytyguy
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15. October 2005 @ 04:46 |
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Keep in mind that there is a firmware upgrade for the Benq 1640 on their website, along with some patches to some other software, and then there is Benq's software if you didn't receive it with your drive (I did not).
Happy burning,
Rich
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capgeo
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15. October 2005 @ 06:59 |
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Thanks for all the good info. everyone. I just installed the benq1640 and a liteon dvd-rom. Copied my first movie(Longest Yard) took 15 minutes, used to take over an hour and now I can fire and forget with clone dvd, just put the original in the rom, the blank in the burner come back and it is done. I did not know about any of this until I read some of the responses. Everyone on here is great and I appreciate the opportunity to glean all this good information from the more experienced users out there.
Thanks again.
PS the 1640 does booktype to dvd-rom by default.
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capgeo
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15. October 2005 @ 07:58 |
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OK, i just installed the benq1640 and a liteon dvd-rom. It works great with clonedvd2, pretty much fire and forget. Thanks for all the good info. from everyone. I burned a disk and it only took 15 minutes, used to take over an hour. I'm still a little fuzzy on how to set the booktype. I've tried clcking on the link:
I would use the benq booktype utility manager which can be downloaded with qsuite. Here's a link. http://www.benq-eu.com/serviceandsupport/downloads/downloads.cfm?...
I keep getting the page not found error and actually went into the benq site and clicked on the ckeck firmware site and got page not found. Maybe there is a problem at benq right now. I also only received Nero with the drive, is there something else Qsuite or something that people are talking about? How would I get that? I feel like I'm almost there. just need to figure out exactly how to booktype to dvd-rom from +r. Someone said that there 1640 automatically booktyped to dvd-rom. I just burned one and used identifier and got this result:
disk&booktype: (dvd+r)-(dvd-rom)
I'm assuming that means it was booktyped as a dvd-rom?
Sorry for the long message, the new hardware did make an unbelievable difference
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15. October 2005 @ 08:09 |
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15. October 2005 @ 08:09 |
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capgeo,
Your +r's are being booktyped dvd-rom according to what you posted from dvd identifier. You should already be good to go. The benq site is probably just temp down. Be sure to keep burn speeds to 4x.
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15. October 2005 @ 08:17 |
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@capgeo
What firmware was in your BenQ when you got it? Did you purchase the OEM model from Newegg.com?
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Lemmmer
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15. October 2005 @ 15:31 |
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My 1640, received 2 days ago, shipped with BSHB from Newegg. Updated to the latest BSLB without issues.
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ScubaBud
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15. October 2005 @ 16:02 |
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@Lemmmer
Was your's the OEM burner for around $40? They are showing two firmware updates, one for "Bulk" and the other for "Retail".
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capgeo
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15. October 2005 @ 17:19 |
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Thanks for the good info. I was able to download qsuite and it told me my firmware was bsjb. I'll check the site to see if there is anything newer. You guys are great. I actually got my drive from:
Line Item Information:
Item Number: 588170
Description: DVD Burner Model DW1640-0C3 BenQ DVD Burner Model
DW1640-0C3
Quantity: 1
Price: $39.99
Good price.
On a unrelated topic, after I installed the new drives, I have a buzzing sound now in the background even when there is nothing in the drives. Has anyone ever had that happen??
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Lemmmer
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15. October 2005 @ 19:23 |
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On the 1640 - mine was "retail" OEM for $38+/-. The latest firmware for the 1640 is BSLB. Download here:
http://www.benq.us/serviceandsupport/Drivers/drivers.cfm?product=782
Capgeo - I would be suspicious of the noise. I have heard (on this forum) that, while BenQ's are generally superior drives, some of the ones made in some specific factories have been known to be not so reliable. If it continues, I would send it back to Newegg for another ASAP, they are pretty good about that. Mine was made in Malaysia, no problems, noises, etc., and has performed flawlessly so far.
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Lemmmer
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15. October 2005 @ 19:29 |
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capgeo
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16. October 2005 @ 16:26 |
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Thanks for the info. I actually get the buzzing noise with nothing in the burners, just turning up the volume on the speakers while I'm on the forum or whatever. My girlfriend says the games that she plays(downloaded, not drive games) are acting goofy now as well, with the music locking up or something. I'm wondering whether I messed something up when I installed them? Might have to break down and bring it in to the geek squad or something, the buzzing is driving me crazy.
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