Shintaro (Princo) Media 4X with Pioneer 107

[Aragorn]

I have a Pioneer 107 and have just exhausted my supply of 2x Shintaro DVD-R
media so I just
went out and bought some 4x Shintaros. Now the Pioneer (or Nero) doesn't
seem to like
the Shintaro 4x. I keep getting "power calibration error" when trying to
write to the DVD.
Has anyone else had any problems using 4x Shintaros with the new Pioneer 107
drive ?

Thanks

[Gregory Kleverlaan]

Try burning at 2x I have a left over batch of princos that although burn
fine at 4x will not play on any dvd at all without me burning at 2x

"Aragorn" <pdtant@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:wjW6c.116728$Wa.103808@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> I have a Pioneer 107 and have just exhausted my supply of 2x Shintaro
DVD-R
> media so I just
> went out and bought some 4x Shintaros. Now the Pioneer (or Nero) doesn't
> seem to like
> the Shintaro 4x. I keep getting "power calibration error" when trying to
> write to the DVD.
> Has anyone else had any problems using 4x Shintaros with the new Pioneer
107
> drive ?
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Gadgets]

Which firmware are you guys using? 1.10 official release or some
older/modified ones?

Cheers, Jason (remove macro to reply)
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[Gregory Kleverlaan]

official 1.10 firmware
"Gadgets" <gadgets@macro.jc.com.au> wrote in message
news:c3hj8u$4c8$1@perki.connect.com.au...
> Which firmware are you guys using? 1.10 official release or some
> older/modified ones?
>
> Cheers, Jason (remove macro to reply)
> Macrovision Disablers: http://gadgets.shorturl.com
> DVD Rentals online: http://webflicks.com.au/?u=47905

[cd]

On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:56:12 GMT, "Aragorn" <pdtant@bigpond.net.au>
wrote:

>I have a Pioneer 107 and have just exhausted my supply of 2x Shintaro DVD-R
>media so I just
>went out and bought some 4x Shintaros. Now the Pioneer (or Nero) doesn't
>seem to like
>the Shintaro 4x. I keep getting "power calibration error" when trying to
>write to the DVD.
>Has anyone else had any problems using 4x Shintaros with the new Pioneer 107
>drive ?
>
>Thanks

Latest princo media is crap media. Have a look in this news group
where many have had falures using the latest princo media.

Try ritek or tdk media.

[Brett O'Callaghan]

cd@nospam.com (cd) wrote:

>Latest princo media is crap media. Have a look in this news group
>where many have had falures using the latest princo media.

Amen. I just had 4/10 princos fail on me. Not impressed.

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[h8sh8]

On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:56:12 GMT, "Aragorn" <pdtant@bigpond.net.au>
wrote:

>I have a Pioneer 107 and have just exhausted my supply of 2x Shintaro DVD-R
>media so I just
>went out and bought some 4x Shintaros. Now the Pioneer (or Nero) doesn't
>seem to like
>the Shintaro 4x. I keep getting "power calibration error" when trying to
>write to the DVD.
>Has anyone else had any problems using 4x Shintaros with the new Pioneer 107
>drive ?
>
>Thanks

Latest princo media is crap media. Have a look in this news group
where many have had falures using the latest princo media.

Try ritek or tdk media.

I've backed up 160 of my collection only using a 107 and only Princo discs. So far I've had about 4 discs with errors. The first 100 or so of the backups were with the original firmware on my drive 1.04 or 1.05 or something, and I had no disc errors, the 4 errors were after upgrading to 1.10 (not that I think that was the problem at all). The 3 types of Princos I've used are "RiMedia" (blue label, white text), "Princo" (white label, no text - blank), & "Princo" (white label with a fair bit of text and logos in black).
I've also had no problems playing them on the 3 brands of dvd player I've tried.

[Jeßus]

In news: 7tgq50l5lhojl62ovrtpds8fvlo9fv3p9v@4ax.com, someone let
Brett O'Callaghan <brettocallaghan@iinet.net.au> loose on on a computer...
and the unfortunate result was:

: cd@nospam.com (cd) wrote:
:
:: Latest princo media is crap media. Have a look in this news group
:: where many have had falures using the latest princo media.
:
: Amen. I just had 4/10 princos fail on me. Not impressed.

