News of DVD Writers

Anyone know where to get some in the US?

Looking at making a new purchase. So far I have my eyes on the following:

Plextor PX-708A
Opti DD0401
Lite On LDW-811S
Lite On LDW-411S
Pioneer DVR-A06U

Other than the HD-Burn, which I view as not necessary because if I'm going to back up my HD I will use all 4.7 media rather than squeeze 1.5gb on a 700mb CDR, what else does the DD0401 offer? I can purchase it for 100.00 at a local ...

Preface notes:

1) I installed the latest firmware (dated late Nov.) available on the Liteon site before using it.
2) I also downloaded the latest Intel Application Accelerator (IAA) (about a year old) from Intel's site and installed it over my 2 year old version.

Took about 10 minutes to install the 411S drive and try it out.

I used the following software:

DVD Decripter
DVDShrink 2.3
Nero 6 Express

PowerDVD (to play disks on ...

In your Review of the Memorex Dual-X 4x DVD±RW you state:

"The drive Memorex sent us for this review was manufactured in June of 2003 and had firmware version 1.05. For this review, the firmware has been updated to 1.07"
Where did you obtain the upgrade? I can't locate it.

After installing my 451S, I went into EAC to do my standard check of what sorts of things the drive supports. I inserted a test disc that I created with one of my well-defined drives, and tried to do a lead-in/lead-out/offset check...the drive light flickers once or twice, and then nothing happens. It hangs EAC, and the only way to get back from the hang is to eject the CD, and then the offset test ...

the 3 dvd-rom types for the xbox:



- any experienced burners here know which cdrw/dvdr media works best for the philips drive? thanks in adv.

Hi

guys anyone using ritek dvd-r media ? the ones that say "ridata" on the package ? (red packaging)

quite cheap at newegg.com but I was wondering if its any good


please let me know


Thank you
Dan

I recently purchased a Plextor PX-708A/UF DVD burner based in part on a review I read here at cdrlabs.com - Thanks guys!

Now on to my reason for posting. I would like to make a personal backup copy of a software DVD I own. Unfortunately the disc's total contents are larger than 4.7Gb in size. Two questions immediately come to mind.

1. Given the software DVD is single sided, how is it possible to store ...

Hello!

http://www.chip.de/news/c_news_11332140.html

Can it be that Teac manufacture DVD-writer? Chip.de said, that this writer is not an OEM of Plextor and LiteOn

CD-R's that I've previously burned using Nero and some that were burned on a different computer using the pre-installed burning software in Windows XP cannot be read in my DVD-R drive. I've read most all the FAQ posts here and in the CD-R section and can't find a solution. My DVD-R is a Pioneer 106 and the software I'm using is Roxio v6. I'm going nuts, I need to copy files off of a certain ...