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SATA ROM Burner Functions Down To 4X?
Does anyone know of a decent, commercially-available, DVD/CD ROM
burner with a SATA interface suitable for use with a desktop PC that will allow for recording as low as 4X? tia. Albie |
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SATA ROM Burner Functions Down To 4X?
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:27:57 -0500, Albie wrote:
Does anyone know of a decent, commercially-available, DVD/CD ROM burner with a SATA interface suitable for use with a desktop PC that will allow for recording as low as 4X? tia. Albie all of them will allow you to burn slower than maximum. |
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"Albie" wrote in message
Does anyone know of a decent, commercially-available, DVD/CD ROM burner with a SATA interface suitable for use with a desktop PC that will allow for recording as low as 4X? tia. Albie Nope. I just checked my Asus DRW 2014L1T, and with the supplied Nero software, 8x is as slow as it will go. At least with the blank I tested it with. DVD burners seem to be like cars.They will all go fast, and they will all stop at a light, but there are some low speeds that they aren't exactly comfortable with. |
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"Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Albie" wrote in message Does anyone know of a decent, commercially-available, DVD/CD ROM burner with a SATA interface suitable for use with a desktop PC that will allow for recording as low as 4X? tia. Albie Nope. I just checked my Asus DRW 2014L1T, and with the supplied Nero software, 8x is as slow as it will go. At least with the blank I tested it with. There's the catch, most blanks have a range of speeds they are rated at, and Nero will only display those it finds in the ATIP. Grab an old 4x disk and try it again. I don't have an ASUS burner though, so no guarantees. The real question is whether burning at 4x gains you anything with modern disks anyway? IMO, if they are not rated at that speed there is probably a reason. I do normally use 8x though rather than 16x+. MrT. |
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Albie wrote:
Does anyone know of a decent, commercially-available, DVD/CD ROM burner with a SATA interface suitable for use with a desktop PC that will allow for recording as low as 4X? That might be silly, I get lower error rates burning X16. This issue is - as I see it - mostly an exposure time issue, you need to find a speed that the drive easily aligns itself for the actual disk at. Remember that CD-Roms are permanently light sensitive, store unexposed as well as exposed media in a dark cupboard, box or drawer. tia. Albie Kind regards Peter Larsen |
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SATA ROM Burner Functions Down To 4X?
Peter,
For pete's sake, what is the make and model of your burner, and your media brand? tia albie On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 05:27:55 +0100, "Peter Larsen" wrote: Albie wrote: Does anyone know of a decent, commercially-available, DVD/CD ROM burner with a SATA interface suitable for use with a desktop PC that will allow for recording as low as 4X? That might be silly, I get lower error rates burning X16. This issue is - as I see it - mostly an exposure time issue, you need to find a speed that the drive easily aligns itself for the actual disk at. Remember that CD-Roms are permanently light sensitive, store unexposed as well as exposed media in a dark cupboard, box or drawer. tia. Albie Kind regards Peter Larsen |
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Albie topposted, fixed it:
Does anyone know of a decent, commercially-available, DVD/CD ROM burner with a SATA interface suitable for use with a desktop PC that will allow for recording as low as 4X? That might be silly, I get lower error rates burning X16. For pete's sake, what is the make and model of your burner, and your media brand? tia Plextor Premium CD-burner, it is an IDE and not a recent model, but this is not about the interface. It costs X4 in comparison with the toys but will do CD-text, a lot of DVD burners doesn't, and allows the full functionality of Plextools. For media I use Taiyo Yuden if I can get them, Verbatim if I can't. albie Kind regards Peter Larsen |
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"Peter Larsen" wrote in message k... Plextor Premium CD-burner, it is an IDE and not a recent model, but this is not about the interface. It costs X4 in comparison with the toys but will do CD-text, a lot of DVD burners doesn't, I haven't seen a burner that doesn't do CD-Text for years, nor any good reason to pay 4 times the price for the Plextor badge any more. and allows the full functionality of Plextools. But which tools do you need that have no equivalent on other burners any more? Even years ago you could use Kprobe with a Lite-On for example. Or Nero's tools with almost anything. For media I use Taiyo Yuden if I can get them, Verbatim if I can't. Much more important than the brand on the burner these days IMO, *IF* your burner handles those disks well of course. Many do. Plextors are fine of course, value for money is for you to decide. Don't claim they make better burns on those disks mentioned without testing all the competition though. There are certainly combinations of burners and disks that do provide low quality however, so I can understand why sticking with what works for you is a good strategy if you can afford it. The fact that it's an older model probably means you got your money's worth in any case. MrT. |
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Mr.T wrote:
