Plextor PX-708A DVD Writer
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Plextor PX-708A OEM:Plextor Chipset:Sanyo |
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read the comments): 1 01ne 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Acer 4xDVD+R (NANYA...RJB) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Akai 16xDVD-R (MCC 03RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 5 Arita 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 AVB 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 AVB 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 AVB 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BeAll 4xDVD-R (BeAll G40001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BeAll 4xDVD+R (BeAll000P40) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BenQ 4xDVD+R (DAXON...AZ1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BenQ 8xDVD+R (DAXON...AZ2) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BestMedia Platinum 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BestMedia Platinum 8xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BestMedia Platinum 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BestMedia Platinum 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Budget 4xDVD-R (GSC002......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Bulkpaq 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Bulkpaq 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Bulkpaq 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Centrios 2.4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 CompUSA 4xDVD+R (AML.....001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 3 CompUSA 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 1 CompUSA 2.4xDVD+RW (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Datasafe Media 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 DataTrack 2.4xDVD+R (DATATRAK001) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Datawrite 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Datawrite Classic Grey 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Datawrite Red (V2) 4xDVD-R (AN35........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 1 Digital Matrix 4xDVD-R (INFOSMART01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Digital Matrix 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 DMS 8xDVD+R (AML.....002) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 DVDPro 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Dynamax Protection 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 E3Works 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 EMTEC 4xDVD-R (MAM8XG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 EMTEC 1xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 eProformance (epro) 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Esperanza 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Ever Media 4xDVD-R (NANYA-JC001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Fujifilm 2xDVD-RW (MCC 01RW11n9) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 16xDVD+R (PRODISC.R05) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 6 Fujifilm 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 6 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Fujifilm 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 8xDVD+R (YUDEN000T02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (VANGUARD....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 GigaStorage 4xDVD-R (GSC002......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 GQ (Great Quality) 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 GQ (Great Quality) 8xDVD+R (LD......S03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 GreatAZO 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 GreatAZO 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Hawk Professional 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 HP 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 HP 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Imation 1xDVD-RW (OPTODISCK001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 7 Imation 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 7 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Imation 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Imation 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Imation 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Infiniti 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Infiniti 2xDVD-R (SONY........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Infotech 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Intenso 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCR004) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 JVC 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 JVC 8xDVD+R (WFKA11..211) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Kapi 4xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 KHypermedia 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Kodak 8xDVD+R (VDSPMSAB001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Lead Data 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Lifetec 1xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Liquid Video 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 MAM-E 4xDVD-R (MCI4XG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Matrix 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Matrix 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 5 Maxell 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Maxell 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MDA Technology 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 7 Memorex 4xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AF1) comments, 6 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 2 Memorex 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor. 8 Memorex 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 3 poor. 1 Memorex 4xDVD+R (MBIPG101R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 1xDVD-RW (ProdiscDVDRW) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Memorex 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 2 Memorex 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 15 Memorex 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 