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ORIGINAL: emperor

v1.40 of Pioneer DVR-109 worked perfectly @ 6X, more details at an upcoming article...!

Any idea when this article will be coming out ? I'm waiting eagerly for it !!

(in reply to emperor)

sorry for the delay, we will try to publish the article soon, we were looking for some technical info for DVD-R DL format

(in reply to callisto1)

Hey Emperor does you or your good friend know when these will be available for sale

(in reply to emperor)

Is vertabim the only makers of DVD-R DL

(in reply to maconick)

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ORIGINAL: emperor

Today, IOData released a firmware that supports DVD-R DL format for the NEC ND-3520A drives...We tried the firmware and burned a DVD-R DL disc with ND-3520A @ 4X!

Is it possible to get the link to that firmware ?

(in reply to emperor)

For now only Verbatim makes DVD-R DL discs, as for when will be available i would predict soon, the firmware for NEC can be found at the NEC 3520A thread

(in reply to Mr_M)

Sorry, but I can´t find the correct thread for the firmware to NEC3520A.

Edit: Found it now

(in reply to emperor)

the best place for the latest nec firmware is

NEC FIRMWARE

(in reply to Mr_M)

According to that site the I-O Data firmware is an original firmware, what does that mean ?

(in reply to maconick)

Both our forum and Michael's website host more or less the same firmware, usually here you will find first some un-leashed firmware packages

(in reply to Mr_M)

is the best nec 3520 firmware and the one which allows DVD-R DL

http://www.micheldeboer.nl/firmware/3520_3.22_RPC RL.rar

(in reply to emperor)

probably yes

(in reply to maconick)

On Pioneer Electronics site there is a pdf document about DVD-R DL Specifications. Pioneer has created a DVD-R DL that as the same characteristics of DVD-Rom DL. The DVD-R DL jitter error is the same of DVD-Rom, also the Track Pitch is the same, the Reflectivity is the same and if you see Target Specifications of Dual Layer Disc for DVD-R, and precisely near to Writing path, you see that it's write Parallel and Opposite.

Pioneer has proposed the Specifications to DVD Forum that approved all. In fact on DVD Forum site, near to all DVD-R DL specifications is always write Approved.

So, the DVD-R DL support both Track Path. (Parallel Track Path) - (Opposite Track Path). All burning programs have Opposite as defautl Track Path. For write in Parallel you must use a program that allow you to choose Parallel Track Path. Gear Pro Mastering 7.00 have this options and allows to write in Parallel and Opposite (DVD Settings), but this program doesn't support the write on DVD-R DL yet, but it only support DVD+R DL that can be write only in Opposite.
I send an e-mail to Alcohol 120% creators for insert the write in Parallel and Opposite as Options in the next version of program.

This is the link for DVD-R DL Specifications:
DVD-R DL Specifications

(in reply to callisto1)

so the problem is still the non-proper support of the most DVD recording software...

(in reply to Undertaker)