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Postby aviationwiz on Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:08 pm

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Postby dodecahedron on Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:34 pm

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dodecahedron wrote:e.g. High Speed media isn't supposed to be written at 10x !


I think you mean UltraSpeed media right? :wink:

yep.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:41 am

My LiteON LDW-411s *THINKS* it can burn the 32x CD-RWs at both 24x and 16x, but when it goes to try, it fails to erase the disc, claiming the disc is not really a re-writable. i wonder if perhaps it would have succeded if the CD-RW had been previously erased?
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Postby MediumRare on Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:42 am

dolphinius_rex wrote:My LiteON LDW-411s *THINKS* it can burn the 32x CD-RWs at both 24x and 16x, but when it goes to try, it fails to erase the disc, claiming the disc is not really a re-writable. i wonder if perhaps it would have succeded if the CD-RW had been previously erased?

Could you try that? (wouldn't be that usedful if you can't erase a rewritable, though :o). My colleague's Artec isn't capable of writing Ultraspeeds and wanted to do so at 4x. It didn't work of course.

I recall reading somewhere that the laser has to be pulsed at twice the frequency for the US+ media, which is why I'm not all that optimistic. Each step to higher RW speeds has been via technology change.

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Postby RJW on Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:22 am

However the influence of the technology changes is much smaller as companies presume.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:42 am

My reivew on these discs is up now... pretty much all the same information, but maybe a little easier to navigate?

http://www.thedolphinreview.com/Verbati ... Page1.html
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:12 am

I got the Pioneer DVR-107 to burn the Verbatim 32x CD-RWs!! the results still suck though :evil:

The burning was done at 24x, the other options were 20x and 16x.

See the scan here:
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Postby /\/\arco on Fri Feb 06, 2004 2:16 pm

There is new firmware for the LG 8525 version 1.03. It should improve the write strategy on CDRW's.

If you are not anxious :oops: to flash your drive again just start the tool and do absolutely nothing. It will start to flash your drive automatically after approx. 20 seconds. It went fine for me.

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Postby dolphinius_rex on Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:26 pm

/\/\arco wrote:There is new firmware for the LG 8525 version 1.03. It should improve the write strategy on CDRW's.

If you are not anxious :oops: to flash your drive again just start the tool and do absolutely nothing. It will start to flash your drive automatically after approx. 20 seconds. It went fine for me.

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I won't flash that drive unless I get specific instructions from LG on exactly how to do it
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Postby yi_hsun on Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:52 pm

excause me here, I wasn't able to find 32x cdrw media, does anyone know where I can buy 32x CDRW discs?? and what are the choices (is Verbatim the only brand for 32x discs)??

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Postby vsekh on Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:42 pm

Verbatim is the only brand I've seen available.

Here is a link:

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getp ... abdd0cfc92
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Postby aviationwiz on Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:48 pm

I bought mine from YesMicro, FYI.
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Postby yi_hsun on Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:04 pm

Thanks a lot aviationwiz and vsekh !!

pretty good price too. I'm gonna get some right away!!
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Postby vsekh on Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:40 pm

No problem.

BTW, Buy.com has free shipping and handling on the media a 10-pack. You'll see it when you click on their link from pricegrabber.com.
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Postby yi_hsun on Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:43 pm

It's me again, just one more thing.

I tried pricegrabber.com on finding Liteon LTN 527T 52x cd-rom but turned out nothing. Same result on search over the internet.

Do you know where I can get this drive? I want to use it to couple up with SOHC-5232K which I'm going to place an order on.

Furthermore, just wondering that if Mitsumi FX5411M (the latest one, not 5400 or 5401) 54x cd-rom is a better choice over Liteon 527T?

thanks, you knowledgeable people
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Postby vsekh on Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:47 pm

I've only seen the LTN-526 drive available. This is also a good drive.
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LiteOn LTR-52327S / QS0B results

Postby XIII on Fri Mar 05, 2004 7:14 pm

Here are the results of burning a Verbatim 32x CD-RW on my LiteOn LTR-52327S with firmware QS0B:

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Postby MadBurner on Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:16 pm

Can these Verbatim 32x CD-RWs be used on a Plextor PX-708A at 24X?

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Postby MediumRare on Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:27 pm

MadBurner wrote:Can these Verbatim 32x CD-RWs be used on a Plextor PX-708A at 24X?

I don't think so. Since these are readily available here now, I risked 2 Euros and bought one today to try on my LiteOn LTR48246S. It was pretty well as I expected: no go. Nero (and InfoTool) both indicate one possible write speed: 2x. I didn't bother trying to burn it. :roll:

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Postby dolphinius_rex on Sat Mar 13, 2004 2:54 pm

MediumRare wrote:
MadBurner wrote:Can these Verbatim 32x CD-RWs be used on a Plextor PX-708A at 24X?

I don't think so. Since these are readily available here now, I risked 2 Euros and bought one today to try on my LiteOn LTR48246S. It was pretty well as I expected: no go. Nero (and InfoTool) both indicate one possible write speed: 2x. I didn't bother trying to burn it. :roll:

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Thats' actually pretty normal... give it a try, it might work! :wink:
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Postby SPaulovic on Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:30 pm

I use a Liteon 52327S drive for burning these CDs and Nero CD-DVD
Speed Disc Info shows a 1x burning speed. The first time I can burn
these CDs with a 32x speed. After the first full erase the highest burning
speed is 16x.

But 16x is not the speed the cds are rated for (24 - 32x).
Somehow these new CDs do not get along well with many cd recorders.
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Postby MediumRare on Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:00 pm

dolphinius_rex wrote:Thats' actually pretty normal... give it a try, it might work! :wink:

At 2x ????? What's the point?

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Postby MadBurner on Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:24 pm

Well I had already ordered some so I will test them when I get them and if they don't work than I will return them.

2X WHAT A JOKE :evil:

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Postby vsekh on Sun Mar 14, 2004 12:12 am

I'm able to burn at 32x with this verbatim media on my Liteon 52327S without any issues.
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Postby sandersk on Sun Mar 14, 2004 12:25 pm

My 2 cents:

That Verbatim media can be written and erased in my 52327S (still using QS09) at 24x and 32x. Nero Info Tool shows the same.
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