Pioneer 107 : compatibility issues?

[Tom81]

Anyone done any personal compatiblity testing with dvd-r burned on the new 107. Read a post on another forum where one fellow found the discs to be less player compatible than previous Pioneer 103 burner, he owned.

[JohnnyCNote]

I just got a 107D today. So far, the 3 disks, 1 CompUSA +R and 2 TDK -R's, I've burned all play in my Apex AD-1500...

[JohnnyCNote]

UPDATE:

I tried to burn an Imation -R and it failed. I put in two more and they failed too! I switched to an Imation +R and it burned fine. DVDInfoPro indicates that the -R is RITEKG03. I was under the impression that Ritek was a good brand, but they don't seem to be compatible with my Pioneer 107D. I also had a sample Ritek +RW disk and after one try, I've been unable to do anything with it. I can't erase it with Nero or anything else.

So, I'm afraid I'm going to have to avoid Ritek. All of the other disks I have work fine...

[freak_in_cage_10k]

UPDATE:

I tried to burn an Imation -R and it failed. I put in two more and they failed too! I switched to an Imation +R and it burned fine. DVDInfoPro indicates that the -R is RITEKG03. I was under the impression that Ritek was a good brand, but they don't seem to be compatible with my Pioneer 107D. I also had a sample Ritek +RW disk and after one try, I've been unable to do anything with it. I can't erase it with Nero or anything else.

So, I'm afraid I'm going to have to avoid Ritek. All of the other disks I have work fine...

ritek go3s burn fine in my 107, but as they are GO3 they are only 2x, if i try to burn them any faster, i get costers!

so, in short, if you dont mind waiting 1/2 hr, GO3 are fine, but its better to flash your drive so u can burn 4x media at 8x.

i have burned several Ritek GO4s at 8x with my 107

[JohnnyCNote]

I flashed the drive and have gotten 8x out of TDK -R's. What firmware did you flash your 107 with?

[alsal]

sorry for asking such a stupid lame question
but what's "flashing" the dvd burner?
is it burning faster then the media can hold?
like burning 8x on a 4x dvdr?
and what should you do to use this hack, feature or however you name it...
(hacked firmware?)

[JohnnyCNote]

Wow, that is lame!

No, not really

Everyone has to start somewhere. "Flashing" (in this context) means updating the ROM (read only memory) chip inside the drive with new "firmware" (software). You can also "flash" a motherboard, video or sound card, etc. with updated firmware, sometimes referred to as a BIOS version in the case of a motherboard. Firmware updates can fix bugs, add new capabilities or compatibilities and increase performance.

There are hardware specific utilities that accomplish this. They're usually available at the same place where you get the firmware. It's not hard to do, but always be sure you follow the instructions in order to avoid damaging the drive (or motherboard, etc.). If you do cause damage to a drive, you may have problems getting it replaced if it's under warranty. Of course, they'd have to know that's what happened. The old phrase "if it ain't broke don't fix it" applies, although some people (like me) are tempted to tinker and seek improvements. I've done it many times and never had any problems.

"Hacked" firmware for many DVD writers is available at The Firmware Page. It can expand the factory settings and allow the drive to burn at higher speeds, if the media will support it. This is one area where "individual results may vary" is definitely the rule.

Also, most firmware updates do not produce very dramatic results. Often, they're really not very noticeable at all. But in this particular case, the hacked firmware can add some capabilities that are not availble with the stock firmware, such as faster writing and removal of regional limitations (US, Europe, Asia, etc.)....

[alsal]

ohh thanks
i know what is firmware
just the i didn't knew what the expression "flashing" means
but i know this process
i even have a hacked firmware for my dvd-rom drive
but since i don't have problems yet (hope that i will never have) i'm not installing it.

[FMercury]

UPDATE:

I tried to burn an Imation -R and it failed. I put in two more and they failed too! I switched to an Imation +R and it burned fine. DVDInfoPro indicates that the -R is RITEKG03. I was under the impression that Ritek was a good brand, but they don't seem to be compatible with my Pioneer 107D. I also had a sample Ritek +RW disk and after one try, I've been unable to do anything with it. I can't erase it with Nero or anything else.

So, I'm afraid I'm going to have to avoid Ritek. All of the other disks I have work fine...

ritek go3s burn fine in my 107, but as they are GO3 they are only 2x, if i try to burn them any faster, i get costers!

so, in short, if you dont mind waiting 1/2 hr, GO3 are fine, but its better to flash your drive so u can burn 4x media at 8x.

i have burned several Ritek GO4s at 8x with my 107

Hi from Portugal

I have flash my 107 yesterday and today i have burn 6 RITEKG03 (Primedisk) at ...... 8x without any problem with DVDDecrypter.
I made 4 at 6x too .... no problem.

[JohnnyCNote]

Olá de la Florida!

I'll wait 'til I use up my Imation's, then I'll flash ti again to do 8x....

[freak_in_cage_10k]

UPDATE:

I tried to burn an Imation -R and it failed. I put in two more and they failed too! I switched to an Imation +R and it burned fine. DVDInfoPro indicates that the -R is RITEKG03. I was under the impression that Ritek was a good brand, but they don't seem to be compatible with my Pioneer 107D. I also had a sample Ritek +RW disk and after one try, I've been unable to do anything with it. I can't erase it with Nero or anything else.

