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DRU-500A (DW-U10A)
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zafonica
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31. October 2003 @ 12:41 |
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Hi David, when you say that your Ronin DVD player plays TV programmes that you burned using your TV card do you mean that it can play AVI or mpeg files that are burnt straight on to a DVD R as data files?
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wellfan
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31. October 2003 @ 12:58 |
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Hi Zafonica,
It has been a long day, but here is what I can remember. I record TV to hard disc, I believe they are MPEG files. I then copy to Nero and burn. I am then able to view on my Ronin DVD player.
I shall hopefully give you more detail tomorrow.
David
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zafonica
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7. November 2003 @ 14:39 |
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Hello again David did you manage to find out if the Ronin player wil play mpeg or AVI files straight off a data DVD?
Cheers
David
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wellfan
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7. November 2003 @ 23:06 |
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Hi zafonica,
Sorry for the delay. I honestly am not very sure what you mean, I am not very computer literate. What I can do is record a TV programme using my Winfast 2000 TV card, this is stored on my hard drive as a MPEG file. I then burn using Nero 6 onto a Datawrite DVD-RW as an ISO file or UDF file if over 2Gb.
My Ronin player then plays it. If I put a data DVD, such as you get free with computer magazines, it will load the menu and give access to certain images such as JPEG files.
I am sure this has not answered your question.
David
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zafonica
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8. November 2003 @ 03:48 |
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Hi David, thanks for your reply it looks like the Ronin has the ability to play movie files that have not been converted to a DVD format (ie two folder called VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS
I will check it out and thanks for the info
Cheers
David
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wellfan
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8. November 2003 @ 06:40 |
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Hi zafonica,
Yes, I think I know what you mean. When copying a DVD film you have two folders called VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. When I record a TV programme the files are not called VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS and the resultant copy plays on my Ronin player. I was wondering if anyone else notices a rather obtrusive ticking noise coming from their home DVD player, particularly when playing copies. The ticking is less obtrusive when playing originals. Is this a peculiarity of all home DVD players?
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SKIP
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9. November 2003 @ 03:31 |
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can someone please telling me why they are flashing the DW-U10A to the DRU-500A my new system came with the DW-U10A and it is the first DVD RW i have owned...is it a piece of junk or is it down to personal preference,
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mynutts
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9. November 2003 @ 14:15 |
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No Skip, it's not junk. The main purpos of flashing the drive is to allow it to write to DVD+R at 4X rather than 2.4X...a diffrence of about 7min per disk.
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SKIP
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12. November 2003 @ 05:09 |
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Hi MyNutts...thanks for that and sorry about the late reply...i have just spoken the Manufacturer where i brought new P.C From and they told me my DVD R/W does write -/+ and will write on a double sided DVD disk... which is good news for me...but i would sooner listen to people like yourself who will tell you the truth...but regardless of the pro's and con's i am enjoying my hobby.
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gere
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15. November 2003 @ 06:24 |
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Sony DVD DW--U10A is not working properly with DVD X COPY (any version).
Windows XP stops the process at finalization... Does anybody experienced the same problem ?
With Nero I can burn correctly 4X.
Would it help to flash it to DRU500-A ?
Thks
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brergo
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16. November 2003 @ 05:05 |
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Ok, I just spent quite a while reading this thread and am thoroughly confused. I am looking at purchasing a Sony DVD drive for my computer primarily to create DVD's from edited home video. I was originally looking at the DRU510A which I can get for $150 at CompUSA, but after reading this thread am totally confused as to which model Sony is the best to go with. Can anyone summarize the available models and pluses and minuses for a newbie please?
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PC: Dell Dimension 4100 P3/933, 512 RAM, Windows 2000 Pro SP4,60 GB hdd/40 GB hdd,CD-RW, Studio Deluxe 8.5.21, Nvidia TNT2 M64 video card, Creative SBLive! sound card
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pilotpaul
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19. November 2003 @ 11:53 |
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In easy cd creator I am showing my Sony DRU500AX as Firmware version 2.0C. I have dowloaded from Sony site 2.0G, unzipped it,after running upgrade it says you have to restart computer before it can continue. This I do but nothing else seems to happen. when checking Easy Cd it still shows 2.0C. can any one tell me why its not changing and what the easy way to see what version the drive is currently using.
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wellfan
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20. November 2003 @ 00:05 |
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In Windows XP, go to programs/accessories/system tools/system information/components/CD-Rom. You should find it beside PNP device ID.
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walterman
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21. November 2003 @ 08:18 |
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I hate this problem:
Nero starts to write LeadIn & after around 1m10s
it starts to Write Track & inmediately : WRITE FAIL !
& your disk is broken & totally unrecordable.
I just want to know why this burner, brokes all disks
when it starts to write the Track after writing LeadIn.
It specially happens on 4x Princo/BulqPak Disks.
How to fix it ?
My config:
Pentium III 1 GHz
512 MB PC133
Asus CUV4X
GeForce 2 MX
60GB Maxtor HDD (Primary/Master) (80 pin cable)
LG 48x CD Burner (Secondary/Master) (80 pin cable)
DW-U10A (2.0g) (Secondary/Slave) (80 pin cable)
Windows XP SP1 + VIA 4.49v + Detonator 45.23
Nero 5.5.10.42
Note:
· This is my "dedicated" computer to burn CD/DVD.
No other programs are installed. Just a fresh WinXP
installation with the minimun software to run & burn.
· Also, this is my 2nd DW-U10A. I thought that my
1st one was broken, but, same problem with 2nd one.
Things that i've tested, facts, ... :
· Set Drive as master & alone in Secondary channel: KO
· Clone DVD / DVD Decrypter : KO
· Win2k / Win98 : KO
· 40&80 pin GOOD quality IDE cables : KO
· Firmwares from 1.1c to 2.0g: KO
· Princo 4x, Datawrite 2x/4x, BulkPaq 4x, Sentinel 2x, Verbatim 2x, ...
all sorts of brands of -R disks have same problem : KO
· Drive Works near perfect with +R disks. : OK
· I've written around 200 disks with this 2nd DW-U10A
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Rudy1979
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21. November 2003 @ 08:26 |
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Walterman
try upgrading the firmware to 2.0g. That seems to have solved most people's problems with this drive.
Rudy
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walterman
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21. November 2003 @ 09:14 |
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Thanks for replying, but, i miss typed it. Its 2.0g :(
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mrchan
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21. November 2003 @ 09:34 |
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to everyone who is having problems -
this sony drive is VERY picky about media. it doesn't like cheap princo discs, you may get a batch that will work every now and then but its not worth the risk.
buy ritek media and it will work perfectly. cost a bit more, but it'll work.
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LeeFields
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24. November 2003 @ 11:54 |
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I have not read all of the posts on this thread, so forgive me if soemthing has already been coverd. Last week (after two weeks of newbie hell) I gave up on my Sony DRU-510A and took it back to the shop. It gave up on 4X speed after 6 burns on good media and reverted to 2X. And so it began. Did every forum and recomeded fix and got nowhere. Did get these realy cheap (54p) Azo white tops to burn briliantly at 2x only, but that was the greatest revelation I had. After reading these forums decided to take the piece of poo back to the shop and get a 106D via mail order for £83.99 (£46 cheaper than the Sony) And have never looked back, I had no idea how fast things should have been!!
Sorry to put a dampener on things for you guys that have got em but, I would urge anybody that can send then or take them back under warrenty, do so. I did not get so much as a niggle from the shop and the guy told me that he knew there was a fault and gave me a full refund no problem. Remember, we consumers have rights to.
The Phantom Baw Flinger stikes again! Wuh Ha Ha!!
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walterman
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25. November 2003 @ 02:27 |
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I've bought Ritek 4x media & some Memorex 4x media. Both disks broken when started to write Track.
I've sold my DW-U10A for 80E & i've bought a stunning Pioneer A06 for 140E.
Everybody having this shitty unit, should sell it & buy another unit.
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walterman
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6. December 2003 @ 19:12 |
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Sell your Sony & buy a Pioneer !
I'm really happy with my Pioneer !
It burns everything at 4x, even the cheapest disks !
& i haven't broken any disk & have written around 100 disks right now !
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rids
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13. January 2004 @ 06:46 |
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please please help i cant find the dw-u10a patcher any were i want to change my drive from DW-u10a to a DRU-500a if some one whould email it to me i whould be very grate full please send to rids@webtribe.net
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midland45
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14. January 2004 @ 05:47 |
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14. January 2004 @ 06:27 |
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I second tho that post of the sony drives picky to what media type you use on them i have mine and whenever i get expensive media it works sweet but when i use the cheap ones then i have the problems the drive stats with a clicking noise and its cause the lens is trying to read the blank media and the unit also spoils the cheap media a lot even at 2x speeds. So i found out that the tdk"s work great on it and tried a 100 reel and all worked fine also skc blank media worked had a few problems with memorex +r media now am gonna try fuji filim media i heard it works good so am gonne try them. The only cheap media i passed through that worked fine was i think the brand is optodisc the blank media's that has some letters and numbers around the hole at the center of the media those work great and they are cheap.
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mrchan
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15. January 2004 @ 08:03 |
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In the BIOS, do your Sony drives show up as ATA 100?
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barn.door
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7. February 2004 @ 11:05 |
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Flashed my firmware OK today,From DW--U10A 1.1d to DRU500A 2.0h,
Seemed a painless process,
Tested by burning a DVD with Clone DVD,
Burned a Bulkpaq Orange DVD-R (Princo Dye) without any trouble, I had a lot of trouble with them before, (coasters)
Then tried packet writing with Easy CD&DVD Creator 6.0, I had seemed to be having trouble with easy cd&dvd creator before flashing, hoped the flash would sort it, but now I just get a error message ?Disk and Drive Not Compatible? when i try to packet write,
Any ideas please?
Would Nero be better?
What software does the DRU500A come bundled with?
any help would be great please,
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