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JackBurton

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The burner is AWESOME; however, I think I might wait for the 8X Pioneer drive and see if it will have at least an 8MB buffer. If I was going to buy a DVD burner today, it would definitely be the Plextor, but I just don't like that 2MB buffer. :(
 
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Remedy

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The buffer on these roms have very little to do with the overall logitevity and performance. Buffers are there for the initial start up, the rest of the scenario can be buffered from your DRAM. Which is already allocated for it in the first place.

IMO atleast, my milage of info varies.
 
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JackBurton

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Originally posted by: ReMeDy{WcS}
The buffer on these roms have very little to do with the overall logitevity and performance. Buffers are there for the initial start up, the rest of the scenario can be buffered from your DRAM. Which is already allocated for it in the first place.

IMO atleast, my milage of info varies.
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These spikes can't be good. :disgust:
 
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magomago

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Originally posted by: JackBurton
The burner is AWESOME; however, I think I might wait for the 8X Pioneer drive and see if it will have at least an 8MB buffer. If I was going to buy a DVD burner today, it would definitely be the Plextor, but I just don't like that 2MB buffer. :(
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Why does the buffer matter...with buffer underrun protection the days of a big buffer are moot. I have a 48x liteon burner with a 2 meg buffer that will burn an entire disc in around 2:30 minutes...

 
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bjc112

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At least this will drop prices on the 4x drives. Another 2 months and we should be able to scoup a drive up for about 120-150...

HOPEFULLY.

:)

Go Plex.
 
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5thGuitar

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Was Wonderin. Do you suppose that drives such as these should have 'some kind of 'driver software included for/from them,their vendors.

When you have an operating system wich does what it wants to do. Application software,that certainly could not be transposed to new features of equipment exhibited within new technologies hardwares. And have applications wich are changing as quickly.

I would not be opposed to using driver software if vendors for these drives had them. Not exactly sure,but since I work with home built most of the time, the situation of motherboard/chipset is always present with any kind of device. I'll have to note here that I'm using W98SE. And even 'with XP,new changes in new motherboards,mean differences. Perhaps what they are could be logical with a 'driver for these components such as DVD RW drives.

Did have a RW,have been holding out since kind o being burnt. But you can imagine a BIOS upgrade for the wrong setup of equipment do to a standard that could already be x-facto.

Any Comment on using Drivers for these DVD Writers.
 
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Originally posted by: 5thGuitar
Was Wonderin. Do you suppose that drives such as these should have 'some kind of 'driver software included for/from them,their vendors.

When you have an operating system wich does what it wants to do. Application software,that certainly could not be transposed to new features of equipment exhibited within new technologies hardwares. And have applications wich are changing as quickly.

I would not be opposed to using driver software if vendors for these drives had them. Not exactly sure,but since I work with home built most of the time, the situation of motherboard/chipset is always present with any kind of device. I'll have to note here that I'm using W98SE. And even 'with XP,new changes in new motherboards,mean differences. Perhaps what they are could be logical with a 'driver for these components such as DVD RW drives.

Did have a RW,have been holding out since kind o being burnt. But you can imagine a BIOS upgrade for the wrong setup of equipment do to a standard that could already be x-facto.

Any Comment on using Drivers for these DVD Writers.
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You're babbling and I think what you're trying to get across is something in regards to drivers when using this Plextor drive, right? Well, Windows automatically installs a driver for it. I know I just plugged it into the IDE controller and Windows did its thang. The thing I did do was upgrade the firmware of the drive from 1.01 to 1.02 and then to 1.03 because it was giving me problems with the first two firmwares.
 
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5thGuitar

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Yo,sure,..large quote for a bable.

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Think that firmware takes place of something drivers couldn't do,as to feature proof /version static hardwares softwares then ?

I KNOW windows isn't a do all be all. So you dont believe drivers could not do a better job on the glue for a homebuilt with several status checked motherboard vendors,and 'onboard driver installs.? Note I'm looking ahead. I'm not looking around. They dont every instance install from a top down system viewpoint. Much less software applications - Nero,MyDVD etc.

Bottom up drivers from the vendors for these drives ?
..just a comment. ?""

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See ya.Thanks for replie.
 
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5thGuitar

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Drivers from a vendor DVD would be a good idea, or a bad idea ?

See I notice the author of the article simply fired up his faithful software and went at testing the rig. Not that I think software he used doesn't have any brains. Only that they could have better intelligence with a vendor supporting its own hardware. And products having hardware feature sets being able to rely on them to be supported from that reference of performance.

I mean you really dont want to be putting the ladder down while your up there ya know. I have noticed from several other write ups about DVD writers that specific information is difficult to come by when needed to refer to. Different manufacturers same or different chipsets etc. Or particular features with no references. And the op.sys. "KNOWS" about this vendors equipment on a system basis. ?

Probably wouldn't be difficult for a driver set for these vendors. I think it would be a very good idea. I've noticed that for example a given DVD writer spec is an ATA/66 ,.... - haven't seen any different as far as this is concerned,. My board right now doesn't do any better than ATA/66, etc.
Default to this default to that etc. Before you know its all default.

Think its a valid question. Fairly technical piece of equipment,should be making their own drivers. Might save a lot of hassle in the variations of applications,and equipment performance.
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