16x DVD+R On a 4x Burner?

[Junkie_ball]

Hi,

Can you help? i need to buy some new media but wanted to check is there any issues about using 16x disks in a 4x burner.

I only ask as SVP say to check this media will work in a slower burner i have the latest firmware installed any help please?

Oh by the way the disks i'm thinking of are Verbatim 'Silver Top' (16x) DVD+R. I usaully use DVD-R's but i want to change the bitsetting to DVD-ROM to try and elimanate as many compatibility problems with my stand alone as possible!

[Chewy]

If your burners firmware is much older than the media(yes in your case)
then chances are it won't work at all. I would stick with 8x TY made
or the next best thing from svp

[Junkie_ball]

Thank you will do!

[dmanshead]

I'm not going to say impossible but I know the slower media is getting harder to find. At this point there is still lots of 8x media but lately the only 4x I've seen are on discount shelves and I don't recall seeing any 2.4x in well over a year, except in rw. It may be time to think about upgrading to a faster burner.

[Junkie_ball]

Well i have a kit in mind that i'm thinking of getting in the next few month which includes a 16x dual layer burner.

PC Kit - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+,nForce4, 1024MB, DVD/RW, 250GB, Geforce 6800GS

[dmanshead]

dual core 64 bit...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... what do they run over across the atlantic?

[Chewy]

don't ever settle for a generic or oem rebadged dvd burner, you specify.

[Junkie_ball]

The burner specified in the kit is a NEC DVD±RW burner, ND-3550A, 16x, Dual, Black OEM! Is this rubbih then. I could omit from the kit and buy a better one!

[Chewy]

it wouldn't be in my signature if it was rubbish

my main burners, benq 1650, nec 3550, 3540, LG 4163B

[Junkie_ball]

Can't say fairer than that!

[Chewy]

later you can add a benq 1650 or 70 for an unbeatable combination

[NightTran]

later you can add a benq 1650 or 70 for an unbeatable combination

How do you use them the Nec and the Benq ( combination I mean)

[Chewy]

benq 1650 in top slot primary master

nec 3550 middle slot(or bottom) secondary master

8x cof, nec for fast ripper of new disks, benq for ripping older disks

benq saved for mostly scanning but some burns

nec main burner

[NightTran]

Thanks , I dont think I use the Nec that much