PX760/A or PX800?

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Posted: 05-09-2007

vinibee (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 39

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Originally Posted by TM

I don't think they will make this deal, but you never know.

For example I had an problem with my Premium II CD burner, I send them all things they need, and I had a new one after a week or so.... They wrote me in an email when they sent me the new one they will ask for my broken one in a time span of two weeks, after that I have to dispose the drive. Now it's three weeks ago and they did not want the drive.

Since electronic parts are hazardous waste in Germany I put it to my other elecronics stuff for dispose.

Finally, i sent all pxinfo returns one for each case (readinf DVD DL, DVD+R...) and now Plextor Belgium is ok to send me the px-760a.
I hope it works like the px-712a ??

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Posted: 05-09-2007

vinibee (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 39

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Originally Posted by DrageMester

I don't know, but this thread is not the right place to troubleshoot your problem since that would hijack the thread towards an unintended destination.

Yep, so where do troubleshoot take place ?

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Posted: 06-09-2007

geekrule (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 926

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Originally Posted by vinibee

Yep, so where do troubleshoot take place ?

A new thread, I guess.

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Posted: 17-09-2007

vinibee (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 39

Last friday i sent the px-800a back to Plextor.
They sent me the px-760a.
I plugged it this morning and it works very well !!!
px-800a is a so bad dvd-recorder device.

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Posted: 17-09-2007

TM (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 582

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Originally Posted by vinibee

Last friday i sent the px-800a back to Plextor.
They sent me the px-760a.
I plugged it this morning and it works very well !!!
px-800a is a so bad dvd-recorder device.

Congrats!!!! You're right the PX-760A is a real fine nurner.

Currently I'm hunting for a number of PX-760SA. Its a very difficuilt project

I'm not sure but it seems the PX-760SA was not produced with the same amount of devices like the PX-760SA (or the SA ist still in use since new mainboard have often SATA only)!? This drive is realy really hard to find. Even at ebay you find 1 or 2 and the PX-760A you find 8-10 very often....

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Posted: 18-09-2007

vinibee (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 39

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Originally Posted by TM

Congrats!!!! You're right the PX-760A is a real fine nurner.

Currently I'm hunting for a number of PX-760SA. Its a very difficuilt project

Thanks to Plextor !!
They made the deal with me.
They sent me the px-760a by DHL (2 days from Belgium to France)!!

It wasn't easy because i had to written a lot of email to many different services !!

TM, maybe you can buy a px-760sa directly from Plextor European site (Zaventem - Belgium) ?!

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Posted: 18-09-2007

vinibee (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 39

Just writting to them

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Posted: 18-09-2007

TM (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 582

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Originally Posted by vinibee

Thanks to Plextor !!
TM, maybe you can buy a px-760sa directly from Plextor European site (Zaventem - Belgium) ?!

Thanks for the real great idea

I wrote them and they answered lighting fast

maybe one hour later or so. I did not expected that fast response.

Unfortunately they do not have any PX_760SA for selling to customers, but I asked for a black bezel (I have only white bezels for my PX-760SA's since I did not find any retails anymore) and they will send me one... that is a real great service!!!!

At the moment zwo PX-760SA more will find the way to me. If I get the last one I found I have everything I need!

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Posted: 20-09-2007

Kerzon Dax (New on Forum): Posts: 1

I have both an PX760 & a PX800. My biggest complaint with the 800 is that we have had 2 firmware updates for the 760 since the 800 was first released and no firmware updates at all for the 800.

I never knew the 800 was not a true plextor when i bought it and the first burn i tried on it (at max speed) failed.

So for now i just use the 800 as a reader.

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Posted: 20-09-2007

TM (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 582

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Originally Posted by Kerzon Dax

I have both an PX760 & a PX800. My biggest complaint with the 800 is that we have had 2 firmware updates for the 760 since the 800 was first released and no firmware updates at all for the 800.

I guess that is the most important point, the good firmware support. All my Plextor drives had a real good firmware support over the complete product lifecycle and often there where updates even if a newer drive was on the market.

