New Sony DRU-840A(12X DVD+RW writing speed)Surprising for a Sony

NEC / Optiarc Writer Discuss, New Sony DRU-840A(12X DVD+RW writing speed)Surprising for a Sony at CD, DVD and Blu-ray Writers forum; A new DVD writer from Sony( not again u may think). But this time something not very Sony i.e. 12X DVD+RW writing speed. No other writer has this feature AFAIK because I tried finding such a DVD writer on the internet. Well thats because Sony is used to rebranding other

  1. Old Posted: 08-08-2007
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    A new DVD writer from Sony( not again u may think). But this time something not very Sony i.e. 12X DVD+RW writing speed. No other writer has this feature AFAIK because I tried finding such a DVD writer on the internet. Well thats because Sony is used to rebranding other drives. I assumed must be the same story. Fortunately or unfortunately seems like its not.
    Thought must be an Optiarc especially AD-7191A(http://www.blu-ray-technology.com/20...nd-20x-dvd.php) announced at CeBIT, but the specifications do not match.
    So somebody plz try and find out what drive it is. . Here is the link for all the specs: http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/product/DRU-840A.

    (I was not sure where to start this thread. Plz do da needful if anything is wrong. TY)
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    All da ppl here, any luck so far in finding the chipset used in this drive??
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    The drive is now available at CompUSA...I just checked the website. I will be trying to get it soon, if possible. I'm sure someone else will beat me to the punch, though.

    69.99....price in line for a Sony branded drive.

    The CompUSA page for the DRU-840A [Google search link to avoid having dead links], for once, agrees with the published specifications.

    Ironically, CompUSA has no 8x +RW [I assume the drive would be overspeeding 8x +RW]...so I guess someone else will have to test that.
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    Well, for Sony to have published specs as they did, and CompUSA to actually agree with them....AND the box to show it, one has to wonder if Sony did their own overclocking, or if this is actually a new drive?
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    I don't think this is a Optiarc made drive. NEC have never used P-CAV for writing DVD R. I guess we will see when someone gets this drive.
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    Quote:
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    Looks like this actually, which makes somewhat sense since the 830A was a 182D and 835A was a 182M.
    I think you are correct KTL, I owned one of these for a short while and I would not recommend it ( just my personal opinion) if in case it is a Samsung PATA 202B.
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    Still the specs conflict even if we assume Sony have done their bit of tweaking to the firmware. Sony are always known to be a bit conservative wrt tweaking. They do not increase write speeds but they do decrease them and keep features like turbo boost(DRU-810A) . If it is a 202G (8X DVD+RW) how come they have increased write speeds to 12X for DVD+RW. Something not very Sony.
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    Seriously...they've always gone for quality over speed.

    They've avoided a lot of the super fancy stuff [LightScribe, DVD-RAM, faster-than-competition speeds, etc] and have relied on what was usually a solid core quality-performance ratio paired with a sophisticated yet understated styling and features that everyone could use.

    Until recently, none of that changed. With the DRU-820A, they had DVD-RAM....DRU-830A saw 18x for SL [and other increased speeds].....then the DRU-835A saw LightScribe.....now the upper RW specs with the DRU-840A. It looks like Sony took a little time out to get aggressive and make something that would have the likes of hp [as the main high priced branding competitor] cringe a bit. After all, hp 'only' has the LH-20A1H and LH-18A1H from LiteOn as it's recent drives.

    I can't wait to get my hands on this drive and find out more info. SonyStyleUSA says that any orders on the drive would be due to ship the 3rd, and my local CompUSA says that there is "limit stock" at my local store. Circuit City says it is available.

    [end rant]

    EDIT: I forgot about their older drive, the DRU-540A....I believe it oversped 8x +R media to 12x...and these drives were some of Sony's [and the world's] firsts to offer a nice advantage over the competition. But even they used a known drive [by Optorite] for this. It still leaves us clueless as to whom they went, as Samsung just released new drives, BenQ is no more, LO just released new drives, and Optiarc just released new drives--none with all specifications matching up. And I have a feeling that it's not an LG. We'll wait and see...
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    Sony messed up the online specs. See this thread for more information.
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    this is what i wrote on the other thread


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    hey i was wondering how does this drive DRU840A compare to the sony DRU-530A? as far as quality burns i only use 8x dvd-r TY (TYGO2) and long lasting realibity

    reason i posted here was because maybe its dead over there, anyways yea im looking for a drive that is as good as the sony dru-530a or better, as far as reliable for long lasting and burning alot of movies in 8x dvd-r TYGO2 media.....
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    Hey gus738

