Post your Plextor 708/712 DVD quality scans here

Post your Plextor 708A/712A/SA/UF Quality scans here.
Please state the drive type, firmware revision, MID of the media used, software, burn speed and time if possible and Power record On/Off. Stating the above info in your post will help others decide what media and drive settings are the best for them to use. Have fun.

Linky to the original Post your Plextor quality DVD scans thread

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Last edited by crossg; 23-07-2006 at 22:32. Reason: added link

Burner: PX-712UF TLA #0103
Firmware: 1.09
Media: Verbatim 16x DVD+R inket printable 100-pack (95145)
Burn Speed: 8x
AS: N/A
PR: On
Burning Software: Prassi ONES 2.0.330

These discs are made in Taiwan by CMC Magnetics with the (unusually common) lot number ZD2632-DVR-T47D.

Very nice Two Degrees. I guess I should have stated that the first scan posted in a new thread should leave some room for improvement.

Plextor PX-712A 1.07 burned at 12x; 4463 MB burned to disc; PoweRec On
Plextor DVD+R 16x (YUDEN000 T03 00) TH000021; Made in Japan

See this post for the actual scans.

Plextor PX-712A 1.07 burned at 8x; 4405 MB burned to disc; PoweRec On
Plextor DVD+R 16x (YUDEN000 T03 00) TH000021; Made in Japan

See this post for the actual scans.

This one is equal to Two Degrees' scans above in my opinion, but since we're using different drives for the scans it's impossible to know.

Burner: PX-712UF TLA #0103
Firmware: 1.09
Media: Verbatim 8x DVD+R 100-pack (94985)
MID: MCC02RG20
Burn Speed: 8x
AS: N/A
PR: On
Burning Software: BHA B's Recorder GOLD8

None of the 712A drives I've owned ever really did that great with this MID, but this isn't a bad burn. Discs were made in Taiwan by CMC Magnetics, lot number ZD4845-DVR-I47C.

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Last edited by Two Degrees; 23-07-2006 at 05:34. Reason: Added LiteOn scan

BenQ CD-DVD Speed scan of the previous burn.

Burner: PX-712UF TLA #0103
Firmware: 1.09
Media: Verbatim 8x DVD+R Thermal Hub Printable 50-pack (94889)
MID: MCC003
Burn Speed: 8x
AS: N/A
PR: On
Burning Software: BHA B's Recorder GOLD8

This hardly goes without saying, but the 712 drives greatly prefer +R to -R. These discs were made in Taiwan by Prodisc, lot number ZD2343-DVR-X47B.

Two Degrees, amazing burn! I wonder if we will every see 18x burns that looks like that (not from this drive of course).

Congratulations! Great burn!

Actually we're not that far off:

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...24&postcount=3
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...40&postcount=5

Let's see what the next FW-update will bring

Thanks hwp. Certainly fantastic results at that burn speed.

BTW, nice job on your 760A review thread.

Taiyo Yuden +R 16x (Yuden000 T03 00) sold by Plextor
PX-708a, FW 1.12
Burn speed 8x Z-CLV, no slowdown

Good old 708a still going strong an knowing perfectly how to handle 16x media.

Burst, Sum1, Beta/Jitter, Read (716) scans:

Plextor 712, fw 1.07.
DVD+R TDK 16x (YUDEN000 T03).
Burs speed 8x.

SUM1 Plex 712 scan, Lite-On 165H6S PI/PIF & jitter scans.

What is the lot number on those T03 discs GeoN?

TH000021.

Taiyo Yuden -R 16x (TYG03) sold by Panasonic
PX-708a, FW 1.12
Burn speed 4x CLV, no slowdown

Good old 708a knowing how to use -R 16x media. A bit higher PIE values but very regular and nothing critical. This from a batch of media that shows higher PIE values in the 755 and 760 drives too.

Burst, Sum1, Beta/Jitter, Read (755) scans:

Plextor PX-712A 1.09
Verbatim 16x DVD+R MIT, MCC004 burned at 12x

My 2 years old drive is still kickin'

MCC002 burned Jan. 2004 with PX 708A at 4x

scanned today and still good quality

712a 1.08
TDK-R 16x TTH02
Burned @ 4x with Nero 6.6.1.4

Proof that some 16x media can be burnt @ 4x with great results (higher speeds don't yield results as nice)

Burner: PX-712UF TLA #0103
Firmware: 1.09
Media: Verbatim 16x DVD-R
Burn Speed: 8x
AS: N/A
PR: On
Burning Software: Nero CD-DVD Speed 4.61.2 Beta

These discs are made by Prodisc, lot number ZD3177-DVR-J47C1.

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Last edited by Two Degrees; 21-10-2006 at 03:16.

PX-712UF TLA#0102
Memorex DVD-R 1-8X

Burner: PX-712A TLA #0103
Firmware: 1.09
Media: Verbatim 8x DVD+R (MIT)
MID: MCC003 (CMC)
Burn Speed: 12x
AS: N/A
PR: On
Burning Software: PlexTools Professional 2.36

Geriatric 712A still kickin' in 2007! WHAT!!

Burner: PX-712UF TLA #0103
Firmware: 1.09
Media: Maxell 4x DVD-R Inkjet Printable
MID: MXLRG02
Burn Speed: 4x
Stamper Code: N/A
Hub Serial: H06YH134 (Not sure about all the digits/letters)
AS: N/A
PR: On
Burning Software: PlexTools Professional LE V3.13

Got a box of 10x5-packs of Maxell 4x -R printables off ebay. These discs are MIJ of course, have the short serial numbering system and have a stack ring on top and bottom, which suggests they were made on the premium lines. Honestly, it doesn't look like there is any advantage to 4x media.

Apart from the spike (probably a mechanical defect of the disc, can you do a FE/TE test?) Jitter is very nice IMHO (TA=5). Same as here http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=116 . I rarely see beyond 4 when burning 12x or 16x.

Burner: PX-712UF TLA #0103
Firmware: 1.09
Media: Verbatim 8x DVD+R Thermal Hub Printable 50-pack (94889)
MID: MCC003
Burn Speed: 12x
AS: N/A
PR: On
Burning Software: Nero CD-DVD Speed 4.51.3

This is a burn from last July or August and I'm not sure why I didn't post it before now. I don't seem to have any other graphs besides the write test and PIE Sum8.