BTW: Currently I'm watching DS9 - Season 7 on DVD

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Posted: 20-09-2007

vinibee (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 39

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Originally Posted by TM

Thanks for the real great idea

I wrote them and they answered lighting fast

I'm happy for you !!

Plextor for ever !!

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Posted: 28-11-2007

Parato Optimal (MyCE Resident): Posts: 624

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Originally Posted by vinibee

Yes, i've tested all combinations.
So when the px-800a is alone it doesn't work.
The only way to get something running is to plug it behind another dvd burner. So the px-800a can "see" DVD, burn DVD but cannot read DVD DL it has just burned !!

i've written to plextor to try a deal.
Getting a px-760a and sending back the px-800a, i wish it works.

It's so amazing Asus and Plextor support have just said "we didn't see this problem before" and we can think "so buy another motherboard".

I don't want to buy a new one, it's the first time i got a such problem.

I recall a Samsung burner had this problem last year.

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Posted: 28-11-2007

Parato Optimal (MyCE Resident): Posts: 624

I thought I read elsewhere on CDF that the 760 was made by Pioneer.
I must have mixed it up with another enduser's comment.

Clubit.com has the 800 for $30 after rebate.
I suppose it's not such a deal if it's an Optiarc.
I was salivating at actually finally getting a Plexy.

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Posted: 28-11-2007

TM (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 582

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Originally Posted by Parato Optimal

I thought I read elsewhere on CDF that the 760 was made by Pioneer.
I must have mixed it up with another enduser's comment.

The PX-760A and PX-760SA were the last true Plextors!

A list of true Plextor drives:

PX-704A
PX-708A
PX-712A/SA
PX-714A
PX-716A/SA
PX-755A/SA
PX-760A/SA

Most of the drives were also available as external version (UF), maybe some of the drives I listed only as ATA are also as SATA available.

A list of rebaged drives:

PX-504A
PX-740A
PX-750A
PX-751A
PX-800A
PX-810SA
PX-810UF
PX-608CU
PX-608AL

I will not say this drives are no god, I say only this are no true Plextor drives!

If I forgot something, I hope someone will add this to the list

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Last edited by hwp; 02-12-2007 at 23:28. Reason: users wish

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Posted: 28-11-2007

Parato Optimal (MyCE Resident): Posts: 624

Thank you, TM for the GREAT list!

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Posted: 28-11-2007

hwp (Moderator): Posts: 2,333

Supplemental info to that list:

The 751 is a rebadge (BenQ 1670, i think). It didn't come available worldwide probably because shortly after it's introduction BenQ themselves stopped making drives.
There is also the 810UF, which is also a rebadge (LG), but a different rebadge than the 810SA (Pioneer).

Last edited by hwp; 28-11-2007 at 15:51.

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Posted: 28-11-2007

TM (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 582

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Originally Posted by hwp

Supplemental info to that list:

The 751 is a rebadge (BenQ 1670, i think). It didn't come available worldwide probalby because shortly after it's introduction BenQ themselves stopped making drives.

Here are pictures of the bezel ot the 751 Link

Direct pictures:

The reason I assuming it is a true Plextor was the bezels are quite similar to the PX-716/755/760/PremiumII. But you may be true, since I can not read or write japanese or chinese...

The Bezels of the PX-800/810 are different to the "standard Plextor Bezel" used in the past few years, this is the reason of my speculation...

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Posted: 28-11-2007

hwp (Moderator): Posts: 2,333

Yes, the bezel is confusing. The tray part is the design used on the premium series drives (755/760), while the rest of the front is OEM-style.

However if you look at a non-photoshopped picture you'll notice the BenQ design of the metal-case (click on picture to enlage):
http://www.shooting.com.hk/product_d...tg_id=&pID=274

also:
http://ysscdr.web.fc2.com/px751a/px751a_top.htm

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Posted: 28-11-2007

TM (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 582

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Originally Posted by hwp

Yes you are absolutely right. As moderator can you delete the PX-751 in the "true plextor list" and move it to the rebaged versions.

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