BenQ Futureshop media w/ BenQ 1620: good combination?

[Ma_Jie]

Hi guys. I'm thinking of buying a BenQ 1620 burner, which are $77 here in Toronto, and I'm wondering: Have any fellow Ontarians tested the BenQ media w/ the BenQ 1620?

Thanks in advance,

MJ

[ZippyP.]

Benq does not make media, they buy it and stick their label on it. Having a Benq burner doesn't make the media any more compatible and if you buy it you are taking your chances.

[Ma_Jie]

Hello again Zippy. I believe it was posted elsewhere that the FS BenQ media has SONY D081 media code or something like that.

Is that good?

- MJ

EDIt: The mefia code = SONY08D1. My bad.

[Gen-An]

Apparantly Daxon, who makes the discs, is owned by BenQ.

[ZippyP.]

A search for the daxon media code turned up this page. Doesn't seem too bad if that's what it is.

[Italic]

BenQ 1620 drive has got a Philips chipset, that is great with DVD+R disks but not with DVD-R disks, so best choose is DVD+R disks.
With firmware B7S9 (or higher) this drive works really well also with DVD-R.

Just my 2 cents !

[lordsmurf]

BenQ discs are usually junk Media ID's.

And then the drive itself is pretty crappy compared to Pioneer or LiteOn drives.

You're asking for double trouble.

[ZippyP.]

Here in BC the difference between a Benq drive and a Pioneer is $20. I bought the Pioneer.

[Ma_Jie]

Hi. Does anyone know the media code for the BenQ FS +R discs?

Thanks,

Jie

P.S. Zippy, you live in B.C.? How many more Canadians are on here ^_^

P.P.S. Does anyone if Chinese can be input on the board?

[ZippyP.]

How many more Canadians are on here ^_^

Stat page, click here.

[-jsl-]

Hi. Does anyone know the media code for the BenQ FS +R discs?

They're made by Daxon with Daxon MID as you can see in the media list here. The 8x discs are actually supported at up to 16x speed on the DW1620.