Hi.

I just recently bought the pionner A04 dvd writer.. the wriuter is great, but the problme is that no matter what dvd writing program i use it is locked to a 1x recording speed. and not the 2x as it says oin the box.

i am running Windows XP.. and Nero 5.5.9.0 and it only says 1x in the writing speed and the drive identity info screen on nero says it will only write cdrom at 8x as well..

help.. this is driving me crazy as i want to expirence 2x dvd writing !!

Thanks.

Insert 2x certified media. Read http://www.dvdwriters.co.uk/reviews/...r/dvr104p1.htm to find out which 7 brands of media are 2x certified.

yeah i have inserted 2x verified media.. but the speed selector does not change regardless. also it will only allow me to choose 1x even when there is no media in the drive..

at least on my liton 48x writer, i can choose 48x writing even there i s no media in the drive

> yeah i have inserted 2x verified media

Which brand?

> also it will only allow me to choose 1x even when there is no media in the drive..

Of course. The A03 does this as well.

does the a03 support 2x writing

Of course does A03 support 2x writing. But you must insert 2x certified media, otherwise you can't select 2x.

shinatro is not 2x certified. My conclusion is, if your friend's DVR-A04 can write it at 2x, then shinatro can't be the manufacturer. Insert your media into your friend's drive. Maybe your shinatro was made by another manufacturer.

um. for it to say to write at 2x.. do you put the media in before you press write. or after ?? where in nero is the best time to do the dvd insertion ?

You must insert the media before you press "burn" if you want to write @2x

and then shoudl the 2x pop up ?

Yes. If it does not popup then, then your media is not 2x certified (don't forget that some manufacturers make 2x media and 1x media).

do you know the certified speed of shintaro dvd-rs ??

it has no speed on the cover (but then again the pioneer ones didnt either)

it has no speed on the cover

No DVD-R has a speed on its cover (there are no specs for 2x writing, every singe media must be checked by Pioneer if it can be written at 2x, and if it can, it is added to a table in the firmware; please read the review which I gave you a link for). If they don't work 2x, then the conclusion is that your media is 1x for the A04.

Is the A04 considered by most to be the best dvd writer?

@ Alexnoe, what is your recommendation for DVD writing software that will cover all tasks (of course it will be more than 1!)

Also, DVD authoring - has anyone tryed it?

> Is the A04 considered by most to be the best dvd writer?

In my opinion: yes.
In DVD+guys' opinion: no, they prefer philips dvdrw228.

It's completely your own decision if you take DVD+RW or DVD-RW. No one can predict what format will win or even if any format will win (maybe they fight this silly war till we all have blue ray disc writers).

If you want to make Data-DVDs (with divX-movies e.g), use Nero:


DVD-Authoring: Even DVDIt (costs about $500) is crap IMHO...slow, buggy, bad encoder, writes crap sometimes, doesn't seem to support burn proof...). SpruceUp is said to be good, but it isn't sold anymore

i thgink my main use will be PS2 DVD games copy so i can use nero,.... but do i need to buy a special dvd version to do my PS2 DVD copy?

btw, i will defo be going -rw because the +r and +rw media are too expensive, and PS2 games dont work on +r media (i think)

You dont need anything special for Nero to copy PSX2 games.. and +R works as well.

Unless you get a Messiah chip
in your PS2 forget using dvd backups
You can't boot dvd-r any more with the
new Ar2/GS2, that feature has been removed!

There are plenty of old ARs on the market, but i am planning on getting the messiah chip (replaing my currnt neo2.2)

ARGH!

I just recently modded my PS2 with one of those no-solder mods and bought a new GS2. My DVD burner showed up today and it appears as if it isn't going to do me much good.

Does anyone know how old of a version of the GS do I need to find? Grrrr...

FWIW, and to help any newbie trying to decide, the no-solder mod I have will not play CDR over 74 minutes and apparently needs an older GS/AR in order to boot DVD-R. You get what you pay for, I suppose.

Thanks in advance! And thank you Sarahjh69 from keeping me from burning, and burning, and burning - DVDs aren't that cheap yet!

F

a messiah will save u time+money in the long run