bhairavp wrote:Ian wrote:firmware update.
Can anyone say DVD+R on the HP 100i??
That whole 100i fiasco actually saved me from spending too much on my first burner, and set the stage for a series of trade-ups whenever faster DVD burning came around.
I guess I should thank Ricoh/Philips/HP
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In early 2002 I bought a Philips 228 (1st gen 2.4X +RW (not +R) burner just like the 100i) for $499 + tax at BestBuy when it seemed that Philips support said
via e-mail"yes, the drive will be able to burn +R".
However, the support answer didn't inspire confidence, and i didn't open the box until a got a firmer answer (support people via e-mail seemed not to know what they were answering to, and said something like "Nero doesn't support the media" - as opposed to the drive needing a change).
I waited a bit longer, and a day or so later it seemed more apparent
that it probably wouldn't support +R media at all, so I returned it and decided to wait for +R support.
It was a good thing I was skeptical, knew about the issues, and read the forums.
A few weeks later, CompUSA had a big anniversary sale the Panasonic
LF-311DSC 1X DVD-R/ 2X DVD-RAM combo burner for a VERY low (back then) $250 + (tax on $350) after rebate. I couldn't resist.
I eventually traded up from the used 1X (mentioned above) to a new dual 4X and then again from used (two single and one dual) 4X to two new dual 8X drives for not much money.
I will keep my 8X for quite some time.
16X may not be worth it to me, since by June of next year I will hopefully have backed up all the CD-Rs I want to DVD media , and have created enough home videos and created enough other format DVDs, that I wont be burnign as frequently; then again, who knows
