News of DVD Writers

I'm looking for the best 16x drive that has good write quality and decent speed. Is their such a thing?

I noticed in the discussions about Pioneer 109D, the terms CAV and PCAV are used. I know what CAV is: Constant Angular Velocity. But what does P in PCAV stand for? Thanks in advance.

i updated my BENQ 800A TO 822A W/ firmware B3LC but now my dvd burner does not read cds or burn cds. i wander what happened

i bought 5- 15 packs of maxell 8x DVD-R for $4.20each plus tax at staples. when i saw made in japan, i thought i was getting TY's but when i got home, i opened one pack and found out that they were MXL RG03. i am not sure if i should take them back and look for 4X MAXELL that are for sure TY's. does anyone have kprobe/ or any scans of this media?

1)How come the edges of almost all (Sony, Maxell) +/- DVDRs feel STICKY?

2)When a burn failed, the burner could not be access/disc could not be ejected until you do a restart? (Using Nero 6.6)

My first BAD disc! something lead in or out..... :evil:

I saw this at the Rpc1.org forum. Credit goes to Stewart.

http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=32128&start=50

Just go down the page until you see his post. It's almost at the end.

I'm not sure if these will work on US drives are not.

Link to Pioneer's DVR-109 and DVR-A09XL firmwares

http://www.pioneer-dvd.com.tw/d_down.asp

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11268

Can it be a LG 4163?

Been getting this error on 2 different discs a friend recorded for me:



They both play fine on the PC & Standalone players, but won't rip. All of my other DVDs rip fine, including 3 more from the same recorder. What's the problem? Can I get around it?

Thanks,
-David

HI,
i have downloaded and installed the latest firmware for the plextor.
i think this allows the plextor to read & write dvd-r d/l discs,
correct me if i am wrong,
in plextools which i am using the latest version, under feature
it does not show dvd-r support, also mount rainer is showing absent.
firmware 103 showed it used the mount rainer facility.

dell.

I'm asking this because my set-top DVD player is finicky about playing 4x DVD+RW media when burned at 4x. It likes it much much better when I burn at 2.4x. Since there are some good deals around for 2.4x rewritable media I thought I'd ask the question...

So my question is: In general, would there be a significant difference in quality between burning media at 2.4x that is rated at 4x vs burning at 2.4x ...