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Did I Get RIPPED OFF? By Imation?
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3. August 2006 @ 11:00 |
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Hi,
I bought some 16X Imation DVD-R from best buy awhile ago when 16X was new amazingly the price of these was the same as 8X. I have a SONY DRU- 530A burner which burns DVD-R at 4X max. But when i go into DVDInfo Pro and test the media to see the mafufacture ID and max speed here is what it shows up as:
[IMG]http://img284.imageshack.us/img284/1066/1ii8.png[/IMG]
The Max is only 4X! DID i get ripped off? Or is the media info dependant on my drives max speed.
I thought the write stratgedy speed is the combination of what your disc can do and what the media can do and brings up the max. BUT the avalible write sector speed is the max of the media in any burner.
I spend 50 min on the phone with Imation guy and he says it only shows max as 4X is becasue of my burner. But i think i have been ripped off and got 4X for my 16X money's worth.
thanks guys
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hermes_vb
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3. August 2006 @ 11:55 |
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I have a Benq 1640 that shows a 4X write Strategy for Verbatim 16X media. I've burned at 8X and 12X w/o any problem. Also the rep may be right. You see, I've got two burners and both of them display different write strategies for the same media sometimes.
If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?
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3. August 2006 @ 12:10 |
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but what does the write sector speed say?
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JoeRyan
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3. August 2006 @ 12:53 |
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The software reports what it detects from the drive. Your Sony will only report 4X unless you find different software that matches MID codes to another data base listing the maximum speed rating per code.
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3. August 2006 @ 13:11 |
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so i got ripped?
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hermes_vb
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3. August 2006 @ 13:24 |
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Like I said before, Not Necessarily. Your burner and its firmware will dictate the Burn Speed. Update your firmware to get higher burning speeds. Better yet, buy some quality media. From my experience, Imation media usually code CMC. Buy some Taiyo Yudens, Verbatims, or Riteks (in that order).
If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?
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3. August 2006 @ 15:10 |
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Well first things first-why'd you go buy Imations?(they're bound to be crappy cmc mags:()
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3. August 2006 @ 15:12 |
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do u see the pic i posted? do u even use dvd info pro?
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3. August 2006 @ 15:19 |
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I'd say it's your firmware.
Here's the latest that I am aware of:
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1872
Note,this is version 1.0b and is over 2 yrs old.Check and see what firmware version your DRU-540 has.
Older drives will have more trouble with the 16x media.Majority of 4x media is gone,8x media is disappearing quickly. By not updating firmware for drives, the manufacturers are saying those older drives obsolete.This means people have to buy newer burners.
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so i got ripped?
No. At least you're getting a 4x burn out of them. If you try other 16x media,they may do the same thing or even kick out an illegal disc error.Imation does use some crappy manufacturers.
I suggest sticking with the 8x speed media. That's all the faster your drive will do.
I couldn't see your pic,is this it?
Edit: I see the pic now. Optodisc,not very good quality. 4x is all your burner is limited to it-which is the firmware.
Make the img tags in lower case,to get your pics to show up.
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4. August 2006 @ 03:23 |
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yeah, Imation use widely varying quality in disc manufacturers, which won't be apparent from simply looking at a tub of Imation disks.
ps Imation bought out Memorex :)
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4. August 2006 @ 05:19 |
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i'm gonna run ID on the 16X burner - the SONY DRU-830(?) yeah. and we'll see. i really have a feeling these disc are crap.
out of 50, i already burned 2 coasters.
peace
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hermes_vb
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4. August 2006 @ 09:39 |
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You are lucky then. When I was using Imation I had 30-40% coasters.
If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?
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4. August 2006 @ 10:00 |
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Imation - ugh, they figure far too heavily in my profile. foul, foul things
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hermes_vb
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4. August 2006 @ 12:38 |
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Yeah I know. To my defense I can only say Newbies do the darndest things...LOL. I learned my lesson when I discovered AfterDawn. Now I only use TY, Verbs and Riteks (in that order).
If I always hear voices surrounding me, does it mean Im crazy or that I hear in Dolby 5.1?
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4. August 2006 @ 12:49 |
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Imiations sucks plain and simple get verbs' or TY
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4. August 2006 @ 20:54 |
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lol i get what ever is on sale at BEST BUY and they have rotations. so each week a brand of DVD is $30 for 100. last time i wanst lucky and ran into the Imation sale.
good thing this sunday the FUJI's are on sale and i will get 100. last time i got some they were TYs and 100% burn too.
peace
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