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BenQ DVD Burners?
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Lemmmer
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18. October 2005 @ 02:17 |
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128 Successful Burns on TY's (128 attempts)
BenQ 1640
Dell Pent4 2.9G.
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18. October 2005 @ 04:45 |
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Since I already had several DVD writers and none of them could read the last 2 discs of my Futurama box set of the last season, I decided to get the BenQ partially based on it's 5 star rating by CD Freaks in error correction (it also was Editor's Choice in several tests) .. Out of all of my drives, including a Plextor PX712A, it is the ONLY drive that will read these discs! Also, it is the only writer that would write the +R DL discs at 8x (and produce great scans!)
daddyjar ... I purchased my drive from NewEgg .. it was made in July by the big red machine we call China
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19. October 2005 @ 17:01 |
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I have a BenQ1640 Made in China August 2005 BSHB. Works great. I have it set as master and crossflashed to BEFB UDMA 4 Burst Rate 35mbs. Great drive.
AMD 64X2 3800 Dual Core CPU
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB-Seasonic600WPSU-WDRAPTORX150GIG HD 10,000RPM/WDCaviar SE 16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive/V/C MSI ATI ProTD-256E XI1600/2X1Gig Corsair XPS ram@3-3-3-8 1T
BenQ1640X3/BenQ1655/1650/1620/LG4163/Nec3520/3540
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daddyjar
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21. October 2005 @ 19:43 |
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i am in minnesota on a business trip and am not home yet to hook up my benq burner. i will be home next week to do so. I was wondering something though. I also bought mine from newegg and it only came with a Nero disk. How do I download the latest firmware and the qsuite software?
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22. October 2005 @ 07:53 |
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AMD 64X2 3800 Dual Core CPU
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB-Seasonic600WPSU-WDRAPTORX150GIG HD 10,000RPM/WDCaviar SE 16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive/V/C MSI ATI ProTD-256E XI1600/2X1Gig Corsair XPS ram@3-3-3-8 1T
BenQ1640X3/BenQ1655/1650/1620/LG4163/Nec3520/3540
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daddyjar
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28. October 2005 @ 22:33 |
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I have a question for everyone. I just got my benq 1640 drive installed and it appears that it is flashware version BSJB. Is this a good flashware version? Or do I need to install the updated flashware version BSLB on the Benq website? If anyone could respond that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
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coasthi
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28. October 2005 @ 23:53 |
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I'm using firmware version BSJB in my benq 1640 drive and the burns are great on the media Im using CMC MAGEO1 and TDK TTGO2 if BSJB works well on the media your using keep it.
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29. October 2005 @ 07:15 |
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I just got my new benq 1640 wednesday and it is an awesome burner.Drive only,no Nero,cable,not even the purty benq purple box!
I updated to the BSLB FW,downloaded qsuite to booktype my plus format yuden000-T02 to dvd-rom and she performs as well as both my benq 1620s!
Not sure of the date on the drive,I put that baby in under 3 minutes and started playing around with it.Even the dual layer verbatim +2.4x are looking sweet! Excellent PIE/PIF scans using dvdinfopro.
Catfreak, I take it your benq 1640 is a great reader?
My benqs have trouble reading one of my buddy's NEC 2510 dash ty backups,but my litey will read them. That's the only thing I didn't like about the 1620s,not so strong of readers.
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29. October 2005 @ 11:42 |
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My DW1640 doesn't like the -R stuff too much ... But as far as reading pressed discs that are scratched, it's much better thsn anything else I have.
You didn't get Nero with your drive? Wow! I got Nero and was able to upfate it to 6.6.0.16 for free ...
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daddyjar
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29. October 2005 @ 12:19 |
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does anyone know if updating the flash of the drive will affect the speed the burner reads and writes? I am also confused on what booktyping means and how it works? anybody out there that doesn't mind answering this for me?
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29. October 2005 @ 12:27 |
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All I got in last weekend's newegg.com special was: Benq-1640,shipping receipt/styrophome popcorn/and 1 brown box, LOL
Heck,my oem nero6 works perfect,so does the new drive.Didn't need that or the 80 wire cable.
I've got a couple of original dvd's that my other drives can't read.Will try in the new 1640.
HP a1118x-b/athlon 64-3300+/BenQ 1650 BCDC/LG 8163B/Modded Wii/Epson-R300 and Ty Watershields!!!
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29. October 2005 @ 16:45 |
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what the firmware updates accomplish:
BSJB-Improve the writing performance for low speed & DVD+R DL media.
BSKB-1. Improved writing quality for DVD+R & DVD-R media.
