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21. January 2006 @ 14:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A peak PIF of about 4 on a BenQ would be roughly equivelant with a peak of 1 on a Lite-On. I have a Lite-On and a BenQ and although the peak PIF is different the quality score is usually very similsr.

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21. January 2006 @ 15:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cheers Dave,

that answers a few of my thoughts :)
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21. January 2006 @ 19:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Forum/tm.asp?m=107963

The link above goes into a more detailed look of ECC block size of testing software and results.
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23. January 2006 @ 18:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Does anyone have any scans from like a year ago, or longer? That would be interesting to see.

alcohol - what in the world is "BLEACH_55__5" and "SHAPOLANG"?

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Does anyone have any scans from like a year ago, or longer? That would be interesting to see.

alcohol - what in the world is "BLEACH_55__5" and "SHAPOLANG"?
@beltline

BLEACH 55 - 58 is one of the hottest anime from Japan (I actually enjoyed this series more than Naruto), believe it or not my 10 year old son got me hooked on BLEACH.

SHAPOLANG is one of the best triad/cop action/thriller that had just unleashed from Hong Kong in 2005. I have to agree that SPL is one of the best movie from HK in a very long time. Shapolang is starring Sammo Hung (Jackie Chan's long time buddy aka older brother back in Opera School, Donnie Yen (from Hero, Iron Monkey and Once Upon A Time In China II) and Simon Yam (from Full Time Killer and A Bullet In The Head). Sammo Hung played as a triad/gangster boss, man he's freaken awesome, his acting skills are fantastic throughout the whole movie, plus the actions are raw (not that much, but it's raw and good).

Sorry folks, didn't mean to go off topic here, but since "beltline" wants to know what they are. Therefore, I have to answer him.

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24. January 2006 @ 03:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So to go further off topic, what kind of anime are you into Alkohol? I noticed your NV4 guide converts Naruto video files to DVD. Have you ever seen RahXephon, Berserk, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, or Inuyasha? Those are some of my all time favs. Do yourself a favor and check out RahXephon if you haven't already. Berserk is really good too, but you definitely don't want to watch it with your 10 year old, that one's not for the kiddies. What's some of your favorite anime? Off topic, but we're AD addicts, I think we have a little leeway lol.

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26. January 2006 @ 18:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well i'm a moron so are these ne good???
[img]C:\Documents and Settings\Ben\My Documents\My Pictures\Verbatim Quality.jpg" border=0>
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26. January 2006 @ 18:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What? I don't know what you're referring to. You can't post pics off your HD, you have to upload them to a photo server like imageshack.us or photobucket.com.

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27. January 2006 @ 10:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
LOL shows how F'ing retarded i am.
this is what i was reffering to sry

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27. January 2006 @ 10:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
not too bad, considering according to that scan... you burned almost all the way to the edge of the disk...
just goes to show you what quality media is about..



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27. January 2006 @ 11:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Those are okay. 16x discs tend to not be as good of quality as 4x or 8x discs. I had hardly any skips with Taiyo Yuden's in my PS2. Probably if my laser wasn't 5 years old, I'd have none. The 16x are okay, but in the future go with 8x or 4x Taiyo Yuden's or Verb's. Remember to burn at half the max speed of the disc.

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27. January 2006 @ 13:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
K thanx, and would it b better to get DVD-Rs or DVD+Rs?, Because i want to order some Taiyo Yuden and i dont know whether i soulde get + or - and whether to get 4x or 8x, any sugestions? O by the way alkohol, u should see Samurai Champloo, one of my favorites



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27. January 2006 @ 13:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
+ is the way to go now a days.... simplicity of booktyping is permitted, providing your burner can be set to booktyping the dvd+ to dvd-rom.
basically, it make the dvd more universal and lowers the possibility of it not being played in a stand alone dvd player, where as the - format is just stuck there....



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27. January 2006 @ 13:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can u do that booktyping thing with Nero 7?



