DVD Writer

tomd84

But if i have a disk that shows x4 and it supports higher, it still only shows x4 in nero, so what do i have to change?

Thanks Tom :-)

Quincy_3

I go to Nero Burning ROM SE, Burn Tab, Write Speed.

T4i

So do I......

The supported write speeds just appear....

wonderfullife_2

Hi
This one from SVP,
NEC ND-4551 16x DVD+/-R/RW/RAM 11-in-1 MultiWriter £31.49,
NEC are excellent burners.
http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=860

IvanOpinion

T4i wrote:

Yes you can! I had a handful of 4x discs and they burnt at 8x. No problems at all!

Not doubting you t4i but I thought that the required burn parameters were actually stored/encoded on the DVD itself .. it dictated at what speed it was designed to operate. Can these actually be over written or have I misunderstood.

Ivan

MikeyMike_2

So do I......

The supported write speeds just appear....

The drives firmware determines the available speeds for different media. Try upgrading the firmware if its not the latest version.

T4i

MikeyMike wrote:

The drives firmware determines the available speeds for different media. Try upgrading the firmware if its not the latest version.

indeed, depends what hardware you have. I like to go for lite-ons as they are cheap and have lots of firmware support and crossflashing support.

http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares.html

Kilty_2

Pioneer or NEC are the only two brands of DVD burner I'd even consider.

Had a BTC which was based on a Lite-On chipset, NEVER AGAIN and it cost me 3x what a good Pioneer costs now (£100 :eek:)

woj101

As long as you'll take the beige colour the NEC 4551 is a few quid cheaper on Ebuyer: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/101361

There's also LG drives on Ebuyer even cheaper and with similar reviews (in fact a lot more) - what is the rep of LG drives?

tomd84

NEC are one of the best dvd burners around

Thanks Tom :-)