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PlexDisc DVD+R Burned in LG BP60NB10 2
Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive with the 1.02 firmware – Part 2

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive with the 1.02 firmware – Part 2

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be attempting again to burn a PlexDisc DVD+R disc in the LG BP50NB40 crossflashed to the BP60NB10 firmware 1.02. This time, we will burn the disc at a speed of 2.4x, the slowest and only speed it allows us to use besides the 8x speed we used before: As we can see, the drive only supports either burning the disc at 2.4x or 8x. We will use the 2.4x: The burning process was successful, but…

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Samsung SE-506AB 1
The Samsung SE-506 External Blu-Ray Writer

The Samsung SE-506 External Blu-Ray Writer

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Hi everyone, Today, we will see the Samsung SE-506 optical drive: This is an External Blu-Ray Writer that can burn CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray XL media. I could not find a data sheet with the supported write speeds. This drive is already discontinued. ImgBurn reports that the drive can read and burn all of the popular disc types: This drive is a standard slim tray-loading device: It uses a Micro USB connector: Here, we can see the optical mechanism:…

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Pioneer DVR-XD09 1
The Pioneer DVR-XD09 External DVD Writer

The Pioneer DVR-XD09 External DVD Writer

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Hi everyone, Today, we will see the Pioneer DVR-XD09 optical drive: This is an External DVD Writer that can burn the following media: ImgBurn reports that the drive cannot read and burn DVD-RAM, but it also has an issue where it cannot retrieve the buffer size. It also states it does not support Layer Jump Recording which is used when burning double layer DVDs. The product overview page states it supports DVD-RAM, so maybe ImgBurn cannot retrieve this information properly….

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PlexDisc DVD+R Burned in LG BP60NB10 2
Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive with the 1.02 firmware

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive with the 1.02 firmware

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be burning a PlexDisc DVD+R disc in the LG BP50NB40 crossflashed to the BP60NB10 firmware 1.02: We will be using ImgBurn to perform the burning and verification process. This drive reports to be able to burn these discs at 2.4x and 8x. We will be burning them at 8x: The burning process was successful, and it burnt in CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) mode starting at 3.3x and going all the way up to 8x: The…

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PlexDisc DVD+R Burned in LG BP60NB10 2
Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LG BP60NB10 optical drive

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be burning a PlexDisc DVD+R disc in the LG BP50NB40 crossflashed to the BP60NB10 firmware v1.00: We will be using ImgBurn to perform the burning and verification process. This drive seems to be able to burn these discs at 2.4x and 8x. We will be burning them at 8x: The burning process was successful, and it burnt in CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) mode starting at 3.3x and going all the way up to 8x: Unfortunately,…

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LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer 1
The LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer, Model BP50NB40

The LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer, Model BP50NB40

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be looking at the LG Ultra Slim Portable Blu-Ray Writer, Model BP50NB40 I brought about a year ago: This is a portable ultra slim CD, DVD and Blu-Ray writer. It can burn BD-R and BD-R DL at up to 6x, BD-R XL (BDXL) at up to 4X, and BD-RE and BD-RE DL at up to 2x. For DVDs, it can burn DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW at up to 8x, DVD+/-R DL at up to 6x and…

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LG GT80N (HP Version) 1
The HP version of the LG GT80N Slim Optical Drive

The HP version of the LG GT80N Slim Optical Drive

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Hi everyone, Today, I will show you the HP version of the LG GT80N Slim Internal Optical Drive: This drive can burn CDs and DVDs and offer fast speeds up to 24x for CD-R and 8x for DVD+/-R discs. It uses a SATA connection: This drive can handle all of the CD and DVD varieties available: The only thing we can’t change is the DVD+R (DL) Book Type setting. Some drives already does this behind-the-scene while burning it, so we…

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PlexDisc BD-R 50pk 1
The PlexDisc BD-R 25GB 50-pack Blu-Ray spindle – Logo Top

The PlexDisc BD-R 25GB 50-pack Blu-Ray spindle – Logo Top

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be seeing the PlexDisc BD-R 25GB 50-pack spindle: These discs are manufactured by Optodisc Taiwan. This spindle is the Logo Top variation, but they also come with a White Inkject Printable surface. The data side is gold-colored: These discs can hold up to 25GB of data and can be burned at up to 6x. They have a media code of OTCBDR-002-000, indicating they are manufactured by Optodisc Taiwan. Later, we will be seeing how well…

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The LiteOn (PLDS) DU-8A5LH Optical Drive.
The LiteOn DU-8A5LH Ultra Slim 9.5mm Optical Drive

The LiteOn DU-8A5LH Ultra Slim 9.5mm Optical Drive

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Hi everyone, Today, I will show you the LiteOn DU-8A5LH Ultra Slim 9.5mm Internal Optical Drive: This drive can burn CDs and DVDs and offer fast speeds up to 24x for CD-R and 8x for DVD+/-R discs. It uses a SATA connection: The only DVD type it cannot handle is DVD-RAM. This may be because this disc type is now discontinued: Here is a look at the internal drive mechanism: The Optical Pickup Unit (OPU) is similar to those from…

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Gear Head Triple Format Mobile Slim External DVD Drive 1
The Gear Head External Mobile Slim DVD Drive (Model: 8XDVDEXT)

The Gear Head External Mobile Slim DVD Drive (Model: 8XDVDEXT)

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Hi everyone, Today, we will be seeing an old product from Gear Head. It is an External Slim DVD Drive, model 8XDVDEXT. This drive is able to burn CD’s at a maximum speed of 24X, DVD+/-R(W) at up to 8x, DVD+/-R DL at up to 6x and DVD-RAM (Now discontinued) at up to 5x. This product has already been used a while back, but I just found it recently while cleaning. I no longer have the Nero 9 disc, but…

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