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eazyrider
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_ 		20. April 2008 @ 02:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
help plz...pioneer 109 won't burn double layer discs anymore..

it burns normal 4.7 gb, but not double layers...i've tried 2 diff. kinds of discs, and it doesn't ever recognise them.

it just all of a sudden stopped working...tried to reinstall drive, update firmware. and nothing..

any ideas??
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binkie7
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_ 		20. April 2008 @ 21:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's a bit older drive so it probably can't do as well with the newer dual layer media like 6x and up.
Try using Verbatim 4x (or under if you can find them).
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eazyrider
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 00:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'm trying verbatim 2.4x (doesn't even recognize the disc)
also it was working just fine uding my memorex discs, and then all of a sudden doesn't recognize them either..???
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 07:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It should burn d/l disks no problem.. I think it's just worn out with the strain of burning memosux disks.
I bought my NEC 3550 before the 109 came out.. I never rated these pioneer series.. Not great burners, and seem to have a short life.
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eazyrider
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 14:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so what double layer burner do you recommend.?

looking at spending around 80-150 dollars...

pioneer?
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 15:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Pioneer is good - another good one is LiteOn.

If you are in the US check out newegg.com - prices are around $30-40 (USD)

I have the Pioneer 108 - the model before yours - still burns single layer great but for dual layer I no longer trust it. I use the LiteOn for dual layer.
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eazyrider
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 20:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what do u recommend for a good liteon burner??
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 21:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Any of these - newegg.com link
Here's the Pioneers too which I'd also recommend - newegg.com link
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 21:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry K.. I wouldn't touch liteon with a bargepole.. IMHO you may as well buy unbranded OEM. (stacks of really crap OEM drives I replace have liteon tagged firmware)

Pioneer, Samsung or NEC.. in the normal priced series. The pioneer 112d probably being the best of the bunch.
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 22:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No worries J we each have our preferences - LiteOn & Pioneers are my personal favs. Heck I even have 4 LiteOn's so far no problems and one is 5 yeard old.
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_ 		21. April 2008 @ 22:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Suppose a lot depends on how you treat them.. Lifespan with cheap disks looks like about 8-14 months.

I know you use top grade media.

(OEM... st-dl-hs-522slt - liteonDH-52C2P firmware.. failed to write ((insert writable disk)) after 8 2.4x datawrite (cmc) d/l+r's) A new record for a shoddy drive/disk combination?
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Those cmc will kill the best of them :)


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That would be good but I'd go with newegg.com instead - $16 cheaper for the same one - link.

I use and quite a few other members here use newegg and they're top notch.
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eazyrider
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_ 		23. April 2008 @ 19:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what do u think of the pioneer DVR-1810??

futureshop has one for a pretty good price?
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_ 		23. April 2008 @ 19:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's more than likely a good. I found this at Pioneer site:
The DVR-1810 retail bundle features the Pioneer DVR-112D DVD/CD writer and software from Nero.
So it looks like it a bundle type marketing thing - the drive is actually a DVR-112D.
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