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27. January 2006 @ 13:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes you can.. as long as its the full version.
open burning rom, close the first window that opens, then select the drive at the top, hit options, and on the page at the lower left side, it will say booktype...

set it there.



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27. January 2006 @ 13:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It says automatic, should i leave it like that or change it?



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27. January 2006 @ 13:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well, if you have the +format, you can set it to dvd-rom... all mine are booktyped to dvd-rom, even though my dvd player pretty much plays anything i throw at it....
but the choice is yours...
i'd go dvd-rom.. lessen your chances for it to not play, plus if you loan out the disk and someone has a dinosaur dvd player, chances are it will play !!



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27. January 2006 @ 13:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
k, i can use burning rom to burn an image and set booktyping to dvd-rom right?



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-Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM Drive
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27. January 2006 @ 14:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah. Gear79 he's burning PS2 games I believe, so whether DVD+R's/DVD-R's work is more a matter of what version PS2 he has. If you have a v.5 or later Bleiss, DVD+R's booktype to DVD-ROM should work fine, but not always. I'm assuming you're burning PS2 games from your post in another thread. If you're not, then disreagard this post.

23. Q. What version is my PS2?
A. http://mod-chip.com/en/ps2version.htm


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27. January 2006 @ 14:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got SCPH-75001, sry for misleading u gear 79, but thanx for the Nero advice



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27. January 2006 @ 14:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You weren't misleading him, how was he supposed to you were burning PS2 games. I only knew because I saw your post in the PS2 DVD-ROM forums. Gear79 is very knowledgable about DVD burning and his posts are full of good advice. I only interjected because I knew he wasn't aware you were referring to burning PS2 games. That version PS2 should read DVD+R's fine. Follow Gear79's advice and booktype them to DVD-ROM. Cheers!

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27. January 2006 @ 14:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thnx, i think i have enough info to make a back up now




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27. January 2006 @ 15:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i appreciate the kind words.... i'm still a n00b though !!! lol...j/k

as far as i know, if your burning PS2 games, they need to be DVD-R then, and burned real real slow on quality media !!! ONLY !



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27. January 2006 @ 15:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah, right now im burning 8x verbatim @4x, but i am going to get taiyo yuden 8x. i used read>ISO with dvd decryptor then im using Nero burning rom to burn the image and i am booktyping it to dvd-rom, thnx for all the help.



-Custom Built 3.4 GHz P4 w/ HT
-Windows XP Pro SP2
-Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
-Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD4000YR 400GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
-CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400
-BenQ DW1655 DVD±RW Drive
-Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM Drive
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27. January 2006 @ 16:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@BLeiss

According to my knowledge, any late PS2 version 4 -> current should be able to play both formats (DVD-R & DVD+R) easily. However, if your burner is capable of "book typing" or "bitsettings", then you should be able to change the book type from any DVD+R into DVD-ROM easily, thus it's more compatible with your PS2 console.

Like I've said many times before, as a matter of fact, all original PS2 games and dvd movies are pressed as DVD-ROM, therefore, DVD-ROM format is the most compatible (the best), the one and only "universal" format available on the planet at this very moment.

Good luck with book typing and burning.



@Tokijin

My favorite anime series at the moment are BLEACH, Fighting Spirit, Samurai Champloo and Naruto. Yes, I did saw all of those that you listed. Cowboy Bebop probably is the only one that I like more than the rest, Escaflowne was ok, Berserk gets boring after a while, Inuyasha is ok (both of my sons love that show dearly), but I think it's more suitable for 7 -18 years old kids only. Another great anime series is Kenshin aka Samurai X, I did enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed Naruto.

All I can say is... once you're hooked into BLEACH and Fighting Spirit, you'll be craving for more. By the way, my all time favorite anime movie is Ninja Scroll, it is arguably one of the best anime movie. *NOTE: I said favorite anime movie, not seires?

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