Lite-On LDW-411S/451S DVD Writer
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Lite-On LDW-411S/451S OEM:Lite-On Chipset:Mediatek |
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read the comments): 1 3A Media 4xDVD+R (POMSC001002) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Arita 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Arita 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 2 Arita 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 BeAll 4xDVD+R (BeAll000P40) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Bencole Platinum Series 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Bencole Platinum Series 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 BestMedia Platinum 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 BestMedia Platinum 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 BestMedia Platinum 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 BlueStar 8xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Bulkpaq 4xDVD+R (AML.....002) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 6 Bulkpaq 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Bulkpaq 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Bulkpaq 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Business Special Whitetop 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Business Special Whitetop 4xDVD+R (VDSPMSAB001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 CompUSA 4xDVD+R (AML.....001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 CompUSA 1xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 CompUSA 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 CompUSA 2.4xDVD+RW (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 9 CompUSA 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 7 poor. 1 Create 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 CyQ've 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Datasafe Media 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 DataTrack 4xDVD+R (DT-D02..02.) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Datawrite 2xDVD-RW (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Datawrite Classic Yellow 2.4xDVD+R (PRODISC.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Datawrite Red (V2) 4xDVD-R (INFOSMART01.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Digi Island 4xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Digital Matrix 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Discrite 4xDVD-R (SONY04D1....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Emgeton 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 EMTEC 8xDVD+R (YUDEN000T02) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Esa 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Esperanza 4xDVD+R (AML.....001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fornex 4xDVD-R (FORNEX4X002.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 4xDVD+RW (DAXON...D42) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 2 Fujifilm 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 4 Fujifilm 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 4 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Fujifilm 8xDVD+R (YUDEN000T02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Generic/Unbranded 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (VANGUARD....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 2 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (VDSP.SAB 01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 GQ (Great Quality) 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 GQ (Great Quality) 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 GreatAZO 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 GreatAZO 4xDVD+R (VDSPMSAB001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Hawk Professional 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 HouseBrand 4xDVD-R (VDSP.SAB 01.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 HP 16xDVD+R (CMC MAG.M01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 HP 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 HP 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Hypermedia 4xDVD-R (AN30........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Hypermedia 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Imation 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Imation 2.4xDVD+RW (CMC MAG.W01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Imation 4xDVD+RW (MBIPG101W04) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Imation 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Imation 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Infodisc 4xDVD+RW (INFODISCA10) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Integrity 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Intenso 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Intenso 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCR004) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 5 KHypermedia 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 3 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor. 3 KHypermedia 2.4xDVD+RW (CMC MAG.W01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 KHypermedia 1xDVD-R (CMC00RG200..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 KHypermedia 4xDVD-R (TTG01.......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Laser 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Laser 4xDVD-R (AML.........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Laser 4xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Laser 4xDVD-R (VANGUARD....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Lead Data 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 2 Legacy 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 LIN TEK 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 6 Liquid Video 2xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 4 poor. 3 Lite-On 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 4 Lite-On 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 4 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MAM-E 4xDVD-R (MAM4XG02....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 2 MAM-E 4xDVD-R (MCI4XG01....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Matrix 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MAXdisc 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 MAXdisc 4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOR4) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Maxell 4xDVD-R (MXL RG02....