16x DVD±R drives
Anybody got any experience of 16x DVD±R drives?
Have you managed to burn a disc at 16x yet? Are they reliable?
I believe that if you use good quality media, you can burn 8x blanks at 12x & 16x speed. There do however seem to be a lot of people saying they can only burn at 8x.
I haven't seen any 12x or 16x media out there.
Just wondering if its still an immature technology?
Have you managed to burn a disc at 16x yet? Are they reliable?
I believe that if you use good quality media, you can burn 8x blanks at 12x & 16x speed. There do however seem to be a lot of people saying they can only burn at 8x.
I haven't seen any 12x or 16x media out there.
Just wondering if its still an immature technology?
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After flashing the firmware to version 1.14 I have been able to burn 8x at 12x without any problems.
I guess it's time to invest in a 16x drive then!
I noticed that Verbatim have announced 16x DVD+R media, but I can't see 16x DVD-R yet?
For more that you ever wanted to know about burning, read http://www.cdfreaks.com/
I didn't realise that it's only the last zone (4.0GB~4.4GB) that is written at the full 16x.
0.0GB~0.4GB @ 6x
0.4GB~1.9GB @ 8x
1.9GB~4.0GB @ 12x
4.0GB~4.4GB @ 16x
I had assumed that the whole disc was written at 16x? So if you're like me and your rarely write a full disc, then you'll never see the speed benefits...
...bummer