13 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 4 Memorex 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 1 Memorex 2.4xDVD+R (SKYMEDIAR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 2xDVD-RW (TDK502sakuM3) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memory Line 4xDVD+R (POMSC001002) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Mirror 8xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Mitsumi 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Mitsumi 2.4xDVD+RW (INFODISCA01) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MMore 4xDVD-R (MBI 01RG20) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 MMore 4xDVD+R (MBIPG101R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MMore 2xDVD-R (MCC 00RG200) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MMore 1xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 MMore 2xDVD-RW (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Nashua 4xDVD-R (MCI4XG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Nashua 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Newegg.com 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Optical Storage 2xDVD-R (............) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Optimum 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Optodisc 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Panasonic 8xDVD-R (TYG02.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Philips 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 2.4xDVD+RW (CMC MAG.W01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 8xDVD+R (INFOME..R20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 5 Philips 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Pine 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 1 Piodata 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Playo 8xDVD-R (UME01.......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 5 Plextor 4xDVD+R (YUDEN000T01) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Plextor 16xDVD+R (YUDEN000T03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 PrimeDisc 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 PrimeDisc 2.4xDVD+R (RITEK...R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Princo 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 8 Princo 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 4 good, 0 mixed, 4 poor. 1 Princo 1xDVD-RW (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Prodisc 8xDVD+R (PRODISC.R03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Prodisc 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Prodye 4xDVD+R (POMSC001002) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Promedia Bulk 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Prostore 4xDVD+R (MBIPG101R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 5 Ricoh 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 RiData 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 RiData 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 RiData 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 3 RiData 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 RiData 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Ritek 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 12 Ritek 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 10 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Ritek 2xDVD-RW (RITEKW01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 RiVision 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Samsung 4xDVD-R (BeAll G40001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Samsung 4xDVD+R (BeAll000P40) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Samsung (Pleomax) 4xDVD-RW (OPTODISCW004) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Sentinel 1xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sentinel 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCR004) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sentinel 8xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 SKC 1xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 2 Sonic 2xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sony 4xDVD+R (MCC.....002) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sony 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Sony 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sony 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Sony 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sony 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sunstar 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Supermedia 4xDVD-R (AML.........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Swisstec 8xDVD+R (Plasmon1LC0) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Swisstec 4xDVD+R (POMSA0010R.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Swisstec 2.4xDVD+R (SKYMEDIAR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Swisstec 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Taiyo Yuden 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 TDK 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 TDK 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 10 TDK 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 10 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 TDK 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 TDK 2xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 TDK 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 TDK 4xDVD-R (TTG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 2 Teon 4xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AF1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Tevion 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 That's 4xDVD+R (YUDEN000T01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Traxdata 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Traxdata 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Traxdata 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Traxdata 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Traxdata 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Ultra 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Velocity 8xDVD-R (OPTODISCR008) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLife) 