Can I burn 8x media at 2x on Pioneer 104?

[Nolonemo]

I have a Pioneer 104, I never did the firmware upgrade to allow burning 4x media safely, since I had plenty of 2x media.

Now that I'm running out of 2x media, if I do the firmware update, will I be able to burn 8x media safely/successfully on the 104, or is there a danger of harming the burner? The good deals all seem to be on 8x media these days.

Note: I am NOT trying to burn at speeds higher than the burner's rated 2x, I just don't want to damage the laser by using inappropriate media.

Thanks,

[Epicurus8a]

Shouldn't be a problem, but it depends on the specific media you choose.

Check here:

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia

[dcsos]

WRONG as "DVD-R/RW RECORDERS and DRIVES REQUIRE FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR NEW HIGH-SPEED MEDIA"-PIONEER
You must UPDATE the firmware.
What you will find when you go to burn otherwise is the laser may forget to switch off during a seek during the burn operation and stay on forever ruining the drive

http://www.pioneer-eur.com/eur/support_update.jsp?category=support/update

note: not to worry you will always burn at 2x no matter what the media is rated after the update

[Nolonemo]

Right, so as long as the firmware is updated, 4x or 8x doesn't matter in terms of laser damage?

[dcsos]

yup my A03 still burns at 2x with prassi fine (record now max's original)