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IAN, where is the LG 4040B review..?

Postby Peter_Mann on Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:35 am

just wondering,
it's been weeks since you said you were working on it.
My 4040B has trouble with DVD-R media and I was hoping to get some insights from your review.

Cheers! :wink:
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Postby aviationwiz on Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:53 am

Ian is very very slow at getting the reviews out. He generally posts one per week, around Monday or Tuesday. Nonetheless, he does produce the best reviews, he is just slow with them.
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Postby Bhairav on Sun Sep 28, 2003 1:15 pm

Don't knock the slow pace of the reviews. Ian has a full-time job, so we should just be grateful that he gets the reviews out for us.
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Postby aviationwiz on Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:21 pm

I'm just stating a fact that the reviews are slow to come out. I never said that it was not worth it for the reviews. They are the best reviews on the net, just a little while at getting out there.
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Postby Ian on Sun Sep 28, 2003 8:40 pm

bhairavp hit the nail on the head. I've been busy.

I've finished testing the 4040B. However, I'm working on a review of another DVD writer right now. One that even more people are waiting for.
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Postby eliminator on Mon Sep 29, 2003 1:33 am

Just take your time chief ! :wink: 8)
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Mon Sep 29, 2003 2:11 am

I feel for you Ian! I work a full time job too, and I have a VERY hard time making enough time to put out my CD-R reviews! and given that I currently only have one PC and have to use it for both business and pleasure.... well, it's not easy! I'm also currently running 5 IDE devices on only 2 IDE channels, which means I have to swap drives every once and a while for my reviews! :(

So yeah, do what you can, but don't neglect your personal life or the ones you love...or SLEEP! well, not TOO much anyways! :wink: (I don't say "The Digital Dolphin Burns at Midnight" for nothing you know!)
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Postby gyula on Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:30 am

I also would be really interested in a review. It is still hard to find any information on the net about this drive. And because I also have some DVD-R problems (as I already posted here http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=12478 ) I would like to read the opinion of other people (tester).
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In the meantime I contacted LG Europe with my problems. Finally last friday I got an answer which states that LG is aware of the 4x DVD-R burning problem. They advised me to use Verbatim DVD-R media for this purpose untill the solution (I assume a new firmware) will be released. It seems that the problem is specific to the European market, since (according to LG) most of the media manufacturer (including TDK) are delivering different DVD-R media under the same label (and manufacturer ID) for the European and American/Asian market. The actual firmware versions have problems with those 4x DVD-R media for the European market. Verbatim is the only manufacturer offering exactly the same media on all markets. The reason for the problems is (according LG), that 4x DVD-R media offered in Europe has the same "data layer" thickness as the 2x DVD-R media, while 4x DVD-R media on other markets has a thicker "data layer". All current firmware versions have a problem recognizing these 4x DVD-R media correctly.
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Postby VEFF on Mon Sep 29, 2003 2:15 pm

Ian,

I think we can guess which review you are working on then, based on your comment.

Keep up the good work!
I'd much rather wait for a comprehensive review by you than the fluff a few of the sites like to call "reviews".
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Postby Scour on Mon Sep 29, 2003 3:36 pm

VEFF wrote:I'd much rather wait for a comprehensive review by you than the fluff a few of the sites like to call "reviews".


Yeah, i think so, too. Better take a little more time and make high quality reviews than fast and bad reviews :)
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Postby Phil K on Mon Sep 29, 2003 7:35 pm

Ian wrote:bhairavp hit the nail on the head. I've been busy.

I've finished testing the 4040B. However, I'm working on a review of another DVD writer right now. One that even more people are waiting for.

It doesnt start with "Plex" by any chance, Ian ? ;)
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Postby VEFF on Mon Sep 29, 2003 7:53 pm

Phil K wrote:
Ian wrote:bhairavp hit the nail on the head. I've been busy.

I've finished testing the 4040B. However, I'm working on a review of another DVD writer right now. One that even more people are waiting for.

It doesnt start with "Plex" by any chance, Ian ? ;)


I am willing to bet the farm on that, even though I don't own one ;)
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Postby Bhairav on Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:15 am

Heh, Veff: are you referring to the farm or the drive? I know you have the drive... :wink:
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Postby VEFF on Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:18 am

bhairavp wrote:Heh, Veff: are you referring to the farm or the drive? I know you have the drive... :wink:


The farm of course; I don't know what I would do without the drive ;)
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