Posted by SalesMart.com.au on 11/15/23 11:34

On 14 Dec 2005 06:39:36 -0800, "come_mon_come_mon!"
<come_mon_come_mon@yahoo.com.hk> wrote:

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>SalesMart.com.au =E5=AF=AB=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A
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>> Problem with new release drives is waiting for new firmware updates.
>> I tried the LG 4167 a while ago now with firmware DL10, DL11 and DL12.
>> Decided I wouldn't sell them until the firmware corrected the slowness
>> in burn times for high speed media.
>
>You mean you'd tested LG4167B w/ DL12 performance ? How it compared to
>mine ?
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>http://www.geocities.com/come_mon_come_mon
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>> The LG 4163 with firmware A105 is the fastest DVD burner out there and
>> also reads faster than other brands of DVD burners.
>>
>> This is what I found with the LG 4167 drives.
>> Firmware DL10 and DL11 burn a full disc DVD-R 16X speed in 5 mins 19
>> seconds, but anything below 4Gb and the speed dropped back where it
>> would take 10 mins+ to burn.
>>
>> Firmware DL12 a full disc took 6 mins and 8 seconds and anything under
>> 4Gb went at a faster speed than before but not as fast as the LG 4163
>> with firmware A105.
>
>I haven't started to burn DVD-R because I didn't get all the files I
>need to burn one yet. Do you have read speed (or time to read a DVD-R)
>test figures for reference here ?

Use Nero Speed DVD V4.1 to do a test DATA burn.
It will show you a graph as its burning away. Then save it as HTML or
a screen grab.

To do a DATA test using your LG 4167 drive.
Load Nero Speed DVD 4.1
Run Test (Menu at top of screen)
Create Data Disc (F9)

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>FYI, my HD was Maxtor D740X-6L (DMA-33).
>
>>
>> Firmware DL10 and DL11 CDR burns took around 3 minutes.
>> Firmware DL12 CDR media burns now take over 16 minutes.
>>
>> Hopefully firmware DL13 when ever it comes out will correct this.
>
>But I'd upgraded firmware to DL12. How could I fall back ? FYI, the
>firmware packaged with LG driver disc was DL10

You'll have to wait for the next firmware update.

I took out the LG 4167 as I found the drive to slow to use. I went
back to the LG 4163 to place in the PC along with a Pioneer 109 and
have several other models and brands in USB2 cases hanging off my PC.

Verbatim CDR media went from 3 minute burns to over 16 minute burns
after firmware DL12 was installed.

My computer is a Pentium IV 3.0Ghz with 2Gb of RAM, running two
Seagate 160Gb Serial ATA drives. Software: WinXP Pro (SP2), Nero
6.6.0.18

Now its a waiting game on the next firmware update.

Often can take drive makers 3 or 5 firmware updates before they get it
just about right.

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