Posted by Captain Midnight on 08/01/07 05:22

"Eamon Skelton" <Xnospam@oceanfree.net> wrote in message
news:EaRri.21207$j7.380019@news.indigo.ie...
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:17:49 -0400, Captain Midnight wrote:
>
> > Has everyone checked with mfgs for media compatibility and firmware
> > upgrades? BenQ has been great in that respect. So far haven't seen
anything
> > on the webpage for my new HP LightScribe drive.
>
> I don't think HP make their own DVD drives. It is most probably
> a rebadged LG or Liteon. I find Liteon have fairly frequent
> updates. LG updates are few and far between. BenQ have been
> good in the past, but they have also stopped making drives.
> The newer BenQs are rebadged Liteons.
>
> There is a lot of detailed information about drives
> and firmware on the CD Freaks forums:
> http://club.cdfreaks.com/
>

Doesn't really matter who actually made it. If you buy bad milk do you
return it to the cow?

Wasn't really expecting any for the HP since it's a new drive and discs
haven't changed. The Benq drive came in a Digital Research box. Benq sold
badged and unbadged with different firmware. Strangely mine had the Benq
badged firmware.

For most people with name brand drives the mfg website would be the first
stop unless they want to know more instead of using the drive. If the drive
is bricked with a bad firmware it may void the warranty.

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