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLife) 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2xDVD-R (MCC 00RG200) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 8 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 7 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 8xDVD-R (MCC 02RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 6 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD+R (MCC.....002) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 3 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 8xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+RW (MCC.....A01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD+RW (MKM.....A02) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+R (RITEK...R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) / Pastel Disc 4xDVD+R (YUDEN000T01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (Pearl White) 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Verbatim DigitalMovie 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 White Label 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 XDisc 1xDVD-R (GSC001......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 XP DVD 4xDVD-R (Dvsn........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 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| Great drive! No DVD coasters at all! Only some CD coasters because of new Slysoft CloneCD conflict. Very silent. Upgraded to 1.03. Comments posted by Francisco Lameira from Other, November 16, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| check my dma n saw it was already set to dma so i know dats not the problem. so far i no its not nero, not the firmware, not the media cuz im using verbatim 4x dvd+r. im clueless as to why i cant burn at 8x with my drive. ne one know wat could b wrong? Comments posted by ahmed from Other, November 15, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| very good drive ! silent, smooth, and very reliable. had no problems yet. 1.03 firmware ! Comments posted by ANDRE from Other, November 15, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| i want to make a correction, after using my newly aquired copy of dvd x copy platinum i made perfect 1:1 copies of how high, bones, t3, latin kings of comedy, x men 2 and bruce almighty with all menus and special features intact on ONE dvd, and id also like to comment that i have had no speed problems whatsoever, im using the default settings, i have NOT updated firmware and have not messed with dma and such settings, currently using 4x Ultra brand dvd+r's with a 12 minute burn time this burner now gets a 15 out of 10 YAY! Comments posted by BenitoJuarez from Other, November 15, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| SLOW BURNS SOLVED! (ENABLE DMA MODE) ((DUH.)) After reading all of the fantastic reviews, and also having used very good Plextor products in the past, I bought this writer a few days ago, along with some Memorex 4x DVD+R media. Using Nero 6 Ultra, I started burning some DVD's. Nero recognized the 8x speed capability on the 4x media, and when I burned, Nero SAID that it was burning at 8x. However, it took almost an hour to burn a full DVD! The DVD's came out fine, but just took forever to burn. I called Plextor tech support first, and as soon as the word Memorex came out of my mouth, the girl told me "Oh you can never trust Memorex media. They have so many different manufacturers, their media just isn't consistant. The media is definately your problem. Buy some Verbatim DataLife media." I tried to explain to her that I wasn't having any FAILED burned, just SLOW burns. But she swore up and down that it was the media. I was all set to get new media on the way home from work. Then I checked the forums here at dvdrhelp.com. I found someone who had the same exact problem. The DMA solution (below) was offered, and he reported that it worked. Here it is: (This is for Windows 2000, other OS's are probably simiar) 1. Know which device (master=0/slave=1) on which IDE channel your device is connected. 2. Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties. 3. Go to the Hardware tab and select Device Manager. 4. Expand IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers and double-click on the channel where your drive is connected. 5. Go to the Advanced Settings tab. 6. Under Transfer Mode for your device, make sure "DMA if available" is selected. Mine was set to "PIO only" to begin with. I changed it, rebooted, and presto, I was burning full DVD's in 8 minutes. I know that this is a "Duh" solution for the hardware guys, but I hope this saves someone a headache. I'm giving the writer a 10 (Boom, baby! 8 Minutes!), but I'd give the tech support a 1 if I could. My symptoms should have pointed to this. Now to try the fast rips with the eject button trick! Comments posted by greengolem from Other, November 14, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Just installed, works fine so far, used dvdxcopy express with memorex dvd-r 4x to make a back up movie looks great on my JVC xv-n50bk, super quiet, Comments posted by Ken from Other, November 14, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Bought this dvd burner like a month ago and since then iv havnt been able to burn at 8x once. iv been tryin to burn dvd movies using dvd shrink and iv never burned at 8x even though nero says dvd burned at 8x succesfully. its taking around 20-26 minutes to burn my dvds. iv upgraded my nero to latest version (nero 6.0.0.23) and the firmware to the drive to 1.03 and still havnt been able to. can ne one plz tell me wat the problem could be? Comments posted by ahmed from Other, November 14, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| I got this dvd burner last week for $230, and it does fine when i back up my data, it even did fine when i converted matrix revolutions to dvd, but when i try to make a copy of dvds i already have it completley fails, it makes garbled cds that IT cant even read once finished burning, so far i ahve tried making a copy of how high with dvd x copy gold (unsuccessful) and dvd decrypter (also unsuccessful) and bones which also failed, none of my dvd players (magnavox mrd200, GE Digital GE1101, and a crappy sanyo that wont play SVCD) will read the cds, if anyone wants to toss some advice my way, djbenitojuarez@hotmail.com, other than the fact it wont make backups of my dvds (which is why i bought the thing in the first place) its a pretty decent burner. Comments posted by Benitojuarez from Other, November 14, 2003. Rated this writer 6 of 10. |
