Is ASUS E616 capable of reading DVD+R?

by **infini** on Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:30 pm

Has anyone tested if this Asus DVD can read DVD+R? Any other DVD-ROM Reccomendations for DVD-ROM drivers that play DVD+R?

by **TheWizard** on Fri Aug 01, 2003 12:37 am

Look in the Reviews section, there are plenty of DVD-ROM drives that have been reviewed and tested with DVD+R media.

I bet the next post will be someone purveying the Lite-On LTD-163, LTD-165, or LTD-166.

by **Morpheus** on Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:27 am

I was planning on buying the Asus E616 back around April. When I went to their site to read the specs on the E616, they stated that it can read DVD+R discs. About 1 month later when I rechecked it, they removed that line - I don't know what that means. At the time when I did my DVD-Rom drive research - the Asus E616 was the only drive that play all the DVD discs: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD-Video.

by **infini** on Mon Aug 18, 2003 6:38 am

I am looking for a DVD-ROM that can read al formats, multisession DVD'S and can be regional free.

by **TheWizard** on Mon Aug 18, 2003 8:13 am

Then take your pick, infini, there are quite a few DVD-ROM drives that can read all formats and can be somewhat region free. Either a software tool can make them region free, or you can keep resetting the regions over and over.

I suggest looking at the Reviews section for locating which drives can read all DVD formats. Specifically, look for 16X drives from Lite-On, Toshiba, and the like.

by **infini** on Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:22 am

I have looked in the reviews sectionbut i didn't see many new DVD-ROM drives

by **TheWizard** on Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:21 am

Well, you could always check out reviews from other sites, such as www.cdfreaks.com and www.cdrinfo.com

by **casey** on Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:28 pm

The LG GDR8161b reads all formats, strangely on the front of the box it states "Reads all formats EXCEPT +R" but I can assure you this drive reads all formats.
I write +R on a daily basis (Norton Ghost images) a verify the Images with this drive. I have 5 of them. One of the fastest drives I have come across reading +R's !!
It also reads DVD Ram and all the - Formats.
The ASUS E616 of which I have 3 also reads +R BUT for a ATA100 drive i.m.h.o SUCKS BIG TIME. I HATE THIS UNIT WITH A PASSION. Slow access times, makes funny noises (all 3 of them, manufactured May 2003) and just slow (spin up and reading) TERRIBLE

Is ASUS E616 capable of reading DVD+R?

Is ASUS E616 capable of reading DVD+R?

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