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Looking for a new Burner, Any suggestions
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2. April 2007 @ 20:26 |
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I'm looking to get a new burner, i would like one that booktypes too.
Looking at these brands right now
Lite-on
Nec
pioneer
Which of these brands would you rate number one?
OR are your favorite?
Thanks for replies
Edit-
another question too, should i stay with 16x speed or get an 18x one?
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3. April 2007 @ 01:26 |
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I love my BenQ drives but they are discontinued! I'll be looking for a newer drive come a year or so down the road! I just hope that Blu-ray and HD-DVD get their act together and finally come up with a standard! Anyway..... I see that a lot of members here have Lite-Ons and they praise them! So that's what I would buy, as of now.
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3. April 2007 @ 01:37 |
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3. April 2007 @ 06:38 |
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Might want to read this.
:-)
As for specific makes, I'd buy a Pioneer if I were you. The Pioneer 111D is still a strong choice for a new burner IMO.
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Specifications:
Write Speed:
DVD-R: 16x
DVD-RW: 6x
DVD-R DL: 8x
DVD+R: 16x
DVD+RW: 8x
DVD+R DL: 8x
CD-R: 40x
CD-RW: 32x
Read Speed:
DVD-ROM: 16x
DVD-R: 12x
DVD-RW: 8x
DVD-R DL: 8x
DVD+R: 12x
DVD+RW: 8x
DVR+R DL: 8x
DVD-RAM: 5x
DVD-Video: 5x
CD-ROM: 40x
CD-R: 40x
CD-RW: 32x
Video CD: 9.3x
Mounting Orientation: Horizontal and Vertical
IDE Interface: ATAPI PIO Mode 4, Multi word DMA Mode 2 16.6 Mbytes/sec. Ultra DMA mode 4 66.6 MBytes/sec.
Data Buffer (size) 2 MBytes (Write, Read)
Just some specs for you to look at. Still being sold here.
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3. April 2007 @ 08:34 |
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@ ripper,
actually i have that pioneer(DVR-111D), i also have a (DVR-A08) which I've had for 2+ years. basically i want to get one that is capable of bitsetting.
@IHoe,
I've just noticed that i haven't seen any of the BenQ drives on any sites, LOL, so i guess i wont be buying that brand. :)
thanks for the replies too. 
"When I look at the smiles on all the childrens faces, I just know theyre about to jab me with something."- Homer Simpson
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3. April 2007 @ 08:42 |
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Well then, get the buffalo patched firmware for the 111d and enable bitsetting ;-)
Edit:
Here are the instructions on how to do the above..
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1. Download the dangerous brothers firmware 111L 8.19* internal and 111L 8.26 internal firmwares. You can get them here.
2. First you flash the drive with the 111L 8.19* internal firmware then reboot pc.
3. Now flash with 111L 8.26 internal firmware and reboot pc.
4. There. Now your drive has bitsetting to dvd-rom for DVD+R media, dvd-ram capability & labelflash.
NOTE: Make sure you download the 111L 8.19 INT * & 111L 8.26 INT firmwares.
However, there is now a 8.29 firmware out I beleive. :-)
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3. April 2007 @ 09:53 |
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Well I have owned just about every brand out there and I can honestly say the LiteOn's were always the best.
I currently have a ASUS which is just a re-badged Pioneer and don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with this drive except it won't book type your disks and I don't really have to worry about that to much anyway.
If you get a new drive I would recommend one that does it all as there isn't much of price difference anyway. Get Light Scribe even if you don't think you will use it, and get the fastest one possible. I would recommend this one LiteOn 20x w/light scribe LH-20A1H for $39 or if you want to go with a SATA drive then this one LiteON 20x LH-20A1S of course this isn't lite scribe, but it is SATA ;-)
For the money IMO you can't beat the LiteON's.
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3. April 2007 @ 11:37 |
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part of the reason why i'm looking for a new burner is my dvr-111d is having problems with verbatims all of the sudden, which i did not put in my original post.
heres the problem and i can't figure out way this has happened, as i'm totally stumped right now.
I had a 100 pack of verbatims 16x -R printables, and have burning them with no problem at all,
i am down to the last 15 or so and everytime i try a burn with them i get a power calibration error, i thought maybe my burner was dying, because i thought it couldn't be the media, plus a burned probably more than 150 burns with the same verbs,
so i tried my TYs -R 8x in the 111d burner and they burn without an error,
then i tried to burn another verb in my old dvr-A08 pioneer and dont get no error
typically the main reasons for a power calibration error is media or the burner, i know that,
so right now i have no idea why the verbs get an error
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3. April 2007 @ 11:46 |
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Have you tried simply replacing the IDE cable on the Pioneer with a new one? Made sure all the connections are OK..
