A scan with RICOHJPN R02 8x@12x and Firmware 1-Z1b
Great to hear that it is working better now with this test firmware Dee made for you 
Yes, thanks Dee for your work. Now I can still use those cheaps discs from the market nearby 
New scan with RICOHJPN R02 8x@8x
That’s much better 
Sony DVD+R: Sony D11 8x@16x
At the end it goes wrong. Dee, can you explain this?
When I want to do a Benchmark with the 4551 1-Z1 it always starts at 2x instead of 6x. What am I doing wrong?
Sony DVD+R: Sony D11 8x@8x
Better
Taiyo Yuden YUDEN000T03 (unbranded printable)
Burn Speed 16x
Firmware 1-Z1
A typical burn for this media on most drives
@Dee
Where to buy the unbranded YUDEN000T03? how much?(£)
Good to see everyone getting along nice again
All have a Happy & Prosperous New Year
LOL 
Do you need printable DVDs?
Because if you don’t need the printable unbranded Yudens, then you can buy Plextor branded non-printable YUDEN000 T03 discs at SVP for £15.50 per 50pc which is a lot cheaper than the price for unbranded printable discs!
Yes, for my own personal media i prefer the printable media. In this case they were bought for me as a Xmas present.
posted before in other threads here, but this might be interesting for the PIE/PIF Quality of the 4551A drive. ( a good review: http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=15548&PageId=0 )
a short comparison between 4551A and a udioDev SA300 DVD CATS system on the one hand and Benq 1640 and udioDev SA300 DVD CATS system on the other hand
there are also 3 other disctest (incl one DL) page for each drive too (scroll the menu on the page)
4551A
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=15548&PageId=20
1640
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=14268&PageId=19
Maybe it’s better if You make pictures “little smaller” before posting…
sorry for that
i´ll post later some original ricoh 8x branded results in a "little smaller " format
here are some scan of Original Ricoh branded Discs
at 8x
at 12x
at 16x
the 4-6x range looks not that good, or?
Verbatim 16x DVD+R @12x
Disc is not full but the results so far are good
