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Optorite DVD Burner
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P1Tom
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8. August 2003 @ 18:58 |
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Haven't tried HD-Burn yet - really no point, because of inability to read in other drives. Plus, why store 1.4GB when you can store 4.7GB
Because CDR are a lot cheaper than DVD-R and I would rather use DVD-R for Movies and not Data.
Anyway I tested FujiFilm at 4X burn and it worked like a champ! I let Nero determine the speed and it went with 4X. I am using Firmware 2.11.
Just letting everyone know...
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starcaptr
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9. August 2003 @ 12:38 |
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Heys, my first post ever =)
I just got the optorite burner about 2 weeks ago, got two kinds of media to use for now. The Verbatim DVD+R from microcenter, (I got two spindles of 15), burns perfectly at 4x on my burner. I also got the apparently unfavorable K hypermedia DVD-R which was $5 for 5 a few weeks ago, they burn at 2x perfectly. I havent gotten any coasters so far (am I supposed to? I thought you have buffer underrun tech for DVDs also). I just bought a 50 pack of Fujifilm DVD-R from BestBuy, which the site says are rated at 1x. Before I open up the pack and risk restocking fee, anyone here have experience with these fuji DVDs? Thanks!
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lmadern
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9. August 2003 @ 13:21 |
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The Fuji's burned at 2x for me so if that is ok for you then by all means keep them. As far as the K-Hypermedia media goes I bought a 5 pack and had no problems with them but when I bought a 25 pack almost half of them became coasters or there was so much artifacting on the playback that the movies were unwatchable. I'd really, really recommend staying away from the K-Hypermedia. If you want a really good cheap -R media go to supermediastore.com and get their CD-technology brand. You can get 50 -R's that burn at 2x on my drive, with 50 dvd cases, and free ground shipping for $63.50. That works out to .94 cents a piece for the media, and .33 cents a piece for the cases. Pretty good deal. Between my brother and myself we've burned over 250 of them with only 8 - 10 coasters and a few of them may have been our fault. They also work in every standalone dvd player we've tried them in.(10 - 15 different players)
Good luck with the optorite, I'm really happy with mine.
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starcaptr
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9. August 2003 @ 15:37 |
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Haha, just found out thru DVD Decryptor that the Fujifilm DVD-Rs they are putting out at BestBuy are actually Ritek G03s...not bad media for 2x, but pricey when u can get G03 for as low as $1.13 a piece. The Verbatim 4x DVD+RW dont ID as anything under DVD Decryptor.
As for HD Burn, I notice I get "Power Calibration Error" in Nero whenever I use incompatible cheap media with it (all types of CompUSA, Samsung, PNY, Optimum, K Hypermedia so far). It does work with my Sony and Fujifilm media (The Sony I believe is its own brand, the Fujifilm is Taiyo Yuden). Doesnt read in anything else besides itself though...
Looking forward to the 25 for $30 AR sale on Fuji 2.4x DVD+R tomorrow at BestBuy =). In the meantime, im gonna give those CD Technology branded ones a try. Get a cheap $40-ish Taiwanese branded DVD Video player if you want any media under the sky to be playable on your TV!
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lmadern
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9. August 2003 @ 15:55 |
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I just bought a GO-Video combination DVD/VCR player and it plays anything. I put in all types of media: +-R, +-RW and all play in it. Cheap, expensive, middle of the road, the player doesn't care. I love it.
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crescendo
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11. August 2003 @ 01:26 |
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I got the optorite burner yesterday, and went through several tests since then. So far everything works fine except HDBurn.
With Nero 6.0.0.11, and Ritek Pony DVD-R 4X Disks(NT$40 in Taiwan, about US$1.15), the 4X DVD-R Burning were very successful in both DVD Backup or DATA-Disk-ISO mode?imutli-session has to be turned off or I've had a problem reading the data disk?j.
HDBurn is a big reason for me to buy optorite cause I collect roms. And an 1.4G CDR is more convenient to 4.7G DVD-R cause I don't want to burn differnet kind of roms into one DVD. So far I havn't successfully created an HDBurn disk(I got "power calibration error" messages everytime), with my digimaster and imation 700MB disks. I am gonna get one CDR of each major brands and see which one works better with HDBurn. I'll post my result later. Sorry if the English is a little awkward.
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starcaptr
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11. August 2003 @ 06:21 |
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For HD Burn to work, try using the media they list at the optorite website. But the CD media has to be pretty high quality. Im gonna try out TDK media soon and post results (Nero infotool reports it uses CMC Magnetics dye...ugh). Sony Supremas CDR media and Fujifilm CDR media both worked without a hitch (Sony media reports Sony brand, Fujifilm reports Taiyo Yuden).