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Maxell 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Maxell 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Maxell 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Melody 2.4xDVD+RW (INFODISCA01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 8 Memorex 4xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AF1) comments, 6 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor. 8 Memorex 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 3 good, 2 mixed, 3 poor. 3 Memorex 2.4xDVD+RW (INFODISCA01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Memorex 8xDVD+R (MBIPG101R04) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 3 Memorex 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Memorex 1xDVD-RW (ProdiscDVDRW) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 2 poor. 7 Memorex 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 2 poor. 4 Memorex 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 4 Memorex 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 4 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Memorex 2xDVD-RW (RITEKW01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Mirror Platinum 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Mirror Platinum 4xDVD+R (IS01....001) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Mirror Platinum 4xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Monarch 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Moviestyle 8xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Office Depot 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Office Depot 4xDVD-RW (RITEKW04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Onidtech 4xDVD-R (ONIDTECH....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Optodisc 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Optodisc 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCR004) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Philips 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Philips 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Philips 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Philips 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Piodata 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Primeon 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 8 Princo 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 7 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Princo 2xDVD-RW (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Princo 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Prodisc 8xDVD-R (MCC 02RG20) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Prodisc 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Prodisc 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Prodye 4xDVD+R (POMSC001002) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 ProMedia 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Prostore 4xDVD-R (MBI 01RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Ricoh 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 4 Ricoh 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 4 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 RiData 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 5 RiData 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 4 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 RiData 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Ritek 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Ritek 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 16 Ritek 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 15 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Ritek 2xDVD-RW (RITEKW01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Samsung 4xDVD-R (BeAll G40001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 4 Shintaro 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 3 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Shintaro 1xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 SKC 4xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Sky 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Sky 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sky 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sky Pro 4xDVD-R (AML.........) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 SmartDisc 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 SmartDisc 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Sonic 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor. 1 Sony 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sony 1xDVD-R (SONY........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Sony 4xDVD-R (SONY04D1....) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Sony 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Staples 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Staples 8xDVD+R (MBIPG101R04) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 5 StarLogic 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 2 poor. 1 Taiyo Yuden 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Taiyo Yuden 8xDVD-R (TYG02.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 TDK 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 TDK 16xDVD+R (CMC MAG.M01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 5 TDK 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 6 TDK 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 TDK 4xDVD-R (TTG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 TDK 8xDVD-R (TTG02.......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Teon 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Tesco 8xDVD-R (UME01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 That's 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 TopStar 4xDVD-R (POSG04......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Traxdata 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Vakoss 4xDVD-R (NANYA-JC001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Vakoss 4xDVD+R (NANYA...RJB) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Value Disc 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLife) 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2xDVD-R (MCC 00RG200) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 8xDVD-R (MCC 02RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 3 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD+R (MCC.....002) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 12xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 2 Verbatim DigitalMovie 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 1 Yi Jhan 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor. 