dvr-105 locked at 2x reading?

[Need4Speed]

ive came across a few threads stating just that...any truth? if so, can it be unlocked?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

oopz...reading...yes ..locked ..might have someone out there working on a "bios/firmware" ..update ..

<edit again> lol...Nero detected it as 62x ..know that's not right .. <3> Nero CD Speed ..results using 687MB data CDOperating System Windows XP Professional
Drive PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-105
Firmware Version 1.00
Serial Number xxxxxxx
Disc Data CD
Capacity 78:14.01



Transfer Rate

Start 14.92x
End 33.41x
Average 25.31x
Type CAV







Seek Times

Random 127 ms
1/3 156 ms
Full 294 ms



CPU Usage

1X 1 %
2X 1 %
4X 3 %
8X 6 %



Interface

Burst Rate 13897 KB/sec



Spin Up/Down Times

Spin Up Time 0.01 sec
Spin Down Time 2.71 sec



Load/Eject Times

Load Time 11.75 sec
Eject Time 1.21 sec
Recognition Time 0.01 sec



Log

Time Elapsed Action
[18:46:12] Starting Transfer Rate Test
[18:49:26] 3:15 Speed:15-33 X CAV (25.31 X average)
[18:49:26] Starting Seek Times Test
[18:49:39] Random seek: 127 ms
[18:49:55] 1/3 seek: 156 ms
[18:50:24] 0:58 Full seek: 294 ms
[18:50:24] Starting CPU Usage Test
[18:50:39] CPU usage at 1X: 1 %
[18:50:54] CPU usage at 2X: 1 %
[18:51:09] CPU usage at 4X: 3 %
[18:51:24] 1:00 CPU usage at 8X: 6 %
[18:51:24] Starting Burst Rate Test
[18:51:25] 0:01 Interface burst rate: 14 MB/sec (13897 KB/sec)
[18:51:25] Starting Spin-Up/Down Test
[18:51:28] Spin-up time: 0.01 seconds
[18:51:41] 0:15 Spin-down time: 2.71 seconds
[18:51:41] Starting Load/Eject Test
[18:51:42] Eject time: 1.21 seconds
[18:51:54] Load time: 11.75 seconds
[18:51:54] 0:13 Recognition time: 0.01 seconds
lol..DVD Video doing same tests ..kaputsky..what's a prog to test DVD speed ..?

 

[oldfart]

You need to upgrade to 1.21 firmware. I can burn @ 4x (with 4X media).

READING @ 2X?? Reading what? DVD or CD?

 

[Need4Speed]

ripping dvds seems to be locked at 2x

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: oldfart
You need to upgrade to 1.21 firmware. I can burn @ 4x (with 4X media).

READING @ 2X?? Reading what? DVD or CD?

have no reason to yet..have not acquired any 4x media yet.. have only just got this...yes...2x on dvd rip is what is being refered to

 

[Duvie]

IMO these dvd-rw (I have dvr-104) are only good for dvd burning....

My cd burn speeds are slow compared to a standard 24-32x cd-rw

My ripping speeds are pathetic to my monster Liteon 163 that average 10-11x on a single layer disk the other day...averaged around 7-8x with Star Wars epsiode 2....


I use a different cd-rw and I use a different dvd-rom drive to rip and load programs as both can read cds faster as well....

An all in one it certainly is not!!!

 

[oldfart]

I pretty much use my 105 for only DVD and CD burning. That is what I bought it for. I also have a Lite-On 163 which is a great drive for reading. My DVR-105 will burn CD's @ 16X which is not as fast as the 40X CDR I had, but in reality, 16x = 5 min 40x = 2 min. Three min of extra CD burn time is not a big deal.

 

[Duvie]

My 104 only does 8x!!!! 16x I could except more and heck even I don't like to burn divx and music cds much past 8x anyways just for safety on crisp good burns.....Data when I am transfering cadd files early in the morning I like the 24x speed plus....

 

[Cat13]

I have this drive and yes it is locked at 2x ripping. This was a feature implemented by pioneer.

 

[oldfart]

When I had the CDR (Lite-On), I wished it had 1X. 4x was minimum burn speed. Burning SVCD's @ high speeds caused them to stutter when played in my home DVD player. Slowing down to a 4X burn speed fixed the problem, but I would have burned them @ 1X if I could. Now that I have the DVD-R, I'm not making SVCD's anymore, so it no longer matters.

 

[DanFungus]

Originally posted by: Cat13
I have this drive and yes it is locked at 2x ripping. This was a feature implemented by pioneer.

bah, I was ripping a DVD and it was going at 2x also...I was sad...

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: oldfart
When I had the CDR (Lite-On), I wished it had 1X. 4x was minimum burn speed. Burning SVCD's @ high speeds caused them to stutter when played in my home DVD player. Slowing down to a 4X burn speed fixed the problem, but I would have burned them @ 1X if I could. Now that I have the DVD-R, I'm not making SVCD's anymore, so it no longer matters.

I hear ya...I no longer make Divx movies for the time being....I still like the faster cd burns for mass data transfering, but even at 8x it is livable....

Yeah my DVD of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers looks pretty good!!!

 

[Need4Speed]

so a lite on is a good ripping dvd?

 

[Duvie]

Last time I checked it was the best at ripping dvds.....16x48 model and dvd-roms have pretty much stopped at 16x level....I haven't heard of anything newer or faster....

 

[oldfart]

Good at DAE as well. Very nice drive.

 

[Duvie]

Yes...speeds of up to 44x during dae ripping...I think that used to be 3rd fastest among cd-roms/dvd-roms and storagereview.com

 

[Cat13]

I got as lite-on 16x and it is really fast for ripping. The difference is night and day!

 

[Need4Speed]

picking one up after work