2. Added SolidBurn Technology.
3. Added Overspeed ability. (Enable via QSuite 2.0)
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QSuite 2.0 can be downloaded from http://support.benq.com/files/Storage/Software/QSuite/QSuite v2.0 Setup.zip
BSLB-1. Modified the strategy of SolidBurn for DVD-R media.
2. Modified the writing strategy for 8x DVD+RW media.
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daddyjar
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29. October 2005 @ 18:44 |
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Thanks Cat Freak for the update on what each flash update does for the burner capabilities. Can you answer me on what book typing means and how to it works in qsuite? i appreciate your assistance as I am a fairly new guy to the burning technology.
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29. October 2005 @ 19:36 |
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A DVD has information that is written at the very beginning (center) of the disc. This information identifies the disc type among other things. When you 'booktype' a DVD+R, DVD+RW or DVD+R DL disc, what you are doing is altering this information so that anything that reads the disc, sees it as a DVD-ROM instead of a +R, +RW or +R DL disc. This increases disc/reader compatibility to virtually 100% This is also one of the reasons that more and more people are using + format discs as opposed to - format discs.
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daddyjar
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29. October 2005 @ 20:41 |
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Ok, that sounds good. now how do i change it in qsuite so that all the +R media will "read" as dvd-rom?
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29. October 2005 @ 21:24 |
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Open QSuite
Click on Boo Type
Under the Drive Setting column, you will see DVD+RW, DVD+R and DVD+R DL. To the right of each is a column. In that column (heading of Current Write Book Type) it should say DVD-ROM for each of the three types of disc. If it doesn't click on the 'set to' box in the modify column.
Done deal...
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daddyjar
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29. October 2005 @ 21:28 |
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Thanks a lot Cat Freak! I have set the book types just like you described. Happy burning!
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WayneC53
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8. November 2005 @ 13:42 |
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I ordered a BenQ DW-1640 the other day. After ordering I came across a thread in the forum point to the software downloads for this burner on the Benq site. I use Windows 98. The Benq site says the software on can be used in Win 2000 & XP. Is that correct? If so, how does this drive perform in Win 98? Will I get the speed and accuracy that I've come to understand is quite good in this drive?? If not, any suggestions, short of changing my Operating System, to get the most performance from this drive??
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WayneC
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8. November 2005 @ 14:32 |
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WayneC53
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8. November 2005 @ 15:26 |
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Thanks catfreak-----but:
That is the D/L site for the newer firmware updates. I was talking about QSuite and the Booktyping utility from an earlier thread by you. The site only shows D/L's for 2000 and XP. I don't want to change my OS from Win 98. I was asking about using the DW-1640 under Win98 concerning speed and accuracy of the 1640. Or does QSuite support enhance it's use that much more under XP or 2000? Will the performance of the 1640 under Win98 be up to or near the rated speeds, etc?
Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated....
WayneC
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8. November 2005 @ 16:40 |
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HP a1118x-b/athlon 64-3300+/BenQ 1650 BCDC/LG 8163B/Modded Wii/Epson-R300 and Ty Watershields!!!
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WayneC53
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8. November 2005 @ 19:06 |
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Again--------that is firmware. I'm asking about QSuite and Booktyping software for the DW-1640. --OR-- How does the 1640 perform under Windows 98 without QSuite and Booktyping software that I can't find on the BenQ site to download for Windows 98 ???????? I realize that the firmware is there for Win 98 !
WayneC
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9. November 2005 @ 03:08 |
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Listen Wayne .. I'm sure that the BenQ will not run as well with an outdated OS like W98 .. However, since my PC's run on XP and 2000, I'll never know (or honestly, care) .. The ONLY way that your question can be accurately answered is if someone tries the BenQ with W98 then either changes their OS or swaps drives to 2000 or XP .. this just ain't gonna happen ...
The bottom line is this: If you're gonna stick with W98 then you'll just have to deal with the BenQ with no QSuite ... At least you can still booktype ...
And here is the booktyping utility: http://support.benq.com/front/BenqMain.asp?MenuHead=128&ShowType=...
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WayneC53
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9. November 2005 @ 07:08 |
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Thanks catfreak-------that helped a good bit. Booktyping was the main concern. Didn't mean to sound pushey or anything. Just that my computer isn't enough to handle XP or 2000, and not in position to upgrade my computer just yet. Hoping someone still used this antique OS that I use and could give me some insight on performance with the BenQ DW-1640 under Win 98. And thanks again!
WayneC
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WayneC53
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10. November 2005 @ 03:32 |
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saugmon--sorry about that. THANKS for your help, too.
WayneC
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