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Liteon 832 Questions - 7/18/2004 7:00:10 PM

Lechium

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I may have found my almost-perfect drive. I have read the review and it is extremely detailed and I am glad to see it reads so well. Now, it got a bit fuzzy around the part where it talked about its ability to read DL media, is the drive OK with reading DL media that it burned itself?

And, is the drive generally quiet? The LG I have now is loud as **** and it drives me nuts.

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/18/2004 7:02:17 PM

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Keep on Burning! You will really enjoy this drive, I've used it on over 300 backups so far on DVDs.........

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/18/2004 8:34:13 PM

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Does the 812 = 832?

And, has the hacked firmware upgrade for the 812 --> 832 conversion been tested and safe to use?

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/18/2004 10:15:10 PM

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It's been tested quite a bit already... works fine...

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/18/2004 11:33:58 PM

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Beautiful.

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 4:54:37 AM

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Maybe the best choise of LiteOn available at this moment...

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 10:20:55 AM

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depending on the prices available in your area, it might be best to just get the original 832S.

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 12:54:40 PM

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I can get an 812 for $104 CDN and the 832 for $134. I am also getting a TV Tuner and I'm on a Student's budget so if the 812 is essentially the same as the 832 when u use hacked firmware, that's the route I think that I want to go.

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 2:04:23 PM

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Would an NEC 2500A + Liteon16x DVD-ROM be a better idea than simply one liteon 812? THe first combo is only 30 dollars more CDN.

I am now having concerns about what media will work well with the liteon and I understand the drive is fairly picky with what u can use and since DVD+R media is still fairly expensive, I'd rather be able to buy cheaper media.

Any suggestions?

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 2:31:15 PM

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With a program such as OmniPatch provided by the codeguys, that makes media compatability a "non-issue"

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 2:38:01 PM

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It literally makes media compatability a non-issue? Even if I buy some noname dvd-r media @ $29 CDN for 50 pcs? Haha, I want whatever drive that will allow me to not spend an arm and a leg to get 4x Verbatim DVD+R everytime I need a solid burn.

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 2:43:40 PM

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Also, can firmware changes be easily reversed? I guess not eh?

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 7:04:43 PM

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Yes the firmware can be changed easily, back and forth, however you need!

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RE: Liteon 832 Questions - 7/19/2004 7:23:47 PM

Lechium

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Sweet.

So, how exactly can the manufacturer find out that u used an unofficial firmware if you flash back to the official when u call in your warranty? (last question, I promise) lol.

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