This is a worry... I have about 75 Princo's left to use up (purchased in the
past fortnight, so are presumably of the latest batch).

So far, been through about a dozen or so without any errors.
I usually burn using Nero and also let it verify the disc afterwards. Nero
reports no errors.

Since there has been comments regarding the quality of the Princo's, I've
been watching my copied discs, rather than the original and again, so far so
good. No errors.

I'm using 2 LG drives, usually burning at 2X.

Was wondering how your errors are manifesting themselves?

Its a real shame if the Princos are dropping their standards, the price
difference between the Princos and Riteks is not inconsiderable.

Cheers,
--
Jeßus

[Brett O'Callaghan]

"Jeßus" <wayne.@iinetDOTnet.au> wrote:

>Brett O'Callaghan <brettocallaghan@iinet.net.au> loose on on a computer...
>: Amen. I just had 4/10 princos fail on me. Not impressed.
>This is a worry... I have about 75 Princo's left to use up (purchased in the
>past fortnight, so are presumably of the latest batch).

It was quite fascinating, they were the bottom 4 of a spindle of 10.
I theorise I got the top or tail end of a bad batch. ;-)

>Was wondering how your errors are manifesting themselves?

Start to burn (tmpgenc dvd writer), get about 1500 sectors in (of
about 2 million), spit the dummy, ejects the disc, coaster. Buy
slightly more expensive TEAC branded discs (as, at this stage I was
worried my drive may have been **&*ed), no problems at all.


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[Michael]

Do you think software could play a role? Have you tried Nero, eg. with the
dodgy discs?

"Brett O'Callaghan" <brettocallaghan@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:b46t50pbo658ck9n1u6ubk2mj4907ftusj@4ax.com...
> Start to burn (tmpgenc dvd writer), get about 1500 sectors in (of
> about 2 million), spit the dummy, ejects the disc, coaster. Buy
> slightly more expensive TEAC branded discs (as, at this stage I was
> worried my drive may have been **&*ed), no problems at all.

[Brett O'Callaghan]

"Michael" <quadhammerNOHAM@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"Brett O'Callaghan" <brettocallaghan@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
>news:b46t50pbo658ck9n1u6ubk2mj4907ftusj@4ax.com...
>> Start to burn (tmpgenc dvd writer), get about 1500 sectors in (of
>> about 2 million), spit the dummy, ejects the disc, coaster. Buy
>> slightly more expensive TEAC branded discs (as, at this stage I was
>> worried my drive may have been **&*ed), no problems at all.

>Do you think software could play a role? Have you tried Nero, eg. with the
>dodgy discs?

I don't believe it's software related. Flawless burning before the
dodgy 4, flawless burning after.

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[Gadgets]

Post from www.overclockers.com.au - for info...
From Ambush: Current 4x DVD-R & 2x DVD-RW drives will be unable to use
<http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5174034.html> 4x DVD-RW discs and may also be
unable to use 8x DVD-R discs due to the sensitivity of the new dye to be
used. The media may be physically damaged and unreadable after burning.
Drives affected include the Pioneer DVR-AO6/106D & Sony DRU-510/DRX510UL
burners.

Cheers, Jason (remove wrx to reply)
Macrovision Disablers: http://gadgets.shorturl.com
DVD Rentals online: http://webflicks.com.au/?u=47905

[cd]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:26:39 GMT, "Gadgets" <gadgets@wrx.jc.com.au>
wrote:

>Post from www.overclockers.com.au - for info...
>From Ambush: Current 4x DVD-R & 2x DVD-RW drives will be unable to use
><http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5174034.html> 4x DVD-RW discs and may also be
>unable to use 8x DVD-R discs due to the sensitivity of the new dye to be
>used. The media may be physically damaged and unreadable after burning.
>Drives affected include the Pioneer DVR-AO6/106D & Sony DRU-510/DRX510UL
>burners.

What does this have to do with 4x -r media?
4x -rw and 8x -r is going to need a firmware update like the a03/a04
drives of the past.

Latest princo media is only good for making drink coasters.
Princo media of about 1 year ago was good but not the latest batches.
Far to many people posting that they are getting failures when using
princo media.

[tias2001]

Hey Guys Check out this post for power calibration errors

http://forums.eyo.com.au/showpost.php?p=578195&postcount=28

It has worked for me :)

TiaS