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| Apparently the LDW-451S is an updated version of the LDW-411S, and has an updated chipset for greater compatibility. I just got the 451S from Best Buy, which was advertised as a 411S, but there was absolutely nothing on the box that indicated the model number. I hope the UPC is the same so it works for my rebates! The one I bought had a Nov. 2003 manufacture date, so it is probably updated with regards to firmware. My firmware rev. is GSB4 Comments posted by Lenny from Other, December 20, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| I bought this from Best Buy at 149 in early November. Did the firmware updates which are CRUCIAL and have burned about 75 data DVDs and 350 movie DVDs with no problem at all. The DVD-Rs are wayyyy more compatible with standard DVD players than DVD+Rs so those of you who are having problems with burnt movies, burn them on DVD-Rs and you will have no problem. I have played the Discs in Daewoo, Apex, Sony, Pioneer, Emerson, Polaroid, Playstation 2 and an XBOX and others with no problem. The software SONIC MYDVD that comes with it was crap. It made me think that my dvdburner is crap, but after buying DVD X COPY and making over 100 backups of my DVD collection with absolutely no problem, I realize the problem is software related, not related to this drive at all. I basically use whatevwer disks are on sale closest to a $1 per disc which for the most part will be the Fuji or Memorex 25-50pk of DVD-Rs. They always worked fine. The software I used which burned them fine are DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, Sonic, Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 & 6, MyDVD and Pinnacle Studio 7. My PC is a Emachines 2.2ghz with 512 ram running Windows XP. I may buy me a 2nd Lite-On 411s drive so that I can copy straight from one to the other. In my opinion, this is an EXCELLENT drive!! Comments posted by Hypno from Other, December 18, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I've had great results from this drive. It's in a Bytecc firewire enclosure; No problem flashing to 4SF0F - follow the directions on the Microsoft website about how to disable other optical drives and DMA on IDE controllers so you don't get conflict errors. I've burned perfect backups on 3 4x BeAll +R discs, 1 4x Memorex +R, 1 2.4x Optorite +RW, and the +R and +RW discs included with the 411s, all using DVDShrink and RecordNow DX. All work in the 411s, my Toshiba laptop's DVD-ROM, a Samsung P721M, and Toshiba SDK510. Also burned a bunch of CD-RW. Haven't tried DVD-R yet. This drive is fast and easy to use, no coasters. Got it for $73 at Circuit City after they price-matched the Best Buy $79.99 sale. Comments posted by jdp_atl from Other, December 17, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Just bought this at Best Buy for $79 after rebates. I tried to flash the firmware to FS0F (the only one you can d/l from Lite-On now) but it says "No matched drive detected". I verified on the carton and on the drive itself that it really is an LDW-411S. My BIOS and Windows XP both show it as an LDW-411S as well. I'm going to submit a problem to Lite-On tomorrow for this issue. Based on comments here I'm going to wait until I get the newer firmware on there before burning anything. Comments posted by Doppelbock from Other, December 16, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Have a 451 that is same as 411 spec wise??? Doesn't work well on DVD, CD was just fine. Cant read on my home mintek - disc error. Put a video clip on the 4xRW disc (supplied) and it played fine in the writer, but in my DVD- rom drive skipped terrible. Wrote a VOB file on a verbatim 2.4xRW and it played fine in the DVD-rom, but still not in the mintek. Wrote at 1x on the supplied RW and still skipped in my DVD-rom. There is something wrong and since there is no info at liteon - have to return to Best buy. $79 was just too cheap. It did burn very quickly, but if you can't read it then not much of an advantage. Comments posted by Dave from Other, December 16, 2003. Rated this writer 2 of 10. |
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| I purchased the LiteOn LDW411S for $129. at Circuit City, it had a $40. Mail In Rebate at the time. I ordered Ritek 4X -R Media from Meritline.Com and have backed up a few movies with DVD Shrink and Nero 6.0. The Burner works flawlessly and the movies I burned work beautifully. Well worth the money spent on the LiteOn. Best Buy has it on sale again starting Sunday, 12/14 for $129. with a $50. Mail In Rebate offer. At this price, it's a Steal. Comments posted by jsam50 from Other, December 13, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I had a Sony DRU510A before. The Sony's read speed is very slow, and I had a few coaster due to drive stop responding. Updating F/W and run Sony DSS only helped a little. Then I bought this drive at BestBuy's after Thanksgiving sale for $79.99 after rebate. After trying it out with F/W 0F, I return the Sony DRU510A right away. This drive can do everything the Sony does, but at half the price. So far Imation +/-R, Fuji +RW, Khypermedia +RW all worked perfectly. Only Liquid Video -R from Circuit City has problems, but those discs don't seem to work well with any drive anyway. + comes with 1 each blank +R and +RW disc - old software, Sonic My DVD 4.0 Comments posted by xhsiao from Other, December 12, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| works great so far no problems with it Comments posted by Peter Jackson from Other, December 11, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| FYI: If you are running Nero 5.5x, you will need to upgrade to 5.5.10.54 in order for the drive to be supported. Finally figured it out (with help from another forum on this site). Recorder does great with the firmware update. JT Comments posted by beefyJT from Other, December 10, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| the website is www.centralcomputer.com. sorry. never heard of STI. However it works for Liteon at 4x. Comments posted by nicefun from Other, December 09, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Got it from bestbuy in Thanksgiving for $80(after rebate). Works great. Flash to newest firmware right away. No problem install and recognize with Win XP pro. Try to copy using Copy to DVD 3.41 using using STI brand(1-4x)(from www.computercentral.com, $16 for 25 pack after $5 rebate). The write recognized as 4x and finished less than 20 minutes.