DVD burner troubles

[Dr Klovernutz]

looks like the Lite On can scan at max while the sammy gets worse.
But both seem good at max?

im gonna scan with the pioneer & NEC for comparison.
maybe put the liteOn in with the Pioneer?

so I guess for saftey sake/ burn at 8x by default (possible 10X with pioneer/ test first)
actually looking back on the tests where I max everything,
looks like the Pioneer held on until 16X
lite on - 12X
sammy - 14x


and NEC until 12X (?)

[Chewy]

damn doc, don't send the samsung back to newegg, send it to me, I'll test a few hundred burns also


you're starting to get the hang of it, your earlier posts were graphing read errors more than burn errors

the liteon is a better reader than the samsung and is more forgiving regarding errors

if I set my lg4163B to do a trt at 8x max, it makes a bad burn look good, but that's useless for discriminating crap from gold

give me a picky drive anyday

[Dr Klovernutz]

you're starting to get the hang of it, your earlier posts were graphing read errors more than burn errors

I think I was burning too fast, but I think the reads were accurate (there was even a physical glip on the actual dvd )

here is th ePioneer scan of the same sammy 8x burn

[Dr Klovernutz]

I don't know what drive to use for what now!
errr!

is that NEC 3550 good for anything?

[Chewy]

actually the nec is probably the best cd burner/cd scanner of the lot. good for cruddy media(sl) also

[Dr Klovernutz]

well i gotta get these boxes back together
what drives should I pair up?

final thoughts?

[Dr Klovernutz]

actually the nec is probably the best cd burner/cd scanner of the lot. good for cruddy media(sl) also

lol when it sees the dam disc! hah

[dr_ml422]

I would try the samsung again, they are having some quality problems with the new models, you either get a great burner or a bad one? Pioneer is having bad issues with 112's that stop burning cd's right away or soon thereafter. At least if you get a good samsung it should be more durable than a liteon and scan better than a pioneer.

LG would be a good choice but you already have a good dual layer burner that won't scan, don't need 2 of them

hi chewy. i noticed a while back that my pioneer dvr 112 had issues w/reading/writing cds. matter of fact it was the 1st day or so. i didn't make a big deal of it as i have the samsung to complement it and they both burn dvds well. did they come out w/some firmware 4 the pioneer pertaining 2 the cd issues?

[Chewy]

AFAIK it wasn't a firmware problem, just saw the recall notice

[dr_ml422]

AFAIK it wasn't a firmware problem, just saw the recall notice

hi chewy. so there was a recall. was it by newegg, or pioneer themselves? probably doesn't matter anyway who recalled it, but i can send it back w/a ticket to newegg. what's your suggestion regarding the recall? i'll send it back w/no problem. did they put 1 out that's not having that issue?

[Chewy]

it was just a few? drives in the 112 and related line that developed the problem

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/Important%3A+Notice+Regarding+CD+Read+and+Write+Functionality+in+Certain+Pioneer+Computer+Drive+Models

google is our friend

maybe they will send you a new 115, they are supposed to be even better

[dr_ml422]

it was just a few? drives in the 112 and related line that developed the problem

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/Important%3A+Notice+Regarding+CD+Read+and+Write+Functionality+in+Certain+Pioneer+Computer+Drive+Models

google is our friend

maybe they will send you a new 115, they are supposed to be even better

mine is 1 of them. who would take care of this recall? newegg, or pioneer. i definitely have to send it back. just tried to burn a cd and it locked on me. can't open the tray. probably restarting the pc would help. if not i'll just take it out anyway. i saw the link you posted. would pioneer honor the recall even though i went through newegg. thnx.

[Chewy]

try pioneer, newegg probably won't honor it after this long

[dr_ml422]

try pioneer, newegg probably won't honor it after this long

newegg is pretty good at returns. their replacement policy is w/in 1 year. i just spoke w/pioneer they'll give me a new 112d not 115. they said they're not even selling that yet. is that true? anyhow if i could replace it thru newegg or exchange it which burner would you recommend outside of pioneer? already have the samsung. would have to b an ide also as i only have 1 sata available which the samsung is occupying. lite-on i don't like. way too many issues w/different brands of dvd blanks. thnx.

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010100005+50001167&name=Pioneer