8x burning with NuTech DDW 081

wattothx · 10-02-2004

Hi,
I own a NuTech DDW081 and bought some PLATINUM 4x DVD+R Discs. (the have 2 diffrend manufacturer)
Disc ID: RITEK-R02-01
Disc ID: RICOHJPN-R01-02
They all burned 8x with good results as the all worked very nice for playback. I also found a media list with 8x burnspeeds in the history file of the firmware:
8X write:
8x DVD+R YUDEN T02
8x DVD+R RITEK R03
8x DVD+R PRODISK R03
8X Philips 081
8X CMC MAG E01
4x DVD+R -> 8x YUDEN T01 V00
4x DVD+R -> 8x YUDEN T01 V01
4x DVD+R -> 8x PRODISK R02
4x DVD+R -> 8x RITEK R02
4x DVD+R -> 8x CMC MAG F01 V01
4x DVD+R -> 8x CMC MAG F01 V00
Thats not too bad collection.
Does anyone else like to share something about this drive?
I use firmware BX30 because I had trouble with the dual( DVD-R/DVD+R) firmware
Thanks

*OC-Freak* · 11-02-2004

I really like this drive.

The writing quality is great, it's the fastest 8x writer available, it supports bitsetting etc......

The only real drawback that I see is that it do not yet support DVD-R/RW. (the beta firmwares is not good).

mad3d · 12-02-2004

Do you people know if this drive does burns 4X PRINCO media with beta firmware ?

*OC-Freak* · 12-02-2004

Quote:

Originally posted by mad3d
Do you people know if this drive does burns 4X PRINCO media with beta firmware ?

These are the only discs that works (and the drive only supports 2x DVD-R speed as well, no support for 4x speed) with the beta B362 firmware:

CMC.MAG.AF1 (CMC magnetics)
RITEKG04 (Ritek)
TYG01 (Taiyo Yuden)
MCC01RG20 (Mitsubishi)
GSC002 (Gigastorage)

No other DVD-R discs works.

mad3d · 12-02-2004

Thats really bad news, I was going to get one of there drives because Im interested in its DVD-ROM bitseting for -R media. My dvd player doesnt play -R and +R media isnt wide available at my country.

Dont you know about any other upcoming drive with such feature? Maybe I could wait a bit more for a drive with bitseting for -R media that could handle more -R brands.

DavidW · 12-02-2004

Unless I'm very much mistaken, you can't bit set DVD-dash media, only DVD-plus. I believe the book type is stamped on DVD-dash media, so it's not something the drive can change.

Personally, I'm using DVD+RW for rewritable (which gives me the advantages of the plus format), and DVD-R for write once. I really need to be able to read the discs I've written with a Toshiba SD-R2102 in an old laptop, which won't read DVD-plus media. I daren't try a firmware upgrade - too many of those drives have been lost trying to upgrade them, and I think it's such an old hardware revision that there probably isn't any firmware capable of reading DVD-plus media. However, I don't have the capability of bit setting on DVD-plus media to see whether the old Toshiba combo drive will read it if the book type is DVD-ROM.

David

*OC-Freak* · 12-02-2004

The truth is:

This drive could set DVD-R/RW media to DVD-ROM book type. I also though it was technically impossible - but it seems not as I've wrote 2 discs and verified that it works.

**Liggy** · 13-02-2004

If it's possible for the Toshiba to do bitsetting on DVD-R(W), then I do not see why this feature cannot be implemented into other drives.
What do you think about it?

*easy-going-man* · 03-03-2004

Have you also tried bitsetting for DVD- with the LDW-811S. AFAIK, the old booktype utility (v 1.00) allowed these changes. But I doubt that it works.

ryback · 12-04-2004

hello,

have you tested the Nu Tech DDW-081 with last firmware version B370 ?

What are your opinions ?

Should i buy a buy Nu Tech DDW-081 and flash it with firmware B370 or buy a Nec ND-2500 ?

Thank you !

Vanderlow · 12-04-2004

look into the BenQDW822A it has the same chipset as the Nu tech and it does 8x + and 4x - and it dual layer firmware upgradable in the future.

10-02-2004	#1
wattothx New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2	8x burning with NuTech DDW 081 Hi, I own a NuTech DDW081 and bought some PLATINUM 4x DVD+R Discs. (the have 2 diffrend manufacturer) Disc ID: RITEK-R02-01 Disc ID: RICOHJPN-R01-02 They all burned 8x with good results as the all worked very nice for playback. I also found a media list with 8x burnspeeds in the history file of the firmware: 8X write: 8x DVD+R YUDEN T02 8x DVD+R RITEK R03 8x DVD+R PRODISK R03 8X Philips 081 8X CMC MAG E01 4x DVD+R -> 8x YUDEN T01 V00 4x DVD+R -> 8x YUDEN T01 V01 4x DVD+R -> 8x PRODISK R02 4x DVD+R -> 8x RITEK R02 4x DVD+R -> 8x CMC MAG F01 V01 4x DVD+R -> 8x CMC MAG F01 V00 Thats not too bad collection. Does anyone else like to share something about this drive? I use firmware BX30 because I had trouble with the dual( DVD-R/DVD+R) firmware Thanks Last edited by wattothx; 10-02-2004 at 14:08.

11-02-2004	#2
OC-Freak Retired Senior Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cdfreaks review lab - Norway Posts: 5,644	I really like this drive. The writing quality is great, it's the fastest 8x writer available, it supports bitsetting etc...... The only real drawback that I see is that it do not yet support DVD-R/RW. (the beta firmwares is not good). __________________ I'm a real freak in many aspects!

12-02-2004	#7
OC-Freak Retired Senior Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cdfreaks review lab - Norway Posts: 5,644	The truth is: This drive could set DVD-R/RW media to DVD-ROM book type. I also though it was technically impossible - but it seems not as I've wrote 2 discs and verified that it works. __________________ I'm a real freak in many aspects!

12-04-2004	#10
ryback CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: France Posts: 169	hello, have you tested the Nu Tech DDW-081 with last firmware version B370 ? What are your opinions ? Should i buy a buy Nu Tech DDW-081 and flash it with firmware B370 or buy a Nec ND-2500 ? Thank you ! __________________ who dare wins ! BenQ DW1620 Pro@B7W9 Maxell DVD+R 16x

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DavidW CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bedfordshire, UK Posts: 450	Unless I'm very much mistaken, you can't bit set DVD-dash media, only DVD-plus. I believe the book type is stamped on DVD-dash media, so it's not something the drive can change. Personally, I'm using DVD+RW for rewritable (which gives me the advantages of the plus format), and DVD-R for write once. I really need to be able to read the discs I've written with a Toshiba SD-R2102 in an old laptop, which won't read DVD-plus media. I daren't try a firmware upgrade - too many of those drives have been lost trying to upgrade them, and I think it's such an old hardware revision that there probably isn't any firmware capable of reading DVD-plus media. However, I don't have the capability of bit setting on DVD-plus media to see whether the old Toshiba combo drive will read it if the book type is DVD-ROM. David

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Liggy Senior Administrator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 8,241	If it's possible for the Toshiba to do bitsetting on DVD-R(W), then I do not see why this feature cannot be implemented into other drives. What do you think about it?

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easy-going-man MyCE Resident Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 653	Have you also tried bitsetting for DVD- with the LDW-811S. AFAIK, the old booktype utility (v 1.00) allowed these changes. But I doubt that it works.

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Vanderlow CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 405	look into the BenQDW822A it has the same chipset as the Nu tech and it does 8x + and 4x - and it dual layer firmware upgradable in the future.