News of DVD Writers

Hello
I just recently bought the new Plextor px-708a drive b/c of all the great reviews I had read on the net, and how it's able to burn a full 4.7 gb dvd+r disc around 8 minutes or so. Well, the quickest i seem to be able to burn a full dvd+r is around 15 minutes or so (dvd-shrink, nero), and whats interesting about this is that am given the option in nero to burn ...

Ummm...I kinda broke my DVD drive. @#%*#@!

BTC DRW 1008IM, Windows 2000 Pro...Saw Ian's comment on the review of the new 056 firmware and, well, I sorta, uh....

Trying to upgrade from 055 to 056 firmware. Locked up mid-way through the upgrade. Appears to have erased 055, but not written 056, so...my drive isn't seen any more by windows or by the upgrade flash program.

Please help !!!

Can I recover in DOS? If so ...

I downloaded the newest firmware for my 411s, but when I try to install the firmware it says that I don't have the drive installed. And related to this DVD X copy also is reporting that it does not detect a DVD rw drive.

I have already updated the firmware once or twice successfully with previous updates.

WHATS WRONG???????

I am in DVD burning withdrawal

Thanks for any help

Chris

I just bought 4 Khypermedia drives. One dvd burner, model KDVRW8X. I read that the 8x dvd+r burner is either a CyberDrive DX082D or a BenQ DW800A. Can anyone help me figure out which one it is? And then I bought three 52x24x52 khypermedia burners. One I was able to figure out what it was because the upc label on the box had 5224p on it. Which shows it's a BenQ drive. It has K.LC ...

I got a 811s and I got a 5 pack of Memorex DVD-RW and it keeps wanting to format or erase each time it tries to burn "Nero 6" . I got some Fuji DVD+RW and they burn fine......Is it because they are - instead of +......should I stay away from the minuses or is it a memorex thing......thx

Just wondering if these formats are supported by current burners like pioneer 107 or is that the next generation format?

will burners support dvd-r9 via firmware updates?

thanks

I have read lately that the Plextor 708A isn't compatible with certain products that are available at 321 Studios. Is anyone out there copying their DVD's (backups) with DVD X Copy Platinum? What are your results?
Any Problems? Does this program actually compress the film onto one disk? Thanks for any replies; I am researching the best back-up DVD copying software that is available, so any information that pertains to the Plextor 708A in this ...

Hey Everyone!

Does anyone know the media code for this type of disk? Is it LONGTEN001, or some generic disk?

I am considering purchasing either a Plextor 708A or a similar Lite-On drive. A friend of mine who works at a computer shop says that the reliability of Plextor drives has gone down recently. He says they've hade more and more Plextors coming back for repair. Whereas he says Lite-Ons seem to be more reliable. I was wondering if anyone else had had a similar or different experience. Please don't respond with "My Plextor works ...

What interesting is this statement: "System makers can download the firmware to upgrade existing DVD+RW chips from supporting 4.7GB to 8.5GB. "

Whole article from Digitimes:

Both Netherlands-based Philips Semiconductors and Taiwan-based MediaTek expect to begin offering solutions for dual-layer DVD+R technology in the second quarter of this year at the earliest, according to sources.

Philips expects to begin offering downloadable firmware that supports dual-layer DVD+R technology to system makers in the second quarter, said ...