- Feb 14, 2004
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Just got it in today (few days early...thanks Newegg!). Popped it in my box, turned it on...I didn't even get a "new hardware found" bubble. It just...installed (using Windows XP Pro). I checked in My Computer and it was there. Sweetness!
Note: Make sure to restart your computer after the initial "installation". I didn't at first, and burned DVDs were reading as audio CDs. After I restarted, everything worked fine.
So, after the nice installation, I tested out some discs with it. Made a DVD-R data disc with Nero (1.45gb of files), worked fine. Made a DVD+R video disc with DVD Decrypter, worked fine. Made an audio CD with iTunes, worked fine.
As for the video, I made a 1:1 backup copy of my Happy Gilmore DVD (the DVD itself is 4.19gb) using DVD Decrypter. I made an ISO of the video and then burned the ISO from my desktop to an 8x Ritek DVD+R disc (system specs = 7200rpm hdd, 512mb ddr333, and 2.8ghz p4, btw). Here's some log clippings:
I 15:19:00 Destination Device: [1:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 1.10 (D: )
I 15:19:00 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: RITEK-R03-02) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x)
I 15:26:58 Average Write Rate: 10,382 KB/s (7.5x) - Maximum Write Rate: 12,416 KB/s (9.0x)
The total time was a bit under 8 minutes. DVD works fine.
I like it. It's a lot quieter than my Lite-on burners. I didn't notice a huge speed increase, but that's probably because I'm only using media rated at 4x and 8x. I like the fact that can has a 16x DVD-ROM (most other DVD burners have slower readers). I'm also glad it will be able to burn at 16x and also burn dual-layer DVDs. All in all, props to Pioneer, it looks like it's going to be a great drive!
Note: Make sure to restart your computer after the initial "installation". I didn't at first, and burned DVDs were reading as audio CDs. After I restarted, everything worked fine.
So, after the nice installation, I tested out some discs with it. Made a DVD-R data disc with Nero (1.45gb of files), worked fine. Made a DVD+R video disc with DVD Decrypter, worked fine. Made an audio CD with iTunes, worked fine.
As for the video, I made a 1:1 backup copy of my Happy Gilmore DVD (the DVD itself is 4.19gb) using DVD Decrypter. I made an ISO of the video and then burned the ISO from my desktop to an 8x Ritek DVD+R disc (system specs = 7200rpm hdd, 512mb ddr333, and 2.8ghz p4, btw). Here's some log clippings:
I 15:19:00 Destination Device: [1:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 1.10 (D: )
I 15:19:00 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: RITEK-R03-02) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x)
I 15:26:58 Average Write Rate: 10,382 KB/s (7.5x) - Maximum Write Rate: 12,416 KB/s (9.0x)
The total time was a bit under 8 minutes. DVD works fine.
I like it. It's a lot quieter than my Lite-on burners. I didn't notice a huge speed increase, but that's probably because I'm only using media rated at 4x and 8x. I like the fact that can has a 16x DVD-ROM (most other DVD burners have slower readers). I'm also glad it will be able to burn at 16x and also burn dual-layer DVDs. All in all, props to Pioneer, it looks like it's going to be a great drive!