Hey everyone, I just got the 1620 after reading so many good reviews on it on this forum, flashed it to the latest firmware B7T9, and i must say its an amazing drive, rips really well, even scratched discs, burned two very low quality dvd-r discs and came up with really good scans with nero!
Thanks to all of you for recomending this amazing drive 
Welcome robin5306, Iโm glad your new Benq drive works fine. Happy burning to you.
รย hope not every new Benq owner will post a new thread here because itโs going to be very bussy on this forum with new threads.
Philips-BenQ Digital Storage (PBDS) seems to be doing well because Digitimes reports that the company now is shipping over one million DVD burners per month which is close to Taiwanโs largest ODD manufacturer Lite-On ITโs numbers. The increased demand for PBDSโ DVD writers has however led to a problem with short supply of pick-up heads from Philips according to BenQโs Imaging Network Business Group vice president William Wang. 
I hope BenQ keeps selling the drives. Thatโll just mean more support, better drives and lower prices for the rest of us! 
Glad to hear about your positive experiences with a BenQ DVD writer. I have two BenQ DW1620 burners and love them as well. Happy burning to you. 