GSA 4040B doesn't burn at 4X

[steelhead]

My DVD writer doesn't burn at 4X.

I've tried different media (DVD-R) Maxell, Verbatim and Memorex and all I get is 2X speed. I've used Nero and BHA Recorder both to no avail...

I upgraded the firmware to A301 still same results.

does anybody else have that problem and how did you fix it.?

[bluntman72]

I hate to say it but Princo 4x -R do in fact burn at 4x with the A301 firmware. Personally, I've been using Memorex 4x +R discs since I bought the drive and they've always burned at 4x. Word has it that the Memorex 4x -R discs are of inferior quality as compared to the 4x +R discs.

[schenckgw]

I just bought a GSA-4040B from AccuraVision for $137.90 (shipped) and I have similar problems. I bought PioData (Pioneer) 4x DVD-R from the same company and I can only get 2X out of them. I thought maybe installing the new firmware (A301) would fix this, but it didn't.
As far as I know, there is no "media compatibility chart" for the LG drives and the support at LG looks to be non-existent.
I bought this drive primarily on the advice from Tom's Hardware Guide. But I started surfing the web for my speed problem and found some bad stuff. This drive got a pretty bad review at www.CDFreaks.com. Check out: http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/126.
The thing that really pisses me off is that the drive doesn't recognize Memorex 1x-4x CD-RW (white) as re-writable! It thinks it's a CD-ROM! My old Lite-On 12101B had no problem with these disks at all. Now I have a bunch of CD-RW's that are no good to me. I bought some HP high-speed CD-RW's and they write at 12x (max) and not the LG advertized 16x. To get 16x, you have to have "Ultra-speed CD-RW".
The DVD+RW's work fine at 2.4x, using Optodisc 2.4x DVD+RW's.
I don't recommend buying this drive.

[Colindale]

Your post was duplicated in

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=186231

and it was answered and commented on there.

To expect all DVD Burners to reconize every type of "media", means a lack of understanding of the complexities of writing Firmware updates.