memorex 4x

[PB&TJ]

i'm just a newbie to all this, but i thought i'd add my two cents. i bought the lg drive less than a month ago and i have burned on 5 princos and 10 memorex dvd-rs on 2X with no problems on any of them. however, i cannot get the drive or the software i use to recognize the max 4x speed that the memorex discs indicate. i have completed the firmware upgrade as prescribed on the lg website.

waiting for someone to figure this out.

[ally68]

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[assassin262]

memorex is funny - try a different brand like tdk. And since dvd+ is the only format that works at 4x speed (4x dvd-r doesn't exist - yet) make sure your drive supports the + format.

[setarip]

To assassin262

"4x dvd-r doesn't exist - yet"

You are mistaken...

http://meritline.com/

[PB&TJ]

i have tried maxell dvd+rs, which i hear is a reliable brand, and same problem. is it the discs, the drive or my computor? someone told me it may have something to do with slow CPU or not enough RAM. is this true? i have a pentium 3 running at 700 mhz and 256k ram.

[PB&TJ]

ok, i tried a few more maxell 4x dvd+rs. the drive is now picking up 4X. using a dependable brand seems to make a difference. but assassin's comment regarding memorex seems right - they are not reliable. b.t.w. i had been using memorex 4x dvd-rs. thanks all for the help.