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P1Tom
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11. August 2003 @ 13:56 |
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I saw on Amazon they had 50 Memorex CD-R's on sale for $10 something.. Has anyone tried these for HDBurn? Not a bad price but I don't know if I want it, if it can't handle HDBurn.
Is Memorex cheap media?
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menaceboy
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12. August 2003 @ 20:55 |
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dont buy memorex from compusa or anywhere else, the 100 pack i've just tried two disc's... in hd-burn mode it gives a power calibration error. i'm going to buy fuji's later today , kinda ticked me off cause the memorex was one of the cheapest bulk i saw and i was so giddy opening my optorite burner from the overnight shipping box.. bummer :P
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crescendo
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12. August 2003 @ 22:56 |
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I'll just start a new thread about Optorite HDBurn.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 12. August 2003 @ 23:12
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solo29
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13. August 2003 @ 03:20 |
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Hi, I've just purchased an msi dvd burner (same as the sanyo) and tried hd-burning with Akai 700mb blank cdr's and Nero 6, but got the old (calibration error), Has anyone used this media??
thanks
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CalCobra
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16. August 2003 @ 23:13 |
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I'm just about to pull the trigger and order this Optorite DVD burner, but I'm just looking for a little more data (I will be very interested to see your posts on media compatibility from those who recently ordered the sample packs).
At ExtremeMhz.com (http://www.extrememhz.com/dd0203-p3.shtml) they posted a nice review on this drive, and it makes mention that the included B's Recorder GOLD5 has the ability to "rip" a DVD movie, unfortunately they make no further mention of how well it does, or any tests they did.
Has anyone tried to backup any of their DVD movies using the included B's Recorder GOLD5?
Thanks,
Cal
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17. August 2003 @ 11:06 |
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i'm ready to also, 159.99 no shipping charges at www.newegg.com anyone found it cheaper?
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brh996
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17. August 2003 @ 12:43 |
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Pricewatch.com - search for the model #. NOt much cheaper though $152 i think.
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cheib
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17. August 2003 @ 21:41 |
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Just wanted to let you guys know that I have now tried PNY, Memorex, E3 CD-R's and Sony CD-RW and none of them were successful using the HD-Burn. Otherwise beside the fact that I cannot get any media to work with this feature the drive has been great, it burns just about every type of dvd-r and dvd+r I have put in it accept some cheap dvd-r's that were unbranded off of ebay.
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BradLad
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18. August 2003 @ 04:16 |
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NEW FIRMWARE 216 Writes 4X DVD-R
Just updated new firmware 216 and now I can write Princo X4 at 4X. Will try other cheap brands and let you know what works.
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babsy
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18. August 2003 @ 06:02 |
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the firmware for optorite dd0203 will it work in windows 98se
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FunkyBoss
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18. August 2003 @ 21:37 |
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I purchased the sampler pack of 4x DVD-Rs from rima.com. Only the Riteks burned at 4x. All others there Princo, DupEZ and Optodisc burned at 2x. That was with firmware 2.11 though. Now that 2.16 is out, I don't have any more blank DVD-Rs! ;-)
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P1Tom
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19. August 2003 @ 06:52 |
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Well, everything is working well with my Optorite now. My question is should I change my firmware to 2.16? Does it every make things worse? If I do and it messes things up can I always go back to what I have now? I am new to firmware and always stick to the idea of If it's not broke don't fix it! Does anyone know what 2.16 fixes? More media?
Any advice welcome
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21. August 2003 @ 16:05 |
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well i have my new burner ordered on monday got it thursday does anyone recommend getting the firmware updates or not? thank you
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FunkyBoss
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21. August 2003 @ 19:38 |
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That depends on what firmware came with your drive. I think 2.11 seemed to fix most problems people were having and added support for more media at higher speeds. Firmware 2.16 was just released an I have been using it for a few days now without problems. Someone else here said that it allowed burning at 4x with the Princo 4x DVD-Rs, so I'm probably going to puck up a spindle of those.
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BradLad
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22. August 2003 @ 00:24 |
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HD-BURN
When using HD-BURN you have to close/finalise the disc or your Optorite will not read it.
I use FWS/Ritek CDs.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 22. August 2003 @ 00:25
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FunkyBoss
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22. August 2003 @ 04:34 |
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Hey Brad (or anyone else with this drive and Princo 4x media), how have the Princo 4x DVD-Rs been working? Do they burn at 4x now with the updated firmware? I am thinking of ordering some.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 22. August 2003 @ 04:45
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BradLad
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22. August 2003 @ 07:09 |
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Yes they burn at 4x.
I used 20 Bulkpaq orange and 25 choice GenX (both Princo).
No coasters and all played on 4 different DVD players perfect.
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lmadern
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22. August 2003 @ 07:30 |
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Brad, what software are you using to burn at 4x on the Princo's with the new firmware?
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