(I am in heaven) Not play on the Toshia but work on liteon lvd-2001. Uninstall 3.41 install 3.36.10 and try again. The DVD now plays on my Toshiba and Digi player. (I have 3 DVD players). I am very happy now. I guess sometime if the dvd not play on your dvd player is combination of either your player's firmwre or recording software. And, sometime new version of software may nto better than old one, like my case. I give it 9 it because one of the STI dice it didn't play very smooth at the end of the disc but it plays. I have not play it with the lite on to see if that's disc problem or the player problem. This a great drive. using DVD decrypter 3.17 copy to dvd 3.36.10 (don't use 3.41) DvdtoOne 1.3 Comments posted by nicefun from Other, December 09, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| If you are running windows ME beware! I recently purchased this drive and installed the hardware without any problems. The DVD came with enclosed software for Sonic DVD ver 4.5 but no documentation. The only thing the manual said was to install the attached software to burn DVD's. So, that's what I did. Unfortunetly, the Sonic software is written for XP systems and does not run under ME. But nothing stopped the software from loading on my system. When I tried to run the Sonic software my system locked up. When I re-booted my registry was corrupted and I could not restart windows. The message I got was to reload my operating system. I tried doing this, but since the registry was corrupt the new load didn't help at all. I also tried to run utilities to fix the registry but it didn't help. The only way I was able to get my computer running again was to buy windows XP and install it over ME. Now everything runs fine, but I wasn't expecting to have to do this. There should have been some documentation someplace about the software only running on XP. Also, if you do run into this problem DO NOT call Dell or Microsofts help centers. The 'expert' technical staff suggested that I reformat my hard drive (FDISK) and rebuild my system from scratch. Of course if you do this you lose everything on the hard drive which is not a good thing. Comments posted by John from Other, December 09, 2003. Rated this writer 6 of 10. |
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| Any idea of a compatibility problem with Nero 551042? Otherwise, worked GREAT using Windows Movie Maker for capture and edit, then MyDVD 4.0 which came with the recorder. Comments posted by beefyJT from Other, December 09, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Hey guys...just wanted to give you an update. I've read around some more and discovered these tips. 1. When burning a copy of a movie let's say, ALWAYS VERIFY THE BACKUP (all DVD burning software should have this option) By doing so, you can avoid going through all the menus to check for errors as I stated I did in a prior post below. I found this VERIFICATION procedure to extend the time for the whole copy process, but the plus side is that I can catch errors and also "somewhat" confirm that the burn process was successful. (All failed verifications on burned media proved to have pixelation and stuttering on my DVD players). 2. I returned the COMPUSA Princo 1X DVD-R media as well as the Memorex DVD-R 25 Pack 4X media. I had mixed results with the two brands enough to be annoyed and return them. I thought I had to pay a 15% restocking fee with COMPUSA but I managed to convince the manager that I buy stuff from them all the time and would take a gift card instead of crediting my credit card. He agreed! What I discovered is that the COMPUSA media and Memorex media were unreliable. When I looked up these brands on this website, I discovered that Princo (Compusa brand) and PRODISC (Memorex) were the actual manufacturers that have a spotty track record. CONCLUSION: Buy the media as recommended in this FAQ I found in one of the forums here: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172496 After doing some shopping around the web, I found the prices to be incredibly cheap for let's say a 25 pack of DVD-R media for $28 shipped (one brand recommended by this forum post)! I ended up saving the same amount of money ordering online as I had from buying the COMPUSA and MEMOREX media. I just ordered a 25 pack of Ritek DVD-R media and am eagerly awaiting it's arrival! Comments posted by cybercho from Other, December 08, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| i got ma liteon yerterday.. allso i got 2 hp dvd+r allso.. they were fine.. but still expensive (40eek = 15,6eek=1eur) and i wonder that is there a list somewhere about what i can burn with this liteon. i have this last wirmwerw (i had allso some problems with that too.. first time it diden´t install correctly but second time it wos good) Comments posted by madis from Other, December 07, 2003. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| I have tons of problems writing dvd-r;it cant see media such as princo 4x or verbatim 2x.I buy liteon cause is cheap but now I'm trashing money in expensive media that sometimes(about 50%)wont work in my stand alone player Comments posted by gremio from Other, December 06, 2003. Rated this writer 1 of 10. |
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| Hi again, I'm the Nathan post. The problem with my 411 was not the 411 but an intermittent IDE cable. After I replaced the IDE everything worked fine. The DVDs I burned would not run on the APEX DVD player, but ran fine on the computer. I loaded the recommend flash update and it works like a charm; no problem reading R or RWs on the APEX. The biggest problem I had configuring the system (under W2K Pro) was setting the region code. You have to have a DVD loaded in the drive to set the region code. The Monsters Inc DVD would not let me set the region code. However, Miss Congeniality worked just fine. One of the things I did not like is that Sonic DVD tries doing mothership communications. I really do not like this unless I request it. At $89 USD its a great deal. At $149 list, I'd buy an A06. Comments posted by Nathan from Other, December 05, 2003. Rated this writer 8 of 10. |
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| I totally agree with cybercho. I want to point out one more software problem. If you are trying to copy a commercial DVD and it does not work, read around more before making a comment. Compression from 8.5GB to 4.7GB, DVD5 or DVD9, region code, ripping speed, etc. can all result in why you cannot copy a disk. As to hardware, 80pin/40pin connector, master or slave setting, DMA2 enable, etc., if you have no idea what I am talking about. Read more before you make a choice. Comments posted by simbawang from Other, December 05, 2003. Rated this writer No rating. |
