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spudmessy -> RE: NEC 3520A and OEM official firmware overview! (4/24/2005 6:25:27 PM)
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ORIGINAL: rahzel
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ORIGINAL: spudmessy
Just a quick questions about bit setting, is it an automatic feature which is automatically applied once the firmware is flashed or do I need a specific program to enable this feature?
Does it work for all kinds of media for the 3520A, I primarily use DVD5 +R. Would that be the best choice for DVD Backup?
if the firmware revision has autobitsetting for all +R media (SL+R, +RW, DL+R) then it will automatically set it to -ROM with any DVD writing software you use.
as for the +R being the best for backing up DVD's, it is arguably better than -R's if thats what youre asking. Without bitsetting, DVD-R's have a slight advantage over +R's as far as DVD Player compatibility. But when +R's are changed to -ROM, some say that the compatibility will even be better than -R.
There is no difference between + and - DVD media other than compatibility and sometimes, +R media seems to write at faster speeds on some DVD writers. Aslong as your DVD player isnt ancient, both media standards should playback fine and it doesnt really matter whether you get + or - media. More importantly, you should decide what BRAND of DVD+-R's to get. I myself like to stick with Taiyo Yuden (the best), Maxell's own Made in Japan media (MXLGR02/03, equal to Taiyo Yuden quality).
another little note is that +R media isnt actually an official DVD media standard (it doenst carry the official DVD logo with the text "DVD" with a disc under it) whereas -R media is. This doesnt really mean anything though but i just thought youd like to know =].
Rahzel thanks so much for your reply.
I've actually just started burning DVD weeks ago. Still pretty new to the thing. In fact it was only a few days back when I chanced upon this forum that I learn about bitsetting, I still have a long way more before I know about media types. For now I just use Ricoh, not sure what "model/type" though.
I have successfully flashed my firmware to 3.22 the unmodded version I believe. The thing is prior to flashing I was just using DVDInfo Pro to check out the "settings" of my drive so I can make a comparison after flashing. I was able to click on the "+RW" Icon at the top, I believe that shows the bitsetting options. If I can remember it was version 2 or something, or that's what it said.
My old firmware was 1.04. Now that I've flashed it to 3.22 I can't click on the +RW Icon anymore and when I click on that I get a msg saying that my drive has no bitsetting option. I'm alittle worried here, is that normal? Is the option removed because now it's "Automatic" therefore no need for me to do any setting? How do I check that bitsetting like you mentioned when changed to "ROM" is enabled within DVDInfo Pro?
Regards.
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