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Plextor 716A Firmware v1.06

PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:22 am
by Noua
Seems that Plextor was listening to all the conpmlains and they have relased a new firmware that fixes some of the bugs reported relating to CD burning.

Direct link:
http://update.plextools.com/firmware/716A106.bin

You can fallow the thread as CDRFreacks:
http://forum.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=132732

Couldn't find a changelog yet, but i'll putt it here when i get one.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:57 am
by Noua
Japanese site has an exe version.

Feel free to comment.

http://plextor.jp/download/firmware/px716_106.exe

PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:00 am
by Noua
Firmware v1.06 changelog:


Ver. 1.06 * Reading the DVD±RW and improving the entry efficiency.


Use google to translate.

Again, feel free to comment...

But, but...

PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:38 am
by Buck
It has only been a week since last release! Have you seen any manufacturer releasing a new firmware version on a weekly basis? I haven't. Bought PX-716UF with 1.04 in there, that very evening 1.05 comes out, and now 1.06. 716 is their flagship that's for sure.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:23 am
by Noua
We'll see. For now things seem to have improved although there isn't any garantirs or certains that dvdd write quality has changed from 1.05 to 1.06.

Re: But, but...

PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:30 am
by dolphinius_rex
Buck wrote:It has only been a week since last release! Have you seen any manufacturer releasing a new firmware version on a weekly basis? I haven't. Bought PX-716UF with 1.04 in there, that very evening 1.05 comes out, and now 1.06. 716 is their flagship that's for sure.


For a while, the BenQ DW1620 was getting weekly firmware updates... but it deffinately appears that Plextor is pushing to remove the "lemon" label that most of their drives have carried since they moved to DVD.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:27 pm
by RJW
Plextor europe has promised that they will really do there best to keep improve the quality and didn't think they were behind the competition.
Truth is if you take a look at the complete market then the fact is there right. That is if you take the whole market and all points.
If you look at the more ussefull points and carefully look at PX-716 vs some populair drives then the conclusion is still why does the px-716 cost double ?
Maybe because they used a special ultra expensive paint for the plextor logo ? :lol: