BenQ 1650 & 1655 NEW f/w.

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@creaky: Yes, after using my Lite-On and switching to my Benq (well, a bit of both, but mostly the Benq because it's new and I'm still testing things out), I noticed that the Benq has the ability to set its booktyping and save those settings internally, while the Lite-On has the ability to booktype, but it must be "called out" by the software each time. There is no memory allocated to store the preferred booktype, or at least that's how I'm interpreting it. I must admit that I sort of like how Nero tells me my Lite-On is booktyping to DVD-ROM over Benq's Nero message saying that it is using the "current recorder setting," but it's not so bad, since you only need to check your settings on QSuite when you upgrade to new firmware (just to be sure, although I'd be VERY surprised if new firmware defaulted to anything but DVD-ROM for write-once media).

 

@creaky: QSuite is a great utility! I ...think... that once you've set up your given firmware, there's not much need to mess with it until a new firmware is released (to make sure your settings weren't changed. From what I've been reading, if you use high end media, which you do, all you need to check is:

Booktype: All to DVD-ROM
SolidBurn: Enabled for both
WOPC: Disabled

I'm pretty sure that's all you need to worry about. As a sidenote, you can disable OverSpeed, since most high quality media burns best at max speed or lower.

 

@creaky: Yep, I hear ya there! I can't be bothered to turn WOPC off after each reboot, either (even though my computer is typically on 24/7). I've burned plenty of discs with it both off and on and I'm really not seeing any noticeable difference, anyway.