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I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/13/2004 10:07:55 AM

mikeemei

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Ok, I been reading all around this forum about the new Firmwares and trying to find out which one I should update to.

I am currently on 2.16 orginal firmware. Is 2.18 or 2.C8SE newer? what are the difference? Other than greater support for media, does the new firmware give better quality burns?

All I want to do with my NEC3500 is to burn good quality Data Backups, I don't care much for DuelLayers, DVDRW, or burnning movies, I just use quality DVD-R&DVD+R. So, will updating help with quality data burn?

< Message edited by mikeemei -- 11/13/2004 10:25:43 AM >

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RE: I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/13/2004 1:17:44 PM

johanneshahn

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2.18se is a modified 2.18 and non-original! i prefer the 2.18!

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RE: I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/13/2004 6:17:51 PM

Iggy

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Go ahead a newer version will improve your writings.

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RE: I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/14/2004 5:03:12 AM

mikeemei

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got two bad burns with TDK TTG02 @8x... wonder if it is the disk or my system. I only burned one disk (with 2.16) before I updated to 2.18.

PS: how can I have signature added automaticly, without having to check it everytime?

< Message edited by mikeemei -- 11/14/2004 5:04:24 AM >

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Abit KT-7A Raid
AMD Athlon 1.33Ghz
512MB Ram
GForce 4 Ti 4600
SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum
2x WD 80GB HD Raid0
1x WD 80GB HD
1x MX 250GB HD
Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1502
TDK CDRW121032 v1.10
NEC DVDRW ND-3500AG v2.16
WinXP Pro SP1

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RE: I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/14/2004 5:38:24 AM

mikeemei

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I also notice the burn quality aren't as good with 2.18... weird, it could just be me.

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Abit KT-7A Raid
AMD Athlon 1.33Ghz
512MB Ram
GForce 4 Ti 4600
SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum
2x WD 80GB HD Raid0
1x WD 80GB HD
1x MX 250GB HD
Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1502
TDK CDRW121032 v1.10
NEC DVDRW ND-3500AG v2.16
WinXP Pro SP1

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RE: I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/14/2004 6:26:13 AM

Iggy

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From your profile you can set a singature and enable the appropriate check box in order to be visible.

What do you mean by "aren't as good with 2.18"?

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RE: I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/14/2004 7:03:39 AM

mikeemei

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What I meant by "aren't as good with 2.18"... I did a Transfer test with Nero Speed, a before and after test with the same type of media TYG01@8x.

The disc created with 2.18 can't even get up to 13x, were as the disc created with 2.16 can read up to 16x just find and the graph is smooth too.

I would post a screen shot, but don't have Permission.

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RE: I am very confused...about the new firmware - 11/14/2004 11:12:49 AM

emperor

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First of all, uploading of pictures should working just fine right now, the 2.18 is the latest official firmware from NEC, let us know about your results

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