Post your DISC quality scans here 2

@theonejrs

I'm using the optiarc 7200S and the Lite_on 20A1S- recommend them both and altho I mainly burn with 7200 but I don't hesitate to burn with the 20A1 also. You'll get 95s on your scans every time with Tys T02s and verb MCC 004s. Just ask omegaman7. LOL

 

I concur, LOL. Very awesome drive/media

 

Ha ha. I did some serious upgrades today. 700Watt OCZ(4rails)Xstream, and I also slapped an iHAP422(lite-on) burner in my case. I must admit though, im gonna be skeptical about this one! It sounds different. Call me crazy but something about its sound has me wondering about it. Ive gone through alot of burners. an 8X burn takes a full minute longer than the 7200 as well this burn time is the slowest 8X burn ive seen. It was however its first burn. So time will tell if its a performer or a frisbee/coaster maker, lol. Oddly, the lite-on had trouble reading this disc. No id(TYG03), doesnt know which burner burned it, and the load time was substantially longer. As I said, im gonna be VERY skeptical about this drive. Newegg maybe seeing this one again. mmm hmmm, dvd identifier wont even recognize the manufacterer, or ID.
But anywho, here is the scan.


looks like the other drives have trouble reading it too
I guess that just leaves one more test

 

You might give this a read. linky

I don't think there is any patches at this time, so you might have to wait a while until they (f/w guys) get busy with this drive.

...gm

 

garmoon,
So that's what GM stands for? I never knew! ROFLMSOAO!!

Russ

 

Well... 3 frisbees. It would appear among its problems, whether nero burning rom or imgburn, it auto booktypes to dvd-rom on a dvd-r. I dont know if thats the ONLY problem causing it to not play in my dvd player but... im betting not. It shouldnt take the LH-20A1H sooo long to load the disc. Is it possible, that its smart erase capability is causing some kind of erasure of the data on the blank? or is that simply reaching for an answer? Im really at a loss here. One other thing is it is ran via a usb-ide connection. REALLY dont wanna play in the case again. The PSU has a MASS of cable thats difficult to run clean. Man... thats probably the problem too. The chip in the ide usb converter doesnt mesh well with the burners controler chip? hmmm... worth a shot. not tonight im afraid. Not in to tangling with it tonight.

 

Omegaman7,
If it's USB to IDE, then it will be slow!

Russ

 

Both my DRU830 And DRU840 have been FLAWLESS. Thats why I say that its controller chip may not be meshing well. Though a F/W may address the issue???
Infact, The 840 is a freak of technology when its ripping. Ive seen it upwards of 16,000 kbs! closer to 20,000 i believe

 

Where did the USB part come from then? I don't think that USB is capable of that kind of speed, although I'm not 100% sure on that! I know for external hard drives they are bog slow.

Russ

 

I run an adapter capable of usb 2.0 speed. So far, its kept up with my hardwares speed ratings. Uncertain about my WD5000aakb drive though. I think it should be faster transfers than im seeing. See... im limited on my Mobo. one ide, 2 sata's. I know, sucks!
it was my first build and I jumped into it.
This optical drive(iHAP422) is the first device ive seen have a problem. YOUR speed problem might be due to HDD drive capability. Thats simply a logical deduction though. As I LOVE my ide-usb ADAPTERS.

 

i didnt think that was possible? a DVD-r booktyped to dvd-rom???i thought they stayed as DVD-R's? IF
it is doing that, that is why it is taking so long...

sorry for the short post and so few post. back to work and takeing alot of time during the days...

 

Ive read its possible, but I havnt had a compatibility issue, UNTIL NOW. They're actually not coasters. The dvd player doesnt like them, but the computer recognizes them OF COURSE. Somehow the MID is also lost in the burn process. Could have something to do with the load time? I guess I could swap the opti and this ihap422 and see what happens. My DRU820,830,840's have never minded the usb conversion. Perhaps the ihap's controller chip just isnt meshing? There is no apparent speed reduction in the drives running them this way. I have seen their top speeds ran this way. upwards of 20,000kbs.

 

Not so sure my Litey likes these Verb disks. Just done a test burn on these as I have never used them before, and I am not impressed. May take a little more effort in finding the "sweet spot". As of now I definitely like my TYs better.

 

fergie not that bad of a burn at that speed. You might drop it down to 16x and see what the results are, just to see. Did you try the newer f/w from CK? linky

...gm

add: just to ask you guys are using the "settings utility" for Litey drives, right?

 

fergui1,
Here's my scan with the Verbs I have. My results are consistently like this! I call it a pretty good scan!



I see that the Mine are +R, while Yours are -R. I don't think that I've ever used anything but +R DVDs. I'm not even sure if that makes a difference.


Happy Holidays,
Russ

 

give that litey a chance to learn those verbatims. My litey loves them.

 

Agreed!! One thing to remember is the Litey 422 is a completely new ODD and it'll take a f/w or 2 to get it right.

...gm

 

That much is certain. Looks like my config likes +R's though. I wonder if a F/W could fix the issue im having. usb-->ide I mean. ehh... im gonna run this one proper in a few minutes and see what happens with it. If it fails... i'll leave a bad egg on the egg, lol.

 

Thank you sir, wasn't aware that a newer release was out. Yes I use the "settings utility" and had all options on for that burn. However, my other 120 still has the original firmware and was running with smart burn only and burnt a 95 at 16x which was the highest speed the other one reached. Will try the new firmware and maybe monkey with the options in the utility until I can get what I want.

Alright I updated to the latest and greatest fw and tried another @16x this time. Still not overly impressed. Considering it still done better in the other 120 with original fw. I don't understand all the speed fluctuations while burning, maybe someone can fill me in.

New Firmware:

Same model, original firmware:

Both at 16x.

 

Sorry, I guess it is hared for someone to answer my question about burn speed fluctuations when I don't show what I am talking about
Here is the new firmware, all options on in the settings utility:

And here is the other drive with original firmware, smartburn only:

I realize the setting in the utility are little different, but I know for a fact that my original firmware does not like the other options being on, all bad, when I tried.