Pioneer DVR-108

mcvpjd3 · Newbie Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 Location: UK

Anybody tried one of these yet? Managed to create a few Coasters with this last night. Tried all speeds, various Blank DVD's, etc... Anything I write using CopytoDVD is dead, nothing will read it. However, if I write using Nero (6) My PC can read (and play) the disks, but my set-top DVD players still can't read the disks. Any help appreciated.

SirQUK · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:16 am Post subject:

Hi and welcome to the forum mcvpjd3 I am awaiting arrival of the 108 ( hopefully today ) I wil let you know my results what brands of media have you tried?

mcvpjd3 · Newbie Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 Location: UK

SirQUK · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 4:12 pm Post subject:

I can confirm i have wrote a disc with copytodvd and my 108. It is still blank after writing the issue is being looked into asap! Ill report back soon

SirQUK · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:09 am Post subject:

hi again using nero 6317 i have sucessfully burnt to the following media with the 108 f/w v1.06: Traxdata 8x + and -R @ 12x! Mirror 8x-R ( TY G02) @ 8x Verbatim 8x + and -R @ 12x! BigPockets 4X +R ( make sure they the same 4x+R as in our cdr-zone review ) @ 4x all play fine. in My PS2/BUSH 2523/ CYBERHOME 512/ TECHNICS Home HI Fi I start my extensive testing on sunday, so if you are able to get any of those media to compare with it would be great

mcvpjd3 · Newbie Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 Location: UK

Update for you. Managed to get hold of some -R's, wrote one wth CopytoDVD and the 108 and it works in my players fine. Done some searching on the web for the 108 and found www.CDRInfo.com who have done a review on the 108. The review is Here. The important bit is in the book type settings where it says "The Pioneer DVR-108 doesn't support BookType Setting for DVD+R/+RW formats. With DVD+R DL discs, Booktype is automatically set to DVD-ROM." So it looks like I'll have to buy some -R's then. Either that or send back the 108 as it may write to the +R's, but if it's not readable then as far as I'm conscerned this is not a - and + R writer like it's advertised.[/url]

SirQUK · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:32 am Post subject:

"The Pioneer DVR-108 doesn't support BookType Setting for DVD+R/+RW formats. With DVD+R DL discs, Booktype is automatically set to DVD-ROM." This is good as imagine writing to your DVD+RW as DVD-ROM and then trying to erase it afterwards. The auto DVD+R D/L to DVD_ROM bitsetting is again useful for compatibility in some standalone DVD Players. I have read the very informative review over at our friends CDR-Info, but they will be the first to tell you that newer firmware should improve media compat - this is again normal procedure for any Pioneer drive release - i remember the 106 taking 3 weeks to get a very good range of media compatibility. Im glad you got copytodvd working and playing fine with DVD-R, but mine is working on +R too. I think it is a case of wait for the next firmware for media compatiability. For real high speed recording at the moment ( until newer, faster media comes out ) consider getting Ritek or Verbatim media as there respective 8x +/-R media are overspeeding nicely at 12x with no bad errors found. Please also be advised that we will be hosting an Official Traxdata/Ritek Europe forum in the next few days where if you manage to find any Ritek based media that does not perform well on the 108, then a member of the Traxdata /Ritek Europe support team will be on hand to help put forward your case to Pioneer Smile

SirQUK · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:17 am Post subject:

ok done some more tests and now my CopyToDVD is recording these dvd fine....have you tried the non working +R again to see if they work?

mcvpjd3 · Newbie Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 9 Location: UK

Not yet - Used up my last few +R's making the above coasters. I'll try get some more tomorrow (Sunday), but if not I have a load more in work so I'll bring them home Monday evening and try a few more. I'll let you know the outcome.

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