Slow read speed of my A04

[Craig Tucker]

I have about 20 home DVD's that I want to copy to inkjet printable DVD-R's So I can label them nicely with my new Epson R200. Problem is that my A04 only reads DVD-R's at 2x speed so it takes around half an hour to copy the VIDEO_TS folder to my hard drive.

I also have some which are recorded on crappy Zero Defex media, which the A04 will not even read, although it burnt them. They still play in my DVD player though.

I have ordered an A07 which I believe will read DVD-R at 8x speed which will obviously speed up the process considerably, but I was considering buying a DVD-ROM if I can get one that will read even faster (16x ?), plus I would prefer to use the A07 just for burning.

As I am not ripping, just copying, so the fact that the ripping speed may be locked is not vital, but it would be nice to have one where the ripping speed was not locked. I am also hoping that the DVD-ROM I purchase will be able to read these Zero Defex discs (ironic name eh )

Any sugestions.

[flaninacupboard]

i've got an A04 as well, and my DVD-ROM has died on me so 2X is all i get. very frustrating when copying from one media to another.....

[rallynavvie]

I get 10-12x read rates from DVD-R in the LiteOn DVD-ROM I got for $35. Rather than have tons of DVD burners in my computer I opted to also put a ROM in for ripping. I've actually had to copy training videos for customers as well as some people come back and want more discs of stuff that I've done for them before but after a month the images get deleted so I have to have them bring in their original and make a copy from that. The ROM was a good investment. Besides, I just don't like using my burners for everyday use like watching DVDs on my computer or installing software.

[iooi]

II also have some which are recorded on crappy Zero Defex media, which the A04 will not even read, although it burnt them. They still play in my DVD player though.
Any sugestions.

I usually find that if i have trouble reading a disk in a dvd-rom it may, and often does read in my burner, if it wont read in the burner it goes in the bin......Unless its a film i really like.
Burners seem to be more tollerant to errors on disks when it comes to copying your back-ups.

[Craig Tucker]

I get 10-12x read rates from DVD-R in the LiteOn DVD-ROM I got for $35. Rather than have tons of DVD burners in my computer I opted to also put a ROM in for ripping. I've actually had to copy training videos for customers as well as some people come back and want more discs of stuff that I've done for them before but after a month the images get deleted so I have to have them bring in their original and make a copy from that. The ROM was a good investment. Besides, I just don't like using my burners for everyday use like watching DVDs on my computer or installing software.

Does you lite-on drive also rip encrypted DVD's at 10-12 or is it locked at a lower speed for ripping. Do you know what model it is ?

[gmatov]

That's about the rip speed I get from my 163 and 165 LiteOns, and, yes, DVD movie rips, decryption and all.

Same here, 35 USD for the ROM, versus 100 + for a burner, no contest, buy a ROM drive.

Cheers,

George

[Craig Tucker]

Thanks George

[rallynavvie]

I've got a LiteOn 166 and yeah, it gets 10-12x on most rips and copies. Dual-layer discs are a bit slower on it though. I've noticed it also makes a difference which ASPI you're using.

Dunno if it matters or not but the LiteOn ROMs are kinda loud.

[Craig Tucker]

Dunno if it matters or not but the LiteOn ROMs are kinda loud.

Not really, with the fans I have got in my system.

[Will Hay]

I don't know what the read speed is of my firmware upgraded Lite-On x16 (?) but it takes me about 12 mins to transfer a 4.2gb VIDEO_TS folder to my HDD.
Hope that helps a little.
What can you do with the E200, can you make labels with pictures of content etc. or is it just text?
Will

[Craig Tucker]

With the R200, you can print any graphic image or text directly to a printable disc, just as you would print to paper. It uses a special caddy which you inset your disc into. Check the media forum Will there is a fairly lengthy thread there about the R200.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=202296

[Will Hay]

Thanks Craig.
Will

[Craig Tucker]

No problem.

Will, if its taking 12 minutes for you to transfer from your lite-on, then thats a read speed of only around 4 times is'nt it. Seems rather slow. Your A07 should be able to do it at 8 times.