Dang Anibear you beat me to it I was just going to say that the only ones I know that arent locked are the LiteOn's and they have that Smart-X technology specifically designed for ripping ;-) Thats why I went with there DVD ROM drive and have been very impressed ever since... In fact is probably the best $22 I ever spent!
hi i am not sure but if the disc has CSS encrpytion riplock kicks in???? oh yes forgot this drive! this would be high on my look at list to buy for sure! very good drive!
do you mean -R or ROM? it requires hacked firmware to booktype single layer +R to ROM it will booktype dual layer +R's with official NEC firmware
Thx kchev for the update yes dvdrom interesting though... dont you just love this place, loads of info!!! ;-]) cheers buddy
hi yes its true in the sense that the hacked firmware needs no outside intervention from software... just use any burning app and the drive booktypes it for you! other wise you need an app... but the standard drive can boktype with the aid of dvd decrypter and dvdinfo pro i think? or was it dvd identifier? not sure now?
Hi everyone.. Another vote here for the Plextor 716A. I actually didn't buy it; Dell mailed the boxed retail version to me for free as a replacement for the Philips 8631 that came with the new Dell pc. The Philips wasn't performing up to par so Dell support replaced it; they didn't want the Philips mailed back to them neither. The only thing I did notice though, is that it doesn't like to play those smaller dvd's that are about 3 inches in diameter. My Philips would play them fine, but this Plextor doesn't do anything at all when I insert the disk. I actually got that small disk as a sample that was affixed to a TV Guide some time ago; anybody else recieve one too? It was an Elvis Presley disk of some sort. Anyways, the Plextor is burning fine for me so I'm pleased with that at least. Take care everyone; enjoy your 4th of July. Tommy
I love my 108s. You cannot booktype with them, but my pioneer & toshiba have no probs playing any back ups. I prefer + format, more compatible. I never make dvds for others, I do not want the hassle of "It will not work", or "it skips". Pulsar Take a ganders at this item...... http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/113
Hi Pulsar; thanks for that link! A wealth of helpful info. I recently stocked up with some Maxell 8x +R's because Staples had a decent on-line price for it. So far these are burning fine, and with no jitter or errors when I check with those test things through Plextools. As a newbie here, I am elated for sure. Nice link Pulsar.. thank you. Tommy
Yeah, I was actually rather surprised that I had such good luck with them. I bought them because of the price that Staple's had on them, and also because they were listed on Plextor's website as being recommended. Once I learn some more with DVDD and Shrink and I eventually use these Maxell's up, I want to try some Ty's or Verbs because I've read so many favorable comments about them here on AfterDawn. I'm even tempted to try some dual layer pretty soon, but that darn price of them!!! Tommy
Dual layer are way to expensive...give them a year they will be down to a dollar a disk or so....then blue ray will be on the horizon lol
LOL ! Like you said, by the time the dual layers come down, Blu Ray technology will be the new thing, LOL !!
We will need like terabyte hard drives to burn them lol If they are 40 gigs each lol...it will suck up space so fast...
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=137210&highlight=3520+bitsetting i will have to try that with mine, but you are the only one i have ever heard of with a 3520 that can do bitsetting with original firmware??
i know for a fact you can't do it with dvdinfopro because it will only let you set the booktype on dual layer discs
flashed drive from hacked firmware back to original NEC firmware and it will NOT change booktype with dvd decrypter. it says it failed when i try to change it do you have an official NEC 3520 or is it rebadged such as a Mad Dog? the Mad Dog drives can do bitsetting out of the box with official firmware but OEM NEC drives can't
Wel I am not sure whats wrong with your drive but here is the exact one I have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152036 and I am telling you it does booktype right out of the box with Decrypter.. You know what I just remembered you have to use the BenQ setting in Decrypter? That was posted at the Decrypter site before it went down. I don't know why but it just didn't work using the NEC setting it was something lightningUK was working on before he got closed down ;-( Give that a try and let me know what happens? Cheers
