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First, I'd like to say that I've been lurking for a long time and I've learned alot from the forums. I find the collection of intelligence and the will to share information with anyone who needs it to be seriously killer.
Alright, I've recently aquired a 1640 (man. june '05, made it china.) and there are some things I need to know before I go willy-nilly with the burning.
1.) I have yet to set the region. (I'm in the US)
-A.- <i>Must</i> I set the region for the drive to read/write?
-B.- I've read about updating the firmware soon after getting the drive. What will the most current firmware affect on my 1640?
-c.- I would like to set it as region-free: Will I have to update my firmware to do so? And if so, how do I find out which firmware I currently have?
-C.- Will setting the drive to region-free lessen the drive's read/writing ability/qualtiy <u>at all</u>?
2.) The 1640 will be replacing one of two drives. Which is a better companion for the 1640? A Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM (for 1 to 1s, I have a standalone player, so I figure I don't need the ROM for viewing) or a Samsung 52x CDRW (to take the load off the 1640 and have it only write DVDs.)?
3.) Does the 1640 prefer dvd+r over dvd-r?
-A.- Which media code does it seem to like the most? (I'm wanting to get genuine TYG02s or YUDEN00T02s)
-B.- If I decide on the +Rs and booktype to -ROM: Will doing so promote more burning errors than if I used -Rs?
-C.- Is the quality of a (now) -ROM movie the same as a -R? (ie - visual anomalies, pixels, blocks, non-syncing, etc..)
4.) Which is more likely to have errors? (meda@speed) - 4x@4x, 8x@8x, 8x@4x, or 4x@8x
Is there any other fundemtal information I'm missing?
Thanks, guys. I visit afterdawn (registered today) atleaste five times daily.
Keep it up,
john
P.S. CMCs forever!!!..... No! Wait!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. December 2005 @ 21:59
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