"Peter Larsen" wrote in message k... Plextor Premium CD-burner, it is an IDE and not a recent model, but this is not about the interface. It costs X4 in comparison with the toys but will do CD-text, a lot of DVD burners doesn't, I haven't seen a burner that doesn't do CD-Text for years, nor any good reason to pay 4 times the price for the Plextor badge any more. Mention some dvd-burners that do ... I tried forcing one to do it in spite of Feurio say8ing that it couldn't, that was not a good idea. and allows the full functionality of Plextools. But which tools do you need that have no equivalent on other burners any more? Even years ago you could use Kprobe with a Lite-On for example. Or Nero's tools with almost anything. Thank you, nice to know in case I need a new drive, but no reason to replace the drive I got when those choices did not exist. For media I use Taiyo Yuden if I can get them, Verbatim if I can't. Much more important than the brand on the burner these days IMO, *IF* your burner handles those disks well of course. Many do. Plextors are fine of course, value for money is for you to decide. Don't claim they make better burns on those disks mentioned without testing all the competition though. I make no such claim, I intentionally did not mention neither burner nor disks initially because of the many variabilities, but when asked I replied on what I do. There are certainly combinations of burners and disks that do provide low quality however, so I can understand why sticking with what works for you is a good strategy if you can afford it. The fact that it's an older model probably means you got your money's worth in any case. Back when I got it it only was twice as expensive as the average stuff, gee .... probably some 5+ years ago. Definitely worth what I payed then. MrT Kind regards Peter Larsen |
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"Peter Larsen" wrote in message k... Plextor Premium CD-burner, it is an IDE and not a recent model, but this is not about the interface. It costs X4 in comparison with the toys but will do CD-text, a lot of DVD burners doesn't, I haven't seen a burner that doesn't do CD-Text for years, nor any good reason to pay 4 times the price for the Plextor badge any more. Mention some dvd-burners that do ... Let's see, I have a Pioneer, Lite-On and Samsung right here. All do. It would be easier to name one recent drive that doesn't, because I don't know of any. I tried forcing one to do it in spite of Feurio say8ing that it couldn't, that was not a good idea. Might be a problem with Feuro? Have you tried Nero or anything else? What was the Drive model BTW? Thank you, nice to know in case I need a new drive, but no reason to replace the drive I got when those choices did not exist. Sure, but thankfully a Plextor is not the only game in town any longer. I make no such claim, I intentionally did not mention neither burner nor disks initially because of the many variabilities, but when asked I replied on what I do. No, you certainly implied it was *necessary* to pay "x4 price" for a Plextor rather than buy "toys". Back when I got it it only was twice as expensive as the average stuff, gee ... probably some 5+ years ago. Definitely worth what I payed then. I could easily say the same about a 4-5 year old Pioneer. I certainly won't say it about my slightly older Lite-On though! :-) MrT. |
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Mr.T wrote:
I haven't seen a burner that doesn't do CD-Text for years, nor any good reason to pay 4 times the price for the Plextor badge any more. Mention some dvd-burners that do ... Let's see, I have a Pioneer, Lite-On and Samsung right here. All do. It would be easier to name one recent drive that doesn't, because I don't know of any. Interesting, thanks. I tried forcing one to do it in spite of Feurio say8ing that it couldn't, that was not a good idea. I will add that I was impatient and skipped Feurio's initial setup. Might be a problem with Feuro? Have you tried Nero or anything else? No, I like Feurio very much for setting PQ codes and it is conceptually easy to have the archive as Feurio Projects, I have more faith in keeping it spinning than in keeping it on CD-R's. The problem with Feurio is that the guys lawyers warned against updating it to a new major version as a result of the influence IFPI & RIAA lobbying has had on copyright laws over here and updates to the drive parameter list seems to have become a mere trickle. What was the Drive model BTW? HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-HD2N ex works drive in a HP ML115 G1. Thank you, nice to know in case I need a new drive, but no reason to replace the drive I got when those choices did not exist. Sure, but thankfully a Plextor is not the only game in town any longer. To me the choice was very much a choice of getting Plextools Professional. I could easily say the same about a 4-5 year old Pioneer. I hear you, you are not the first to voice that opinion. MrT. Kind regards Peter Larsen |
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Peter Larsen wrote:
Mr.T wrote: I tried forcing one to do it in spite of Feurio say8ing that it couldn't, that was not a good idea. I will add that I was impatient and skipped Feurio's initial setup. Might be a problem with Feuro? Have you tried Nero or anything else? It appears to be a defective burner. Peter Larsen Kind regards Peter Larsen |
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SATA ROM Burner Functions Down To 4X?
"Peter Larsen" wrote in message k... It appears to be a defective burner. Yes, no shortage of them. (Amazing they work at all considering what you can buy them for these days.) Fortunately they are cheap enough now to simply buy another one. Personally I've had a good run with Pioneer, having used dozens without problems. Others swear by Sony or Lite-On which I now refuse to touch after too many bad experiences. Never used LG so I can't comment on them. MrT. |
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