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Burning a Windows ISO to a DVD+R disc from PlexDisc using the Pioneer DVR-XD09 drive

Burning a Windows ISO to a DVD+R disc from PlexDisc using the Pioneer DVR-XD09 drive

So, now that we have successfully downloaded the Windows UUP files, created the ISO image, and optionally patched the Windows 11 ISO, now it’s time to burn it to a DVD. While today most people prefer to make a bootable USB drive, burning the image to a DVD have the advantage of archiving it for later use, while a USB drive may be formatted later for additional use. I always prefer to burn the images to disc because they provide…

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Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the HP version of the LG GT80N

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the HP version of the LG GT80N

Hi everyone, Today, we’ll see how well the PlexDisc DVD+R discs burns in the HP version of the LG GT80N optical drive: We will be using ImgBurn to perform the writing and verification. It reports the media code to be OPTODISC-R16-00 and supports writing at 4x and 8x. We will be burning it at 8x: The drive burned the disc using a CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) strategy, starting at about 3.3x and gradually going up until reaching 8x: The disc…

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Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc in the LG GP96YB70 optical drive

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc in the LG GP96YB70 optical drive

Hi everyone, Today, we will be burning a PlexDisc DVD+R disc in the LG GP96YB70 external slim drive: This drive supports burning these discs at 4x and 8x. We will be burning it at 8x: This unit supports setting the DVD+R Book Type to DVD-ROM. This is useful as this can improve the disc compatibility with older drives: The drive was able to burn the disc successfully: And verified it correctly: The drive burns the disc in Constant Angular Velocity…

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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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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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Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LiteOn (PLDS) DU-8A5LH

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the LiteOn (PLDS) DU-8A5LH

Hi everyone, Today, we’ll take a look at how the PlexDisc DVD+R discs burns in the LiteOn (PLDS) DU-8A5LH. This drive was taken temporarily out of a Dell laptop and is a 9.5mm drive: We will be using ImgBurn to perform the writing and verification. It reports the media code to be OPTODISC-R16-00 and supports writing at up to 8x here. This drive seem to not support setting up the DVD+R Book Type manually but it seems it does it…

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Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the Optiarc AD-7561A

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the Optiarc AD-7561A

Hi everyone, Today, we’ll take a look at how the PlexDisc DVD+R discs burns in the Optiarc AD-7561A drive. We will be using ImgBurn again to perform the writing and verification. It reports the media code to be OPTODISC-R16-00 and supports writing at up to 8x here. The drive burned the disc using a Z-CLV strategy, starting at 2.4x, and jumping to 4x, 6x, and 8x: The disc appeared to have burnt fine, but the quality results seem to point…

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Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the Optiarc AD-7740H

Burning the PlexDisc DVD+R Disc on the Optiarc AD-7740H

Hi everyone, Today, we’ll see how well the PlexDisc DVD+R discs that I showed you yesterday burns in the Optiarc AD-7740H. This is a drive I took out from a Lenovo laptop that’s now part of my optical drive collection. I already have an Optiarc AD-7561A from a very old HP laptop, so this is actually my 2nd Optiarc drive. We will be using ImgBurn to perform the writing and verification. It reports the media code to be OPTODISC-R16-00 and…

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