KProbe compatible drive

[yellowsugga]

I was wondering if you need a Lite-on DVD burner to use KProbe or if it will work with a Lite-on CD burner/DVD-ROM drive.

[winifreid]

I believe it will work with all lite-on drives (even rebadge), but why would you want to scan something that you did not burn?

[yellowsugga]

I already have a Pioneer burner. so I would urn with that.

[winifreid]

Some, if not most, Pioneers are actually Lite-on. So you might be able to use kprobe. Alos, you can use improved liteon firmware if you want. You could also use CDspeed since it measures about the same thing

[-jsl-]

I was wondering if you need a Lite-on DVD burner to use KProbe or if it will work with a Lite-on CD burner/DVD-ROM drive.

It works in the meaning that you will see some graphs but the results from Lite-On combo drives and DVD-ROMs are not considered to be reliable.

Some, if not most, Pioneers are actually Lite-on.

No.

[winifreid]

I confused Pioneer with Sony. But I was looking at CDfreaks and saw where there were posts with kprobe scans from pioneer drives.

[falberni]

I'm sure the later revisions of DVDInfoPro can run KProbe type of PI and PO scans on Pioneer drives. I have a Pioneer 107D and I get very good scans using DVDInfoPro.

[lordsmurf]

DVDInfo and Nero CD-DVD Speed tests are fine on most drives, including Pioneer. kprobe is overrated. In fact PI/PO tests are overrated.