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| Bought the drive at Bestbuy for $79 after rebate. Bought a 25 pack of Imation +R and a 25 pack of -R and have had no problems using Alcohol, Nero or DVDXCopy. Comments posted by Agent Smith from Other, December 05, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| I agree with DISTRO's comments (right below). Most people will have problems with DVD writers just because they don't understand the nature of hardware and software too well. If you're not too familiar or have only a basic knowledge of computers and don't want to go through all the hassle, buy a Pioneer DVD-Writer. However, if you know how to troubleshoot, upgrade firmware, etc, it's a good idea to save some money and get this Liteon. I too got it at Best Buy and tested the hell out of it after upgrading firmware. My conclusion.... It works great on all the familiar name brand DVD media such as Memorex, Ritek, Fujifilm, etc. It also works OK with the cheap COMPUSA FMI (Princo manufactured) media but I had slight skipping problems and picture quality issues when playing it on my Apex 1500 but it played perfectly on my Toshiba SD1800 and two of my laptop DVD players. Just remember, you get what you pay for in terms of media. I didn't get any coasters with COMPUSA media but I'll find subtle problems when playing through the DVD's as mentioned above. If you don't mind losing one or two to coasters in a 10 pack let's say, then it's worth the cheap price isn't it? If you're the type of person that'll go crazy when one of the media is bad and panic, then don't buy cheap media. Spend some more money and look for rebate deals! I am a very thorough person and went through ALL the menu choices to check for problems before I came to this conclusion! Most people's idea of a test is just being able to play the copied DVD! You have to go through each of the menus and see if you can watch the first few seconds of each item. Some of you may say I'm crazy or it's not worth it to do this. Personally, I love computers and technology and enjoy doing this kind of thing. Just last week I had no interest in DVD writers until I saw the Best Buy ad for $80 after rebate and considering my CD burner is a Liteon and it has a good reputation, I decided to take the plunge. I also just discoverd this website and found it extremely helpful. That's why I decided to write this lengthy review. Don't be afraid to take the plunge. Stick with one brand of media that works well with your Liteon and DVD players (desktop or computer) at home and you'll be happy. Comments posted by cybercho from Other, December 05, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Had it for little over a week now. Thought I would take a chance on it at circuit city for $80. Had some trouble at first but I evenually updated the firmware and havent had a bit of trouble out of it using Nero 6. I was scared of buying this drive at such a cheap price and reading all of the problem comments from this drive and others I got the immpression that DVD Writers are very had to work with. Such as getting a good drive along with finding the media that it will work with. I have come to the conclusion that a very big majority of the problem comments with many of the these drives are from people that wouldnt know a hardware problem from a software problem. I not saying that there are not real problems out there but, dont put so much weight in some of the comments you read. These are the people that have to call Tech Support because they cant get on the internet beacause their shortcut is missing. Comments posted by Distro from Other, December 04, 2003. Rated this writer 10 of 10. |
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| Picked this up at Bestbuy for $79 after rebate. First thing I did was flash to the latest firmware (OF). Have burned about 8 DVDs using the FujiFilm brand that Bestbuy also had on sale. No problems at all burning to +R and -R Fuji discs. My 2 cousins also purchased this drive and they too have had excellent luck. Great drive for the price. Simply can not be beat. Have not tested other media but am glad to say that FujiFilm at bestbuy works great. Not 1 single coaster. They even play great on the V99 DVD player that BB had for $20 after rebates. Comments posted by Andre from Other, December 03, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| Burns DVD-Video on DVD+R/RW like a charm. Even on quality DVD-R discs. BUT!! Data and Playstation2 backups on DVD-R sucks big time, UNREADABLE on PS2 and Pioneer DVD-Rom drive in my PC. Sometimes even the 411S itself can't read it's own burned DVD-R discs!!! I tried all firmware revisions and burning tools on different quality media like RitekG04, Ricoh and Verbatim. Had ± 20 coasters up to now. Also LiteOn service sucks big time. They gave me (and others) always their standard reply: "Please update the firmware of your drive to the latest version FS0F. It will fix this problem." NOT!!!!! So people, don't buy this piece of sh*t! Buy quality like Pioneer, Plextor and so on. Comments posted by Charl from Other, December 03, 2003. Rated this writer 5 of 10. |
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| Just bought one the day after Thanksgiving at Best Buy ($79.99). Flash it with the new firmware before any DVD recordings, it runs like a champ from speeds X2.4 - X4. Use software: DVD2ONE, Nero 6.XX. Media: Memorex -R X4 and +R X2.4, TDK +R 4X, Philips +R X2.4. Will try more media +RW this weekend and do a follow-up report. Can't give a 10 yet until try out some more. However, I am a happy camper!!!! Comments posted by tran48673 from Other, December 03, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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| I purchased this drive for $79 at Office Depot after having them price match with Best Buy. The retail box comes with a DVD+R & DVD+RW. They both burned with no problems with burn speeds ranging from 2.4x - 4x using Roxio CD Creator 6.0.0.171 and the latest firmware of FS0F. I have burned 3 DVD backups using DVDXCOPY two being +R media from Imation and one being DVD-R Imation with no problems in my HA-9000 DVD Player and my Toshiba SD-4800. I have burned one XBOX backup on -R Imation with no problems also. Due to not trying any other media besides Imation and the stuff that comes with it, I only rate it a 9. Will post an update when I've tried more media. Comments posted by lqqker from Other, December 03, 2003. Rated this writer 9 of 10. |
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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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