NERO DVD Speed Error Benq1655

[katzdvd]

Hi!
Purchased BenQ DW1655 to replace *lame* BTC Drive... Upgraded firmware to latest - Burned a couple of discs, & decided to test them w/ Nero CD/DVD Speed tool. I am getting the following errors during the scans. PLEASE VIEW The attachment pics!

The "speed" continually rises until it is "off the chart", & then the pgm. stops & results in an error. Check out the scan pics. Text of error is:

General Information
Drive: BENQ DVD LS DW1655
Firmware: BCHB
Disc: DVD+R (MCC 004)
Selected speed: Maximum
PI errors
Maximum: 18
Average: 6.33
Total: 69294
PI failures
Maximum: 8
Average: 0.09
Total: 972
PO failures: 1204
Jitter
Maximum: 11.5 %
Average: 8.49 %
Scanning Statistics
Elapsed time: 6:42
Number of samples: 17034
Average scanning interval: 8.00 ECC
Glitches removed: 0

This "newbie" is "Stumped" by these results any help is greatly appreciated!!!

[Chewy]

simple, lower scan speed to 8x with disk quality
and download the newest cdspeed

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=65716

and it's better to limit burn sizes to 4400 or less

and burn at 8x or less

[katzdvd]

Chewy, you R the man!!! Once again, to the rescue! I am slowly figuring this thing out! At any rate, the results look good to me this time; what do you think? Also attached is screenshot of the scan...

I have read your threads pertaining to using this tool, & I sure appreciate the fact that you share your vast knowledge of "All things DVD" w/ all of us!

General Information
Drive: BENQ DVD LS DW1655
Firmware: BCHB
Disc: DVD+R (MCC 004)
Selected speed: 8 X
PI errors
Maximum: 16
Average: 5.39
Total: 56619
PI failures
Maximum: 7
Average: 0.08
Total: 842
PO failures: 0
Jitter
Maximum: 10.0 %
Average: 8.55 %
Scanning Statistics
Elapsed time: 9:22
Number of samples: 16995
Average scanning interval: 8.00 ECC
Glitches removed: 0

[Chewy]

That's a good scan of a good burn, remember benq's are a little picky, don't
feed them junk food, now you can go back and look at some old burns and see what bad really looks like.

[katzdvd]

Nero Benchmark...

Thought I would do a benchmark to get a little more info on what this burner is doing for me.

I am using the verbatim 16x dvd+r (MCC 004) at this time; it is the best media that I have on hand right now. Do the lightscribe discs give good results? I thought I might pick up some at my local Sam's Club. It is Verbatim Media as well...

[Chewy]

don't know about the lightscribe, too pricey for me, I just use a sharpie and
rely on inner beauty. They are pretty but slow slow slow

[NightTran]

Thought I would do a benchmark to get a little more info on what this burner is doing for me.

I am using the verbatim 16x dvd+r (MCC 004) at this time; it is the best media that I have on hand right now. Do the lightscribe discs give good results? I thought I might pick up some at my local Sam's Club. It is Verbatim Media as well...

you can do a quality scan?

[katzdvd]

disk quality scan

Here is latest disk quality scan result. (View pic...)

General Information
Drive: BENQ DVD LS DW1655
Firmware: BCHB
Disc: DVD+R (MCC 004)
Selected speed: 8 X
PI errors
Maximum: 16
Average: 5.84
Total: 63006
PI failures
Maximum: 10
Average: 0.44
Total: 5106
PO failures: 0
Jitter
Maximum: 10.8 %
Average: 8.47 %
Scanning Statistics
Elapsed time: 9:24
Number of samples: 16994
Average scanning interval: 8.00 ECC
Glitches removed: 0

Quality score of 94. I guess that's pretty good w/ this verbatim media...

I don't want to wander off topic too far here, but I am STILL having an issue w/ DVD playback - the movie "freezes" for a second or two & then resumes. On 3 different players this will occur, w/ 2 different media types.


I thought once I got a quality burner my problem would be resolved, but not so.

I am guessing that my players just don't like the type of media that I am feeding them, but that's just a quess...

[Chewy]

time to bitsett dvd+r to dvd-rom
also try some premium dvd-r and see how compatible your players are with that media
premium media, good burning and premium burners won't fix flakey players

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=66658

looks like another thumbs down for verbatim and grade A status

maybe A-

that tiny floppy at top right of cdspeed screen(use it for png)

[katzdvd]

Thanks! Great Bitset Info!

Wow, am I discovering new stuff here or what! Thanks so much for the "heads-up" on the bitset deal. I had no idea.

I viewed the links & am anxious to try it out. Nice that it is included in DVD Decrypter - an easy setting change!

Now, if I just would have known this BEFORE making umpteen backup discs!!! The more I read on here, the more I realize I don't have a clue!

Oh well, live & learn!

[Chewy]

It's a steep mountain, bring the right gear, and it's a long climb, the air gets thin, problem is after you think the climb is over, the next peak is still ahead.
At least it's not boring.

[katzdvd]

bitset made burning worse?

After following the bitset change to DVD-ROM, my quality scores are getting worse instead of better Also see screenshot of scan - any ideas? What gives w/ the bad results?
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General Information
Drive: BENQ DVD LS DW1655
Firmware: BCHB
Disc: DVD+R (MCC 004)
Selected speed: 8 X
PI errors
Maximum: 14
Average: 5.56
Total: 59280
PI failures
Maximum: 15
Average: 0.85
Total: 11533
PO failures: 0
Jitter
Maximum: 11.4 %
Average: 7.84 %
Scanning Statistics
Elapsed time: 9:22
Number of samples: 16992
Average scanning interval: 8.00 ECC
Glitches removed: 0

[Chewy]

did you save the burn log for that last disk?
something is bad wrong, especially if you are getting 4 steep mountains like that

[katzdvd]

Sorry - didn't save the burn log... wish I would have. I will from now on. I am using the same Verbatim media I have all along, from a 50 spindle. I have used about 25 so far...a few bad disks maybe?

[Chewy]

a few bad disks maybe?

maybe?
kind of wondering about the flash and the burner also

how are the burns on other media?

watch out for qsuite, easier to screw up a burner,
seen several hose their burns playing with those tweaks, I leave everything on default,
if it ain't broke I don't try to fix mine, way over my head.