Suggestions to BenQ and/or Philips Engineers

gonwk

Hi,

Yesterday I heard that BenQ will stop selling DVD burners in Europe!?!? I guess other countries and US will be next!

So, everyone is dashing to buy 1650/1655 as soon as they can!!!

Is there any truth to this????

Now, if that is true and BenQ stops selling Burners ... I guess F/W will stop growing also???

G!

wazzarsa

Bought a BenQ DW1650 DVD RW, will write CDr/rw but not DVD-R, help!

I am using Nero 7.

gonwk

Hi Wazzarsa,

do this ...

1) Get program called "ImgBurn 2.1" it is free. Leave it in Default and burn your DVD Images (.ISO) files with onto your DVD-R or whatever you like. BTW, if you have any DVD+R ... 1650 can bitset.

2) Use NERO for your CD burnings.

Just out of curiosity ... what Brand DVD-Rs are you using? At what speed are you planning to burn them?

G!

wazzarsa

17 Hours Ago #228
gonwk

Thanks for the reply, I am using Verbatim DVD-R 4.7 GB/120min.

I have a replay from the BenQ support adivising me to update my firmware,

Link:

http://www.benq.co.uk/support/downlo...nloads&dtype=B

I have not tried to use the drive since I "upgraded" it, and I will download that "ImgBurn 2.1" programme asap, like now.

Thanks will let you know what happens.

gonwk

Hey Waaz,

You are in "Great" shape now ... with F/W upgrade and getting latest and best Burning software "ImgBurn" and Verbs blanks ... you will make nothing but QUALITY burns.

G!

Jake030

It would be nice to have a good external firmware for the 1655 already.

flurpo

Give us RSER and BSER on the new Blu-ray stuff. If we can't get it in software then give us a pin on the controller chip so we can build a DIO interface and investigate the new media coming out....This would really help promote the overall product.....Best.

olafmarzocchi

I'd like to ask the Benq engineers if they plan to release enough documentation to write a QScan/QSuite clone application for Mac OS X or if they plan to write the application directly.
I'd like to use the DW1640 I own with my Mac...

Htos1

My two cents,love my Benq 16x,does anything I want on the 64bit rig.I like Sony/Imation/Verbatim media.I've had it less than a year and am past 100 burns using nero,whether it's movies,music,or backups(via Ghost).

nomadh

Love my 1655. Benq had generated "HUGE" brand loyalty with me. So naturally they sell the company to the one drive mfg that was near the bottom of my loyalty list. (I own a litey 811 so I know) Maybe the benq isn't so amazing but compared to my old lite-on the benq looks like it was designed by the divine hisself. The benq burns everything all the time regarless of firmware knowlege of the media. The 811 burns even old media it should know, mediocre at best. MEdia it doesn't know or new 16x media it will fail spectacularly. Bye bye benq. Hoping your engineering will rub off on your new taskmasters.

GrrRon

Make firmware and software open source (BenQ 1620 through 1670).
There are enough people on CdFreaks with enough knowledge of the matter.

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olafmarzocchi

Really, PLEASE make QSuite and flashing tools open source.
Even if it only 5% more users, it's a lot of people.

SeanW

Isn't it time to de-sticky this now that neither company makes DVD RW drives anymore

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