Best Firmware for Pioneer A06

[markatisu]

Just wondering if there was any firmware for the A06 that would allow you to burn 2x discs as 4x and if the drive is capable of burning 4x any higher

I was just wondering because I know the patched firmware lets you burn 1x at 2x

Thanks

Mark

[QuaiBoy]

Depends on the f/w. There isn't one that lets you burn faster than 4x as far as I know. I've been using 1.07 for quite a while, and it is very compatible with Ritek G04 4x media - very low errors and NO coasters in hundreds of discs burned. There's a 1.08 out, but I'm in no hurry to mess with that.

I have some charts of the 106's performance with various media on my site:
http://www.convertingvideo.com

Best of Luck,
-Evan-

[richdvd]

QuaiBoy..where can you buy those enclosures like that one on your site?

[QuaiBoy]

I got mine at Outpost.com:
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3778436

Their service is hit or miss, so be careful. They sell them at the local Walmart now... it's the dual Firewire AND USB 2.0 box but it's almost $100!

I hooked my friend up with a 107 and this box if you want to go a bit cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-145-314&depa=1

Pretty cheap design, but it does have the advantage of having an internal power supply, whereas the ADS has an external power brick. Either should do the trick.

Best of Luck,
-Evan-

[stackner]

i have 1.07 installed and lets me burn 1x discs at 2x. dont know about 2x at 4x

[dvdx_925]

try this site, it's not related to your question but allows u to rip at 12x and region free.

http://gradius.rpc1.org/

[JUDDA]

try this site, it's not related to your question but allows u to rip at 12x and region free.

http://gradius.rpc1.org/

I've flashed my 106 successfully with this firmware, i ran Nero CD/DVD speed (Version 2.20) it reads a commercial DVD at only 8 speed, anyone else had the same results?

BTW, i'm running Win2K with latest Aspi layer installed.

[dvdx_925]

try enabling dma if you haven't yet so... when u say read 8x, do u mean rip at 8x, cos 8x is pretty damn good.

[johnnyjr3]

I had the same result with the read speed on my Pioneer 106d drive. When using DVD Drecrypter it says that my read speed is only 8x. While actually ripping a commercial DVD to my HDD it rips at anywhere from 3.5 to 7.2x. This is not that bad considering it was locked at 2.1 yesterday. But I was really hoping for the 12x rip that the firmware is supposed to have. Is there a fix for this?

[Marvingj]

Go to Outpost.com