dvd writer noise

[dc5]

this is on a nec nd-3500a. normaly when i watch original dvds, the drive is very quiet. however, when i play my custom ripped dvd movie, it spins the disc exceptionaly louder. is this normal?

 

[dc5]

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[VirtualLarry]

first of all, what disc format did you use when you burned your "custom ripped dvd movie"? Did you burn as DVD-Video, or as data? Normally, with stock firmware, NEC drives have a "rip lock" feature, which limits the playback speed of DVD-Video content to something around 2X. (I find it a royal PITA, personally. I can burn discs at 4X, but then I'm stuck waiting for the verify to finish, starting at 2X read speeds. )

Also, the disc could be warped, or thinner than a stock double-layer pressed DVD. Do other burned DVDs, using the same batch of blank media, make the same noise while they are spining in the drive?

 

[dc5]

the disc is a dvd+r 8x, i compressed and copied a dvd movie with dvd shrink. i have flashed the drive to the hacked firmware (no riplock). the whole batch of dvd+r are the same.

 

[Blain]

Good luck with that.

 

[dc5]

after doing some research, i have concluded the reason why the drive spins at max speed is due to the booktype setting. which means it will read any dvd+r and dvd-r at max speeds. the reason why it spins a lot slower on the original disc is because it is a dvd-rom disc. someone back me up on this.

 

[Auric]

Why didn't you set to DVD-ROM in the first place at least to maximize compatability even without knowing aboot the read spead annoyance?