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RiData 16x DVD+Rs

PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:32 am
by dolphinius_rex
I finally got my samples in today, what else can I say but *UGLY* packaging!! ugh! it's lime green!!! :o

Since my main system is busy right now, you'll have to settle with what my LDW-411s can say about them :wink:

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                            Media Information                           
Region information                                    N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID                                    RITEK   R04
Media Product Revision Number                                         01h
Format Capacity                                             Not Formatted
Free Blocks                                                     405405696
Free Capacity                                              4.38GB(4.70GB)
Book Type                                                           DVD+R
Media Type                                                          DVD+R
Manufacturer Rated Speed                                          Unknown
Available Write Descriptor                           CLV  2.4x   3324KBps
Data area starting sector                                          30000h
Linear Density                                                0.267um/bit
Track Density                                                0.74um/track
Number of Layers                                                        1


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00000000 08 02 00 00 A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 52 49 54 45 4B 00 00 00 52 .......RITEK...R
00000020 30 34 01 38 23 54 37 09 00 4A 6C 00 8C 66 19 1B 04.8#T7..Jl..f..
00000030 0C 0C 0C 0E 01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0E 01 00 00 00 00 ................


It's kind of funny that Ritek's 16x DVD+Rs can only be burned at 2.4x on my LiteON LDW-411s... but I guarentee you such a wasteful act will not take place at my hands!!

Start expecting to see these available for sale mid to end of next month :D

Re: RiData 16x DVD+Rs

PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:36 am
by Ian
dolphinius_rex wrote:It's kind of funny that Ritek's 16x DVD+Rs can only be burned at 2.4x on my LiteON LDW-411s... but I guarentee you such a wasteful act will not take place at my hands!!


Yeah, well they only work at 4x on the 1633S with the BS0C firmware. :roll:

PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:24 am
by Scour
Hello!

Buy an other drive (not LiteOn or something like that) and the Ritek R04 will run without problems

PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:15 am
by dolphinius_rex
Scour wrote:Hello!

Buy an other drive (not LiteOn or something like that) and the Ritek R04 will run without problems


The Pioneer DVR-107 with firmware version 1.18 can burn them at 4x...
The LiteON SOHW-832s with VS0A firmware can burn them at 2.4x... (haven't upgraded to latest firmware yet though)

PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:44 am
by MadBurner
How about using one of those scarce 16x drives Dolph? :P

MB

PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:57 pm
by dolphinius_rex
MadBurner wrote:How about using one of those scarce 16x drives Dolph? :P

MB


They were busy.... :-^

PostPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:44 pm
by MadBurner
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Re: RiData 16x DVD+Rs

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:51 am
by Wesociety
dolphinius_rex wrote:I finally got my samples in today, what else can I say but *UGLY* packaging!! ugh! it's lime green!!! :o

Let's see the fugly pics!

Re: RiData 16x DVD+Rs

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:28 am
by dolphinius_rex
wesociety wrote:
dolphinius_rex wrote:I finally got my samples in today, what else can I say but *UGLY* packaging!! ugh! it's lime green!!! :o

Let's see the fugly pics!

dolphinius_rex wrote:Ritek USA is ok in my books... or at least their very generous marketing department

Grammar police checking in. You need the word they're in this sentence, not their. :P


Pics? no pics :P not yet. All in good time!

And as for my grammer, since I was referring to the Marketing Department that belongs to Ritek USA, using the possesive tense was correct. I wasn't trying to say "they are very generous" but that "their (ritek's) marketing department is very generous".

My drives are still rather indisposed at the moment, and I don't have time to change that. Maybe after this weekend if I'm lucky!! :o

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:55 am
by Vanderlow
The BenQ Dw1620 with B7K9 will burn them at 16x according to the media listing.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:28 am
by Ian
ASUS DRW-1604P with 1.14 firmware burns them at only 4x as well. :x

Re: RiData 16x DVD+Rs

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:41 am
by Wesociety
dolphinius_rex wrote:And as for my grammer, since I was referring to the Marketing Department that belongs to Ritek USA, using the possesive tense was correct. I wasn't trying to say "they are very generous" but that "their (ritek's) marketing department is very generous"

My bad!
/me retracts statement. :oops:

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 4:01 pm
by MediumRare
Here are the actual burning speeds that c't found for the RITEK R04's (marketed as Traxdata) in their newest 16x burner test (I'll put more test info in the sticky later):
4x: Asus DRW-1604P (1.09), LiteOn SOHW-1633S (BS0A), LG GSA-4160B (A300), NEC ND-3500A (2.16), Pioneer DVR-A08 (1.10)
8x: Teac DV-W516G (B4S2)
12x: Nu Tech DDW-163 (G7H9)
16x: BenQ DW-1620 (B7H9), Philips DVDR1640K (2.2)

But the quality wasn't great (best with the NuTech) and often unreadable (e.g. LG). Most drives will need firmware updates. Ian' and others have already mentioned some newer versions without improvements.

[edit]revised link in sticky after posting details[/edit]
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:13 pm
by dodecahedron
i didn't know the LG GSA-4160B was out already!

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 7:26 pm
by Ian
dodecahedron wrote:i didn't know the LG GSA-4160B was out already!


Yep, OEM and retail versions have been out for a week or two. Newegg has em.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:48 pm
by MadBurner
Ian wrote:Yep, OEM and retail versions have been out for a week or two. Newegg has em.


Just not in black :evil:

MB

PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:44 am
by dodecahedron
Ian wrote:
dodecahedron wrote:i didn't know the LG GSA-4160B was out already!


Yep, OEM and retail versions have been out for a week or two. Newegg has em.

are you going to review it?
i'm wondering how different it is from the LG GSA-4120B.
probably not much at all!

PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:54 am
by dodecahedron
Ian wrote:
dodecahedron wrote:i didn't know the LG GSA-4160B was out already!


Yep, OEM and retail versions have been out for a week or two. Newegg has em.

funny, they don't have the 4120 anymore!