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Firewire for what it's worth...
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jpmxp
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31. May 2003 @ 21:41 |
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I'm external on the burner and the only reliable way I can burn -R's is firewire. USB 2.0 is shakey. The burner has no problems whatsoever with +R and +RW. A friend of mine has an internal model of same manufacture and it's behavior is the same, plus from one DVD to another, it has a chapter looping problem.
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flearider
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31. May 2003 @ 23:53 |
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whats the model ???
have you looked for a firmware update ..
mobo=kr7a-133r chip=athlon1400+ @ 1603
mem=512 ddr sound card=santa cruz
vidcard=leadteck ti4400 vivo
cdrw=lite on 40x12x48 dvdrom=cheap
dvd -r pioneer 105 2X realtek 10/100
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jpmxp
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1. June 2003 @ 08:16 |
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Model DRX500ULX. And thanks for asking...I only bought it last week and when I started having the aforementioned problem I went to Sony and found... 1) as new as it was the firmware was at level "c" and they have a patcher to take it to level "f". So that's been taken care of. And, 2) they have a diagnostic routine for testing your drive, that told me the firmware level and then proceeded to fail all the relative test. So I called then...by way of a text message at the end of the test...and they very cordially told me that this behavior is normal on all units. I asked why they bothered to put this little broken piece of fluff on the web, but they did not have a satisfactory answer. Furthermore, my concern was really whether the unit was functional on the "-" side. At their suggestion, I loaded some of their software like NowDX and VideoShow something and was able to erase my -RW. Since my problem was pretty much with DVDXCOPY, I then tried to duplicate my copy of National Lampoon's, Christmas with Chevy Chase. The USB burn jammed the buffer to max and produced a coaster. Then I went over to the firewire side of the burner and viola! Slow and successful and only on that DVD. I will have to try same on the Express version to see what it does. Frankly, I hope "+" wins the battle!
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flearider
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1. June 2003 @ 11:08 |
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i would suggest if your not happy with it at the moment take it back and get a diffrent dvd drive as it is only a week old the shop where you bought it from has to take it back..if it's faulty (so fry it ).
i use the pioneer ,why not get an internal drive ??if you have no ide slots left get an pci ide add on card .
mobo=kr7a-133r chip=athlon1400+ @ 1603
mem=512 ddr sound card=santa cruz
vidcard=leadteck ti4400 vivo
cdrw=lite on 40x12x48 dvdrom=cheap
dvd -r pioneer 105 2X realtek 10/100
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jpmxp
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4. June 2003 @ 22:04 |
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Took the last thread of advice and returned external for internal Sony 510A. Buffering is a lot better, but DVDXCOPY is acting weird. It produced 2 R+ coaster, while Express created a -RW of the same movie?!?
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flearider
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5. June 2003 @ 01:19 |
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hmmm never used dvdxcopy always used nero only thing i can suggest now is good media for that no1 is ritek but cost alot.heard good things about bulkpaq orange and datawrite red ..
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jpmxp
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5. June 2003 @ 21:01 |
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Think if I can get the kinks worked out I'll stick with the 510A as the buffering routines (whether making a copy or a coaster) are more stable and don't max out. That and the speed is better for the most part. I would appreciate your telling me more regarding the use of Nero on the how-to nuts and bolts of your copying. I am using 5.5.10.28, but I mostly use that for Cdr's and haven't really thought of using for DVD's. Your input is appreciated!
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flearider
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6. June 2003 @ 01:47 |
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with nero i just use the wizard then load my vob files and/or data press burn only ever had 1 bad burn thats cause i had to much going on in the background programs ie:downloading off e-mule encoding a film with tmpge and playing blitzkrieg
mobo=kr7a-133r chip=athlon1400+ @ 1603
mem=512 ddr sound card=santa cruz
vidcard=leadteck ti4400 vivo
cdrw=lite on 40x12x48 dvdrom=cheap
dvd -r pioneer 105 2X realtek 10/100
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jpmxp
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6. June 2003 @ 20:15 |
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Guessing that my Nero is current enough to use, what program (s) are necessary to complete (rip) translation so that Nero can burn to a usable format(i.e. what else are you using?)?I've noticed that a lot of burners and programs like DVDXCOPY don't have to much trouble with +R/+RW, but on some older DVD players where -R/-RW is most likely to work, if is kind of if'y. Sounds like you had a lot of success and I guess I'd rather start out emulating than create the wheel all over again.
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flearider
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7. June 2003 @ 01:43 |
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lo again well to rip dvd's i use dvd decrypter and if the dvd it to big i use a program called dvd shrink to as you guessed shrink it.
now if it's not a dvd i use tmpge to convert to mpeg the tmpge author to make my vobs .
if you run into trouble (everyone does ) most of the time it's codecs or fine tunning of the program .
just spend a couple of hrs trolling these boards like i did there's every answer you need here ....
mobo=kr7a-133r chip=athlon1400+ @ 1603
mem=512 ddr sound card=santa cruz
vidcard=leadteck ti4400 vivo
cdrw=lite on 40x12x48 dvdrom=cheap
dvd -r pioneer 105 2X realtek 10/100
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jpmxp
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7. June 2003 @ 09:24 |
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Thanks...guess I'll give it a try and see how it works. I'll be interested in seeing if copying a dvd is more forgiving with dirrerent types of media (i.e. +R vs -R). Not surprisingly, with the burner I have (Sony), it seems to prefer the +R/+RW formats. Some of the 2 year old standalone players seem to like the
-R varities. Must go to money tree in the back yard and pick some for purchase of more blanks.
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flearider
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7. June 2003 @ 11:23 |
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hey get mine at www.bigpockets.co.uk they have nice prices
mobo=kr7a-133r chip=athlon1400+ @ 1603
mem=512 ddr sound card=santa cruz
vidcard=leadteck ti4400 vivo
cdrw=lite on 40x12x48 dvdrom=cheap
dvd -r pioneer 105 2X realtek 10/100
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