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| Message to Freako and whoever else is having trouble. I use Nero 6.0.0.0 Ultra edition. so i assume any version over 6.0 will burn at 8x, my friend had the same problem and with the same drive, not exceeding 4x, but after updated nero. It worked perfectly. i also use Stomp Record now Max 4.5 and in both programs, i burn at 8x every time. However i have some New information to share with you. MATRIX Brand DVD-R (4x) dont seem to work with this drive AT ALL? DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT PURCHASE MATRIX DVD-R (4X) if you own the PLEXTOR PX-708A. Thats all the info i have enjoy this drive. hope this info helps. Comments posted by arty from Other, November 11, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| I bought Plextor PX-708A in September (in Europe) and I'm very satisfied with the drive itself. But I have strugled with (Europe version) included Pinnacle Studio 8 SE because it seems to be uncapable to produce over 60 min DVDs. I have recorded mpeg2s with my tv-card from tv-channels and from my analog video at DVD (Europe PAL) resolution 720x576 and 4000 Kbits/s bitrate and dvd stereo audio BUT Pinnacle Studio 8 SE just cannod make DVD disc (not direct to drive nor to hard disc). And the problem is in Pinnacle Studio because I downloaded trial version of CyberLink PowerProducer2 and it made the DVD with no difficulty for the very same mpeg2-files. I know that real DVD-video bitrate is 8000 Kbits/s but to fit 120 mins video into CD-R/+R needs to lover the bitrate, as DVD-recorders do. I just wonder why Pinnacle Studio 8 can't do things? Comments posted by FinnishGuy from Other, November 10, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| I love the drive except I ordered the Matrix 4x DVD +R media per Arty's recommendation and cannot get it to write at 8X using Nero 5.5 except with included disc from Plextor. What program did you use to burn Arty? Anyone else see anything similar? Comments posted by Freako from Other, November 08, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Awesome DVD writer with all media tested except for MATRIX 4x DVD+R. I was hoping to find a deal on DVD+r but no luck with these... only burns at 4x using Nero. Comments posted by HiThere from Other, November 05, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Just got the drive a week ago. Great drive and very fast. I've burned 5 DVD +rw/-rw's and 4 CDs without one coaster. Rated 9 because of price but I guess when you're the only game in town (8x +r write) you can be a little pricey and prefer Nero over Roxio... Comments posted by Brian from Other, November 05, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Great burns at 8 speed on DVD+ even on a 4x disc Comments posted by Taazz from Other, November 01, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Unpacked, connected ide & power cables, booted up, and it was that easy. No install problems of any kind. Software collection is well rounded and looks sufficient. I already had, and instead am using Nero Ultra Burning Rom 6.0.0.19, my Ricoh 4x certified dvd+r media burns around 8x~ or a little less, 8-9 mins total burn time for full 4.7gb, and so far no coasters. 2mb buffer seems more than sufficient for those worried about it not being 8mb, my buffer has never dropped below 81% while writing. Media playback is perfect on my Cyberhome and Jvc standalone players. Plextor has been supporting the drive well, with new firmware updates monthly or so. Also this drive is totally silent (I hear no audible noise during reading or writing) for those worried about any noise in a quiet system setup. Overall I rate this drive a perfect 10, as I have yet to see any downsides. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to buy the best burner on the market. Comments posted by Terry from Other, October 31, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| No comments Comments posted by Thor from Other, October 28, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| simply an amazing DVD burner just wanted to contribute some info. This burner can burn @ 8x with 4x MEMOREX BRAND DVD MEDIA ($2-5 Each) as well as the much cheaper Brand 4x MATRIX BRAND DVD MEDIA. ($.89-$1.09 each) I figure id share this information because a lot of people arent aware of how sick this burner is. it writes under 8 minuts all the time. You can also purchase the DVD's from https://www.shop4tech.com/go/search when in this screen, go to CATEGORY and select +DVD+R 4X 4.7GB and u fall upon the cheapest prices for DVD Media that i have ever seen. ohh and word to the wise, dont get MEMOREX just because its a brand name and because ull think it will last long or not F*ck up when u burn because it will. GO WITH MATRIX, only 4 Discs failed out of 80 successful burns. with memorex it was more like 33 percent failure rate. i hope this info was helpful. cheers arty Comments posted by arty from Other, October 26, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I just got this drive and love it. I got it to replace a iomagic/dd203 4x dvd+-rw. This thing is MUCH better. Don't need all the firmware patches to get it working, it just plain works right out of the box. Don't use the sucky software that comes with it. Spring for nero6, you will be glad you did (showtime and recode both work well with this drive). Gerk, you should have rated it a 10/10 if all you were waiting for is 8x media to burn at 8x - cuz YOU DONT NEED IT. This drive can burn decent quality 4x+R media at 8x automatically. I am using 4x memorex dvd+r's at 8x with no problems. I would rate the drive even better if they could figure out how to burn all the media types at twice their rated speed capacity. Its one of the most expensive dvd drives out there, but I think well worth the money considering that you can burn a dvd in 8 minutes. Comments posted by GottaLovePlextor from Other, October 20, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Excellent drive! Just a few minor complaints. 