    Here is a TYG02 burn for you to look at

    http://club.cdfreaks.com/attachment....d=121968&stc=1

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    thanks for adding your picture unfortanly so sorry to say but i dont understand the chart on the nero speed thing.... i just understood scan disc option lol.... i really apricate your contribute but what does those pi info mean?
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    For the PIE (Blue) you would like to not see errors go above 280, for the PIF (Red) best not to exceed 4; looking at the numbers on the right side of the graphs. General rules, some folks will have their own guidelines to go by. On this disc it is possible that I put my dirty fingers on the write side. The TRT does not show a problem with reading the burn.
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    We also have 12x DVD-RAM drives and no media for that... so what?
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    That's an odd result for this drive and generally good media. I haven't had any bad burns by this drive [when re-scanned with multiple drives & TRT'd], but then I've not had the chance to do TYG02. I'll try to pick some G02 up soon and test it.

    I would think that this drive would be as good as or better than the DRU-530A quality-wise, but I can't say directly because I have only seen results from the DRU-700A up. It helps that this drive natively supports the DVD-R at its rated speed, as opposed to the 530A which had a firmware upgrade to add 8x support. [Still, again, there is too little info to definitively say this is better.]

    [o/t]The Kipper: If you would be so kind as to provide some results for the drive over in the other thread, too? I've limited media, and there is little understanding of how good or bad this drive is on the 'net. Only if you have the time, though. I've just not had the chance to do much testing.[end o/t]
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    Quote:
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    That's an odd result for this drive and generally good media. I haven't had any bad burns by this drive [when re-scanned with multiple drives & TRT'd], but then I've not had the chance to do TYG02. I'll try to pick some G02 up soon and test it.

    I would think that this drive would be as good as or better than the DRU-530A quality-wise, but I can't say directly because I have only seen results from the DRU-700A up. It helps that this drive natively supports the DVD-R at its rated speed, as opposed to the 530A which had a firmware upgrade to add 8x support. [Still, again, there is too little info to definitively say this is better.]

    [o/t]The Kipper: If you would be so kind as to provide some results for the drive over in the other thread, too? I've limited media, and there is little understanding of how good or bad this drive is on the 'net. Only if you have the time, though. I've just not had the chance to do much testing.[end o/t]

    I hope to be putting an array of burns and graphs up shortly for this drive, just need a little more time.
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    I hope to be putting an array of burns and graphs up shortly for this drive, just need a little more time.
    Yay! Brava, Sir Kipster.
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    WELL i have the SONY DVD RW DRU-530A (firmware version : 2.1G OCT19 ,2004)

    i have cd speed i could do test i guess would it help? i just dont know what the figures say or how to acess them....


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    That's an odd result for this drive and generally good media. I haven't had any bad burns by this drive [when re-scanned with multiple drives & TRT'd], but then I've not had the chance to do TYG02. I'll try to pick some G02 up soon and test it.

    I would think that this drive would be as good as or better than the DRU-530A quality-wise, but I can't say directly because I have only seen results from the DRU-700A up. It helps that this drive natively supports the DVD-R at its rated speed, as opposed to the 530A which had a firmware upgrade to add 8x support. [Still, again, there is too little info to definitively say this is better.]

    [o/t]The Kipper: If you would be so kind as to provide some results for the drive over in the other thread, too? I've limited media, and there is little understanding of how good or bad this drive is on the 'net. Only if you have the time, though. I've just not had the chance to do much testing.[end o/t]
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    WELL i have the SONY DVD RW DRU-530A (firmware version : 2.1G OCT19 ,2004)

    i have cd speed i could do test i guess would it help? i just dont know what the figures say or how to acess them....
    Chances are, the 530A cannot scan. I don't recall Optorite [the ones who really made the drive] having scanning capabilities.

    The 840A does, however, have scanning capabilities.
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    Optorite were using the same Sanyo chipset used in Plextor drives for a while. (not sure if the 530A used this chipset though) If it does use this chipset at least scanning is possible. Finding an application that can scan with this drive might be a big problem though.
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    Quote:
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    Chances are, the 530A cannot scan. I don't recall Optorite [the ones who really made the drive] having scanning capabilities.

    The 840A does, however, have scanning capabilities.
    is their a diffrent type of scan program? th scan i use is the d/l program nero cd speed 4.7.7.3
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    Allow me to quote Dee-27...

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    Finding an application that can scan with this drive might be a big problem though.
    and add my thoughts: If CD-DVD Speed got the drive to scan and show accurate results, that would be interesting. But I don't think that Optorite implemented scanning into the firmware, and Sony even less so. But you can always try. Outside of CD-DVD Speed, there's not much else you can try.
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