DVD Decrypter slow to read on Lite-On LDW-400D

[Benhermies]

When I'm backing up a DVD with DVD Decrypter with my Lite-On LDW-400D DVD-RW drive to the hard drive it will top out at 2x reading speed. But when I try backing up a DVD on my other computer with an LG DVD-ROM drive, I've seen it reach over 8x speed. Is ithere some kind of inhibitor in the Lite-On drive that makes it read slowly or is it just a setting I can change in DVD Decrypter?

Please help.

Thanx

[aviationwiz]

Many drives will read DVD-Video slower than Data DVD's because when you are watching a movie, you only need 1x, so it brings down the speed to 1x or 2x. There is no way around this as far as I know, you would need to get a different drive. My LTD-163D will go up to top speed (16x) on video dvd's as well as data.

[CignaXI]

aviationwiz about how long it takes your drive to backup a DVD. I have that same drive and it takes forever, maybe its broken. I'm using firmware GHR8.

[dhc014]

I'm not sure, but JLMS (Lite-ON & JVS) might have implemented a rip speed limit with their latest firmwares. If you flash to an older version does it rip faster?

[CignaXI]

I'll check, originally it came with GHR3 so I'll check with those. Another last question and I'm sorry for using this thread, can this drives be used vertically?

[Inertia]

I have that same drive and it takes forever, maybe its broken. I'm using firmware GHR8.

I have the (Liteon) JLMS XJ-HD163 with the latest GH5S firmware. It works and extracts just fine. Most slowdowns in extraction speed are caused by low quality media containing lots of errors. DVD-ROM's and CD-ROM(RW's) work the same way in this regard, slowing when trying to read errors unreadable at the higher speeds.

The XJ-HD163 / 163D Drive can be used vertically.

[chubz9]

the LiteOn LDW-400D is the same as the Sony Drives. some say it's a rebadged Sony. and sony drives are knows to max at 2x when reading dvd video.

just my 2 cents.