1. Packaging… The foam ends that protect the drive from damage and bouncing around were about an inch short and didn’t fit snuggly in the box. Not a problem cause the drive worked perfectly, it just allowed the unit to move a little bit in the box. 2. Software… Actually it should be software? What software? I mean please, at least have the decency to include a full version of Roxio 6 not “do you need to upgrade?” version. Don’t get me wrong Roxio DVD builder is nice but something a little bit more robust would have been nice… especially since the drive is as good as it gets… Dantz Retrospect? “Email us and we will send it to you!” Um no. 3. Ripping speeds… ok everyone wants to complain about this… read the manual its in there… trust me… Otherwise this drive rocks! 9/10 Comments posted by Trablex from Other, October 17, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| They don't call it the "Sexy-Plexy" for nothin'. So far so good. Highly recommend this one. Not a perfect score as am waiting for the 8X media to hit the market and see how that is. As well, NOTHING deserves a perfect score right now. A bit pricier than the rest, but IMO a good buy nonetheless. Comments posted by Gerk from Other, October 16, 2003. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| Exellent writer. Burned TDK +4X and Memorex +4X at 8 spread around 8 min. Very fast and reliable. Highly recomend. Comments posted by Jake from Other, October 14, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Been using Plextor px-708a for a week now. Flawless drive , burning bulkpaq 4x @ 8x no problems. using ' anydvd + Clonedvd 'for excellent dvd movie back-ups . Discs work in all the dvd players and psx 2's i have tried without a hitch . Well impressed with multi-format +-rw and cdr recording . Also writes in raw - mode for game copies . Go try it yourself , you won't be disappointed . Comments posted by Paul J from Other, October 14, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Very good burner, no problems with firmware 1.02. I think that Bill's problem is not the quality of the writer but the way it writes the media. By default HP (and Nec?) unit writes a different bitsetting (DVD-ROM for DVD+R) than Plextor unit (DVD+R for DVD+R. See the link http://www.dvdplusrw.org/resources/bitsettings.html#pc With Plextor you can not change the book type of DVD+R/RW Comments posted by brad_italy from Other, October 14, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I am looking for a burner with maximum compatability with DVD players. I want to be able to send home video to relatives and not to have to worry about what DVD player that they have. If you are looking for the same thing, this is NOT the burner to buy. I have two other DVD burners. An HP 200i (2.4X) and NEC ND-1100A (firmware 1.A1) (4X). Both of these produce video DVDs that play in my TV type DVD players. The Plextor PX-708A doesn't. The video doesn't play in my older Toshiba DVD player but does play in my newer Toshiba DVD player. When I contacted Plextor support they tried to blame the media. I'm sorry, but when the same media burned at the same speed with two other burners produce a useable video DVD and the Plextor doesn't, it's the burner not the media. So, I'm not impressed with Plextor support either. They seem to be more interested in blaming media rather than fixing their problem. Comments posted by Bill from Other, October 13, 2003. Rated this writer 2 of 10. |
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| Someone wrote here that DVD-RAM was crossed out but supported. Anyone who could assure this? Comments posted by kavron from Other, October 13, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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Column Explanation:  Click on this for
more technical information.New comments= New comments since your last visit. New Writer = New DVD Writer since your last vist. OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer. Chipset The manufacturer of the main chipset the DVD writer/recorder is based on. Write support / Read support DVD-R = Works DVD-R? = Not tested Single Layer(4.7GB) write speeds 1x (CLV) = about 58 minutes 2x (CLV) = about 29 minutes 2.4x (CLV) = about 24 minutes 4x (CLV) = about 14.5 minutes 6x (CLV/ZCLV) = about 10-12 minutes 8x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 8-10 minutes 12x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 6.5-7.5 minutes 16x (CAV/ZCLV) = about 6-7 minutes Dual/Double Layer(8.5GB) write speeds 1x CLV = about 105 minutes 2.4x CLV = about 44 minutes 4x CLV = about 27 minutes Single Layer (4.7GB) read speeds 1x read speed is 1.321MB/s = ~56 minutes 6x CAV (avg. ~4x) read speed is max 7.93MB/s = ~14 minutes 8x CAV (avg. ~6x) read speed is max 10.57MB/s = ~10 minutes 12x CAV (avg. ~8x) read speed is max 15.85MB/s = ~7 minutes 16x CAV (avg. ~12x) read speed is max 21.13MB/s = ~5 minutes DVD Write types CAV = Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is written at a constantly increasing speed. CLV = Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is written at a constant speed. ZCLV = Zone Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is divided into zones. After each zone the write speed is increased. PCAV = Partial Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is being written at an increasing speed until a certain speed. After this speed it will not increase anymore. Connection Desktop = Standalone desktop DVD Recorder EIDE = Computer DVD Writer with EIDE/IDE connection SCSI = Computer DVD Writer with SCSI connection USB = Computer desktop DVD Writer with USB 2.0 or/and 1.1 connection FireWire = Computer desktop DVD Writer with IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.Link connection (some standalone desktop dvd recorder supports this also but then it is usually to connect your DV camera to the recorder) Rating The first rating is based on a weighted rank (the true Bayesian), it requires at least 5 votes to get a weighted rating. The second rating between the ( ) is a normal average rating. |
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