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3. April 2007 @ 12:50 |
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no, but i will,
although, dont you think if the IDE cable was bad than i wouldn't be able to burn with my TY's?
"When I look at the smiles on all the childrens faces, I just know theyre about to jab me with something."- Homer Simpson
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3. April 2007 @ 12:53 |
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Ah, of course, sorry, I didn't read your post entirely/misread it. >.<
Hmm, maybe you just got a bad few dics @ the end of the pack.. That's a bit of a long shot seeing as they're Verb, but it's possible. Have you tried any other Verb media etc?
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3. April 2007 @ 14:48 |
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no, have been using only -R 16x printables of verbs,
i did think that too that they might be bad, tried about 4 times and got that power cal error, but then tried the same verbs near the end of the pack with my other burner and did not get an error
this is so weird,
forgot to mention too, that i'm using an older firmware(1.23), new one is 1.29, but have been using it without any problems
maybe i should try the firmware update to see if that helps, or try the dangerous Bros. one you supplied
"When I look at the smiles on all the childrens faces, I just know theyre about to jab me with something."- Homer Simpson
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4. April 2007 @ 00:45 |
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Well, the buffalo firmware i linked to seems to get good results with anyone who uses it on thier pioneer.. might be worth a try
You might want to flash to the latest manufacturers firmware before appyling the bitsetting firmware though.. Just a thought.
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4. April 2007 @ 01:48 |
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Originally posted by 300bowler:
I'm looking to get a new burner, i would like one that booktypes too.
Looking at these brands right now
Lite-on
Nec
pioneer
Which of these brands would you rate number one?
OR are your favorite?
Thanks for replies
Edit-
another question too, should i stay with 16x speed or get an 18x one?
@300bowler
I say go with Lite-on, I've had Lite-ons for years and they're ripping and burning like new. Just my humble opinion only.
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4. April 2007 @ 07:24 |
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yeah, i'm probably going to get a lite-on,
thanks to those who replied.
hello, alkohol
how have you been? haven't seen you in awhile :)
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4. April 2007 @ 07:25 |
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Did you try a firmware update on the pioneer?
D/w, i'm not trying to push pioneers here, i'm just curious to see if you made use of the bitsetting firmware or not :-)
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4. April 2007 @ 07:36 |
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you should also check out the newer drives from LG, the 112 from pioneer is awesome.
BENQ 1620 / 1650
Pioneer 111L
Vobblanker/DVDRebuilder
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4. April 2007 @ 18:03 |
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@ ripper,
i did successfully flash the drive with the buffalo firmware, however i still got the power calibration error with the verbs,
also i haven't got a chance to try the bitsetting yet, don't have any +R right now
i do have a question, though, when burning with Nero doesn't it automatically booktype them, after you check that box? and does that box only show up if you have +R in the burner?
also when burning with IMGburn wheres the option to booktype?
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9. April 2007 @ 09:46 |
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10. April 2007 @ 20:00 |
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thanks creaky for moving it,
probably the first six months here i didn't even venture down past the DVD discussion area, LOL
forgot about the PC hardware section :)
anyway i finally order this one that bbmayo suggested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106045
also got some +R verbs, and cant wait to try them out
also going to booktype and see if they play in my DVD-recorder/player that only plays -R's.
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11. April 2007 @ 04:24 |
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Originally posted by 300bowler:
also when burning with IMGburn wheres the option to booktype?
Tools - Drive - Change book type
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11. April 2007 @ 05:08 |
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Let us know how it turns out 300bowler I am pretty sure you will be happy with that drive though ;-)
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11. April 2007 @ 07:36 |
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pazzini,
i meant how do i do it with my pioneer(flashed with buffalo), as it is not listed for the manufactures, or will it do it automatically?
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11. April 2007 @ 15:07 |
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Pioneer makes a good data recording drive. It is too bad that they don't put out a drive that does book type settings, without having to be flashed with an outside source.
The Liteys are looking good. I love my BenQ drives, and I loved Plextor. Plextor is still the Cadillac, but you pay the price.
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15. April 2007 @ 11:48 |
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Originally posted by 300bowler:
thanks creaky for moving it,
probably the first six months here i didn't even venture down past the DVD discussion area, LOL
forgot about the PC hardware section :)
anyway i finally order this one that bbmayo suggested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106045
also got some +R verbs, and cant wait to try them out
also going to booktype and see if they play in my DVD-recorder/player that only plays -R's.
I bought the same exact items - the drive and the dics. Had to try out the lightscribe feature huh :-)
I've burned two movies - one with my standard Ritek Ridata +R and the Verbatim +R w/ lightscribe both 16X and they seem flawless - no jitters.
I swapped it out for my Plextor PX-708A bue to some serious jitters lately. I've had it since December 2003 so I figured it was slowly dying.
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