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| Thread ID: 67048 | 2006-03-15 07:30:00 | Asus DRW-1608P2S DVD writer media & speed related?? | J ZEP (336) | Press F1 |
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| 438317 | 2006-03-19 05:19:00 | Just a bit of feedback about some different discs i tried today, for anybody interested... Disc Speed Results TDK DVD+R 8X --- detects as max. speed of 6X (incorrect max. speed) TDK DVD+DL 2.4x --- detects as max. speed of 2.4 (correct max. speed) SONY DVD+R 4X --- detects as max. speed of 4X (correct max. speed) SONY DVD-R 4X --- detects as max. speed of 4X (correct max. speed) Verbatim DVD+R 8X --- detects as max. speed of 12X (correct with over-speed burn) Verbatim DVD-R 8X --- detects as max. speed of 8X (correct max. speed) Imation DVD+R 8X --- detects as max. speed of 8X (correct max. speed) Memorex DVD+R 8X --- detects as max. speed of 6X (incorrect max. speed) Philips DVD+R 8X --- detects as max. speed of 6X (incorrect max. speed) Summary: The only "over-speed burn" capable disc from the 8X discs tested, was the Verbatim DVD+R 8X --- detects as max. speed of 12X :), however, as you can see, one that surprised me that detected at its correct max. speed was the "Imation DVD+R 8X", as The_End_Of_Reality was not able to get correct max. speed for those discs? All of the same discs were tested in my Sony DVD Drive - DRU-700A, which gave the correct max. speed for every disc, so thats rather encouraging for my old dvd drive :). |
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| 438318 | 2006-03-19 06:02:00 | Well that has got me stumped :eek: I still stand with my 6x on Imation (just tested again) :confused: But still that is only 2/3s of the discs correct speed. Still flashing the firmware looks like it will get better results as show in the link I posted previously. *very confused :confused:* Nice work on your testing :thumbs: |
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| 438319 | 2006-03-19 06:43:00 | I still stand with my 6x on Imation (just tested again) Yes, i must admit, i wasn't expecting that Imation dvd to detect at the correct speed after your results?? BUT the one thing i did overlook, was the manufacturer/maker - Chris had a thread recently about dvd quality etc . . . Here ( . pressf1 . co . nz/showthread . php?t=66834" target="_blank">www . pressf1 . co . nz) From that thread, it appears that Imation DVDs can be made in a couple of different countries, giving differing quality - maybe we used differently manufactured Imation dvds perhaps? I should have noted that down too i guess . . . I had a good look through the links you gave (thanks :)), and the results weren't that great for the tested cds in the cdfreaks link either . . . the one consistency i did note, was the Verbatim DVD+R 8X, they appeared to always read correctly and give the "over-speed" burn too . Not much of a trade off though, lol . Still flashing the firmware looks like it will get better results as show in the link I posted previously . Its a real shame that Asus don't update the firmware again, as it is obviously needed . I deceided against the firmeware update that wasn't an Official Asus one on Mums system, to avoid the possibility of voiding her warranty . Are you going to try the non-Asus firmware update from the link? |
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| 438320 | 2006-03-19 08:00:00 | Oh.... true, that could be it. Thanks for that link, I hadn't read it, very interesting and seems Imation is bad quality :dogeye: oh well now I know what are the best brands. Asus seem a little sloppy with their firmware, one good version is all that is needed. No I don't think I am going to, burning a DVD doesn't take too long anyway, all I want is to get what I paid for and that is an Asus DVDRW with Asus firmware at the max rated speeds, but I am not going to void it to get that. |
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