So, I'm afraid I'm going to have to avoid Ritek. All of the other disks I have work fine...

ritek go3s burn fine in my 107, but as they are GO3 they are only 2x, if i try to burn them any faster, i get costers!

so, in short, if you dont mind waiting 1/2 hr, GO3 are fine, but its better to flash your drive so u can burn 4x media at 8x.

i have burned several Ritek GO4s at 8x with my 107

Hi from Portugal

I have flash my 107 yesterday and today i have burn 6 RITEKG03 (Primedisk) at ...... 8x without any problem with DVDDecrypter.
I made 4 at 6x too .... no problem.

really? perhaps i will try them again then!!!! what were they branded as??? mine are " just branded as 2x DVD-R- but they were advertised as GO3 on svp.co.uk

JohnnyCNote- i think i flashed to 1.05 man, but im not sure, i will check m8!

[Will Hay]

really? perhaps i will try them again then!!!! what were they branded as??? mine are " just branded as 2x DVD-R- but they were advertised as GO3 on svp.co.uk

Hey freak.
Are these the £6.49 ones?
If so, they will work.
Well, I've seen a post claiming success.
Funnily enough, before I found this out I'd already ordered three packs (and some GO4's) with my black 107D so was pretty pleased.
Nevertheless I burnt a x4 GO4 at lunchtime straight after I flashed my 10d and it finished in 7mins
Man, the night before it took me 60 mins with my x1 Panasonic!!!!!
Will Hay

[Will Hay]

really? perhaps i will try them again then!!!! what were they branded as??? mine are " just branded as 2x DVD-R- but they were advertised as GO3 on svp.co.uk

Hey freak.
Are these the £6.49 ones?
If so, they will work.
Well, I've seen a post claiming success.
Funnily enough, before I found this out I'd already ordered three packs (and some GO4's) with my black 107D so was pretty pleased.
Nevertheless I burnt a x4 GO4 at lunchtime straight after I flashed my 10d and it finished in 7mins
Man, the night before it took me 60 mins with my x1 Panasonic!!!!!
Will Hay

Freak, I tried one of these G03's last night at x8 speed and it failed at around 641mb
The five prior (all G04's) all worked perfectly at x8 speed
Will

[freak_in_cage_10k]

really? perhaps i will try them again then!!!! what were they branded as??? mine are " just branded as 2x DVD-R- but they were advertised as GO3 on svp.co.uk

Hey freak.
Are these the £6.49 ones?
If so, they will work.
Well, I've seen a post claiming success.
Funnily enough, before I found this out I'd already ordered three packs (and some GO4's) with my black 107D so was pretty pleased.
Nevertheless I burnt a x4 GO4 at lunchtime straight after I flashed my 10d and it finished in 7mins
Man, the night before it took me 60 mins with my x1 Panasonic!!!!!
Will Hay

Freak, I tried one of these G03's last night at x8 speed and it failed at around 641mb
The five prior (all G04's) all worked perfectly at x8 speed
Will

oh- so you finally gave in and bought the 107 did you m8???

i have since managed to burn the yellow GO3s at 6x (8x i get costers!) which is fine for me!!

svp prices are so cheap at the moment, im gonna get about 75 discs this weekend before the exchange rate returns to normal!

no man, they were the yellow go3s (sold out now!)

WILL, those £6.50 are very tempting, what make are they? have you scanned the disc to check out the dye? if they are GO3 plz let me know asap as i will buy them and burn at 6x!!!!! if not i will buy their tango GO4 overprints and burn at 8x hehe

[Hardcoreruss]

What firmware are you boys using ?

I just bought one yesterday ?

Can you provide a link ?

[falberni]

These are a couple of links to NIL's forum. He is the guy who has modified the firmware. The first link is for the 1.05 hacked fw. There are discussions on how to force a flash, how to use the flash utility, etc. The second link is for the 1.10 hacked fw:

http://forum.firmware-flash.com/viewtopic.php?t=22443

http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=23176

[tokyootaku]

I updated the 107d with the official 1.10 and tried to downflash to the new one but did not work. Help ?

[Will Hay]

What firmware are you boys using ?

I just bought one yesterday ?

Can you provide a link ?

I used the 105.
If you get stuck, drop me a PM and I'll email it over.
Will

[Will Hay]

oh- so you finally gave in and bought the 107 did you m8???

i have since managed to burn the yellow GO3s at 6x (8x i get costers!) which is fine for me!!

svp prices are so cheap at the moment, im gonna get about 75 discs this weekend before the exchange rate returns to normal!

no man, they were the yellow go3s (sold out now!)

WILL, those £6.50 are very tempting, what make are they? have you scanned the disc to check out the dye? if they are GO3 plz let me know asap as i will buy them and burn at 6x!!!!! if not i will buy their tango GO4 overprints and burn at 8x hehe

I just bought another 100 of those £6.49 ones, and I've used 50 now and only lost two (one was my own fault).
That's 175 I've bought.
How do I scan the disk to see what the hell it is?
Will

[camm]

Gotta say that after the intital dismay that it didn't write 8x speed out of thebox, i'm very pleased with it.
I've stopped jumping around different media now - I stick to Ritek G04 (various brands - all the same disc tho') and yellow datawrites. Not had a problem, as such.
8x writing on 4x g04 i've found a bit hit and miss - 10 or so have been great, but 2 were heasvily pixelated and stopped before the end of the film.
wish I'd waited for a black one - the beige sticks out like a sore thumb in my lanboy!!

[hhhhbk]

at svp
http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/SVP_Communications_Special_Offers_15.html
has anyone tried
Datawrite "RED" V2 4x DVD-R in tubs of 25
they seem incredibly cheap

if not are any of the other disks on the page particularly good for the pioneer 107
cheers